This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 14, 2024

We made connections, hopefully made a good impression, and potentially helped founders along their journeys with some advice or connections. It’s easy for a VC to just stick within your own networks and filter bubbles—and hard to scale being “open” without opening the floodgates.

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TechCrunch

JULY 6, 2022

Raising venture capital is rarely an easy lift for startups, but 2022 is turning out to be a more challenging year than we’ve seen for some time. As venture capital continues its slowdown after an aggressive 2020 and record-breaking 2021 , it’s clear that early-stage founders looking for their first dollars will require a new approach.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

AUGUST 2, 2021

5 Ways to Encourage More Women Into Careers in Venture Capital It’s time to tear open the seemingly impenetrable ‘old boys’ network It’s no secret that founders seek out investors who value diversity and recognize the success that comes from having diverse teams. However, the question of how to make this a reality remains unanswered.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 3, 2016

In the VC insider baseball world a discussion has gone on about “VC platforms” over the past 5 or so years. While firms define platforms differently, let’s just say they are the services that a VC offers outside of investment capital and partner time on boards or providing intros.

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TechCrunch

MAY 6, 2022

From the hottest year in startup venture capital history to a period of pessimism, how did we get to where we are today? We start with a historical run of stories beginning last December, threading through the start of the year until we reach the latest data from the VC ecosystem. Just how much has late-stage venture capital slowed?

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David Teten VC

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Blue Future Partners, a venture capital fund of funds, recently interviewed me on ESG in venture capital. Here’s what I said: In your career in tech and VC, how has your focus on ESG responsibility changed over time? How do you leverage your VC expertise in politics? I quickly recruited a board of experienced hands.

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David Teten VC

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

One of the first decisions we had to make in setting up our new VC fund, Versatile Venture Capital , was our CRM and marketing technology infrastructure. . I’m very interested in the tech stack of private equity/VC firms , both to improve the efficiency of Versatile VC and also as a focus area for our investing.

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This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 8, 2011

How about as a VC? If* you believe that a good venture capitalist should have launched their own company and exited, then I simply don't have that track record. Fred has basically always been a VC, Mike was a reporter, and Jim worked in product marketing and management consulting. what has this guy done? What did I do?

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

I came across this blog post about getting a computer science degree as the best degree for getting into venture capital or working at a VC-backed start up. I just completed an exercise where I went out to hire a new associate for my VC firm, GRP Partners. My first job after college was as a developer at Andersen Consulting.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 7, 2021

David Teten is founder of Versatile VC and writes periodically at teten.com and @dteten. How to win consulting, board and deal roles with PE and VC funds. 5 innovative fundraising methods for emerging VCs and PEs. Angel investing, venture capital and mentoring. Consulting. David Teten. Contributor.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 29, 2012

And no wonder, lately he and his partners are on a tear, investing out of their $200+ million VC fund. We also spent a fair bit of time talking about the changing nature of venture capital and in particular the hand-on practitioner role of early-stage VC led by accelerators such as YC, 500Startups, Betaworks and the like.

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David Teten VC

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Blue Future Partners, a venture capital fund of funds, recently interviewed me on ESG in venture capital. Here’s what I said: In your career in tech and VC, how has your focus on ESG responsibility changed over time? How do you leverage your VC expertise in politics? I quickly recruited a board of experienced hands.

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David Teten VC

MARCH 21, 2024

My Partner Winter Mead, Founder & CEO of Coolwater Capital , the accelerator for emerging VC fund managers, said: “Fewer than 5 of the 180 emerging managers we’ve worked with are raising via 506c, in order to get in front of more retail LPs, who are generally already following the GP, e.g., through the GP’s newsletter or community.

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 17, 2023

Phylicia Koh, vice president at early-stage gaming venture capital firm Play Ventures , said effective fundraising is not only essential for securing necessary capital but also for demonstrating the commitment and resilience of the founding team. The Singapore-based venture capital firm raised $135 million for its Fund 2.

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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. 1) Your school.

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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. Next Wednesday we’ll have Dana Settle of Greycroft Partners, a New York / LA early-stage venture capital fund. YOu should check it out. OTHER DEALS.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

You’ll receive practical startup advice straight to your inbox every week. Do the opposite of everything you’ve learned in entrepreneurship Al Anany has spent 10 years consulting. But blindly following some of that advice led him to multiple failures. But blindly following some of that advice led him to multiple failures.

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David Teten VC

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

I’m presenting on May 3, 2022, to the Harvard Alumni Global Financial Markets Forum on “ How to Win Consulting, Board, and Deal Roles with Private Equity and Venture Capital Funds “ I’ve embedded below the slide deck. You can see an essay summarizing my advice here and a video here.

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Dream It

APRIL 7, 2020

Expect quick loan application processing once banks formalize their processes Work with specific investors and your law firm on affiliation to address specific problematic covenants, if your company is VC-backed. Independent of the SBA, last week we announced SVB Debt Relief, a venture debt principal deferral program.

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David Teten VC

MAY 16, 2017

Matthew Craig-Greene of consultancy MJ Hudson points out, “Most public plans publish meeting minutes, and these can be a very interesting place to find information on manager selection. Limited partner due diligence on VC and private equity funds. I’ve collected several lists of limited partners focused on VC.

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AsiaTechDaily

JANUARY 30, 2023

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.

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David Teten VC

MARCH 8, 2022

Thomas Wisniewski, Managing Partner, Newark Venture Partners, said, “Prior to launching Newark Venture Partners, I was a direct family office investor in about 30 start-ups. But I also invested in a number of VC funds in parallel. Invest in VC funds (or funds of funds) exclusively. You can use multiple strategies.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Year-in, year-out, the gender gap in venture capital investment continues to be a problem women founders face. There has been little movement in the amount of VC dollars going to women-founded companies since 2012. VC funds must look at ways they can bring in more women decision-makers, all the way up to the top.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 24, 2023

Erik previously worked on Wall Street as a VP for AIG investments and was a co-founder and consultant of other startups. It most recently raised $125 million in January and has raised more than $400 million to date. The last startup he co-founded before Blockstream was Dan’s Plan, a health tech company.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 10, 2022

The company provides prescriptive advice and suggested changes to manufacturers’ recipes to avoid making the defects that cause their products to be scrapped or reworked. And in cases where clients don’t follow the advice DataProphet provides, the company engages with the customer to understand their concerns.

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Berkonomics

MARCH 8, 2018

Here is my best advice, based upon many boards and many years. You do not pay professional investors who are serving on behalf of an investment company or VC and paid by that company. VC board members sometimes request this, other times do not. It should not be offered to the VC members unless requested.

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TechCrunch

JULY 23, 2021

“You have to consider three metrics: gross churn rate, the magic number and gross margin ,” says Tae Hea Nahm, co-founder and managing director of Storm Ventures. The European VC market is so hot it may skip its summer holiday. Javier Santiso, Mundi Ventures. How we built an AI unicorn in 6 years.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 4, 2022

The new plan also means the company, which has investment money from Unusual Ventures, Homebrew, Day One Ventures, Reach Capital and, most recently, a fresh check from Salesforce Ventures, has an expanded business model. It’s time for the VC community to stop overlooking the childcare industry.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 26, 2021

Jam Genies is a network of highly experienced product experts that Jam users can tap for guidance and advice around their specific issue or challenge. It can be incredibly difficult to get bite-sized advice at a reasonable cost. The list includes: Brianne Kimmel – Angel investor and founder of Worklife VC. Jam raised $3.5

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 15, 2009

This is part of my ongoing series Startup Advice. This is a story of one of the risks of venture capital. But some companies have entrepreneurs that seem talented on paper, are in a space that seems interesting to investors and are able to raise venture capital early in the company’s existence. True story.)

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David Teten VC

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

I just hosted a presentation and discussion last night for GoingVC on “How to Win Consulting, Board, and Deal Roles with Private Equity and Venture Capital Funds” I’ve embedded below the video and slide deck. You can see an essay summarizing my advice here. How to negotiate and evaluate your job offer.

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Feedough

MARCH 22, 2021

What dimensions an individual must be aware of before venturing into this field? . A solopreneur is an individual who owns, manages and runs a venture independently without the support of co-founders, partners, and employees, taking on greater than normal financial risks in order to do so. Let’s find out. Advantages Of Solopreneurship.

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TechCrunch

JULY 23, 2021

Marketing Cube founder Maya Moufarek’s lessons for customer-focused startups : Founder of growth consultancy Marketing Cube Maya Moufarek joins Miranda Halpern for an interview as part of the TechCrunch Experts series. Moufarek shares her advice for startups and explains why there’s no one-size-fits-all approach to marketing.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2014

Throughout all of these years I was a full-time VC so Launchpad really came out of evenings and weekends for me. Adam had a full time startup and then was doing consulting (he later raised a VC fund). And Jim & I went on to raise several more venture capital funds in our day jobs. So we went for it. And Jamie hers.

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David Teten VC

AUGUST 20, 2019

A new wave of Revenue-Based Investors are emerging who are using creative investing structures with some of the upside of traditional VC, but some of the downside protection of debt. In addition, their portfolios look far more diverse than VC industry norms. Who are the major Revenue-Based Investing VCs?

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TechCrunch

APRIL 24, 2021

Two back-to-back MasterClass copycats raising millions in venture capital makes me think about if the model can truly be verticalized and focused down into specific niches. In the rest of this newsletter, we will focus a lot on tactical advice for founders, from the money they raise to the peacock dance they might want to do one day.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Boston-based VC firm OpenView interviewed nearly 600 SaaS companies for its annual pricing survey and the results are in: Automation is taking usage-based pricing (USP) mainstream. To gather advice and insights, she interviewed: Julio Lopez, director of client strategy, retail practice lead, Movable Ink.

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