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How to Scale Support of Portfolio Companies

David Teten

the “TOPSCAN” framework from my research study on value creation by VCs ): T eam-Building – We aggregate openings across our portfolio on our jobs page. We also have a better known brand than some of our early stage companies, so we can leverage that to help source talent. Steve Newcomb offers a great example.

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Intellectual Property for Startups in the Real World

Gust

How much risk do IP issues in the aggregate pose to our business ? The amount of investment in IP in any direct sense is generally small for early stage startups. Building and populating databases of user-supplied information and content (copyright). Measured as a discrete line item in a budget, it might be near zero.

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What’s Your VC Tech Stack? Results from a Survey of Early-Stage VC Funds

David Teten

As a globally focused LP in early stage VC funds, we at Blue Future Partners have observed a growing trend of firms investing substantially in software tools, whether developing proprietary solutions or adopting off the shelf tools. But what tools are they using themselves to automate their own processes?

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

David Teten

I use another live Google doc to maintain my database of companies I’m marketing to other VCs. That Google document provides cut and pasteable text I can share with other investors, based on their stage, focus, and appetite. . The Pocket Negotiator is very early-stage attempt to aid in the negotiating process itself.

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From Nothing To Something. How To Get There.

techcrunch.com

One of the things I do as a founder of a later stage startup is to meet with early stage entrepreneurs to help them get their companies going. Tony P great, though meebo’s place as a “successful&# start up is still open to debate – from consumer IM aggregator to white label IM, still not making big $$.

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Why I’m Doubling Down on the Twitter Ecosystem

Both Sides of the Table

Or in utility speak, they are transmission and we are last-mile distribution. DataSift has a product that builds a permanent database for you of just the information you want to capture. Or the ability of the Center for Disease Control to be able to track pandemic distribution of viruses. What does that mean?

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Startup Resources

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VC Cafe covers early stage Israeli and European tech & mobile startups. From premium paid subscription databases to free tools showcasing new startups and startup maps, The Ultimate Startup Intelligence Tools List is guaranteed to help you get your research done. Need a database/back end solution? Seed Startups.