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How to Get World Class Experts to Support Your Company

David Teten

I’ve written on the expert network industry a fair amount in the past: see How to Earn More Consulting Revenue from Expert Networks and How Executives Can Work with Private Equity and Venture Capital Portfolio Companies. Can you give a brief overview: when you were founded, investors, current status? .

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What’s Really Going on in the VC Industry? What Does it Mean for Startups?

Both Sides of the Table

So even within the “alternative class&# our LPs are looking at other asset investment choices such as distressed buyout funds, private equity or hedge funds. But my conversations in the private corridors on Sand Hill Road in Silicon Valley is that many fund sizes will be smaller going forward. VC will shrink.

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Gil Penchina’s Army: How AngelList’s Largest Syndicate Plans to Lead A Rounds, Hire An Associate & Keep VCs Honest

Hunter Walker

I did my first angel investment in 1998, so 16 years and 60+ investments. Dentists from the Midwest, tech CEOs, Facebook engineers, VC’s and private equity partners. Q: Has being more public changed your dealflow or the nature of conversations entrepreneurs, coinvestors are having with you? Q: Although your $3.3m

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Returns for brand-name VC funds

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Term Sheet The latest on private equity, M&A, deals and movements — from Wall Street to Silicon Valley. FORTUNE -- Its no secret that venture capitalists were hit hard by last decades dotcom bust, considering that median returns for 1998-2001 vintage funds are all underwater. Join the Conversation. Term Sheet.

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Terry Time at the NVCA

Seeing Both Sides

  In our conversation, he made a few observations in his usual soft-spoken but pointed way that I found particularly interesting: (1)      Small Ball.    In the private equity world, the industry leaders hang around forever well past their 50s and 60s. 

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How to Fine-tune Your Small Business Finances—from Funding to Growth [Webinar Recap]

Up and Running

Bates: Josh, it reminds me of when I was doing web sites back in the day in 2000 and 1998 and instead of going and being able to buy a shopping cart you had to code the shopping cart from scratch. That’s why,” or “Wow my conversion rate is not what I thought it would be by now. Are you going for private equity?