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JUNE 8, 2014

Cincinnati, like many startup communities in the US over the past 5 years, has revitalized important regions in its urban core, created accelerators, built co-working facilities, pooled together angel capital, attracted VCs, involved educational institutions and solicited the help of important corporations in a more cohesive ecosystem.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

Recently I wrote a post arguing to make the definition of a Startup more inclusive than that to which Silicon Valley, fueled by Venture Capital return profiles, would sometimes like to attach to the word. Local Capital – I do believe that you’ll struggle to get a community started without some local capital.

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StartupNation

AUGUST 27, 2021

It’s an issue every entrepreneur and new business must face: raising capital for your business. While capital can come in many forms — debt or equity, private or institutional — this article focuses on raising equity capital. Whether you find the challenge of raising capital exhilarating or anxiety-inducing (maybe both!),

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 4, 2013

I guess this is the ultimate definition of implementing a business model when you’re not clear on strategy! I see many companies these days just race to raise capital. They see capital raising at the success validator. If it’s the former your company will definitely start to top out at some point.

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AUGUST 25, 2023

That includes investing way earlier than they would normally, investing outside of scope, investing with their personal capital outside of the fund, etc. Let’s first talk about the definition of a co-founder. Given the fact that the money you raise will mostly go to making hires, by definition, all teams are incomplete.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

MAY 11, 2021

For certain things, like raising capital and investing capital, on-screen works pretty well. Founders have figured out that they can raise capital from their kitchens, bedrooms, and offices in weeks vs roadshows that lasted months. And founders in Singapore can access capital markets in NYC with ease.

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David Teten VC

JUNE 9, 2021

Would you like to work with private equity and venture capital funds? There are relatively few jobs directly inside private equity and venture capital funds, and those jobs are highly competitive. Venture Capital. Asian Venture Capital Journal (free trial). Private Equity. Preqin (free demo). Grey House (free demo).

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APRIL 1, 2014

Venture Capital & Technology' Why bother making any new investments at that point? Seriously, though. it was a great job and you should totally apply for it. Thanks to Brad, Fred and Kerry for providing me with a great experience oh so long ago.

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Dream It

JANUARY 13, 2021

The venture capital screening call is an important step to get right in due diligence. It means you haven’t properly framed this deal in the associate’s mind and that makes it hard for us to come to a definitive conclusion. To get to partners, often you’ll have to go through the associate first.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 4, 2012

At this time I can tell you that the Brits definitely didn’t have a culture of failure. 49:30 Steve: When’s the last time venture capital actually led an innovation? After a recent discussion I had with Steve Blank it made me remember that I had left off one of the most critical factors – a culture of failure.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 29, 2013

If you track the venture capital industry it would be hard to miss the conversation going on this week over AngelList “Syndicates.” But Jason is one of the smartest thinkers in our industry so while style points in his eye-poking post might be low, he’s definitely scratching at something important. Bowery Capital).

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Dream It

AUGUST 29, 2019

Investors are giving you capital to make 10x, 20x, or 100x their investment. The definition of Exit Strategy from Investopedia: “The method by which a venture capitalist or business owner intends to get out of an investment that he or she has made in the past. To realize this, there must be an exit.

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MARCH 23, 2015

That amount of Series A capital HAS NOT increased. Does it make sense to think of the amount of Series A capital as static? Or maybe they just take some of that reserve capital for follow ons and put it to work now? "The problem is that the number of A rounds hasn''t changed. So what that they can''t maintain their 20%?

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Revolution

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

We dive deeper into the definition in our 2022 Annual Report. Louis, Missouri stands as a major hub for the agricultural sector, shaped by its advantageous location, academic institutions, industrial presence, and capital availability. Internally, we’ve begun using the term “founder-market-geography fit” to describe this idea.

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This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 11, 2014

It''s a solid exit to a company that has lots of revs, is growing, and together will form a very formidable player in the data backup space--one that can definitely be a public company in the next couple of years. Venture Capital & Technology' Today, Backupify announced that it is getting purchased by Datto.

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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. . Linkedin : Versatile Venture Capital / David Teten personal. Price was definitely a consideration. I run PEVCTech , a community focused on this area. Some firms (e.g.,

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Founder Bounty

JANUARY 21, 2025

If its a top tier accelerator like Ycombinator you should definitely do it. But not ALL are equity, however if its YC definitely take it or apply if you have not done so. The answer is YES. I have worked in finance and well as been though Techstars and have seen it all in the world of startups.

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Dream It

APRIL 12, 2020

Paul Martino, General Partner at Bullpen Capital. During our recent Dreamit Kickoff week, Bullpen Capital Founder and General Partner Paul Martino ( @ahpah ) spoke with our Spring 2020 cohort about the state of the VC ecosystem in the current economic crisis. Will a financial crisis affect how venture funds deploy capital?

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2014

So this was definitely an introduction I was going to take. International team with development in a country known for building great games and tech companies plus leadership in our home court of LA, one of the monetization capitals of the country. Get more cash even before end proof. And Seriously.

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abovethecrowd.com

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

I have supervised situations involving novel financial structures (Enron and Residential Capital) and cross-border asset recovery and maximization (Nortel and Overseas Shipholding). There are also frequent claims of being “profitable” on some definition of “margin” that is specific to the company.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 13, 2022

We were built — by definition — to serve the smaller part of the small business market,” COO Adler added. It plans to use its new capital to build out the software layer of its business as well as create new financial products for its customers such as payments rails to working capital and credit offerings.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 17, 2015

All of them are up-or-out and they are rigorously capitalistic and at times that may even mean unfair because by definition people make subjective determinations of ones skills. Yes, some people stay 10+ years but many don’t and both are ok. They are personal choices. And they probably have a few extra beans in their bank accounts, too.

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HPA

JANUARY 8, 2025

Chicago, IL – January 8, 2025 – Hyde Park Angels ( HPA ), a premier early-stage venture capital group specializing in investing through its unique People First model, is pleased to announce that its portfolio company, Simple Mills , has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Flowers Foods , Inc.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

We led a $4 million investment along with Thrive Capital, GLG and Sound Ventures. I know that “mission driven” sounds nebulous or some convenient definition of anything we want to fund. Mission Driven I also am looking for founders that are on a personal mission to solve a big problem. But really it’s something I look for.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 27, 2014

I was having dinner with a friend last night and we were chatting about venture capital and a bit about what I’ve learned. The biggest difference from experience is that in bad markets people without venture capital experience or strategies are the first to the exit. By definition this means others will doubt you.

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JUNE 5, 2016

On the other hand, I'm pretty sure they don't mean someone who came up with the idea, put in some initial capital and did some initial part time work--because then you'd have a Co-Founder along the lines of Garrett Camp at Uber.

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MAY 2, 2023

Back in 2004, I was working for the General Motors pension fund, which had been making limited partnership investments in venture capital since the early 1980’s. I got to see all of the top VCs pitching their funds. What was notable was how similar they all sounded—that is, until I got the pitch from Brad and Fred at Union Square Ventures.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 9, 2023

As a startup founder, you really need to understand how venture capital works One caveat: That doesn’t mean founders should pay themselves way above market rates. But when you founded the company, you and your co-founders, per definition, owned 100%. Yes, as a founder, you do have the benefit of vesting equity in the company.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 5, 2022

Any and every EO member with a sincere interest in investing, raising cash, capital, or equity for their company, and those who are interested in learning how to identify opportunities and make good acquisition decisions to grow their investment strategies. Who is the ideal attendee for DX22?

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

It is definitely important. Promote women’s participation in leadership positions. Do you think it is important for women to pursue education and professions in STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics), and why?

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Sometimes that’s venture capital generally (like last year’s conversation with Reid Hoffman ) and sometimes it’s in a space where I’ve invested (like mobility and city innovation with Bird’s Travis VanderZanden , one of our portfolio founders.) definitely a big and expensive promotional bet for a “startup”. “We

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 30, 2021

Next, let’s take a step back and look at the definition of ROI on Investopedia : “ROI is a performance measure used to evaluate the efficiency or profitability of an investment or compare the efficiency of a number of different investments. What started as a 400% ROI is actually 80% ROI. Revenue vs. profit. Profit is the operative word.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

I don’t believe we have changed yet the way they think, but we have definitely shown that there are multiple options to change our consumption behavior. Do you think your organization has changed the way your community thinks about sustainability and managing waste? . What are some challenges you have faced as a business owner??

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 11, 2020

It plans to use the capital to double down on expanding its network of banks and payment services in Europe. For context, that previous round was at a €415 million ($503 million) valuation, and the company has definitely grown since then: in January it said it had 2,500 banking partners in its network. million in funding.

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This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 29, 2016

You're still a wonderful person, I'm sure, but your idea or company could be one that is disproportionately unlikely to return investor capital in multiples given the risk. Here are a few ways founders can improve their chances with an investor: 1) Make sure you actually have a viable startup idea, *before* you pitch.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 1, 2015

In preparation for her reentry into VC she spoke with many mentors of hers for advice on venture capital. I pointed out that when you become a partner in a VC firm almost by definition you’ve seen years of businesses that failed or concepts that didn’t quite work. ” Such simple yet poignant advice.

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Dream It

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Once the CVC has winnowed out 9 out of 10 (or 19 out of 20) potential investments, there’s definitely a place for the line management to vet the solution in greater depth… stay tuned for another in depth look at this topic in another part of this series. How is fiscal oversight managed? In practice, it rarely is.

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