Remove Angel Groups Remove B2B Remove Metrics Remove Revenue
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VCs eating our own dog food: Using technology and analytics to make better investments

David Teten

Many tools designed for B2B marketing in general are also relevant to investors. A major angel group uses Influitive , an advocate management tool, to track, activate and motivate their members. I previously posted a detailed presentation with sales technology tools useful for B2B sales.

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Startups: It’s not Thelma & Louise

Austin Startup

You might notice what’s not on that list above: revenue, investors. No revenue isn’t always a problem for venture-style businesses; no investors + no revenue = challenges for most founders without tremendous self-funding. Less than 1% of all startups raise from Angels and VCs. That’s a metric! Hello Chris Yeh!)

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How Private Equity and Venture Capital Investors Are Eating Their Own Dogfood

David Teten

An investor had few hard metrics other than the actual financials, and little technology to make the process scaleable. Over the past few decades, better metrics became available, and investors could take a more analytical, data-driven approach. Many tools designed for B2B marketing in general are also relevant to investors.