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Master of Customer Acquisition, Matt Coffin, On Startups …

Both Sides of the Table

He tells the story of how he was out of cash, stressed out, nobody in LA or Silicon Valley would give him money, he had finally found an investor in Minneapolis but his venture bank was going to shut him down for breaking a “covenant&# in their agreement by not having enough cash in the bank.

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VCs at Freestyle, Plexo Capital and Sequoia join Startup Battlefield judges

TechCrunch

The seed-stage venture capital firm holds more than $565 million assets under management and investments in over 150 startups. In 2004, Samuel co-founded Crackle, an internet video platform acquired by Sony for $65 million in 2006. Freestyle led the seed rounds in Airtable, Patreon, BetterUp, Narvar and Snapdocs.

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Want to double your rate of return? Seek counsel from experienced executives

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Rob Olson is a partner and head of data strategy at M13 , a venture engine focused on investing in the core technologies that are going to drive and change consumer behavior over the next decade. exchange or an exit via M&A from 2004-2019. Contributor. Share on Twitter.

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The iconic VC-Backed founders are all White & Asian men. So why invest in diversity?

David Teten VC

What can we learn from the best 40 venture capital investments of all time? Of course, one could rebut that by saying traditional VC is all about investing in outliers: Seth Levine analyzed data from Correlation Ventures (21,000 financings from 2004-2013) and writes that “a full 65% of financings fail to return 1x capital.

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Broaden your view of ‘best’ to make smarter, more inclusive investments

TechCrunch

What can we learn from the best 40 venture capital investments of all time? Image Credits: Versatile Venture Capital (opens in a new window). Seth Levine analyzed data from Correlation Ventures (21,000 financings from 2004-2013) and writes that “a full 65% of financings fail to return 1x capital. Hope is not a strategy.

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The iconic VC-Backed founders are all White & Asian men. So why invest in diversity?

David Teten VC

What can we learn from the best 40 venture capital investments of all time? Of course, one could rebut that by saying traditional VC is all about investing in outliers: Seth Levine analyzed data from Correlation Ventures (21,000 financings from 2004-2013) and writes that “a full 65% of financings fail to return 1x capital.

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Joseph Lee, CEO of Kairous Capital, Shares His Cross-Border Investment Philosophy for the Asia Pacific Region

AsiaTechDaily

In addition to his rich experiences working in the venture capital (VC) and private equity (PE) sectors, Joseph has also sharpened his investment acumen through his multiple years in the audit and stock-broking industry before deciding to finally launch his cross-border investment firm, Kairous Capital , in 2015. Make no mistake, however!

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