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David Teten
JULY 25, 2017
Large private equity funds like KKR can afford to pursue a consulting model ( Capstone ), typically with associated fees, but that doesn’t normally make economic sense for a VC. 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.
VC Adventure
AUGUST 15, 2018
Most boards did some level of work to determine the FMV of a company’s stock but generally options were priced between 10% and 15% of a company’s then preferred price (because common equity sits behind preferred equity there is typically a discount applied to the FMV of common stock to account for this “overhang”).
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David Teten
DECEMBER 3, 2019
Private equity and venture capital investors are copying our sisters in the hedge fund world: we’re trying to automate more of our job. . In the private equity universe, most Partners have primary training as deal-makers, not as managers. (To see the video above, please click the image, and then click on the Play button.).
ReadWriteStart
MAY 3, 2013
Last month, the 17-year-old sold Summly , his news-aggregation app, to Yahoo for a reported $30 million! That’s why so many entrepreneurs try to leverage equity. Because the platform lets curators distribute digests in their own names. Sometimes startups need to hire real paid employees. Non-Monetary Incentives.
Startup Lessons Learned
FEBRUARY 22, 2010
There’s been a lot of hand-wringing about gender equity in the high-tech and entrepreneurship worlds lately. Two others – that each team member give their input independently and that the results be objectively aggregated – are also key parts of building a meritocracy. This is a good thing. (I
Up and Running
MAY 1, 2014
Use this chapter to describe your current team and who you need to hire. Distribution. For product companies, a distribution plan is an important part of the complete business plan. Distribution is how you will get your product into the hands of your customers. Retail Distribution. Read more ». Management Team.
Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 29, 2011
As some of the last generation of startups have gotten bigger many VCs have also chased later-stage investments that were traditionally dominated by growth equity or mezzanine funds. And of course hedge funds and growth-equity funds can’t resist trying to get earlier-stage exposure again. Will public investments come next?
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