This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 16, 2014

Theoretically, someone could meet you, sign your document, and write you a check for deposit that day, but that''s not how it usually works. I went back across the 21 investments I''ve made both at First Round and at Brooklyn Bridge Ventures --a period that dates back to January 28, 2010, when I closed on Backupify.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 18, 2010

What a pleasure that I got to spend an hour talking with both Om Malik (whom I’ve always respected his views) and Paul Jozefak , a venture capital partner at Neuhaus Partners in Germany (and formerly the head of Europe for SAP Ventures). Paul discussed his perspective having been at SAP Ventures.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 17, 2009

This is part of my ongoing series “ Pitching a VC “ There’s a great meme developing this morning on the need to simplify funding terms and documents. That prompted Fred Wilson’s blog post appealing to the industry to make these simplified term sheets standard. I have this mentality, too.

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Ian Hathaway

MARCH 31, 2020

Senators led by Amy Klobuchar introduced the New Business Preservation Act to incentivize venture capital formation around the country. It avoids two well-known traps for government-sponsored venture programs by requiring that public funds are matched with private dollars and that capital is deployed by professional investors.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2011

Sometime around 2003/04 my technology team turned me on to “Spolsky on Software&# a periodic newsletter served up blog style from Joel Spolsky of FogCreek Software, a maker of bug-tracking software. Blogs weren’t popularized yet so it was an oddity for me to read the founder of a software company spewing out advice.

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David Teten VC

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

If you are launching your own investment management firm, we recommend designing a constitution: a set of documents covering the firms goals, legal obligations, and principles for handling disagreement. At Coolwater Capital , the Y Combinator for VC funds, we assess this as part of our diligence process.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

But most venture-backed startups are “still overwhelmingly white, male, Ivy-League-educated and based in Silicon Valley,” according to a study conducted by RateMyInvestor and Diversity VC. Venture funding does remain elusive , but here are some tricks for startup founders to hack the system. Funding for Black entrepreneurs in the U.S.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 21, 2013

I recently wrote a blog post in which I pointed out that many investors & advisors discourage enterprise startups from having a professional services (PS) business and I think this is a big mistake. This article originally appeared on TechCrunch. Often your sales engineers can do the customizations without bugging the core eng team.

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Gust

SEPTEMBER 27, 2014

To begin with, it is important to understand some basic facts about the world of entrepreneurial finance: There are many more entrepreneurs than there are investors, with the result that only one company out of every 400 that seeks venture funding actually receives it. Use Gust to research funding sources.

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 19, 2011

I think about that when I do my job as a venture capitalist. They don't really tweet or blog, but Facebook--the social network meant to connect you with people you already know--is the standard. I can't speak for Mr. Keller's own parenting style, but, in general, parents are becoming more and more protective. I grew up in Brooklyn.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 7, 2017

You should anticipate and plan for business, legal and other questions, and ensure your documents are in proper order. Set a date to close a funding round, stick with it, and circulate proper legal documentation ahead of time. Be prepared to respond, quickly, to any questions raised about the documents. Know when to ask.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

He grew up in Connecticut attended Yale undergrad and worked for IBM after graduation doing M&A, strategy and venture capital. In 1995, while in high school, Seth wanted to start a business scanning paper documents for companies, but realized it was a non-starter when he learned that a scanner costs $4k.

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This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 17, 2010

Dropbox should have a marketplace of folders that I can download or even buy that have specific actions built in that occur when I drag a document into them. The architecture easily allows you to drop in a blog on any page or have multiple ones across the same site. Eventbrite – This one is a little different.

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Private equity and venture capital investors are copying our sisters in the hedge fund world: we’re trying to automate more of our job. . That Google document provides cut and pasteable text I can share with other investors, based on their stage, focus, and appetite. . 2) Market . Pollen VC offers a LTV calculator.

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Haystack

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

As a little tradition on this blog, I’ve singled out companies starting in 2013 with Stripe ; there was Snap back in 2014; Slack in 2015; took a break in 2016, as I wasn’t inspired to select one then; and last year, 2017, was Coinbase. Here is the Google Doc where we tracked these.]

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 21, 2021

They are found across all industries and are useful for entrepreneurs who are beyond the seed stages of financing but are not yet ready to seek out venture capital. Venture capitalists. Venture capitalists are used only after a business begins to show a significant amount of revenue. Peer-to-peer lenders.

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Private equity and venture capital investors are copying our sisters in the hedge fund world: we’re trying to automate more of our job. . That Google document provides cut and pasteable text I can share with other investors, based on their stage, focus, and appetite. . See their blog post on multiples.). 2) Market .

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Haystack

JANUARY 20, 2019

What makes this especially hard for newer managers is that the ability to understand and practice fund management takes a long time and can’t be learned in an online course, or through blogs — it has to be practiced in real life, and the GP has to take it upon themselves to learn it and craft it. (As

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

The company has raised tens of millions in venture capital from investors, including Founders Fund, Village Global and Tiger Global. On Deck Scale is for founders of high-growth, venture-scale companies and costs $10,000 per year. Sources say a term sheet — a document — was put on the table.

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Haystack

DECEMBER 17, 2019

As a little tradition on this blog, I’ve singled out companies starting in 2012 with Stripe ; there was Snap back in 2013; Slack in 2014 (after prematurely saying there wasn’t one); took a break in 2015-16, as I wasn’t inspired to select one then; in 2017 it was Coinbase ; and last year, 2018, it was Airtable.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2009

On December 2nd, 2006 I wrote the blog post published later in this post when I was CEO of startup Koral about my experiences in pitching VCs. After my company was acquired by Salesforce.com I was asked to stop blogging and they took over my blog as an asset in the sale of the company. My blog was wiped out.

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 12, 2017

In his white paper How Private Equity and Venture Capital Investors Are Eating Their Own Dogfood , PEVCTECH.com founder David Teten explored how private equity and venture capital investors are trying to automate more of their job. I’d expect a similar shift in venture over the next decade or two.”.

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 11, 2020

In the venture capital/private equity business, investors are B2B microinfluencers. The first three tools are only relevant if you’re going to generate significant content yourself: Teten.com , my blog and content marketing strategy. I typically publish essays in a major media venue, and then cross-post it on my blog.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JULY 17, 2021

Whether you’re selling a blog, eCommerce store, or app, it is important to understand how much your business is worth. For example, a content blog is up for sale for $3,000 with a multiple of 2x. Are visitors able to easily find the information they’re looking for on your blog? Prepare Your Business’s Documentation.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 5, 2022

“Its path can best be described as punctuated equilibrium — periods of equilibrium or stasis that are punctuated by dramatic moments of hypergrowth, followed by sharp contractions that settle down to a new equilibrium that is higher than the one before,” the co-founders wrote in a blog post during the first workforce reduction.

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 11, 2020

In the venture capital/private equity business, investors are B2B microinfluencers. The first three tools are only relevant if you’re going to generate significant content yourself: Teten.com , my blog and content marketing strategy. I typically publish essays in an established media venue, and then cross-post it on my blog.

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TechCrunch

MAY 23, 2022

A new startup lifting elements of competing businesses is far from unusual in today’s venture world, but sometimes competing founders don’t find the imitation all that flattering. They stole our blog posts. Copycats are usually subtle. But Eco has one that isn’t. Well, we tracked it all. I’ve never seen anything like it.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 13, 2011

I recently filmed a show for This Week in Venture Capital in which I talked about how to prepare for a VC meeting: whom you’ll meet, who should attend from your side, what materials you should bring and how you should run the meeting. I wrote the summary notes in this blog post. That notes only told part of the story.

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abovethecrowd.com

JULY 10, 2014

This post was a shortened version of a more detailed post he had written for his own blog titled “ A Disruptive Cab Ride to Riches: The Uber Payoff.” This is well documented and understood. Using a combination of market data, math, and financial analysis, Professor Damodaran concluded that his best estimate of the value of Uber is $5.9

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OurCrowd

JULY 11, 2021

To secure your participation in this fast-growing company, please click below to sign documents and fund your investment before July 16th, 2021. From the summit, it is easy to be dazzled by the achievements of Israel’s venture capital colossus. This investment opportunity is closing soon. Learn More. With a record $10.5

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TechCrunch

APRIL 23, 2021

Gray is partner and leader of the private equity, venture capital and growth companies practice, Neal Gerber Eisenberg. Last year was a record 12 months for venture-backed biotech and pharma companies, with deal activity rising to $28.5 via the “ venture creation ” model so predominant among early-stage biotech companies).

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