David Teten VC

JUNE 9, 2021

You can work as a consultant, an interim executive, a board member, a deal executive partnering to buy a company, an executive in residence, or as an entrepreneur in residence. . Preqin (free demo). Grey House (free demo). Board of Directors. (See How to negotiate a partner role at a VC or private equity firm.)

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 4, 2011

Make them widely available inside the company and share your most important goals with your board. I ran my first marathon in London this way in 2003 raising $3,000 for Parkinson’s disease (and finishing in under 4 hours – my publicly stated goal). At the highest level (and with a board) these are great metrics to keep focused on.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

I raised money as an entrepreneur, like you, in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2005 for two different companies. Trust doesn’t come from one 45-minute Powerpoint pitch or 30-minute demo. In order to get a VC to agree to fund you, you need to get the entire partnership on board. This is a demo + a high-level deck.

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