Venture Capital Deal Algebra

Fred Wilson wrote a useful post on valuation today. It reminded me of a document I had Dave Jilk write when he was doing some work for me. I decided

July 7, 2004 · 4 min · Brad Feld

My first RSS Feed Ad

I just got my first RSS Feed Ad via my eWEEK Technology News Feed. ADV: Learn more about a Xerox Phaser (R) 8400 and WIN a 50″ HDTV eWEEK Technology

July 6, 2004 · 1 min · Brad Feld

Ben Casnocha – High School Junior, Entrepreneur, Blogger

About a year ago, Greg Prow (one of my partners) introduced me to a guy named Ben Casnocha. He said something to the effect of “Hey Brad – next time

July 5, 2004 · 4 min · Brad Feld

Free Prize Inside – Seth Godin (and More PowerPoint Hints)

Seth Godin is magnificent and his new book – Free Prize Inside: The Next Big Marketing Idea – is a winner. This book takes you on a romp through the

July 5, 2004 · 2 min · Brad Feld

Book Review – The Inner Sanctum – Stephen Frey

In my attempt to read all of Stephen Frey’s books in record time and subsequently rate an entry in Guiness Book of World Records, I read The Inner Sanctum today.

July 5, 2004 · 1 min · Brad Feld

LiveMessage by MessageCast

There has been some buzz over the last two weeks about VC investments in RSS-related companies including our recent investment in NewsGator. One company that was overlooked is MessageCast.. MessageCas

July 4, 2004 · 2 min · Brad Feld

Book Review – The Republican Noise Machine – David Brock

The Republican Noise Machine : Right Wing Media and How it Corrupts Democracy was a depressing book. I first noticed it from a post by Jerry Colonna. I had it

July 4, 2004 · 3 min · Brad Feld

Book Review – The Vulture Fund / The Takeover – Stephen Frey

The fourth of July weekend seems like a good time to clean out the brain with some fun summer reading. I recently read my first Stephen Frey book (Shadow Account)

July 3, 2004 · 1 min · Brad Feld

Book Review – American Sucker – David Denby

A true story. From the flyleaf, “In early 2000, the bottom dropped out of the life of New Yorker writer David Denby when his wife announced she was leaving him.

July 2, 2004 · 2 min · Brad Feld

Dan Burgin – Petrie Dish

Dan Burgin – CTO and co-founder of Finali – has just started a blog. Finali provides next generation customer care outsourcing services. I’ve been an investor since they were founded

July 2, 2004 · 1 min · Brad Feld