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Both Sides of the Table
AUGUST 29, 2012
And no wonder, lately he and his partners are on a tear, investing out of their $200+ million VC fund. This is a riveting read and tale of ego, bad business practice and shady ethical behavior – if the article is even 50% true. 10:15 Do you the LPs are more open-minded to single VC funds today? Not bad, hey?
David Teten VC
JANUARY 9, 2018
The traditional answer of most VCs to the question of “edge” is a combination of the said and the unsaid. What VCs most typically talk about are: – Industry expertise. Many VCs focus on specific verticals, usually based on the sector in which a VC initially made her reputation. This model certainly makes sense.
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Both Sides of the Table
JULY 16, 2013
I remember just a decade ago in 2003 when we all laughed at how dumb people in the 90′s were talking about the race to “capture as many eyeballs as possible” before your competition. My VC told me that if we monetize too early we will scare away our nascent marketplace and not grow as fast. Your VC is right.
David Teten VC
JUNE 9, 2021
See How to negotiate a partner role at a VC or private equity firm.) At Versatile VC , we’ve used all these models. Thank you to my co-author for this essay, Paulina Symala, a Consultant at Oliver Wyman and a past intern of Versatile VC. Certain VC funds offer “Fellowships” for industry executives. Expert Networks.
Both Sides of the Table
JULY 29, 2015
In part because as a VC I reached the longevity where you see some things fail and have to ask yourself, “would I readily work with that person again? ” “Did you read that article about him on Business Insider?” I saw this in 2001-2003 and in 2008-2010. Why or why not?”
Smart Hustle Magazine
MAY 20, 2021
So, I sort of grew up as a product manager at Google in the early days of the company working on Google AdWords, when we just launched AdWords, I think back in 2003. Go to your VC grant, loan from a bank, whatever. And I feel very fortunate to have been able to play a small role in those efforts. I want to open up a store.”
Both Sides of the Table
JANUARY 31, 2010
TechCrunch ran my article yesterday as a guest post but I wanted to have a copy here for anybody who missed it and for future readers of this blog. I had finally appeared on the front cover of a magazine (TornadoInsider – then the top European VC magazine) but I felt so fat in the picture I never sent it to anybody.
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