Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 14, 2015

I spoke at Michael Kim’s excellent annual Cendana VC/LP conference today. You can read it in VCs discussions about hedge fund managers, activist investors or the need to have dual-share voting structures. When you accelerate too quickly often a pull back is inevitable as you recalibrate. Here’s my take away.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

You can now take advantage of this wisdom directly as Brad has now published it for everybody in a fantastic new book, “Startup Communities.” ” Put simply, if you care about building a successful tech community outside Silicon Valley you should read this book. Oh, and buy Brad’s book. Here are mine: 1.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

The idea is simple enough: several female VC partners at top funds will hold 1-hour meetings with 40 promising female entrepreneurs looking to get advice on their business and pitch in a friendly, non-judgmental, safe environment. In Dan Rather’s book he talks about Ruth Bader Ginsberg who was appointed the the Supreme Court in 1993.

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Haystack

DECEMBER 29, 2018

It’s that time of year, time to look back and reflect on the most significant storylines in the tech, startup, and VC world. Telegram announced their ICO and raised over $1B from some of the best VC firms. VC funds invested directly in MakerDao’s Dai stable coin. 5/ Early Effects Of The Softbank Effect.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 30, 2011

I believe that over capitalizing companies too early often favors the VC. Talking about whether to raise more money or not, their VC allegedly said to them: “If you had more capital, could you get to the future faster? If you’re a startup or product person and haven’t read his book Four Steps to Epiphany please do.

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David Teten VC

JULY 27, 2021

We have collected a wide range of freebies, contests, accelerators, online communities, and VCs designed for student tech founders. I have been researching this both to support Versatile VC ’s portfolio companies and also as part of research for my new book, To University and Beyond: Launch Your Career in High Gear.

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This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 28, 2013

I sometimes find myself wondering in this world of classes, accelerators, and religious zealotry around methodologies if anyone is, in fact, learning anything. For anyone who wants to be a VC, those are the skills I would work on. I'm not surprised, since I don't remember anyone ever teaching me how to learn.

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This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 2, 2012

They started flipping through some books and examining designs up on the wall. Similarly, picking seed investors for your first startup in and around the craziness of an accelerator demo day can be just as scarring over the long term. If I still wanted one after the eight months, I was going for it. So there I was.

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David Teten VC

APRIL 1, 2021

I’ve recently advised a number of emerging private equity and VC funds who are wrestling with the question: What are the highest impact steps they can take to support their portfolio companies? . VC Platform community has grown approximately 120% in the last 3 years. Alpaca VC shares their Master Agency List.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 28, 2022

With another year of venture capital records in the books, it’s time to look forward. To help us with that question, we corralled Nalin Patel , EMEA VC Analyst at PitchBook, and Christoph Janz , co-founder at Point Nine Capital, to help us dig into what’s ahead for European venture activity. Why Europe could accelerate in 2022.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 5, 2010

Two weeks after Brad’s post I was at the 140 Conference in LA and I held open office hours for any entrepreneur who wanted to spend 15 minutes talking with a VC about their business. So BuildOnline kept the employees on their books and they did subcontracting work for our company, Koral. You can imagine the complexities.

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David Teten VC

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

It’s hard enough to raise capital from VC, private equity fund, and family offices. The vastly larger universe of B2B companies, many of which have teams focused on pushing VC and private equity funds to evangelize their product to their portfolio. See my list of due diligence questions for VC and private equity funds. .

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

” in 2014 the data seems pretty conclusive because LA has now become the fastest growing tech startup region by numbers of companies being started and those of us here have noticed this pace accelerating. In the last full year where we have data LA attracted $1.5 In the last month alone (ie not captures in the $1.5

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TechCrunch

JUNE 8, 2022

The report, which included analysis from McKinsey & Company, says its assertions are backed by an acceleration in strong market fundamentals and the impact of the pandemic. The market size of Africa’s digital economy is massive and, if projections go as planned, should top $712 billion by 2050.

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Tomasz Tunguz

AUGUST 20, 2020

Within it, Adil Syed, (a former Redpoint VC!), The magic number answers the question: if we invest $1 in sales and marketing, how much new bookings can we generate? If the sales team overperforms and attains accelerators, commission payments will increase, and ZCP will fall. Rippling published their fundraising deck.

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Gust

DECEMBER 27, 2012

There are many good books on this subject, and you owe it to yourself to read at least one of them before you begin talking to angels. A comprehensive list of things you might want is listed in the answer to What materials or software should I use to pitch a VC? , Now, and only now, are you prepared to start fundraising.

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David Teten VC

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Q: What is CISA and how does it compare to other alternative VC models? Oftentimes our investments are in companies with little revenue or traction, making them more difficult to finance from a traditional VC/angel perspective. We also have a fractional CFO that keeps our books and acts as a fund administrator.

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Onevest

APRIL 1, 2015

By Michael "Luni" Libes In the traditional world of early stage, Angel and VC investing, money is local. Studies show that over 80% of funding at Angel groups and Series A VCs goes to businesses in the same city/region as the funders. Over in the impact investing space, this rule is not true. Register Here.

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TechCrunch

JULY 13, 2022

The main driver for me to go into music was reading a book called ‘Empire State of Mind’ about Jay-Z,” Mr. Eazi told TechCrunch on a call. “I and Europe — launched EmPawa Africa , an outfit to accelerate the music careers of young artists. Eazi — after building his presence overseas and connections in the U.S.,

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David Teten VC

APRIL 1, 2021

I’ve recently advised a number of emerging private equity and VC funds who are wrestling with the question: What are the highest impact steps they can take to support their portfolio companies? . VC Platform community has grown approximately 120% in the last 3 years. Alpaca VC shares their Master Agency List.

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David Teten VC

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Over the past decade, I’ve (somewhat accidentally) put together on this blog a syllabus on how to launch, manage, and invest a VC fund. 2) Marketing. See How Private Equity and VC Investors Are Using Social Media. 9) Accelerate portfolio company value. Most of my research is also relevant to private equity.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Other investors in this round include The Syndicate, LAUNCH, Mana Ventures, Noveus VC, Flight.VC, Insta VC, UpVentures, Firebrand Ventures, Cultivation Capital, Spero Ventures and Lofty Ventures. At the same time, Fluent Forever also participated in Jason Calacanis’ Launch Accelerator.

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Gust

SEPTEMBER 27, 2014

A typical VC might see 500 opportunities cross his or her desk every year; for larger, more prominent ones it could be 2,000. VCs therefore use whatever heuristics they can in order to triage the deal flow. A download link is sent to you automatically by Gust once you create your profile, and the book is exactly what it says.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 15, 2021

Existing investors Base10 Partners and Gradient Ventures (Google’s AI-focused VC) also participated. The company will use the capital raised to accelerate product development. Sales teams can also use it to book demos, increase inbound conversion rates, eliminate manual lead routing and streamline critical processes around meetings.

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Haystack

AUGUST 18, 2019

Despite that lack of experience, I am fortunate in that I have direct access to many of the greatest VC leaders and franchises for mentorship and guidance. who have over decades built up a big book of business, large teams of analysts and researchers, and most critically data models to make investment inferences. Granted, 6.5

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 23, 2021

million seed round to scale its operations on the back of leaving the Techstars Toronto accelerator program last month. . Canadian-based VC firm The Xchange led the round, SOSV and Shock Ventures participated, while Techstars Toronto made a follow-on investment. Lagos and Toronto-based mobility startup Plentywaka has raised a $1.2

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Tomasz Tunguz

MAY 5, 2022

The last time VC sentiment was so publicly negative, Twitter turned two. If operational burn remains the same and bookings decline, cash burn surges. Overnight, our time to zero-cash accelerated by nine months. The public markets are deep crimson. Term sheet re-trading rumors have surfaced.

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Founder Bounty

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Look at joining a pre seed accelerator to accelerate your idea There are a ton of them, but to be honest we recomend trying to get into YC if you can. Its the only one top VC's will immidaitely latch onto and its worth trying to get in. Mentoring and advice is essential as any VC will tell you. Get on social media.

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David Teten VC

JUNE 9, 2021

See How to negotiate a partner role at a VC or private equity firm.) At Versatile VC , we’ve used all these models. Thank you to my co-author for this essay, Paulina Symala, a Consultant at Oliver Wyman and a past intern of Versatile VC. Certain VC funds offer “Fellowships” for industry executives. Expert Networks.

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TechCrunch

JULY 28, 2022

My company raised a Series A in November 2020, just as investments in cloud computing and digital transformation initiatives were accelerating. It was unclear how much this would impact VC investments, as many of the top firms were, and are still, holding significant dry powder on their books.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 13, 2022

Y Combinator’s newly announced plan to invest more capital into startups that take part in its accelerator program is more controversial than many first assumed. program and investing group with hundreds of companies in each of its accelerator classes may have materially changed the earliest stage of investing.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 20, 2021

If you’re a founder who finds yourself in a meeting with a VC, try to remember two things: You’re the smartest person in the room. ” Wilson’s book explores the history of freon, a common refrigerant that was later banned due to its devastating impact on the ozone layer. I hope you have an excellent weekend.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 18, 2021

This week, for example, I wrote about Z Fellows, an accelerator that pays people $10,000 to take a week-long break from their day job and flirt with finally building their startup idea. Swimply raises $40M from Airbnb and Lime co-founders, VCs for its online pool marketplace. The ‘art’ of VC startup valuations is a forgery.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Amsterdam has tech industry “schools” such as Growth Tribe , The Talent Institute and THNK for educational courses, as well as accelerators like Rockstart, Startupbootcamp and Fashion for Good. Booking.com started in 1996 and was later acquired by Priceline Group (now called Booking Holdings) in 2005.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 28, 2023

In the rest of this newsletter, we’ll talk about chief inspiration officers, growing startup accelerators and a rare buzz we’re hearing about one tech company and its public market wishes. After our call, I joked that I’m curious if any VC firms are interested in backing startups that don’t care at all about discipline or capital efficiency.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 17, 2023

If you haven’t booked your pass yet, hurry! TechCrunch hosts Darrell Etherington and Becca Szkutak will interview serial-founder-turned-VC Russ Wilcox. Currently he’s a partner at Pillar VC. The doors to TechCrunch Early Stage (Boston Edition) open in just three days, and we cannot wait to meet and greet you!

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TechCrunch

MARCH 17, 2021

Plentywaka , a Nigerian bus-booking platform, today announced that it has been accepted into the Techstars Toronto accelerator program. It will join nine other startups in the class of 2021 and secure funding from the accelerator as it sets its sights on global expansion.

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