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15 Steps to Fundraising for Your New Venture Capital or Private Equity Fund

David Teten

I’ve been fortunate to be a Partner at two different VC firms over the past 9 years, and we’ve grown AUM 10X both times. Build the firm as much as possible before you solicit limited partners. . The next best move is to build your core team, e.g., recruit an Advisory Board, Venture Partners, and EIRs.

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10 Qualities That Will Make You Stand Out In Business

Startup Professionals Musings

Rather than cave when things get tough, optimistic entrepreneurs go analytic, looking for pivots that keep their goals in sight. Investors and partners look for entrepreneurs that will look them straight in the eye when speaking, and give their full and undivided attention while you’re speaking. A negative attitude takes everyone down.

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How to Get Sponsorship for Your Business, Book or Podcast

ConversionXL

This might include things like: Website Social media banners and content Newsletters Digital and traditional media advertising Naming rights of a building Event sponsorship Speaking opportunities Exhibitor opportunities Access to influencers. Next, look at any companies or suppliers you already partner with.

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Entrepreneurs are Everywhere Show No. 32: Evangelos Simoudis and Ashok Srivastava

Steve Blank

Srivastava leads Verizon’s innovation outpost (their Silicon Valley R&D center) in Palo Alto focusing on building products and services powered by big data and analytics. Evangelos Simoudis’ is the founder and managing director of Synapse Partners. It included things like advertising, marketing analytics, cyber security.

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10 Entrepreneur Attributes That Will Make You A Star

Startup Professionals Musings

Rather than cave when things get tough, optimistic entrepreneurs go analytic, looking for pivots that keep their goals in sight. Investors and partners look for entrepreneurs that will look them straight in the eye when speaking, and give their full and undivided attention while you’re speaking. A negative attitude takes everyone down.

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Growth: The problem solver that creates problems

The Next Web

My startup is a B2B platform, we feel that we are the best in the world in creating social reviews and pushing the user-generated content to social media, emails and search engines to drive more sales and leads to the website. Our growth/product guy is the most analytic, straight to the point kind of guy. Setting goals.

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10 Qualities That Will Make You An Entrepreneur Idol

Startup Professionals Musings

Rather than cave when things get tough, optimistic entrepreneurs go analytic, looking for pivots that keep their goals in sight. Investors and partners look for entrepreneurs that will look them straight in the eye when speaking, and give their full and undivided attention while you’re speaking. A negative attitude takes everyone down.