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How to Win Consulting, Board, and Deal Roles with Private Equity and Venture Capital Funds

David Teten VC

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. . Thank you to my co-author for this essay, Paulina Symala, a Consultant at Oliver Wyman and a past intern of Versatile VC. Expert Networks.

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The Twenty Year Itch: My Last VC Investment Out of Brooklyn Bridge Ventures

This is going to be BIG.

It’s been incredibly rewarding to be able to offer relevant advice or a connection at the right time and to see when a founder builds on that key turning point and it leads to success. This is how Fred Wilson described me back in 2010. It hasn’t always been as rewarding as it could be, however.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: Ocean tech investor survey, AI and PR, L-1 visa options

TechCrunch

Good advice for marketing mercenaries, but keep those pitches straight — reporters know when we’re being sold to, and the FTC isn’t messing around. “Even if those projects don’t see the light of day, the PR team has strategically positioned the brand as ‘innovative,’” says Tenn.

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Gyeonggi Center for Creative Economy and Innovation Lays a Foundation for the Next-generation Unicorn Startups in Pangyo

AsiaTechDaily

Since 2010, the government has initiated a plethora of business support programs to bolster technological advancement and entrepreneurship. Additionally, GCCEI offers consultation, and PMF( product-market fit ) derivation, matches startups with accelerator companies, funds them, and organizes networking events. for companies.

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In a Strong Wind Even Turkeys Can Fly

Both Sides of the Table

We worked together at Andersen Consulting between 1996-99 when the markets were booming. By 1999 we had grown into the largest independent consulting firm in the world. Andersen Consulting always gains market share in down markets. I left Andersen Consulting in 1999 at the height of the market.

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How Angel Investors Can Get 100% Capital Gains Exclusion Under Section 1202

Angel Capital Association

He notes that those specifically excluded are as follows: Professional services in health, law, engineering, architecture, accounting, actuarial science, performing arts, consulting, athletics, financial services, or brokerage services. Consult your tax accountant or tax attorney. The stock must be in a C-Corporation.)

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Embrace Losing – It Will Make You Stronger

Both Sides of the Table

This is an updated post from my ongoing series on Startup Advice that I learned from founding two companies. . I decided to put both of those issues to bed in 2010. Were their consultants? We assumed they would take our advice and upgrade. They hired a consultant to help them with the review. I HATE LOSING.