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Ammar is Class Act
Fund: Alloy Ventures, Inc.
Posted by pwalborsky on 2009-03-17
Ammar has been instrumental in helping GigaOM think through different revenue and economic models as the digital media landscape changes. Ammar understands our industry, is extremely well connected and has been a very strategic partner to us. He is willing to roll-up his sleeves and work with the executive team.
PRIVATE: Members OnlyD List VC
Fund: Alloy Ventures, Inc.
Posted by lastlink on 2008-08-02
Skip it. On the tech side, these guys haven't had a win in years. Most recent exits are fire-sales (e.g. Kasenna, You Send It).
PRIVATE: Members OnlyWorking with Alloy Partner.
Fund: Alloy Ventures, Inc.
Posted by Anonymous on 2008-04-08
David Ezequelle is Not Helpful
Fund: Alloy Ventures, Inc.
Posted by rockdawg on 2008-01-29
We were provided a warm introduction to Alloy, unfortunately our point person was David Ezequelle. David preferred to talk about himself and ended with "do this, do that, do this and then we can talk". The problem is we needed help to do this that and the other, which is why we went to see him in the first place. Why the heck would we go back to Alloy once we did everything.
PRIVATE: Members OnlyDon't Take Innovation Here
Fund: Alloy Ventures, Inc.
Posted by anncam12 on 2008-01-28
I would agree with many of the comments posted on this firm. They are not looking for anything new, and aren't impressed with anything that isn't new. Not much insight provided, even with respect to businesses which are clearly in their portfolio.
PRIVATE: Members Only (79 Characters)Beware: Doug Kelly
Fund: Alloy Ventures, Inc.
Posted by Muckraker on 2008-01-22
Doug Kelly is disruptive as a board member in a clever and devious kind of way. He has no clout and very little respect amongst his own partners, so he cannot back up his own word when it has to do with making an important comittment to a company that Alloy has an investment in. Without going into great detail, he has some real ethical issues that would cause me to avoid him and Alloy like the plague. Old school arrogance rules the day in this fund. AVOID.
PRIVATE: Members OnlyA Bit Too Careful
Fund: Alloy Ventures, Inc.
Posted by Anonymous on 2007-08-17
Hey, it's not my money--or theirs--so it's easy for me to say they appear a bit too careful. But they do. Tempting to say they are past their prime, but I think they are doing the same thing they did at Asset Management...their previous firm. They are looking to create new subsidiaries of big companies....not new big companies. It's a subtle difference, but you see it all around them. After X years, it's time to bring in professional management....even if there is nothing to professionally manage. At month 1, the company is thinking too big...and needs to prove out its potential with only 1/2 of what it wanted. As a result, everything falls short. Expectations are too low in the beginning and too high near the end. As a result, Alloy and the startup management team never quite get it right because they are never aligned....and neither side ever figures out why.
PRIVATE: Members OnlyPast Their Prime?
Fund: Alloy Ventures, Inc.
Posted by Anonymous on 2008-01-13
Alloy has probably seen better days. They appear to be stuck in a rut. They look at deals as being all the same.
PRIVATE: Members OnlyTheir Overfocus on Risk Assessment is Interesting...
Fund: Alloy Ventures, Inc.
Posted by Anonymous on 2007-05-22
To me it seems as if they are focusing too much on eliminating any possible risk rather than to balance the associated risk against the market opportunity. After all it is venture capital we are talking about here, not a bank loan. We had to spend too much time taking out any risk and we therefore decided that the time spent with them was not worth it.
I also consider them to be very cheap when it comes to the size of the investment. You just get the feeling that whatever investment sum you bring up they will divide it by two without actually assessing whether the requested investment is adequate or not.
PRIVATE: Members OnlyDavid E is Horrible
Fund: Alloy Ventures, Inc.
Posted by anonymous on 2007-05-09
Met this guy at a conference a few years ago. He just walked over to our booth and basically told us how stupid we were. I mean, seriously, they told us we were idiots before he even asked a single question.
PRIVATE: Members OnlyA Typical Tier 2 Firm
Fund: Alloy Ventures, Inc.
Posted by Maverick on 2007-03-19
Fairly bright people, but without much first-hand business experience. Don't have the stomach for making tough decisions and tend to panic easily. Very political organization with a culture of bullying both smaller investors and founders.
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