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Seth Levine
Hi, I'm Seth Levine, a Boulder, CO based technology investor and managing director at Foundry Group. While I love technology I’m also a husband, father, avid cyclist, snowboarder and outdoors guy.
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The SBA Needs To Get Its Act Together On The PPP
The SBA’s implementation of the Payroll Protection Program (PPP) has been a mess. The intention was to provide needed relief to businesses that were impacted economically by the COVID-19 crisis. But, while very well-intentioned, it’s implementation has been flawed. In particular, the SBA has given inconsistent guidance that continues to change and evolve, leaving companies […]
Posted inMentorship
CFOs, Financial Advisors Volunteer To Help Small Businesses Navigating Loan Programs, COVID-19 Crisis
A lot of companies are struggling to figure out how to respond to the economic crisis that was precipitated by COVID-19. Should they cut staff or should they furlough them (and what’s the difference)? Should they ask people to take a pay cut? How much should they be cutting back on marketing and other expenses? […]
Posted inPersonal Finance
Social Distance Is Necessary. It Doesn’t Have To Be Social Isolation.
This post originally ran on Seth Levine’s blog, VC Adventure. I took a poll of the Foundry portfolio this morning to check in on the shift to Work From Home. As of today, about 1/3 of our portfolio companies have implemented a mandatory work from home policy. The vast majority of the rest are recommending […]
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How To Become A Venture Capitalist
I get asked this question a lot and while the real answer is “I have absolutely no idea,” I thought I’d make something up here so I at least have a place to send people who ask me this question (as well as anyone else who happens to stumble upon this blog searching for ‘getting […]
