Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 16, 2021

Never share your exit strategy with venture capitalists. VCs want to learn the total available market and see evidence that you can grow your startup into a US$1-10 million (or more) revenue business. Use these resources to understand how your company will look when you pitch a VC or angel. Here are 11 tips EO members shared: 1.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

Now that he’s become a VC he’s promising me he’ll provide way more public information and discourse so please welcome him by following him on Twitter and better yet welcoming him with a Tweet of your own linking to his Twitter handle or this post. Hamet is an extension of this strategy. So what gives?

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TechCrunch

MARCH 3, 2021

She graduated with high honors from Harvard, is a member of the World Economic Forum and is a Fellow of the Aspen Global Leadership Network. “Investors see a lot of pitches,” VC and LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman noted. “In exit strategy”. You want them focused on the opportunity. You have just 170 seconds.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 15, 2014

I don’t think that Google would have become the success story we all know without the leadership of Eric Schmidt through the years he led the company. So Nick drove strategy & tech from the UK and remained an active board member and CTO of the company. That is the opportunity in front of us. Shaping an industry.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 26, 2022

2021 saw phenomenal returns for our industry and it topped off more than a decade of unprecedented VC growth. As money poured into our industry, it encouraged many VCs to write $20–30 million checks at increasingly higher and higher valuations where it is unlikely that they had substantively more proof of company traction or success.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

As an early-stage VC I love this phase. Sam also had a vision as early as 2012 about how MakeSpace would be a large employer of middle-income jobs: The company would hire employees rather than just have contractors and he would lead the effort to ensure they had opportunities for growth and benefits for their families.

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Revolution

MARCH 8, 2023

“One of the ways we can start evolving the conversation is by asking founders questions centered around the business itself…As a leader, I welcome questions on our business, growth metrics, and strategy.” As a leader, I welcome questions on our business, growth metrics, and strategy.” This data holds true to my experience.

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David Teten VC

MARCH 5, 2021

(co-written with Katherine Boe Heuck , a MBA candidate at MIT Sloan (class of 2022); past intern at Versatile VC ; and a current intern at Metaprop NYC.). We reviewed CB Insights’ global list of “40 of the Best VC Bets of all Time.” For funds with an overall return of 3-5x, which is what VC funds aim for, the overall return was 4.6x

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

DECEMBER 22, 2023

No strategy → no focus → no improvements → no differentiators → no happiness in what I do → back to employee mode. Without a strategy, one might temporarily enjoy the comfort of a well-established business with a waiting pipeline of potential clients, coasting on inertia. My 2023 strategy: Mentoring triangle of strength.

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David Teten VC

JUNE 9, 2021

See How to negotiate a partner role at a VC or private equity firm.) At Versatile VC , we’ve used all these models. Thank you to my co-author for this essay, Paulina Symala, a Consultant at Oliver Wyman and a past intern of Versatile VC. Would you like to work with private equity and venture capital funds? Expert Networks.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 27, 2021

In 2016, we set out to develop a rigorous methodology for tracking progress on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in venture capital, and to measure and benchmark those data through our biennial VC Human Capital Survey. On the diversity front, 2020 may prove a tipping point. On the diversity front, 2020 may prove a tipping point.

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American Entrepreneurship

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

This annual gathering brings together a dynamic mix of entrepreneurs, angel investors, and venture capitalists from the surrounding states, creating a fertile ground for innovation, networking, and investment opportunities. These sessions cover topics from market trends and investment strategies to leadership and innovation.

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Founders Coop

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

As Managing Directors of Techstars Seattle, we raised a series of funds from mostly local LPs, including participation from some of our best-known local VC firms, as well as many of the mentors who worked with the founders during and after each program.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 30, 2021

Finch Capital , the early-stage fintech VC with a presence in London and Amsterdam, is acquiring Wirecard Turkey, a subsidiary of Wirecard, the disgraced fintech out of Germany. He says that more details will be provided on the new entity’s strategy and branding once the deal has formally closed.

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American Entrepreneurship

MAY 31, 2024

Entrepreneurs seek to find the right investor and to make the best pitch when the opportunity comes Entrepreneurs start their companies with great passion and big dreams. They also look for certain traits in the founder such as vision, passion, and leadership to build the right team.

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This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Actually, I think the best analogy for a social media strategy looks something more like this: If you’ve never seen The Price is Right’s Plinko game, it’s highly entertaining. Perhaps SMS, but most people don’t want your thought leadership in their previous text inbox. Sometimes, just an offer to collaborate is helpful.

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StartupNation

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

With so many entrepreneurs and startup ventures seeking investment opportunities, it’s crucial that venture capitalists (VCs) create a list of criteria they want their potential investments to meet. As such, VCs have to consider a number of factors when choosing which companies or entrepreneurs in whom to invest.

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AsiaTechDaily

DECEMBER 7, 2023

This article offers a rare glimpse into the strategies, philosophies, and milestones that have made SoGal Ventures a driving force behind the next-gen billion-dollar businesses. Partnering with Elizabeth at Stanford, they addressed the stark gender imbalance and inequity in the VC industry.

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David Teten VC

MARCH 5, 2021

(co-written with Katherine Boe Heuck , a MBA candidate at MIT Sloan (class of 2022); past intern at Versatile VC ; and a current intern at Metaprop NYC.). We reviewed CB Insights’ global list of “40 of the Best VC Bets of all Time.” Why are all of the VC home runs from white men, or Asian men in Asia, plus a few Asian men in the U.S.?

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 24, 2021

. “We can improve both outcomes and costs by moving care from the hospital back to the place it started — at home,” they write in a post that explores five innovations enabling at-home care and identifies investment opportunities like acute care and infrastructure development. Image Credits: Cowboy Ventures / Guild Education.

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Andreessen Horowitz

MAY 6, 2024

The Cultural Leadership Fund (CLF) team is often asked by portfolio founders how exactly cultural leaders can be a game-changing asset for their companies. In the 5+ years since CLF was founded, we’ve seen firsthand that these partnerships can produce new ideas, new opportunities, and new shifts in culture faster than operating in silos.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Sapphire Ventures will inject $2 billion of newly raised capital into growth-stage enterprise companies from two new funds, Sapphire Ventures Fund VI and Sapphire Ventures Opportunity Fund III. Fund VI will invest in 20 to 30 companies, while the Opportunity Fund targets a smaller number of investments but larger check sizes.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 27, 2021

You gotta pay to play: Buy your pass to Disrupt 2021 here and open a door to opportunity. Partners in well-known VC firms spoke, they were accessible, and they shared smart, insightful nuggets. Hear leadership perspectives for securing your business growth in a time of rapid change. Michael McCarthy, CEO of Repositax.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 21, 2021

The reason Ubiquitous’ platform caught my eye is that it raised a $5 million round led by Uncork in its largest seed investment to date (with additional funding from 100 Thieves and Starting Line VC ), and the company has seen some stunning growth. Or is this the best opportunity we’ve ever seen?”

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2021

Furthermore, women founders receive less than 3% of all VC dollars. Data show that men were four times as likely as women to access equity financing from angel investors or VCs (14.4% Data from Women in VC show that only 5.6% VC firms are women-led and only 4.9% of VC partners in the U.S. against 3.6%).

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

David Teten is founder of Versatile VC and writes periodically at teten.com and @dteten. 15 steps to fundraising a new VC or private equity fund. Katherine Boe Heuck is a MBA candidate at MIT Sloan (class of 2022), a past intern at Versatile VC and a current intern at Metaprop NYC. David Teten. Contributor. Share on Twitter.

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TechCrunch

MAY 25, 2022

Andrew Peterson and Spencer Dent saw an opportunity to digitize — and implicitly streamline — win/loss analyses with Clozd , the startup they helped to co-found in 2017. ” Clozd integrates with customer relationship management (CRM) software to monitor for a “closed” sales opportunity.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

The two met while studying at Harvard and were both a part of the leadership team at QuantCo, a company building AI-powered apps for enterprise customers. “By using Taktile, fintechs can adjust their risk selection in a data-driven way and ensure they only underwrite the risks that match their strategy.”

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Hunter Walk

DECEMBER 11, 2023

I *think* Daniel and I met at a VC happy hour many years ago. It might ‘exit’ again at a later point (anything from a sale to an IPO), but it’s no long dependent on VC funding. That has mainly meant really figuring out how to be a leader and continuously refining my leadership approach as the company has grown.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Too many well-funded teams are lighting VC dollars on fire with strategies that neither reach their target audience nor deliver cost effective acquisition?—?funding Here are two Web3 user acquisition strategies that, if done properly, can be a great area of focus on when the market is down. In my experience, this is a mistake.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 16, 2022

Wakanow underwent financial struggles and was in a midlife crisis before new leadership came to turn the tides. But the deal, coupled with an increase in VC investments across Africa in subsequent years, wasn’t enough for the hedge fund to revisit the region. They learned their lessons and now have a different strategy.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Meddy CEO Haris Aghadi and COO Abed Alkarim Khattab will join Helium’s leadership team as part of the deal. They will “play integral roles in Helium’s execution of its GCC strategy and operations.”. Helium Health’s acquisition of Meddy is a major expansion play. Nigeria’s Helium Health raises $10M Series A for Africa expansion.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Michigan is now the state with the highest growth in VC investment. Grand Circus continues to be one of the central players in the Detroit startup ecosystem, empowering people to enter the field of tech who might not otherwise have the opportunity. Now many Detroit startups are on the fast track to growth. Apply now to Grand Circus.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2022

The startup saw an opportunity to take the middle person out of the process, and let CISOs figure out what data was important to them and the requirements of their particular organizations. The company today announced a $6 million seed round led by Work-Bench, 8VC, AGP, Essence VC, K5 Global and Verissimo along with unnamed industry angels.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 27, 2022

When Inventa sees a good opportunity to grab some extra capital, it takes it. We are going to maintain our strategy of helping suppliers and retailers have a better life.”. Next up, Salama wants to bring on a head of credit in the next six months to round out the leadership team. “At

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StartupNation

JULY 7, 2021

If a Shark sees a lot of growth potential and the opportunity to seriously ramp up profits, he or she will be more likely to invest. Venture capital (VC) firms manage funds set aside to invest in new businesses. Modern VC firms tend to be most interested in young high-growth companies like tech startups. Venture capital firms

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TechCrunch

JUNE 28, 2022

After the success of startups like Airbnb and smart-home players like Google, Amazon and Samsung, investors are “searching for good ideas and quality execution,” according to Jake Fingert and Lionel Foster of VC firm Camber Creek. How would she break the news to her leadership team and employees?

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