2000 Entrepreneur Limited Partner Management 
Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 2, 2010
It in not uncommon to see a VC talk about “total assets under management&# as in “We have $1.5 billion under management.&# I don’t really understand why VCs do this since it’s mostly a meaningless number. What is total assets under management? - What is a VC fund?
Steve Blank
JULY 15, 2010
The Golden Age for Entrepreneurs and VC’s. The two decades from 1979 when pension funds fueled the expansion of venture capital to 2000 when the dot-com bubble burst were the Golden Age for entrepreneurs and venture capital firms. During the decade between 1991 and 2000, nearly 2000 venture backed companies went public.
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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!
Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 29, 2017
Upfront VI is our latest core fund and is $400 million to invest in early stage entrepreneurs. This brings our combined funds under management to nearly $2 billion. A huge thank you to all of the Limited Partners who have entrusted us with your capital, time and reputations. We take this responsibility seriously.
Mucker Lab
MARCH 8, 2016
In reality, we are scrappy founders, just like the entrepreneurs we serve. Just as entrepreneurs should aspire to raise capital from value-added, “smart money” investors, we, too, have focused on partnering with committed, long-term, institutional limited partners (LPs). For better or worse, we are not those guys.
Agile VC
JULY 19, 2012
First and foremost, it’s worth emphasizing that greatness as a VC firm is derived primarily from helping exceptional entrepreneurs build enduring companies. This is true not only in a firm’s dealings with entrepreneurs but also with it’s limited partners and even within the firm among its partners.
Austin Startup
MARCH 7, 2021
It’s like a dam has broken and now there is a flood of new entrepreneurs, investors, and big companies moving to Texas. In 2000 or 2010, it made sense to build in San Francisco. And the entrepreneurs are moving there too. All of the investors, all of the big companies, all of the government groups?—?they
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