gdp's Comments

Feld Thoughts : Glue Conference Invites New Startups To Apply To Participate For Free

Mon, 8 Nov 2010 12:32:46 +0000

The Glue 2011 content should be up soon - I know Eric is focused on Defrag and expect the Glue site to be updated for 2011 shortly after. In the mean time, the link to apply for the Alcatel-Lucent Demo Pavilion at Glue is live.

Feld Thoughts : Hey Mom, I'm A Book Salesman

Sat, 6 Nov 2010 22:19:21 +0000

You apparently haven't looked at the new picture on our website at www.foundrygroup.com.

Feld Thoughts : Cecelia Feld's Art Pick of the Month for November 2010

Fri, 5 Nov 2010 21:13:54 +0000

Absolutely. I'll connect you by email.

Feld Thoughts : Two Last Things On Assumption of Stock Options

Thu, 4 Nov 2010 05:20:34 +0000

If there are no preferred shares, then I have no idea why the options would be priced at a discount to the share price.

Feld Thoughts : Two Last Things On Assumption of Stock Options

Wed, 3 Nov 2010 11:39:46 +0000

In a private company, if there is preferred stock that is owned by investors, there is an opportunity (and a goal) by the company to price the common stock lower than the preferred stock (since the preferred stock has rights that the common stock doesn't have.) As a result, the options (which are almost always for common stock) get priced lower than the preferred stock. The amount of the discount varies widely by the stage / state of the company.

Feld Thoughts : How To Create a Sustainable Entrepreneurial Community

Tue, 2 Nov 2010 17:03:37 +0000

Government statistics on this stuff lag dramatically so I don't think any of them will be useful. All you need to do is travel around the US and talk to people - the number of new tech startups throughout the US is staggering.

Feld Thoughts : How To Create a Sustainable Entrepreneurial Community

Tue, 2 Nov 2010 17:02:35 +0000

Yes, although I'm not sure training associates necessarily does this. There's a long path from associate to partner in most VC contexts and many of the folks that work for other firms as associates end back up in the entrepreneurial pool as their next step on their career path. That said, it would be great to have more awesome VCs in Boulder, although we've got numerous ones participating that are not Boulder-based these days and they've been hugely impactful on the local tech scene.

Feld Thoughts : Pitch More Faster Read Versus Listen

Mon, 1 Nov 2010 16:49:02 +0000

There won't be - I'm spending the day at Launchbox.

Feld Thoughts : Pitch More Faster Read Versus Listen

Fri, 29 Oct 2010 10:35:04 +0000

It's nice to realize you aren't alone in the world! Your presentation at Guidewire was solid.

Feld Thoughts : The Do More Faster Book Tour - Week 2

Fri, 29 Oct 2010 01:46:55 +0000

We will make it up to Montreal some time in Q1.

Feld Thoughts : Deeply Held Beliefs

Thu, 28 Oct 2010 19:59:25 +0000

We call it later as we need it.

Feld Thoughts : Deeply Held Beliefs

Thu, 28 Oct 2010 19:01:54 +0000

We feel very comfortable that we can handle funding six to eight new companies a year among the four of us. At some point we'll reach a capacity, but we are no where near it right now.

Feld Thoughts : Introducing Do More Faster

Wed, 27 Oct 2010 21:53:11 +0000

Not on this trip bit possibly in January or February.

Feld Thoughts : Introducing Do More Faster

Wed, 27 Oct 2010 21:53:09 +0000

The kindle version should be available around 10/4.

Feld Thoughts : Deeply Held Beliefs

Wed, 27 Oct 2010 00:17:32 +0000

This massively eliminates work. Since we have to do all of the work, we triage all the busy work, logistics, and other low value things. It's fascinating when you have to do a particular "thing" that you view as low value - if you don't have anyone to hand it off to, you often realize it's not worth the time and eliminate from the work flow or routine. We have a lot of examples of this.

Feld Thoughts : Deeply Held Beliefs

Wed, 27 Oct 2010 00:15:51 +0000

I'm not sure what to call them then. Precepts? Parameters? Rules? Doesn't "deeply held beliefs" have a nice melodic ring to it?

Feld Thoughts : Deeply Held Beliefs

Wed, 27 Oct 2010 00:15:24 +0000

I learned a lot of them from you!

Feld Thoughts : Deeply Held Beliefs

Wed, 27 Oct 2010 00:15:13 +0000

It's where we ended up on the first fund. We went out to raise $175m and ended up with a lot more demand. Our larger LPs helped us determine where we ended up and $225m was the number. If one of us left, I expect we would shrink to three - I can't imagine ever adding someone new to the team.

Feld Thoughts : Hey Mom, I'm A Book Salesman

Sat, 23 Oct 2010 14:31:18 +0000

It's starting to show up in bookstores (it was released officially last week) but I don't know if there will be any in Singapore.