Both Sides of the Table
DECEMBER 11, 2022
Between 2006–2008 I sold both companies that I had started and became a VC. I had realized that I didn’t have it within me to be as good of a player as many of them did but I had the skills to help as mentor, coach, friend, sparing partner and patient capital provider. It’s just not me. So we’re back to building real businesses.
David Teten
FEBRUARY 3, 2014
Prior to joining ff Venture Capital , I published the first-ever study of how private equity and venture capital funds originate new investments, with my coauthor Chris Farmer , CEO of SignalFire and an experienced VC. 2006) [iii]. By analogy, look at a middle market private equity firms such as the Riverside Company.
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ReadWriteStart
FEBRUARY 19, 2020
However, the 2016 Peace Deal with the FARC , among other efforts, changed its international reputation, leading to a 300% increase in foreign visitors since 2006. They’ve raised $14M from US-based VCs Portland Private Equity and Endeavor. Colombia suffered decades of violence, instability, and corruption.
David Teten
JANUARY 10, 2012
With a unique vision for starting and successfully managing innovative companies, he is the Managing Partner of Social Leverage, a holding company that invests in early stage web businesses. Panel 2 – How Social Investing is Disrupting Investments in Hedge Funds, Private Equity Funds, and Other Alternatives.
Hunter Walker
FEBRUARY 11, 2019
HW: Having been at MySpace 2006-2009 do you have empathy today for what Facebook, Twitter and YouTube are trying to solve (safety and abuse, manipulation)? I’ve also learned that I’m best when I have 14 plates spinning and 18 balls in the air at once. So I’m drawn to opportunities full of those challenges. That’s the best scenario.
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 29, 2009
This should not be confused with raising too much money as many companies did in 2006-08. This came in part due to the huge influx of money into VC but also because hedge funds and private equity shops with no VC experience wanted part of the action. But imagine a VC that did 12 deals per year in 2006, 2007 & 2008.
Feld Thoughts
JUNE 4, 2019
While 2011 is only eight years ago, it’s a lifetime in the world of finance, private equity, venture capital, and business. The first is from David Rubenstein (Carlyle Group co-founder – one of Blackstone’s competitors) in 2006. It was indeed private equity’s moment.
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