Comments on: The Priorities of a Venture Capitalist http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/08/the-priorities-of-a-venture-capitalist.html Tue, 14 Feb 2012 01:23:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: paul_roales3753 http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/08/the-priorities-of-a-venture-capitalist.html/comment-page-1#comment-9973 paul_roales3753 Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:55:58 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/08/the-priorities-of-a-venture-capitalist.html#comment-9973 "All of the CEO's I work with are excellent on email." It seems like CEO's who are excellent on email, get more funding. Would you ever fund a CEO who took days to reply to emails? Have you? "All of the CEO's I work with are excellent on email." It seems like CEO's who are excellent on email, get more funding.

Would you ever fund a CEO who took days to reply to emails? Have you?

]]> By: Andrew Hillman http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/08/the-priorities-of-a-venture-capitalist.html/comment-page-1#comment-9975 Andrew Hillman Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:55:58 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/08/the-priorities-of-a-venture-capitalist.html#comment-9975 Your response to #9 is quicker than most peoples response to #1. Everytime I have emailed you, I get a response within a flash. I'm a #9 to you so I think you treat all email as a priority. I am willing to bet that the only time you don't respond to an email right away is when you into a good book. I could be wrong though. Your response to #9 is quicker than most peoples response to #1. Everytime I have emailed you, I get a response within a flash. I'm a #9 to you so I think you treat all email as a priority. I am willing to bet that the only time you don't respond to an email right away is when you into a good book. I could be wrong though.

]]> By: chase_barf55451 http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/08/the-priorities-of-a-venture-capitalist.html/comment-page-1#comment-9976 chase_barf55451 Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:55:58 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/08/the-priorities-of-a-venture-capitalist.html#comment-9976 It is quite clear and easy to understand. When you look at it from the CEO perspective, you can see the slight misalignment of priority. Let's assume that most VCs have your priority scale. A CEO is #6 on your list. However, you are #3 on his. The CEO of a startup or young company will seek advice and guidance from the invested VCs and look on them as partners. So VCs would rank as #3 instead of #5 at the investment rank. So a busy or more laid back VC and a motivated and/or impatient CEO would not make a good mix, communications wise. The CEOs having issues should really ask the VC in question what their favorite form of communication is. I hold a CEO position at one of my companies and I utilize skype first and email second as my most used forms of communication. I also agree with Andrew Hillman. I fall into the #9 category and have not had communications issues with you either. It is quite clear and easy to understand. When you look at it from the CEO perspective, you can see the slight misalignment of priority. Let's assume that most VCs have your priority scale. A CEO is #6 on your list. However, you are #3 on his. The CEO of a startup or young company will seek advice and guidance from the invested VCs and look on them as partners. So VCs would rank as #3 instead of #5 at the investment rank. So a busy or more laid back VC and a motivated and/or impatient CEO would not make a good mix, communications wise. The CEOs having issues should really ask the VC in question what their favorite form of communication is. I hold a CEO position at one of my companies and I utilize skype first and email second as my most used forms of communication.

I also agree with Andrew Hillman. I fall into the #9 category and have not had communications issues with you either.

]]> By: bfeld http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/08/the-priorities-of-a-venture-capitalist.html/comment-page-1#comment-8968 bfeld Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:55:55 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/08/the-priorities-of-a-venture-capitalist.html#comment-8968 I think for a CEO that customers and employees should come before investors.  <br /> I think for a CEO that customers and employees should come before investors. 

]]> By: bfeld http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/08/the-priorities-of-a-venture-capitalist.html/comment-page-1#comment-8969 bfeld Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:55:55 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/08/the-priorities-of-a-venture-capitalist.html#comment-8969 I’ve definitely funded some CEOs that aren’t “email guys.”  Not many, but some.<br /> I’ve definitely funded some CEOs that aren’t “email guys.”  Not many, but some.

]]> By: John http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/08/the-priorities-of-a-venture-capitalist.html/comment-page-1#comment-8970 John Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:55:55 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/08/the-priorities-of-a-venture-capitalist.html#comment-8970 Of course if someone were working on a product that facilitated immediate psychic communication between individuals that would certainly negate the need for cumbersome email. Of course if someone were working on a product that facilitated immediate psychic communication between individuals that would certainly negate the need for cumbersome email.

]]> By: bfeld http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/08/the-priorities-of-a-venture-capitalist.html/comment-page-1#comment-8982 bfeld Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:55:55 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/08/the-priorities-of-a-venture-capitalist.html#comment-8982 I don’t respond to email when I’m running either.  But yes – I try to clear all my email every day.<br /> I don’t respond to email when I’m running either.  But yes – I try to clear all my email every day.

]]> By: chase_barf55451 http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/08/the-priorities-of-a-venture-capitalist.html/comment-page-1#comment-8987 chase_barf55451 Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:55:55 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/08/the-priorities-of-a-venture-capitalist.html#comment-8987 Clearly clients and your team should come before shareholders. Shareholders are interested in profits and longevity. Without clients and a solid team you will have neither. I was, rather poorly, trying to display the perspective that in startups and young companies, experienced VCs may be sought out as mentors and partners in addition to a source of funding which would elevate their ranking. Clearly clients and your team should come before shareholders. Shareholders are interested in profits and longevity. Without clients and a solid team you will have neither. I was, rather poorly, trying to display the perspective that in startups and young companies, experienced VCs may be sought out as mentors and partners in addition to a source of funding which would elevate their ranking.

]]> By: Chithra Durgam http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/08/the-priorities-of-a-venture-capitalist.html/comment-page-1#comment-8990 Chithra Durgam Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:55:55 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/08/the-priorities-of-a-venture-capitalist.html#comment-8990 Maybe more VCs should have office hours? Maybe the CEOs could ask for a telephone appt and tell admin they only need 5 minutes of her time. Maybe more VCs should have office hours? Maybe the CEOs could ask for a telephone appt and tell admin they only need 5 minutes of her time.

]]> By: Chithra Durgam http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/08/the-priorities-of-a-venture-capitalist.html/comment-page-1#comment-45458 Chithra Durgam Sun, 17 Aug 2008 07:53:51 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/08/the-priorities-of-a-venture-capitalist.html#comment-45458 Maybe more VCs should have office hours? Maybe the CEOs could ask for a telephone appt and tell admin they only need 5 minutes of her time. Maybe more VCs should have office hours? Maybe the CEOs could ask for a telephone appt and tell admin they only need 5 minutes of her time.

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