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How to create a spreadsheet CRM in Google Sheets (+ free CRM template)

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As a basic example, my sheet includes columns for: Client ID Referral date Name Email Phone Lead source Assigned to Status Last contact Closed date You might be curious why I included a client ID when each row is already numbered and there's a column for the customer's name. Create a new worksheet , and give it a name.

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The best pipeline management software in 2025

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Syllabus: how to launch, manage, and invest a VC fund

David Teten VC

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. For example, HOF Capital created a pipeline management tool that automatically adds deals along with relevant information (such as attachments received) to the funnel. See Where Are the Deals?!:

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What is the Best CRM and Marketing Tech Platform for a New Private Equity/Venture Capital Fund?

David Teten VC

Second, high-quality customer service. We’ve been impressed by the alacrity, communication skills, and high level of competence of the customer success team, who have to support a lot of custom functionality we’ve built. For example, we’ve created workflows for automatic cleaning and standardizing of certain data fields.

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VCs eating our own dog food: Using technology and analytics to make better investments

David Teten VC

But, most of use raise capital and source deals the same way people looked for dates 20 years ago: by networking at conferences (or bars). . In the private equity universe, most Partners have primary training as deal-makers, not as managers. She answered, ‘We see a lot of deals.’ I said we had a lot of deal flow.

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Venture capitalists eating our own dog food: Using technology and analytics to make better investments

David Teten VC

But, most funds raise capital and source deals the same way people looked for dates 20 years ago: by networking at conferences (or bars). . In the private equity universe, most Partners have primary training as deal-makers, not as managers. She answered, ‘We see a lot of deals.’ I said we had a lot of deal flow.

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B2B email marketing: Proven strategies and examples

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Educational content like trend reports, industry benchmarks, how-to guides, and webinar recordings help prove your brand's value to a B2B subscriber. If you sent that same email to a buyer, who primarily deals with the purchasing and renewal of a product rather than its actual function, it would probably get sent straight to the trash.

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