Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 25, 2022

you don’t want to be the guy who sold 10,000 bitcoin to purchase two pizzas in 2010. Terra Money is one of the newest crypto networks that is also in the top ten by market cap. internal network) statistics for Bitcoin as well as the macro economic environment. Terra, Secret Network, Juno Network, and Osmosis).

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networking advice investing investment 52

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 25, 2011

A great recent example of this was a successful group of entrepreneurs who had created a company that will do $10-12 million in revenue at their system integration business (read: services business) in 2011 after having done $5 million or so in 2010 and $2-3 million in 2009. Why Shouldn’t Most Services Businesses Raise VC?

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VC advice financing finance 332

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 15, 2010

It’s always fun chatting with Jason because he’s knowledgeable about the market, quick on topics and pushes me to talk more about VC / entrepreneur issues. The following was available: “I kept hearing about startups that raised VC funding, but which hadn’t filed Form Ds (nor issued a press release).

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David Teten VC

APRIL 13, 2021

Greycroft in 2010 also had an experienced team, but didn’t either. Thus, many LPs have outsourced their investment management processes to professional investment consultants (ICs). Placement agents have to offer their investor network a range of funds to support themselves. Another option is to use an online investor ecosystem.

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peer-to-peer venture capital VC networking 98

Founders Coop

MAY 18, 2020

As operators, we were lucky to raise from some pretty amazing VC role models, people like Brad Feld at Foundry Group, Ethan Kurzweil at Bessemer Venture Partners, and Karan Mehandru at Trinity Ventures. But along the way we experienced many of the behaviors Fred’s post talks about, so we know how awful the experience of raising VC can be.

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founder VC ventures investing 140

David Teten VC

APRIL 13, 2021

Greycroft in 2010 also had an experienced team, but didn’t either. Thus, many LPs have outsourced their investment management processes to professional investment consultants (ICs). Placement agents have to offer their investor network a range of funds to support themselves. Another option is to use an online investor ecosystem.

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peer-to-peer venture capital VC networking 45

TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Even without an official European presence, Sequoia has quietly operated in the region for more than a decade, first investing in Klarna in 2010. Yet, it is only now that the VC firm is putting people on the ground here in Europe, starting with an office in London that has a remit to invest across the continent.

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venture capital consulting investing investment 86

TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2021

That said, Norway’s VC community has been somewhat dormant for a while. We have a Nordic investment mandate, but we primarily focus on Norway as we are a Norwegian pre-seed/seed fund and have our competitive insight, network and brand here in Norway. Great global market access: EU networks, foreign investments, etc.

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opportunity mix-use advice investing 115

David Teten VC

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Here’s what I said: In your career in tech and VC, how has your focus on ESG responsibility changed over time? When we launched in 2010, I saw a white space: a burgeoning NY tech ecosystem, but only one angel group regularly writing checks. How do you leverage your VC expertise in politics? Are you politically active?

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David Teten VC

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Here’s what I said: In your career in tech and VC, how has your focus on ESG responsibility changed over time? When we launched in 2010, I saw a white space: a burgeoning NY tech ecosystem, but only one angel group regularly writing checks. How do you leverage your VC expertise in politics? Are you politically active?

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