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Creator Ventures Raises $45M Fund II to Back the Next Generation of Consumer Internet Startups

American Entrepreneurship

Consumer has the largest share of global GDP, and yet consumer startups have been underfunded by venture capital in recent years, said Sasha Kaletsky, Managing Partner at Creator Ventures. This expansion signals vast potential for early-stage investment in consumer-facing tech startups.

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15 Innovative Pitch Deck Designs That Drove Investor Engagement

StartupNation

I’ll never forget presenting to a particularly skeptical VC who kept questioning our projections. For example, during a pitch to a major venture capital firm, one partner was particularly intrigued by our customer acquisition costs. Join for Free We earn a commission if you make a purchase, at no additional cost to you.

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Simple Advice for Junior Folks in Venture Capital: Don’t Be a Generalist. Do One Thing Really Well for your GP and One Thing Really Well for Founders.

Hunter Walk

This one is “what advice do you have for someone who is a new VC analyst or wants to join a firm at that level?” ” If you’re joining a venture capital firm as a junior professional I’d recommend against being a generalist, or trying to get good at everything. Expertise in a technology platform.

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It’s Morning in Venture Capital

Both Sides of the Table

Many observers of the venture capital industry have questioned whether its best days are behind it. I can’t help feel a bit of rear-view mirror analysis in all of “VC model is broken” bears in our industry. They are, in fact, great news for traditional venture capitalists. This article originally ran on PEHub.

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How to Be a VC: Being Open

This is going to be BIG.

I always get asked how to get into VC and so I think a lot about what it takes to do the job well. In venture capital, you say "no" a lot. Practicing the word no as many times as a VC does means you have to fight not to have your mind close on you. For some, VC is about the picking rather than the fostering and growing.

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How To Pitch A Real Estate Tech VC

Dream It

Camber Creek portfolio companies benefit from the network effects of his four partners from the real estate world. Key Questions To Answer When Pitching Real Estate Tech VCs Is there demand for the product? Founders speak to this network as part of the diligence process and get feedback.

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How to Win Consulting, Board, and Deal Roles with Private Equity and Venture Capital Funds

David Teten VC

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. See How to negotiate a partner role at a VC or private equity firm.) At Versatile VC , we’ve used all these models.