by Brad Feld July 23, 2007

Good Fundraising Story and Perspective

I spent some time this afternoon hanging around with my friend Jonathan Weber who runs the online publication New West: The Voice of the Rocky Mountains. He said he’d been asked about the story of starting New West so many times that he’d written a FAQ titled The New West FAQ for Online Community Journalism Entrepreneurs. I find FAQ / stories / essays like Jonathan’s thousands of times more instructive than my pontifications, so I encourage you to take a look, especially if you are an online community journalism entrepreneur.

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May 12, 2009

Communications Advice for Pitching Venture Capitalists

Today’s post is from Matt Eventoff – a communications consultant who has good tips for entrepreneurs who are pitching VCs. I reinforce that having a clear message is really important. If you get off on the wrong foot in a presentation and can’t clearly definite your value proposition, you risk losing the interest of the […]

March 9, 2009

Crash Course Video

Thanks to my friends at Kendall Media Group, here is the video of my recent Venture Capital Crash Course at the Silicon Flatirons. I give a 25 minute presentation and then hold an hour town-hall question and answer session. Great questions were asked, so if you are interested in what goes through a VC’s head, […]

June 4, 2007

Can Founders Cash Out At Time of Venture Investment?

Q: Can the founders sell off their shares to the company and get paid from the investment which has come in the company at the valuation rate of the round? A: (Jason). Most likely, not. VCs are reluctant to allow founders to cash out, as the money going into the company is normally needed to […]

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