TechCrunch

JANUARY 8, 2022

“Said simply, investing in every round for every YC company requires more capital than we want to raise and manage. In this instance, we failed to follow our own advice.”. We always tell startups to stay small and manage their budgets carefully.

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TechCrunch

JULY 22, 2022

The corporate venture comeback: What startups considering CVC need to know. As venture capital flows continue to fluctuate, founders have to double down on the terms they agree on. So, if they present terms that would seem out of place in a traditional investor contract, founders can definitely call them out.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 14, 2009

In SoCal we have Crosscut Ventures, Matt Coffin, Mike Jones, Klaus Schauser, etc. They have advice to share. There’s obviously things like www.crunchbase.com and Venture Source, Venture Wire and many others. Ask them for advice. Tags: Pitching VCs Start-up Advice. They exist in every town.

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TechCrunch

MAY 15, 2023

Operator experience has become critical in venture capital over the last few years. If a VC has experience in a different field, it may not translate well — if at all — to a startup, and advice around certain business decisions could quickly become outdated. But not all operating backgrounds are equally helpful.

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TechCrunch

MAY 13, 2023

Building and maintaining relationships is hard, and COVID-19 definitely didn’t help. The startup has built an AI relationship coach to help people grow and foster real-life connections by offering advice and answers to relationship questions. Also, would people trust advice from AI over another person anyway?

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Angel Capital Association

OCTOBER 17, 2023

During negotiations on Dodd-Frank, Congress considered changes to the definition of “accredited investor,” including the elimination of the value of a primary home from inclusion in an individual’s net worth. House and Senate staff turned to ACA to understand the impact of changing the definition on the angel community.

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David Teten VC

MARCH 21, 2024

Limited partner checklist for evaluating funds The information provided in this article is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as legal advice. It is not a substitute for professional legal advice tailored to your specific situation.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 4, 2021

Gregg Adkin is vice president and managing director at Dell Technologies Capital , the global venture capital investment arm of Dell Technologies. By generic definition, the board of directors consists of elected individuals that represent shareholders. Gregg Adkin. Contributor. Share on Twitter.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 7, 2023

Diligence cycles have extended, better relationships with founders can be formed, investors can enter new spaces with more preparation, and a thoughtful approach to early-stage venture capital can emerge,” Kareem added. Plus, they were gracious enough to share some of the advice they’re giving to their portfolio companies.

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Hunter Walk

JUNE 26, 2023

Chris Neumann (of Canada’s Panache Ventures ) checks these boxes so I asked him to come on my blog (currently less consistent, hopefully still the other two) for Five Questions. Hunter Walk: So why venture capital, why early stage, and why Canada? CN: Thanks so much – that means a lot coming from you.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 4, 2021

By definition, nearly every startup that has figured out its product-market fit is trying to grow fast. Whether it’s related to SEO, content, email, social or other marketing channels, they’re looking for granular advice that can help them find and engage the right users. Alternative fundraising.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 1, 2015

We are money, advice, coaching, cheerleading, interventionist but not “the decider.” In preparation for her reentry into VC she spoke with many mentors of hers for advice on venture capital. ” Such simple yet poignant advice. VCs have the safety of not being that person. That is what separates us.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Unfortunately, the venture capital scene is embarrassingly backward in terms of diversity, and women and ethnic minorities are shockingly underrepresented among investment decision-makers. but that won’t stop the almost daily influx of unsolicited advice and second-guessing you’ll receive. Oh, most definitely.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 4, 2022

The cohort has had access to ample capital in recent quarters, giving them a bubble of venture capital that somewhat protects them from rapid changes in the greater economy. Late-stage tech startups are facing a changing public market environment, but their early-stage counterparts are in a different world altogether.

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This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 8, 2011

The point is, someone building a career in venture capital that doesn't include prior entrepreneurial success probably doesn't look like they have much to offer in the beginning. At least then you'd imagine that your advice isn't *that* bad because at least you've got some experience.

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Fong’s Capitale Ventures is an investment and advisory group with expertise in complex, cross-border transactions. It partners with entrepreneurs in funding their growth stories through innovative market access and public venture capital strategies. Additionally, Do you have any other advice for anyone looking to start a fund?

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TechCrunch

MAY 7, 2022

This week, a spate of tech companies – largely those valued above $1 billion from their venture capital investors – announced reductions in their workforce. For more thoughts, read a round-up of all the tech layoffs this past week , and then head to TechCrunch+ for some advice on how to navigate the market.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

Changes in the Software World & in Venture Capital. But notably you had the following changes: Horizontally scalable computing & storage systems, which meant you required less capital up front for hardware. If that isn’t the original definition of “angel” money I don’t know what is.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

As Rebecca Szkutak reported this week, SaaS startups that ignored this advice outperformed the ones that followed it. If someone offers you free business advice, it’s probably for their own benefit. In business, if someone’s offering you advice, it’s probably for their own benefit.

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AsiaTechDaily

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Register Startups asking for venture capital money should spend more time demonstrating how investors can be de-risked, says Weichang (Grant) Ge , senior investment analyst at HAX , the venture capital-based program of SOSV. What’s your advice to entrepreneurs who have a chance to meet investors like you?

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

This is part of my Startup Advice series of posts. I heard Bruce Dunlevie of Benchmark Capital say these words at a conference in London nearly 10 years ago. I definitely don’t rule out first timers – I just invested in one to be announced soon who I am really excited about – but I greatly prefer experience.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Snippets of advice, tactics, and tools I used to raise an oversubscribed round during an economic downturn Image: Author I’m writing this blog post on the heels of closing our oversubscribed round during what’s been described as the worst time in history to raise capital. Taking on venture capital is not for everyone.

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Hunter Walk

JULY 18, 2022

This is challenging but definitely not impossible. And your investors start to worry that you don’t have a great handle on your business, which means any new capital infusion could be eaten up without getting to the next milestone successfully. Not buying low quality growth. Top line growth and margin.

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Angel Capital Association

OCTOBER 26, 2021

By: Sonia Gioseffi, Partner, K&L Gates The venture capital industry has exploded in both dollars and geography since its beginnings, as evidenced by an increase in the size of venture capital funds and the attraction of large pools of capital from institutional investors.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 17, 2019

Just as I was getting the swing of things the world shifted beneath my feet and the stock market went into a free fall and venture capital all but shut down for nearly a year. almost be definition you should be scratching your head. Over the past 2.5

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 29, 2021

“Denver was ready for the Zoom boom, and is reaping the — venture capital — rewards.” Dear Sophie: Any advice for living my dreams in Silicon Valley? My dream is to immigrate to Silicon Valley to start my own venture. Any advice? Dear Sophie: Any advice for living my dreams in Silicon Valley?

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Hunter Walk

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Why Investing Our Savings Instead of Other People’s Money Let Us Rethink What Venture Capital PMF Looks Like in the Decade Ahead. We announced this change publicly (aka Homebrew Forever ) in February and spent all of 2022 in this mode, revisiting, and in some cases revising, our core assumptions about venture capital.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Perhaps I’m just a teensy bit biased over here, but I’d say it’s definitely worth subscribing to get access to all of this content. As a startup founder, you really need to understand how venture capital works. I’ve marked them below so you know which ones you need a subscription to read.

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David Teten VC

AUGUST 20, 2019

I’ve been a traditional equity VC for 8 years, and I’m now researching new business models in venture capital. I have been impressed by how these venture capitalists are accomplishing a major social impact goal…without even trying to. I contacted every RBI venture capital investor I could identify, and learned: .

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

Twenty-five years ago, Oklahoma did not have a continuum of venture capital serving concept to growth stage companies. Now we do — thanks to assistance from the state acting through OCAST — from the TBFP concept fund for pre-seed capital and early-stage companies to five venture funds, i2E Management Company, Inc.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 22, 2012

He also nails the reason why venture capital is still necessary to grow large businesses quickly in a world where the costs of running startups have fallen dramatically. After all, growth equals high valuations and loads of venture capital! But my definition of the word is much broader. So I like that bit, too.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 17, 2009

This is part of my ongoing series about Raising Venture Capital. Look at Josh Kopelman over at First Round Capital. I think they definitely qualify as a VC and not a seed fund. I could definitely see that happening. Tags: Pitching VCs Raising Venture Capital Start-up Advice.

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This is going to be BIG.

OCTOBER 22, 2014

You''ll get a venture capital analyst from a brand name firm who has just recently taken his job talking about what makes a company successful. You''ll get an entrepreneur who has raised one and only one round of financing in his or her entire life--all from relatively unsophisticated individuals, giving fundraising advice.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 6, 2023

A definitive founder’s guide would have to include chapters like, “So you’ve hired the wrong person,” or, “Five ways to tell if an investor is lying to you.” It’s impossible to plan for everything that can go wrong while building a startup. ” On Thursday, January 19 at 10 a.m.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Definitely not!). TechCrunch+ roundup: H-1B worker advice, managing remote teams, pitch deck teardown by Walter Thompson originally published on TechCrunch. For example, what happens to H-1B workers who get laid off while they’re out of the country? Can getting married actually solve an immigration problem?

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 26, 2010

Social Proof in Action … Yesterday I wrote about the benefits of using social proof and authority in raising venture capital. Sometimes these markets never appeal to “normals&# (Chris Dixon’s definition) and other times it needs to be more effectively marketed to normals.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 17, 2010

Funding is different – In Silicon Valley you have mega venture capital funds and many of them. In content creation we definitely have assets other markets don’t have. Tags: Entrepreneur Advice Launchpad LA SoCal Stuff Start-up Advice Startup Advice. And still much work to be done.

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