Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

I was reading Chris Dixon’s blog tonight. I came across this blog post about getting a computer science degree as the best degree for getting into venture capital or working at a VC-backed start up. I just completed an exercise where I went out to hire a new associate for my VC firm, GRP Partners.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2010

One of the questions I’m most often asked is, “what’s it like being a VC?&# I’ve been a VC for nearly 3 years now. Since I answer this all the time anyway I thought it might make an interesting blog post. But let’s face it, as a VC you spend time with whichever companies you want.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 23, 2015

My goal in the interview overall was to capture more of the personal side of Fred since so much of his investment thesis and portfolio work already comes out in his blog. We talk a lot about his schooling, his early jobs as a developer and then as a VC and we talk about his decision to spend winters in Los Angeles.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 12, 2013

And it applies to business relationships & networking as much as it does to remuneration in the workplace. But less as a complaint and more as advice to younger networkers, the more you invest in relationships the more you will get when you need. It’s why I wrote the blog post on 50 Coffee Meetings. Be helpful.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2013

As a VC you want to feel like you have “proprietary sources” of deal flow. I eventually stumbled on to the best source of high-quality deal flow imaginable – blogging. ” I love businesses that don’t lend themselves well to VC Panels at conferences or Demo Days. Advice to VCs Startup Advice'

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Startup Grind

AUGUST 13, 2018

She previously founded Dress for Success, a network that empowers women to thrive both professionally and personally, and Crisis Textline, a non-profit that provides crisis intervention support via text. Favorite business book, blog, podcast? What is one piece of advice you’d give every founder? I love teaching.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2016

In 2008 I started VC blogging. I had blogged when I was an entrepreneur. Ironic to be self-centered while you’re trying to offer advice to others. My friends said, “I don’t need another network. That’s what happens when you join a network and have kids. Right now it’s my favorite network.

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This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 3, 2012

Instead of just e-mailing people and dealing with them directly, as we do in person, we're a blog post away from a flamewar. I think Fred was trying to offer some friendly advice to young investors that you're going to "take lumps" and that it's worth learning from those who are more experienced.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Startups and VC FreshToHome, an Indian meat startup going after a piece of the country’s food delivery market, has a new backer in Amazon, which led a $104 million round in funding. The company said the breach happened in December and was confirmed by a gaming blog. So what happens when you are good at what you do?

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2010

I’m going to save that for a future blog post. Let me start by saying two things: Events like this are invaluable to startups because the significant value comes from building the network across portfolio companies and the discussion one can have with your peer group. Greycroft – Why Accountants Don’t Run Startups.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 11, 2010

I haven’t written a blog post in a week. And for the last few evenings I decided to get through email rather than blog. I’ve written about the topic before when I wrote the post “ I emailed a VC but never heard back.&# As in, what do you do now that you’ve written them. I live in email hell.

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 29, 2012

Being a good angel or VC has a lot to do with pattern matching. 2) Network with as many other angel investors as possible. A mutual fund manager won't give you their portfolio strategy but most seed funds love having a network of angels to syndicate deals with. Here are just a few suggestions: 1) Advise first, invest later.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 13, 2021

During his free time, he started a blog to tell his friends back home about his life out west, and also to recommend TV shows. Slowly, Mike’s Bloggity Blog became one of Canada’s premier entertainment sites, and Morrison found himself with a local newspaper column as well as regular television and radio appearances. billion in cash.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 22, 2022

Additionally, a startup could get a ton of applicants due to pay, location or even recent coverage in a Well Known Tech Blog — which can bode well for success, but could also just be a result of great marketing. For my full take on this topic, check out my TechCrunch+ column: Is algorithmic VC investment compatible with due diligence?

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2013

I became aware of Sam several years ago as I started noticing his name repeated in the comments section of my blog. He pinged me that he was thinking about joining a startup based in LA with the CEO in NYC and would I be willing to meet him and give him advice on this process. So I had a sense that I knew who he was.

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Hunter Walk

AUGUST 26, 2022

And then take your experience and turn it into a piece of thought leadership career advice to share with people reading this. My advice to people early in their career is pretty simple: your mission isn’t to pursue a career, it’s to discover it. Put yourself in interesting situations. We recently announced Coalition Fund I, a $12.5M

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David Teten VC

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

One of the first decisions we had to make in setting up our new VC fund, Versatile Venture Capital , was our CRM and marketing technology infrastructure. . I’m very interested in the tech stack of private equity/VC firms , both to improve the efficiency of Versatile VC and also as a focus area for our investing. Hootsuite).

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 11, 2012

I can't put up my track record on my blog, which I'd happily do--whether I have any exits (even though it is theoretically public what I've worked on and who might have sold to a company that rhymes with hype) and how the other companies are doing. Want to know why there aren't more female partners at VC funds? scratches bald head].

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 14, 2014

It’s why the first company I ever invested in as a VC – Invoca – just announced a $20 million funding by Accel Partners. In a way it feels intuitive to us – the readers of this blog – because we’re the tech crowd. I suppose I could have skipped the whole rest of the blog post and just posted that.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2013

As a VC you want to feel like you have “proprietary sources” of deal flow. I eventually stumbled on to the best source of high-quality deal flow imaginable – blogging. There is one source I never liked and no early-stage VC should – investment bankers. Advice to VCs Startup Advice'

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Hunter Walk

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

As Our Colleague Kate Stern Departs Homebrew To Go Back to Company Building, Here’s Her Advice. Homebrew: Looking back at our “ Welcome Kate ” blog post three years ago, what were you thinking at the time. VC is a relatively opaque industry, and it was hard to know what to expect.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 11, 2023

It feels nice to eavesdrop on conversations and hear people talking about the future, to see bookstores filled until close and to have a full schedule of networking events and happy hours. If you enjoy this newsletter, you should check out my personal blog too ! It’s been felt. There’s good news, and there’s bad.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 29, 2010

People assume that I’m biased because I’m a VC and think you should always get the highest valuation possible. But if you do this early (pre VC) then the price points are pretty low. Q: “If you have a term sheet on the table how should you leverage with other VCs?&# A: It’s not best. This is wrong.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

It represents the great majority of entrepreneurship and eschews the fairytale rags-to-VC-riches stories we so often read about in the press. So Tracy began keeping a blog about … (what else?) If you haven’t read my blog posts on why Tracy chose the right strategy it’s worth a read. That may soon change.

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FundersClub

JUNE 12, 2017

They seek a VC model where dogma is less of a drag on the enterprise, and investment discovery can come from a wide network of smaller investors—mini LPs, in a way. Berhens Wu is the CEO and co-founder of Shippo , which offers an API to connect eCommerce businesses and marketplaces to a network of different shipping providers.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 18, 2009

Yesterday I wrote a blog post ( here ) in which I urged people to not have too many founders. Or maybe it’s not a good friend but you’re a business guy and hooked up with a technical guy you know through the network and you think you’ll work well together or vice-versa. . Tags: Start-up Advice.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 17, 2009

I don’t think most VC’s do. But in most situations a VC will want to be able to judge how you perform over time. It’s what prompted my post on how to build relationships with VCs. The best entrepreneurs seek advice from everybody they need, learn lessons and make minor adjustments on a monthly basis.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 7, 2009

Business Etiquette Tips for dealing with VCs and Corporates at Conferences. This is part of my ongoing series with Startup Advice. He gives the example of Roelof Boetha, a very well known VC from Sequoia, who always (re) introduces himself to Michael and reminds him who he is even though Michael has met him several times.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 21, 2023

Somewhere in the midst of all that, Boston Dynamics demoed an improved bipedal robot, Wikipedia launched a redesign and major universities banned TikTok from their campus networks. At Early Stage, experts will share advice on protecting intellectual property, structuring cap tables, developing target customer personas and more.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2013

Jonathan Strauss took this issue head on in a blog post that I believe every startup founder should read on “ Replacing Oneself as CEO.” I know because I marked the occasion with a blog post on how to have a great VC meeting. The decisions were endless, the choices not obvious and the VC involved a pain in the ass.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 15, 2014

” I have been weighing in slowly on the topic over the past few weeks on Twitter but have avoided writing a blog post about it until now. I first discovered him or her as a commenter on Fred Wilson’s blog. There are many things I am – but different than what I say on this blog is not one of them!

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 1, 2009

This is part of my ongoing series on Startup Advice. If you’ve read my blog for a while you’ll know that I’m a fan of starting businesses in a non-traditional way. You might be great at networking and leading but bad at planning and managing. Tags: Entrepreneur Advice Startup Advice.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

As female entrepreneurs, we are independent-minded and innovative, and this advice is critical for securing our future and the future of our families. She provided me with so much advice on business strategy, business channels and HR. and more articles from the EO blog.

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David Teten VC

MAY 16, 2017

I particularly like OpenLP.com , Origins , and the Raise blog , all of which include content from multiple LPs. . Limited partner due diligence on VC and private equity funds. I’ve collected several lists of limited partners focused on VC. Aggreg8r: LPs in Emerging Micro-VCs. Relationship Science.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 2, 2010

After a few days of controversial blog posts I thought I’d try something more light hearted today. One of the first times we spoke he told me that in his first few years in VC he ended up taking a bunch of meetings with companies in which he knew he would never invest. From his blog posting on “ Why Am I passing ?&#.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 22, 2010

So it was my great pleasure to host Chamillionaire on This Week in VC this week talking marketing, entrepreneurship, old media and, of course, music. I had written a blog post on exactly this – how to not suck at group presentations – and what he said reminded me a lot of this post.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 23, 2011

And as a result their competitors were able to raise a considerable VC round from well-known firms. Actually, this is usually the same advice I give people about recruiters, accountants, lawyers and similar trade professionals. That’s why keeping a personal blog is so great. Their competitors took it seriously.

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