Agile VC

OCTOBER 23, 2012

LPs investing in venture hold a subset of all the funds in the VC universe by design (see #4 & 5). And even if they wanted the index return, there is essentially no way to buy (or sell) a broad-based basket of VC funds in the way you can trade the S&P 500 or Russell 2000 or other public equity index.

LP 176

LP Accredited Investor Carried Interest Portfolio 176

David Teten

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

Since I became an institutional investor, my #1 learning is: this is a highly unusual and somewhat baffling industry. Disruptable Pattern #5: Institutional investors are eager to cut larger checks rather than smaller ones. In aggregate, angels are significant investors. Photo credit: JD Hancock.

Management 114

Management Pre-Money Valuation Venture Capital New Hampshire 114

Up and Running

DECEMBER 9, 2014

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. If you’re looking for five million dollars, you should be thinking institutional capital. Bates: You know Josh—.

Small Business 95

Small Business Finance Forecast Metrics 95