Comments on: Early Stage Investing in an Uncertain Economy http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/09/early-stage-investing-in-an-uncertain-economy.html Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:33:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: kimm_viebro1980 http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/09/early-stage-investing-in-an-uncertain-economy.html/comment-page-1#comment-9196 kimm_viebro1980 Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:55:56 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/09/early-stage-investing-in-an-uncertain-economy.html#comment-9196 My experience is that an uncertain economy means it's not any more risky for someone with a good idea to go into business for him/herself as it is to try to find a job in their field - in fact, a down economy may even push a person into trying to come up with such entrepreneurial-minded ideas. I'd imagine a discussion focusing on how investors are the lines connecting the dots between this particular flavor of risk-taking and the impact the current economy may have on chances for success would be very interesting indeed. Or the glue. We know Brad likes glue. I just don't know about gluing dots together. My gut sense is that it has to be a lot like building new office space, an activity that often happens in down markets so that the space will be available when the market rebounds and companies are growing & looking for room to expand. The lead time it takes to build office towers means you always are in construction mode long before it's needed. My experience is that an uncertain economy means it's not any more risky for someone with a good idea to go into business for him/herself as it is to try to find a job in their field – in fact, a down economy may even push a person into trying to come up with such entrepreneurial-minded ideas.

I'd imagine a discussion focusing on how investors are the lines connecting the dots between this particular flavor of risk-taking and the impact the current economy may have on chances for success would be very interesting indeed. Or the glue. We know Brad likes glue. I just don't know about gluing dots together.

My gut sense is that it has to be a lot like building new office space, an activity that often happens in down markets so that the space will be available when the market rebounds and companies are growing & looking for room to expand. The lead time it takes to build office towers means you always are in construction mode long before it's needed.

]]> By: Mike http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/09/early-stage-investing-in-an-uncertain-economy.html/comment-page-1#comment-9240 Mike Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:55:56 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/09/early-stage-investing-in-an-uncertain-economy.html#comment-9240 Thanks... if you have time after, please post a summary and/or your thoughts here or as a blog post. I'm (hopefully) not the only one interested in this. Thanks… if you have time after, please post a summary and/or your thoughts here or as a blog post. I'm (hopefully) not the only one interested in this.

]]> By: Mike http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/09/early-stage-investing-in-an-uncertain-economy.html/comment-page-1#comment-9152 Mike Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:55:55 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/09/early-stage-investing-in-an-uncertain-economy.html#comment-9152 Will this be recorded/available for those of us that can't make it? As an entrepreneur of a startup that is currently in growth & fundraising mode, I'd like to see how the discussion goes. Will this be recorded/available for those of us that can't make it? As an entrepreneur of a startup that is currently in growth & fundraising mode, I'd like to see how the discussion goes.

]]> By: bfeld http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/09/early-stage-investing-in-an-uncertain-economy.html/comment-page-1#comment-9157 bfeld Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:55:55 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/09/early-stage-investing-in-an-uncertain-economy.html#comment-9157 It might end up on w3w3.com - I'm not sure. It might end up on w3w3.com – I'm not sure.

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