Both Sides of the Table
JULY 23, 2014
The VC market has right-sized (returned back to mid 90′s levels & less competition). But it still takes VC to scale a business (thus large capital into industry winners like Uber, Airbnb, SnapChat, etc). But it still takes VC to scale a business (thus large capital into industry winners like Uber, Airbnb, SnapChat, etc).
This is going to be BIG.
JANUARY 22, 2018
This will be the post where I dangerously attempt to walk the minefield of a white male VC opining on the topic. On an app advertised to "meet inspiring people" for meaningful networking, someone tells this black founder, whose last name is "Youngblood" that is name is inappropriate. 3) The fundraising process favors white men.
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TechCrunch
MAY 5, 2021
The prospect of more women writing checks was viewed as a positive for female founders, a cohort that has struggled to attract more than a fraction of the funds that their male peers manage. All-female teams have an especially tough time raising capital compared to all-male teams, underscoring the disparity. What the data show.
Both Sides of the Table
MARCH 23, 2014
The critical skill is not just your immediate network but the network beyond that you can tap into if you’ve earned the right through nurturing your 1-degree relationships. After my first Tweet with the Notorious mothafucka quote , I thought about my role as a VC and I Tweeted the following. Building Your Network.
TechCrunch
FEBRUARY 16, 2022
David Teten is founder of Versatile VC and writes periodically at teten.com and @dteten. Akshat Dixit is a senior at North Carolina State University, an intern at Versatile VC , and a past intern with the HBS Alumni Angels Association and the Innovation Quarter in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Scouts help promote diversity in VC.
TechCrunch
JUNE 7, 2022
This event draws an incredible mix of Silicon Valley’s startup community, including over 40 VC firms so far — a who’s who of founders, investors, tech makers and movers and shakers. If you want to share a friendly evening of cocktails and relaxed networking under the stars with your startup peers, you need to grab your ticket today.
TechCrunch
OCTOBER 6, 2022
The most common answer was the desire to leverage their personal network, as all these founders — through partial secondaries — are very active angels,” Sorrentino told TechCrunch. A lot of the founders are still running companies and don’t want to become VCs,” Dias noted. and Latin America.
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