Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 3, 2016

In the VC insider baseball world a discussion has gone on about “VC platforms” over the past 5 or so years. While firms define platforms differently, let’s just say they are the services that a VC offers outside of investment capital and partner time on boards or providing intros.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 4, 2016

” There are a lot of data points that one can observer to get a sense of the venture capital markets – both LP fundings into venture and VC financings of startups. They point to some widely known facts: financings & valuations are up massively over the past 7 years and non-VC money has entered the system. How do I know?

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

From Filmmaker to Entrepreneur: A Unique Path Unfolds Jeshua’s journey kicked off in Singapore, where he defied the norms of traditional education, dropping out of a top Junior college at 17 with nothing more than a PSLE certificate (primary school education).

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David Teten VC

MARCH 1, 2022

The easiest way to work with and for VC funds is to become a part-time scout, getting paid for sourcing investments. How to find a job as a VC scout. VC recruiters list and compensation data. How to negotiate a partner role at a VC or private equity firm. Syllabus for how to launch, manage, and invest a VC fund.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 11, 2020

It is a company with a mission to create better access and more funding for Black entrepreneurs and executives. And Black entrepreneurs wanted access to decision makers but didn’t always have the easy connections. And Black entrepreneurs wanted access to decision makers but didn’t always have the easy connections. Really, truly.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 18, 2015

In 2012 I penned an article called “ It’s Morning in VC ” that highlighted many of these trends and in 2014 I published a series of data in this VC SlideShare presentation of “ Why VC is Much More Compelling ” now, which updated many of our earlier analysis. Boom and bust. Are LPs to blame?

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Chloe Freeman, an actor, producer and entrepreneur started the company last year after completing an entrepreneur-in-residence program at prehype. Freeman, a queer, non-binary person of color, told TechCrunch they didn’t see any wellness products that spoke to them or their peers, but rather to the majority of cisgender people.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

MAY 21, 2021

We approached this work by first grounding ourselves in and listening to the needs and pain points of the under-resourced and under-represented entrepreneurs in our ecosystem,” said Kate. “In A prerequisite to incorporating specific techniques is a fundamental mindset and world view of why DEI is crucial to equitable economies.

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David Teten VC

JULY 27, 2021

We have collected a wide range of freebies, contests, accelerators, online communities, and VCs designed for student tech founders. I have been researching this both to support Versatile VC ’s portfolio companies and also as part of research for my new book, To University and Beyond: Launch Your Career in High Gear. 1) Your school.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 26, 2015

The truth is that each firm is different and there isn’t one standard but over the years I’ve talked with enough of my peers to get sense of how many firms work. You’d be surprised how many firms are “dictator VCs” – even those that don’t formally acknowledge it internally.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

I came across this blog post about getting a computer science degree as the best degree for getting into venture capital or working at a VC-backed start up. I just completed an exercise where I went out to hire a new associate for my VC firm, GRP Partners. I had to laugh a bit reading it. Many of my best friends have MBAs.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 17, 2022

Galion , a collective of tech entrepreneurs who network and learn from each other, is launching an investment arm called Galion.exe. We put together a knowledge base with several reports and tools for entrepreneurs, made by entrepreneurs.”. But very quickly, some entrepreneurs in the community became business angels.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 14, 2022

While web3-focused entrepreneurs from across the world are racing to revolutionize the digital space, the industry has fallen out of the picture in China, where strict censorship and a sweeping ban on cryptocurrency have eliminated the potential for decentralized services, which are at the core of web3, to thrive. .

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

To do so we need entrepreneurs who can build companies that scale well in booming markets and also control costs appropriate in correcting markets. Every year we try to write up and publish our thoughts publicly both to help other investors & entrepreneurs and also to test our thoughts in the public market of ideas.

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This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 8, 2011

Any success as an entrepreneur? How about as a VC? He hasn't founded or built either a successful, let alone innovative company, and he hasn't raised $ to invest in those entrepreneurs. Fred has basically always been a VC, Mike was a reporter, and Jim worked in product marketing and management consulting. What did I do?

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 18, 2012

I'd say it has to be payments, because knowing who your friends are gives them a natural advantage in peer to peer. Entrepreneurs. 10) Goosed VC returns. 1) Expect the angel and seed stage market to continue to stay hot. If you're just money, you are toast. If you're just money, you are toast. Facebook Ventures?

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 19, 2015

You’ve had enough ladder climbing alongside peers to form some sense of human motivations. The recognition? Is work a part of life and life a part of work? Is it just the next rung in the ladder after we finish college and join the next grouping of people we’re tied to for a brief period in time? “Of course I work!”

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2009

This is part of my new series on what makes an entrepreneur successful. I originally posted it on VentureHacks , one of my favorite websites for entrepreneurs. I wanted to also post the series here to have it as a resource on my blog for future entrepreneurs who stop by. If you haven’t spent time over there you should.

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TechCrunch

MAY 6, 2021

BLCK VC launches educational initiative to bring more Black entrepreneurs into investing ecosystem. Williams points out that Black professionals often find themselves isolated at companies, without a lot of peers with whom they can talk. So it’s an ecosystem problem, not a pipeline issue,” Primus explained.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 19, 2022

One theory shared by Johnson is that “male power brokers [are] more likely to select or fund the women VCs who share their own patriarchal biases, a nd keep out the many women who don’t share those views,” he told TechCrunch in a written message. In short, women VCs are just as inclined to favor male founders as their male peers.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 27, 2023

On the Builder Stage you can expect to learn how to build your early VC network, finding product-market fit early and negotiating your first term sheet among many other topics of immediate value to any founder. What’s new at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023? That’s certainly true for the Builder Stage.

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This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

It comes up a lot with my coaching clients who aspire to be top VCs and are trying to figure out how to self-assess and goal set. I find level setting to be one of the most difficult things to do around any task or skill. Just how good is good? What are the best people accomplishing? How do you measure it? But I thought I was good!?”

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 1, 2016

What inspired you to invest in peer-to-peer marketplaces? VC-backed deals that normally investors wouldn’t have access to; Lyft and Spotify (which we invested in, as well) are two of them.”. I recommend hiring or acquiring a team of young, scrappy entrepreneurs to try and innovate upon your business constantly.”.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 9, 2014

I often talk about what I’m looking for when I meet with an entrepreneur. Above all else I’m looking for a genuine passion for what the entrepreneur is doing. You can sense when it is a “mission” for this entrepreneur to succeed and she will continue the journey even if success isn’t easy or immediate.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 25, 2009

This is part of my blog series “ Pitching a VC.&#. I’ve sat through a lot of VC pitches and having been CEO of an enterprise software firm for many years I’ve also sat through many customer meetings with sales teams. The following are some tips for the debate style VC meeting. Tips in a debate led VC Meeting.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 29, 2013

” 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. So there you have it.

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This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 5, 2014

If you need to introduce yourself to a VC firm, you''re probably not getting the job. VC firms are going back to being mostly partner driven shops, where dealflow and decisions stay up top. That''s a benefit to the VC firm. Yesterday, Amrit Richmond announced her new employment at RRE as Director of Community & Platform.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 30, 2016

We did what many VC funds did – we presented our annual results, we stood up and talked about our portfolio companies, we invited a few to also present and then we had dinner & drinks at some posh restaurant. So I decided to change up our format a bit. Here’s a short sample of what we now do. I had a few objectives in mind.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2016

It’s very easy in venture capital when you’ve seen thousands of companies have read thousands of decks and spreadsheets and been to numerous conferences and exchanged ideas with other investors and entrepreneurs to feel like “you know better” and that’s precisely what we try to encourage Team Upfront not to feel or how not to behave.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 7, 2014

Contrast that with a VC conversation I had. In case you don’t know – as VCs we have have 2 sets of customers: LPs (limited partners) who invest money in our funds and entrepreneurs (who we in turn give money to and help support them in building businesses we hope will be valuable). If not, somebody else will.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

The idea is simple enough: several female VC partners at top funds will hold 1-hour meetings with 40 promising female entrepreneurs looking to get advice on their business and pitch in a friendly, non-judgmental, safe environment. 8% of VC partnerships, for example). Now 33% of Supreme Court Justices are women (vs.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 21, 2010

Peer-to-peer lending is back! entrepreneur Wil Schroter (I am an angel investor in Affordit). I’m now the permanent host for TWiVC (until such time as they kick me off). Thank you to anybody who sent Jason a note on Twitter on my behalf. I just cover the companies that were funded that week. Others I have not.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

When an entrepreneur takes on investors who take equity (i.e. When an entrepreneur takes on investors who take equity (i.e. This is important because when you have too many VCs on a board you only bring one kind of thinking to the board. Independents are critical to avoiding “VC group think.” Yes, this is a thing.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 1, 2022

Today, “it’s transforming entire categories of enterprise software,” says Navin Chaddha, managing director at VC firm Mayfield. were shuttering to slow the spread of the then-novel coronavirus. Seems like a long time ago. Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members. Ganesh Bell, managing director, Insight Partners.

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peer-to-peer mix-use incubation ventures 82

TechCrunch

MARCH 22, 2022

VC has changed a lot since I was pounding the pavement on Sand Hill Road as a young entrepreneur in the late ’90s. Capital was hard to come by, and founders had to practically beg VCs to back their company. In today’s market, it’s not uncommon to hear the sentiment that VCs have to work to sell their money.

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peer-to-peer venture capital capital pitching 88

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 3, 2015

It spoke to me because it so resonates with my nearly daily advice to entrepreneurs and VCs alike. Every VC firm works differently but when asked about our process I always reply the same way, We’re a “high conviction” shop. . — Scott Belsky (@scottbelsky) April 29, 2015. He took two words where I take 1,000!

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Notably, Metromile saw its valuation decline over 85% and was subsequently acquired by peer Lemonade , and it hasn’t been alone in losing a lot of value and being eyed by peers and incumbents. If you’re an investor who’d like to participate in future surveys, fill out this form. Which avenues enjoy new tailwinds?

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