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Rob Leaves Dcm...Yikes
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Posted by drake on 2008-05-07
Joined Scale VP as MD
PRIVATE: Members Only (187 Characters)Osuke Honda Was A Pleasure To Deal With
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Posted by 3.141592654 on 2008-01-29
I have been dealing with Osuke Honda who recently joined the firm. He "got it" right away and liked our product. Although DCM passed in this case due to timings and fit, he was professional and a pleasure to deal with.
PRIVATE: Members OnlyNearly Gave Up After First Meeting With Doll
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Posted by Anonymous on 2007-12-28
In Feb 07 met with Carl Amdahl and was treated so rudely that I thought it was me and my company. True, we did not have the "paper" experience as managers, but we were winning (and did win other funding partners who have helped grow our business nearly 3-fold in 6 months).
PRIVATE: Members OnlyTom Blaisdell Has Done A Great Job On Our Board
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Posted by Anonymous on 2007-11-27
I’ve worked with Tom Blaisdell for several years as an entrepreneur in a company he invested in, and I think extremely highly of him. Tom is strategic, engaged, positive, and does what he says he’s going to do. He has consistently given good advice as the company has grown and been faced with the usual array of personnel and strategy decisions. We’re thriving, and I give him much credit for doing more than his part along the way. When I start my next venture Tom will certainly be one of the few people I’ll talk to first about funding and a board seat – he does a great job. When I’m evaluating VCs as potential investors all I care about is whether they deliver on the board, and Tom has consistently come through for us. Others on the Doll team – Dixon, David Chao, and Peter Moran – have been very good as well. Again, the big question is whether they add value once they’ve invested, and these guys definitely have.
PRIVATE: Members OnlyNot Big Dix'S Anymore
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Posted by Anonymous on 2007-08-20
I knew Dixon from his early days at IBM and watched him rise in the VC world to several successes and now to his current downward sprial. Dixon is a smart man, but not detail or hands on. Good on the Boards. He's too trusting to his fault. He's made many mistakes over the last few years. Now he's even made a worst mistake and turned the keys of his creation to David Chao. This logic I don't understand. David is a dangerous person not to be trusted. He lacks many things not worth repeating. What he doesn't tell you, will hurt your company. I don't know all the other partners in the firm, but I'm hearing a few may be leaving because of internal turmoil with Dixon retiring and others will not put up with the dysfunctional environment. There are many better VC firms to go and get money. This is no longer Dixon's company.
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Dixon Is The Real Deal
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Posted by falcon52 on 2007-08-14
Dixon Doll is the real deal--puts his money where his head is; very, very smart and super aggressive; he is the epitome of a VC
PRIVATE: Members OnlyGreat Guys
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Posted by wedgehead on 2007-08-14
Rob Theis is in this game for the long haul. They were able to work fast and then dealt with a number of hiccups along thr way on the board.
I like Dixon, but Rob really showed a lot of leadership during my entire experience here.
Too bad they look like they're focusing mainly on China these days. Not my cup of tea.
PRIVATE: Members OnlyRob Rocks
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Posted by A founder of one of thier companies. on 2007-08-10
Rob Thies is a great guy to work with. He is a good investor, has big company connections from Sun and was a successful founder of Neon. He taps his network well and actually has a network that respects him.
PRIVATE: Members Only (163 Characters)Be Very Careful The Partner Is Key
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Posted by Anonymous on 2007-08-07
The firm is a mix-bag. Be sure to pick the right partner. I've had Rob Theis on my board for years and he's been terrific. Very smart, good coach, strong operationally (knows how to build companies), thinks ahead, always pushes the management team to the next level, an amazing rolodex to get you in touch with the right customers and partners. Very well connected in the Valley and great contacts in Europe and India/Asia. He's available 7x24. He travels alot, but always stays in touch with you when you need him. He's very fair, without a big ego and a straight shooter you can trust.
PRIVATE: Members Only (287 Characters)Tom Blaisdell Dropped The Ball
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Posted by anonymous on 2007-08-02
Tom Blaisdell saw our venture early, saw the promise, and invited us to pitch. He and Dixon gave us 20 minutes, ended up staying an hour. In followup after Dixon exited, Tom talked about us getting our amount down under $3 million, since that didn't require a full partner review. We jiggered our implementation strategy and came up with a scenario that would take less than his $3. He had us meet with Michael Blaustein, who asked a few off target questions and didn't get our business model. A few weeks later, Michael told us that they would pass.
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Insiders View On The "Doll House"
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Posted by Anonymous on 2007-05-17
Note their website -- it's a photoshopped collage of partners and associates so that when a person that leaves, he/she can be wiped off the site. The partners have to have a 100% vote from the partners to move forward with a deal (just so you'll know). David Chao is running the show over there, and he's more interested in all things Asian (focusing on Chinese investments especially) -- he does have a funny side, see his web page! They have some cool artworks at the firm, but I'd advise going to SFMOMA instead: our contact gave us no useful advice, but came on really strong ("Yes, I think we could do this...) than cut off contact. I knew something was up when the emails stopped -- then bounced! And then he was removed from the collage... Oh well...
PRIVATE: Members Only (299 Characters)Professionals Without A Lot Of Attitude
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Posted by wedgehead on 2007-05-08
These guys (especially Rob Theis) were able to move fast, and provided a lot of support during some trying times. I would take funding from these guys ahead of a lot of others. Also, they've had a pretty good track record int he past few years, and look to be making their bones this go-around
PRIVATE: Members OnlyWish They Would'Ve Told Me!
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Posted by Alexander Muse on 2007-05-04
Dixon can make a quick decision, but his mind can be changed quickly by his team. He trusts David Chao so you better get him on your side.
PRIVATE: Members Only (280 Characters)Caveat Entrepreneur
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Posted by Anonymous on 2007-03-17
Wouldn't take $$ from them if they *gave* it to me.
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