2012 reference VC 
Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 2, 2010
I’m writing this series because if you better understand how VC firms work you can better target which firms make sense for you to speak with. It in not uncommon to see a VC talk about “total assets under management&# as in “We have $1.5 What is a VC fund? VC’s don’t invest 100% of their own money.
Both Sides of the Table
MARCH 12, 2013
Because my role as a VC requires me to take and endless stream of meetings I long ago decided I need to learn as much as I can from the meetings I attend so I often just ask tons of questions and assimilate knowledge. When I think about what defines us as a VC I think: Operationally knowledgeable / strong startup competence.
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Both Sides of the Table
DECEMBER 17, 2012
But honestly there are times when being a VC can feel like that, too. It’s precisely because you work so closely with your VCs for so many years that it is unbelievably important that you find the good actors from the bad. And that’s why it’s super important to reference check your VC as I wrote in the linked post.
Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 5, 2016
I remember when seed funds first started (they were being incorrectly called “super angels” and then Micro VCs before Seed Funds stuck) and every LP (who invest in VCs) told me they weren’t convinced about Seed Funds (too small, too hard to pick winners, would they be able to follow on?). Non VC Growth Rounds. VC Infighting.
This is going to be BIG.
MARCH 25, 2013
Back in 2006, when I started working on putting together some community groups for entrepreneurs and tech people, I looked for a better name to reference this collection of people. Three companies from the Studiomates community-- Sherpaa , Tinybop , and Editorially --received VC dollars in 2012. via Brownstoner.
TechCrunch
DECEMBER 16, 2022
Over the last several years, VC money has been abundant and relatively cheap. This is mostly discussed by referring to the increased valuations companies were receiving at varying stages, as shown below in Chart B. Source: PitchBook data from 2012-2022. Source: PitchBook data from 2012-2022. That’s only a 10% difference.
Both Sides of the Table
MARCH 30, 2016
We knew better than to start funding raising in August, when larger VC firms have a harder time assembling full decision teams – so in August we would plan and September we would commence. Many VC firms expressed interest, nearly every one took a meeting and several called Mark and the team back for meetings.
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