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TechCrunch+ roundup: Tested TAM tips, no-code tech survey, writing crypto white papers

TechCrunch

On Twitter, Boldstart Ventures partner Ed Sim noted that Gitlab’s valuation has fallen from $15B to $5.5B, and Hashicorp has dropped from $14B to $6.7B. Hire a writer and a lawyer before releasing a cryptocurrency white paper. Hire a writer and a lawyer before releasing a cryptocurrency white paper.

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How to Win Consulting, Board, and Deal Roles with Private Equity and Venture Capital Funds

David Teten VC

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 capitalists often come from an operating background. Venture Capital. Private Equity.

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What minority founders must consider before entering the venture-backed startup ecosystem

TechCrunch

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. hit nearly $1.8

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

David Teten VC

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. Tim Friedman, Founder, PEStack , and a Venture Partner with Versatile Venture Capital , said, . “We

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Funds offering ‘friends and family’ checks could bring the change underrepresented founders need

TechCrunch

A new white paper by the venture fund Fifth Star put into context how incongruous such statements are: The average friends and family round is $23,000. Black family wealth is $3,630 compared to $79,000 for white families; the average Black founder raises less than around $1,000 from family and friends.

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At Last – An Asset Class Achieving High Ownership at Low Cost

Angel Capital Association

For those who may be unfamiliar, the term “startup studio” can be used interchangeably with “venture studios,” “venture builders,” or “company builders.” Just last year, Enhance Ventures reported that there are roughly 560 studios across the globe , representing more than 625% growth over the last seven years.

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An Era of Fundamental and Massive Change - The Capital Markets Innovation of the ICO

Tomasz Tunguz

Today, the protocol must be detailed in a white paper. But the ability to access huge amounts of capital at a similarly nascent stage is identical. Without that capital backing, the rollout would have taken much longer. About a third of the ICOs in 2017 raised some form of institutional capital before ICO.