Comments on: How to Start a Company and Why VCs Suck http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2005/03/how-to-start-a-company-and-why-vcs-suck.html Mon, 22 Mar 2010 10:27:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Emergent Chaos http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2005/03/how-to-start-a-company-and-why-vcs-suck.html/comment-page-1#comment-743 Emergent Chaos Thu, 24 Mar 2005 18:55:40 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/?p=310#comment-743 <strong>"A Unified Theory of VC Suckage"</strong> Brad Feld pointed to an essay by Paul Graham, entitled "A Unified Theory of VC Suckage." (VC is short for venture capitalist, the folks who invest in certain types of startup companies.) I used to take it for granted... “A Unified Theory of VC Suckage”

Brad Feld pointed to an essay by Paul Graham, entitled “A Unified Theory of VC Suckage.” (VC is short for venture capitalist, the folks who invest in certain types of startup companies.) I used to take it for granted…

]]> By: Emergent Chaos http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2005/03/how-to-start-a-company-and-why-vcs-suck.html/comment-page-1#comment-742 Emergent Chaos Thu, 24 Mar 2005 18:47:30 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/?p=310#comment-742 <strong>"A Unified Theory of VC Suckage"</strong> Brad Feld pointed to an essay by Paul Graham, entitled "A Unified Theory of VC Suckage." (VC is short for venture capitalist, the folks who invest in certain types of startup companies.) I used to take it for granted... “A Unified Theory of VC Suckage”

Brad Feld pointed to an essay by Paul Graham, entitled “A Unified Theory of VC Suckage.” (VC is short for venture capitalist, the folks who invest in certain types of startup companies.) I used to take it for granted…

]]> By: The Newest Industry http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2005/03/how-to-start-a-company-and-why-vcs-suck.html/comment-page-1#comment-741 The Newest Industry Wed, 23 Mar 2005 21:10:01 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/?p=310#comment-741 <strong>Weird threads on the VC Blogs</strong> Lots of inward-looking thoughts from some of the VC blogs that I read. Jeff Nolan flames alarm:clock for claiming that VCs are greedy, soulless vampires [my paraphrasing]. A VC and Brad Feld comment on Paul Graham's Essay, "A Unified Theory of VC... Weird threads on the VC Blogs

Lots of inward-looking thoughts from some of the VC blogs that I read.

Jeff Nolan flames alarm:clock for claiming that VCs are greedy, soulless vampires [my paraphrasing].

A VC and Brad Feld comment on Paul Graham’s Essay, “A Unified Theory of VC…

]]> By: Ruchit http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2005/03/how-to-start-a-company-and-why-vcs-suck.html/comment-page-1#comment-739 Ruchit Wed, 23 Mar 2005 11:16:03 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/?p=310#comment-739 VC do sometime sucks... I proposed few ideas to a VC, they shown there keen interest to go ahead. We had idea, we had a BIG potential client in loop. But suddenly VC disappeared...never returned back to say even NO. VC do sometime sucks… I proposed few ideas to a VC, they shown there keen interest to go ahead. We had idea, we had a BIG potential client in loop.

But suddenly VC disappeared…never returned back to say even NO.

]]> By: Rick Segal http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2005/03/how-to-start-a-company-and-why-vcs-suck.html/comment-page-1#comment-738 Rick Segal Wed, 23 Mar 2005 03:28:27 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/?p=310#comment-738 Com'on Brad, you can't let Paul go unanswered, it's unamerican to let the shot go with some kind of response! :-) I took a shot at my response, see the trackback. Com’on Brad, you can’t let Paul go unanswered, it’s unamerican to let the shot go with some kind of response! :-)

I took a shot at my response, see the trackback.

]]> By: The Post Money Value http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2005/03/how-to-start-a-company-and-why-vcs-suck.html/comment-page-1#comment-740 The Post Money Value Wed, 23 Mar 2005 03:21:54 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/?p=310#comment-740 <strong>VCs Suck? Shocking!</strong> Brad has a link to a Paul Graham's wonderful essay on his view of why VCs suck. VCs Suck? Shocking!

Brad has a link to a Paul Graham’s wonderful essay on his view of why VCs suck.

]]> By: Ben Casnocha http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2005/03/how-to-start-a-company-and-why-vcs-suck.html/comment-page-1#comment-737 Ben Casnocha Wed, 23 Mar 2005 01:54:09 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/?p=310#comment-737 Hey Brad. welcome back. I agree that the Startup article was provocative and contained some great tidbits...but his significant bias toward techies (and against business people) erodes some of his credibility in my mind. Somewhere in the article he talks about failed products, but doesn't ask the rhetorical quesiton "How many really cool technologies failed because they couldn't build a business around it?" He also takes a few cheap shots at marketing people. One other point - his promotion of an "animal" lifestyle is not sustainable over time and is not necessary to be a successful entrepreneur in my opinion. Hey Brad. welcome back.

I agree that the Startup article was provocative and contained some great tidbits…but his significant bias toward techies (and against business people) erodes some of his credibility in my mind. Somewhere in the article he talks about failed products, but doesn’t ask the rhetorical quesiton “How many really cool technologies failed because they couldn’t build a business
around it?” He also takes a few cheap shots at marketing people.

One other point – his promotion of an “animal” lifestyle is not sustainable over time and is not necessary to be a successful entrepreneur in my opinion.

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