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Rustic Canyon Speaks out on GaiKai Exit, Changing Nature of VC, LA Tech & More

Both Sides of the Table

This is a riveting read and tale of ego, bad business practice and shady ethical behavior – if the article is even 50% true. He talked in the video about how he finds it helpful in companies to think about practical theory and frameworks for thinking about company strategy. I agree with him.

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How to get superior returns in VC

David Teten VC

In venture capital, in particular, early-stage companies are often operating in frontier industries, where the rules are unpredictable and conventional analytic frameworks may be misleading. Quantitative, technology-enabled investing in private companies makes sense , but is structurally very difficult. – Internal diversity.

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In Venture Capital, Should You Be a Momentum or a Value Investor?

David Teten VC

In 2000, LPs invested $104b into 638 funds, but by 2003, LPs’ commitment rate had dropped to just $11b into 161 funds. Sometimes a Value framework might lead a VC to a company that is “hot” and running a Momentum round. But VC is historically and consistently cyclical.