http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/04/my-auction-doesnt-rate.html Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:06:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/04/my-auction-doesnt-rate.html/comment-page-1#comment-7962 Michelin Jeanty Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:55:52 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/04/my-auction-doesnt-rate.html#comment-7962 This is a delimma. A lot of startup companies are suffering from this. Imaging after a startup raise a fund, and now don't have access to it. Would the startup know when the fund would be available to them? In that case, what would an investor do to help his/her portfolio companies? This is a delimma. A lot of startup companies are suffering from this. Imaging after a startup raise a fund, and now don't have access to it. Would the startup know when the fund would be available to them? In that case, what would an investor do to help his/her portfolio companies?

]]> http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/04/my-auction-doesnt-rate.html/comment-page-1#comment-7967 bfeld Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:55:52 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/04/my-auction-doesnt-rate.html#comment-7967 How do you know that a lot of startup companies are suffering from this? My experience is that very few actually are and in any case where it’s a meaningful amount their banks are letting them borrow against it. <br /> <br /> How do you know that a lot of startup companies are suffering from this? My experience is that very few actually are and in any case where it’s a meaningful amount their banks are letting them borrow against it.

]]> http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/04/my-auction-doesnt-rate.html/comment-page-1#comment-7973 aziz_griese5636 Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:55:52 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/04/my-auction-doesnt-rate.html#comment-7973 I was just about to say that I think we'd hear a lot more complaining if startups had money in their accounts that they couldn't access. A lot more, because the resulting negative publicity could send a bank right under. I was just about to say that I think we'd hear a lot more complaining if startups had money in their accounts that they couldn't access. A lot more, because the resulting negative publicity could send a bank right under.

]]> http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/04/my-auction-doesnt-rate.html/comment-page-1#comment-44259 Aziz Grieser Sun, 13 Apr 2008 15:39:38 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/04/my-auction-doesnt-rate.html#comment-44259 I was just about to say that I think we'd hear a lot more complaining if startups had money in their accounts that they couldn't access. A lot more, because the resulting negative publicity could send a bank right under. I was just about to say that I think we'd hear a lot more complaining if startups had money in their accounts that they couldn't access. A lot more, because the resulting negative publicity could send a bank right under.

]]> http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/04/my-auction-doesnt-rate.html/comment-page-1#comment-44258 Brad Feld Sun, 13 Apr 2008 12:06:01 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/04/my-auction-doesnt-rate.html#comment-44258 How do you know that a lot of startup companies are suffering from this? My experience is that very few actually are and in any case where it’s a meaningful amount their banks are letting them borrow against it. <br /> <br /> How do you know that a lot of startup companies are suffering from this? My experience is that very few actually are and in any case where it’s a meaningful amount their banks are letting them borrow against it.

]]> http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/04/my-auction-doesnt-rate.html/comment-page-1#comment-44257 Michelin Jeanty Sun, 13 Apr 2008 10:57:46 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/04/my-auction-doesnt-rate.html#comment-44257 This is a delimma. A lot of startup companies are suffering from this. Imaging after a startup raise a fund, and now don't have access to it. Would the startup know when the fund would be available to them? In that case, what would an investor do to help his/her portfolio companies? This is a delimma. A lot of startup companies are suffering from this. Imaging after a startup raise a fund, and now don't have access to it. Would the startup know when the fund would be available to them? In that case, what would an investor do to help his/her portfolio companies?

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