Aggregator Equity Later Stage Marketing 
David Teten
SEPTEMBER 23, 2017
Private equity and venture capital investors are copying our sisters in the hedge fund and mutual fund world: we’re trying to automate more of our job. The extreme example of this are algorithmic investors in the public markets, who design algorithms which trade on the designer’s behalf, as opposed to making trading decisions directly.
Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 30, 2011
With more competition in early-stage many VCs are investing smaller amounts at earlier stages. Some are going later stage to not miss out on hot deals. I call this “stage drift.&#. We all know the result of the over-funding of the asset class – poor returns in aggregate for the industry.
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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 liquid markets, most of the calories expended on technology and analytics are focused on trade selection, or “ origination ”. 2) Market . This is harder than it sounds.
VC Adventure
AUGUST 15, 2018
As is true today, there was a requirement that options be priced at or above the “fair market value” of the underlying stock (otherwise there would be tax consequences to the optionee and sometimes to the company as well). Similarly I assumed that later stage companies would also show a smaller gap. I was wrong.
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.
Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 1, 2014
Accelerators generally accept startups at a slightly later stage, and attempt to compress the timeline to commercialization into a few months, instead of a year or more. Direct seed funding, for a share of the equity, and introductions to investors. Peer-to-peer networking with other startups and founders in the same stage.
K9 Ventures
OCTOBER 10, 2017
Typically, Pre-Seed rounds are less than $1M in aggregate capital raised. It’s a legitimate stage of financing in the venture eco-system as of this writing (October 2017). Seed is the new Series A. (~$2M used get for building product, establishing product-market fit and early revenue). Q: Is Pre-Seed a Thing?
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