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TechCrunch+ roundup: Tested TAM tips, no-code tech survey, writing crypto white papers

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I haven’t launched a successful startup, but I have helped write several pitch decks. How to calculate your startup’s TAM, SAM and SOM. We need to find a quick visa option because a VC investment will dilute our equity, and we will no longer be eligible for the E-2. It was always the last slide we worked on. .

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

At 60, with 35 years of venture investing experience, I still get most things wrong. I told him the story of how I bumped into Rikki Tahta walking through the garment district in NYC in the spring of 2011 and Rikki told me he was working on a Bitcoin startup. I replied, “a what coin startup?” Investing is humbling.

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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.

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What is the Best CRM and Marketing Tech Platform for a New Private Equity/Venture Capital Fund?

David Teten VC

One of the first decisions we had to make in setting up our new VC fund, Versatile Venture Capital , was our CRM and marketing technology infrastructure. . I’m very interested in the tech stack of private equity/VC firms , both to improve the efficiency of Versatile VC and also as a focus area for our investing.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: YC Demo Day faves, thrift shop VCs, cybersecurity product challenges

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You don’t need to move to San Francisco to launch a startup, but working here does have some advantages: moderate weather, natural beauty, great food, and sure, the world’s largest concentration of venture capital. is $3,630, but that figure soars to $79,000 for a white family. ” Thanks very much for reading.

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Daily Crunch: New Twitter Blue feature will reportedly squelch 50% of ads for paid members

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Startups and VC Meal replacement startup Yfood did a thing today. Meanwhile, Canaan closed two new funds — its 12th flagship fund for early-stage tech and healthcare startups and an opportunity fund — that total $850 million. Fresh catch : Alternative seafood startup Aqua Cultured Foods reeled in $5.5

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Flexible VC, a New Model for Companies Targeting Profitability

David Teten VC

(co-written with Jamie Finney, Founding Partner at Greater Colorado Venture Fund. His work on VC and small communities can be found at greatercolorado.vc/blog. raised money from VCs and 7.7% More and more startups are pursuing Revenue-Based VCs , but “RBI” doesn’t fit everyone. Flexible VC offers you this.

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