Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 2, 2010

I’m writing this post to explain to entrepreneurs what you should be thinking about in terms of the VC’s you approach and the size and stage of their funds. What will matter are: whether the people who invest in VC funds (LPs or Limited Partners) increase their activity and the performance of that actual fund.

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Venture Capital Balance Sheet Early Stage Software Review 269

This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

Every investor and entrepreneur knows there is something scary about the current startup economy. More entrepreneurs get to try out their ideas with smaller amounts of capital, but the bar remains the same to get to the bigger rounds. I met with a major institutional limited partner the other day--the kind of money that funds VC's.

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Angel Investor Valuation Startup Revenue 104

Altgate

MAY 1, 2009

The bottom line take away (for me) is that VC is capacity limited by the value of exits (M&A plus IPOs). According to Fred’s posts, the “math problem&# in VC is that LPs have been investing capital in VC funds at the clip of about $25 billion per year for the past decade (excluding 1999 and 2000 which were strange years).

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Sweat Equity Private Equity IPO Venture Capital 28

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

I raised money as an entrepreneur, like you, in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2005 for two different companies. And I also now have to raise money myself, but this time from bigger institutions that our industry calls LPs (limited partners). I never suggest that entrepreneurs just randomly pitch VCs. Tell a friend!

Developer 366

Developer Silicon Valley PR Las Vegas 366

abovethecrowd.com

APRIL 20, 2016

All Unicorn participants — founders, company employees, venture investors and their limited partners (LPs) — are seeing their fortunes put at risk from the very nature of the Unicorn phenomenon itself. In 1999, record valuations coexisted with record IPOs and shareholder liquidity. Entrepreneurs/Founders/CEOs.

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IPO Term Sheet Silicon Valley Valuation 40

Professor VC

DECEMBER 8, 2015

I was a Limited Partner in Angel Investors II (Ron Conway's angel fund) that was an investor in Confinity. What does this mean for entrepreneurs and investors? Musk was the early winner taking the CEO role (for a brief period) in the merged company and the largest equity stake as well. At the IPO, Musk held a 14.2%

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Merger LP IPO Redemption 28