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Launching a Portfolio Acceleration Platform at a Venture Capital or Private Equity Fund

David Teten

This typically includes: Relationships with relevant service providers in your vertical, often with pre-negotiated discounts: coaches, lawyers, accountants, common software vendors, consultants. A well-organized library of best practices for founders in your vertical, which you can share as appropriate. AskAnything.VC

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VCs eating our own dog food: Using technology and analytics to make better investments

David Teten

Derek Manuge, CEO, says that “Corl evaluates startups by assessing the risk-adjusted return of an investment based on over 500 metrics across financial (300+), banking (75+), payment (75+), marketing (25+), and team information (25+). the Untouched Vertical. Other firms are using Talent Relationship Management tools, e.g., Thrive. .