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Why Interviewing Others is Awesome for Building Your Brand

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In 2015, a then 18-year-old Harry Stebbings launched The Twenty Minute VC from his bedroom in London. No background in venture capital. Harry wanted to learn about venture capitalhow investors think, what makes a great startup, why some bets pay off while others flop. No industry connections. No podcasting experience.

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Partnership Judo: Don't work against people when vying for a partnership position

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Is your firm feeling like Two VCs enter, one must leave given the limited number of partnership slots? Join us for an educational VC panel in NYC! Other firms will ask for references. Play the Long Game Venture capital is a long game. It doesnt have to be that way.

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What I Would Look for When Choosing a VC – Knowing What I Know Now?

Both Sides of the Table

Picking a VC is hard. So I thought I’d write about out with what I would look for in a VC knowing what I know now and why. Most VCs are book smart. VCs should be more of a coach than proscriptively telling you what to do. You want a VC who will spar with you but then STFU and let you get on with things.

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In 15 Years From Now Half of US Universities May Be in Bankruptcy. My Surprise Discussion with @ClayChristensen

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Back to Mr. Christensen, “We subsidize their education in fields for which there are no jobs” he said in referring to the fact that many courses at universities are still taught with skills that aren’t relevant to the 21st century needs of the US workforce. Venture Capital. Freemium. .”

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Some Reflections on VC Investment Decisions

Both Sides of the Table

I was having dinner with a friend last night and we were chatting about venture capital and a bit about what I’ve learned. I know I can’t be in every deal and I know that the easy part of being a VC is writing the first check in a deal. You can’t reference check your way into a “yes.”

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How To Pitch A Real Estate Tech VC

Dream It

Dreamit Urbantech Managing Director Andrew Ackerman recently sat down with Jeff for a wide-ranging conversation on real estate tech, and a large part of that conversation focused on what founders can do to successfully raise venture capital from real estate tech investors. That’s a fool’s errand.”

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14 Tips on How to Sell to Private Equity and Venture Capital Funds

David Teten VC

It’s hard enough to raise capital from VC, private equity fund, and family offices. The vastly larger universe of B2B companies, many of which have teams focused on pushing VC and private equity funds to evangelize their product to their portfolio. See my list of due diligence questions for VC and private equity funds. .