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How to Get Superior Returns in Venture Capital

David Teten

Similarly, firms like my alma mater ff Venture Capital and Andreessen Horowitz have executed this strategy in VC. We think there are a lot of opportunities to differentiate by using technology aggressively, e.g., Totem , an investor operating system built by some of my past colleagues at ff Venture Capital. .

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How to Get Superior Returns in Venture Capital

David Teten

Similarly, firms like my alma mater ff Venture Capital and Andreessen Horowitz have executed this strategy in VC. We think there are a lot of opportunities to differentiate by using technology aggressively, e.g., Totem , an investor operating system built by some of my past colleagues at ff Venture Capital. .

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Can You Trust Any vc's Under 40?

Steve Blank

Over the same 30 years, Venture Capital firms have honed their skills and strategies to match Wall Streets needs to achieve liquidity for their portfolio companies. One of the biggest mistakes entrepreneurs make is misunderstanding the role of venture capital investors. What Do VC’s Do?

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Design Your Company Culture Like The World’s Largest Hedge Fund

David Teten

One alum told me, “If I had to summarize all of the Principles standing on one foot , I would say, ‘be brutally honest with yourself and others; all the rest is commentary.’”. You don’t need to adopt the more unusual ideas to benefit from the rest of the package, although they are logically linked together. Photo credit: Prayitno

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Why haven’t European investors fully accepted the ‘failure is good’ mentality yet?

The Next Web

This was reported as being untrue by British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (BVCA) about a year ago. This is a representation of 2003 – 2013. But getting a reputation for putting money into failed ventures weighs more heavily on their minds than supporting a fledgling company. It scares them to try.

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Try On The Decision For 30 Days

Feld Thoughts

In 2003 I seriously thought about quitting Mobius Venture Capital. While my world started to settle down in mid-2002, the rest of Mobius started to more aggressively fall apart. In early 2003, I started to think about leaving Mobius. In March 2003 I fully engaged in Mobius. Here’s an example.

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Reinventing the Office: How to Lose Fat and Increase Productivity at Work

David Teten

Fitness/life guru Tim Ferriss just posted my guest article on ff Venture Capital ‘s approach to building a fitness office. UPDATE: ff Venture Capital was recently profiled in The Roger, an online magazine that profiles creative workspaces. According to a 2003-2004 U.S. Thanks Tim!) A corporate gym.

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