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Venture Capital Q&A Session

Both Sides of the Table

We received so much positive feedback from our This Week in Venture Capital show walking through valuation calculations & term sheets that we decided to do a Q&A show this week to address topics that entrepreneurs want to learn about. Q: “If you have a term sheet on the table how should you leverage with other VCs?&#

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Retro: My Favorite Blog Post on Raising VC

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I had previously raised VC in 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2005. My blog linked to Brad Feld’s blog because I was so grateful for his series on term sheets and he was one of the biggest reasons that as a VC I felt compelled to blog. I had kept a personal blog for more than a year and was new at keeping a professional blog.

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How to Develop Your Fund Raising Strategy

Both Sides of the Table

I raised money as an entrepreneur, like you, in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2005 for two different companies. In the era of social networks, LinkedIn, Facebook messaging, Quora and email addresses that are easily guessable, it’s easy to think that maybe you should just approach a VC directly. They seem so reachable.

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Building The Machine Podcast Episode 5: Dan Kimerling Deciens Capital

Eric Friedman

What I mean by this is that a lot of folks are perched on soap boxes across social networks, shouting from the hilltops. This doesn’t concern any specific industry, but that kind of behavioral finance. We do that primarily through leading financings. Dan Kimerling: I love 2001: a Space Odyssey. Why is that?

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ProfessorVC: The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic

Professor VC

The latest statistics from VentureSource show 554 financings in Q4, down from 620 in Q3 and 718 in Q4 2007. million for the year, which is the first time it has been below $5 million since 2001, a sign that capital efficiency will be even more important than it has. Total amount raised fell from $7.5 billion to $5.5 million and $4.2