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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.
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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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. 8% of VC partnerships, for example). Now 33% of Supreme Court Justices are women (vs.
Both Sides of the Table
DECEMBER 14, 2014
There were a lot of requests for us to turn our mentorship program into a physical accelerator with a fund, office space and full-time staff. There were a lot of requests for us to turn our mentorship program into a physical accelerator with a fund, office space and full-time staff. We had a specific goal in mind.
Both Sides of the Table
MARCH 23, 2014
After my first Tweet with the Notorious mothafucka quote , I thought about my role as a VC and I Tweeted the following. The following post is advice I gave to my good friend Sam Teller when he was just a junior baller, “ Never Ask a Busy Person to Lunch.” “I know mothafuckas who know mothafuckas.” Whom to Meet?
TechCrunch
JUNE 9, 2021
Like a VC firm, it vets the startups and startup founders it works with, so the engineers that come to Commit know that these are serious companies with at least some prospect of raising funding and allowing their engineers to shape their trajectory and grow into what is potentially an early leadership role.
Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 24, 2019
This is important because when you have too many VCs on a board you only bring one kind of thinking to the board. Independents are critical to avoiding “VC group think.” Local means more hands-on mentorship. Industry Expertise You don’t need a peer from another startup as your independent? Yes, this is a thing.
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