Q: I’ve got a software startup that has a novel approach to solving a market problem. However, the solution stems from the nature of the process, not from the code per se. In terms of trying to finance the venture, would this necessitate getting enough funding to be first to market and just try to […]
Q: Are you aware of any VC’s that have funded founders that have failed at their previous ventures? A: (Brad) Absolutely. Me! Any many other VCs. Failure is a normal part of entrepreneurship which I’ve written about extensively in the Failure section on Feld Thoughts. My favorite entrepreneurs to fund are those that have had […]
Q: Is it a bad idea to send a business plan to too many VC firms? I have access to a large list of VCs that invest in my type of company and I was thinking about blasting out a business plan to all them. My thought process is it is a numbers game and […]
Josh Kopleman has today’s great post up titled How to "Ask for the Order". After I read it, I thought a better title would have been "Lubricating Commercial Transactions", but then again, I’m not a titleist (one who is excellent at making up titles.) I learn this lesson over and over again, especially after a […]
Todd Vernon has today’s great post of the day titled Angel Financing. Todd is the CEO of Lijit (one of our portfolio companies – if you are a blogger – go check it out) and just completely nails the different types of angel investors and the issues surrounding how an angel financing works. This is […]
One of my favorite VC posts of all times was my partner Seth Levine’s post titled How to become a venture capitalist. I regularly get emails from folks looking for a job in the VC industry and I almost always point them at this post. Seth has followed up with a new post titled How […]
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