Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

On the phone … Me: So, you raised venture capital? Convertible notes have both features in them but for some reason entrepreneurs don’t understand it. It’s like we need a finance 101 course for entrepreneurs. It’s like we need a finance 101 course for entrepreneurs. We raised a seed round.

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This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

The fact is, it''s just not cool to criticize the investing side of the venture capital market. For the most part, journalists give startups a free pass when venture capital money is raised or when companies that clearly seem to have failed get "acquired". Venture Capital & Technology' doesn''t much matter.

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Delve into his story as it unfolds with lessons from filmmaking, startup ventures, and the fascinating world of technology innovations and investing. Jeshua’s Fundraising Strategies for Founders: Consider whether venture capital funding is essential; not all businesses need it.

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Register In the fast-paced world of venture capital, experience and expertise are the keys to success. He reflects on his transformation from an entrepreneur to an investor, with a pivotal transition to Vickers Venture Partners seven years ago. “Relationship building is pivotal in venture capital.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Funding underrepresented entrepreneurs ??? This week on the pod, we were joined by Ezechi Britton MBE, a founding member, principal and CTO of Impact X Capital. He’s then founded other businesses including Code Untapped but his main focus is Impact X Capital which is all about funding underrepresented founders.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

It was only a year ago that many in the Venture Capital industry were predicting that “winter was coming” and to be fair the author of this post was chief amongst them. While this it total FDI as opposed to just venture, it should give you an indication of the international trend. Baidu alone raised $3.2

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Venture capital only works for specific types of businesses at a particular stage Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook »

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

AUGUST 22, 2022

Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ». What if we’ve reached the point where founders need investors in order to build successful startups?

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StartupNation

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Despite the growth in awarded venture capital (VC) funds, a staggering disparity remains between the amount of total VC funds invested in entrepreneurs and the portion of those funds invested in ventures founded and/or led by women—particularly women of color. That summer was eye-opening.

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David Teten VC

MAY 26, 2021

How do you raise money for your venture capital or private equity fund from family offices and high net worths? . I see five innovative new methods for raising capital which emerging managers such as Versatile VC are using, which I’ve ranked in roughly descending order of popularity: . For further reading.

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Source Link

APRIL 14, 2021

Throughout history there are numerous success stories of female entrepreneurs, yet women continue to face a number of challenges when starting and growing their businesses. Despite the growth in women-owned businesses, venture capital is still funneled to mostly male-owned businesses. trillion in gross receipts each year.

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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. The life of an entrepreneur is hard and there will be many not-good days. On a good day, it’s easy to say no, but guess what?

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

DECEMBER 14, 2023

If you’re an entrepreneur struggling to raise venture capital, it’s probably because you don’t know the work of a literature professor… Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook »

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Jason Malki

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Initially aspiring to work in the events industry to organize music festivals, Triet gained valuable experience at non-profit organizations like The Dallas Entrepreneur Center and later at Capital Factory, a Texas-based accelerator fund. Breaking into venture capital has been a remarkable and challenging journey.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 20, 2022

As the e-commerce industry continues to boom and work from home remains a trend amongst the corporate sector, more entrepreneurs are using their funds to create new digital startups in a number of niches. This is where venture capital comes into play. What is venture capital and how do you get it?

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This is going to be BIG.

JULY 8, 2013

I probably get around a dozen e-mails a week asking me how to get into venture capital. On top of that, anytime I talk to anyone who wants to get involved in startups but isn''t sure what they want to do, inevitably, I hear, "And then I was thinking maybe I should look into venture capital, too.". Few firms persist.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

DECEMBER 13, 2022

5 criteria VCs look for before considering investing Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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TechCrunch

MAY 13, 2021

Although “This is the way” emerged as the show’s quotable soundbite, there is another line that’s more relevant to venture capital and corporate innovation: “ You’re changing the deal.” Enforcement is so unusual in the world of startups that I consider it a mostly dead-end path.

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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). VC Entrepreneurs in Residence .

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This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 5, 2014

About seven years ago, I wrote a post on breaking into venture capital and I continue to point the five or six people a week who ask me how to break into venture. There''s really no easier way to get into venture than to find some money, reach out to smart folks to learn, and start writing checks.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

MARCH 24, 2022

How To Build A Successful Business Without Venture Capital w/ Aaron Dinin was originally published in Entrepreneur's Handbook on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story. [link] We hope enjoy the episode and don’t forget to share it with others.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

AUGUST 16, 2021

By knowing the right strategies, maybe you can do it, too… Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 26, 2015

One of the least understood parts of the venture capital industry and venture capital firms is how investment decisions actually get made. The beauty of venture capital is that on any given deal I can only lose one times my money. But if I fail, I want to fail for the right reasons.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

AUGUST 23, 2023

More and more large companies are creating venture groups to invest in startups Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook »

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Not everything is worth the fight Venture capital and venture building is playing the long game. Whilst typical holding periods for private equity range between 3–5 years, that of venture capital ranges between 6–10 years. Thanks to my Slingshot Ventures team members for their contributions to this article.

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Source Link

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Entrepreneurs are a hardy breed. From grocery delivery to working from home and online schooling, everyone was asked to adapt like an entrepreneur. More entrepreneurs, new needs. The growing number of entrepreneurs needing business startup and planning support was noticeable across the nation.

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StartupNation

JULY 27, 2021

StartupNation founder and CEO, Jeff Sloan, shares a conversation with Ara Topouzian, e xecutive director of the Michigan Venture Capital Association and RJ King, editor of DBusiness Magazine , on the status of venture capital in Michigan today. The post What Does Michigan Venture Capital Look Like Today?

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This is going to be BIG.

OCTOBER 7, 2015

After checking out The Information's "open dataset" on diversity in venture capital , I felt pretty disappointed. I went back and calculated the number of companies in the first Brooklyn Bridge Ventures portfolio who have at least one founder who is female, from an underrepresented minority group, or LGBT.

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StartupNation

MAY 18, 2021

And following the momentum created by angel funding at the startup and seed stages, venture capital is the critical funding that drives the growth of these startups as they mature. How significant is venture capital funding? They include Apple, Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Facebook, for example.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JULY 17, 2019

Being a female entrepreneur is looking better each and every day. The number one challenge women face is a significant disadvantage in securing access to venture capital funding compared to their male peers. of all venture capital in the US went to companies founded solely by women. In 2017, just 2.2%

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 30, 2011

This is the final part of a 3-part series on the major changes in the structure of the software & the venture capital industries. But … Downsizing Venture Capital. The venture capital business itself is going through an even more fundamental change than just the entry of a new category at the earliest stage.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Fundraising isn’t as important to building startups as most founders think Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook »

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Gust

MAY 3, 2014

The facile answer to this assumptive question is “because some women are not seeking funding from venture capital firms” But there is actually quite a bit of truth in both statements. Invested Interests Astia entrepreneurs funding investors LATISM venture capital firms women'

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Dream It

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Avoiding 5 Common Cyber Entrepreneur Pitfalls In this #DreamitLive, Ron Gula , president of Gula Tech Ventures , joins Steve Barsh to talk about the 5 most common mistakes cyber entrepreneurs make and how to avoid them. 42:15 - Final 2 things cyber entrepreneurs must not do wrong What do you look for?

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Register MADCash , the Malaysian fintech startup specializing in zero-interest micro-funding for women entrepreneurs, has successfully concluded its pre-Series A funding round with a RM 5 million investment. Artem Ventures led the investment charge, with contributions from MSW Ventures and the ScaleUp Founders Fund.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JULY 26, 2022

Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ». It’s not necessarily bad, but I promise it’s not what you think.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

MARCH 22, 2022

He invited us to pitch in front of a coalition of… Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ». In the middle of our fundraising efforts for our seed round, I got a call from Joshua.

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