kentgoldman

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by kentgoldman 3y ago
seems like this will become more important if everyone is relying on 3rd party AI vendors too.
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by kentgoldman 12y ago
Everything comes out of the fund's carry. Founders give up nothing. We want to work with founders who believe they will each be creating the most impactful company in the portfolio. But this is about much more than diversification, it&
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by kentgoldman 12y ago
No hard and fast geographic limitations but at the seed stage, I think it's important for founders and investors to build a strong working relationship and rapport. Because of that, the focus will be on California and mostly the Bay Ar
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by kentgoldman 12y ago
Dealflow comes from doing great work with and being supportive to founders. Period. That's what I hope will drive introductions for Upside as well. I'd also be wary of founder's who only wanted to work with us for an economic
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by kentgoldman 12y ago
There are much more cost effective ways to get marketing value. A material portion of the fund's carry is being set aside. It's pretty well into the double digit percentages. Spread across multiple founders it will have less impac
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by kentgoldman 12y ago
The last thing we want to have happen is to make a founder uncomfortable or to misalign their interest. For our fund to do well, we need every company to do well. The amount of carry involved is interesting but in no way will misalign a fou
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The Story of Mashery. Great Companies Aren't Built Overnight. (firstround.com)
1 points by kentgoldman 13y ago|0 comments
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Introducing our New Head of Talent at First Round Capital, Jack Leidlein(redeye.firstround.com)
3 points by kentgoldman 15y ago|0 comments