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The Five "Ups" of Getting Early Stage VC Deal Flow

This is going to be BIG.

How do you get 150+ VCs to show up for something? nextNYC, the startup events platform I run, produces the largest formal VC/Founder intro event at NY Tech Week. Last year, over 150 VCs participated and were looking forward to having even more. No VC on the face of the earth has a magical Good Deals Only stream of opportunities.

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How to Make Sense of the PPP Loan Program for VC-Backed Startups

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But I have been in close contact with the NVCA, many of the major law firms and many of the major VC firms. Am I ineligible since I’m VC-backed? There is nothing in the rules that state that VC-backed businesses are ineligible. I am not claiming to be the world expert on this. shouldn’t I? The short answer is “no.”

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How Versatile VC collaborates with other investors

David Teten VC

In my meetings with family offices, VCs, and others, a frequent topic is how we collaborate with other investors. We particularly have developed many Fundraising hacks for VC and private equity funds , including our master databases of LPs interested in emerging VC managers. See examples on our Tech Stacks page.

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Questions from Hunter #MondayMailbag

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He approached me recently with an idea for cross interviewing each other and I thought it was a good way to have my writing be a little more collaborative with my audience. You''ve been in VC long enough to see lots of different funds, partners and deals. You get a lot of choice as a VC as to who you want to spend your time with.

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How DogVacay Literally Saved my Thanksgiving

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It’s a great one about entrepreneurship, friendship and the collaborative economy that is helping families in need across the world. DogVacay is part of a new global movement some people are calling “ Collaborative Consumption.” Monitor had a little internal VC group so he got some experience there. Like oDesk.

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Is @AngelList Syndicates Really Such a Big Deal?

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” From the hyperbolic Jason Calacanis weighing in that “The petty VC’s did everything to deride [Naval, the co-founder of AngelList]” as though the industry was collectively s g its pants that AngelList was going to put us out of business. This is the same way VC firms, by the way. Bowery Capital).

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Please Help Me Congratulate Jordan Hudson as @UpfrontVC’s Newest Investment Principal

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What is a principal at a VC firm and how does it work at Upfront Ventures? ” Associates have different functions at different VCs. VC firm admin. VC firm policy or fund analysis. Helping be the VC “presence” at key events. inside insight into VC decision-making. Industry reviews.