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

David Teten

VCs tout themselves as frontier technology investors, but most are using the same infrastructure tools they have used for the past 20+ years: Excel and recent college grads searching Google. According to Knowledge.VC , under 5% of US VCs have a full-time team member focused on technology. . But we’re doing it slowly.

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A Visit With the European Startup Community

Gust

The goal was to share our experiences in the realm of angel investing with an array of global audiences, by participating in various lectures, discussions and workshops. In all four countries we met passionate entrepreneurs who were eager to discuss their exciting startups, as well as angel investors looking to support them.

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

David Teten

When I met my now-wife, I realized that any technology that can find me a spouse is a killer app. I’d argue that the same type of technologies that have revolutionized dating can revolutionize our industry. . I walk through below how progressive investors are using technology and analytics throughout all of their operations.

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When should you go for equity financing?

Berkonomics

In most cases, these applicants for equity funding must be rooted in technology to apply to this limited discussion. Angel groups invest from $250,000 to $1,000,000 or more in qualified investments. Some can supply more when syndicating with other such groups. How many angel groups are there?

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Angel Bootcamp, The Blog Post: A Primer on Angel Investing

View from Seed

Here’s a great recap on the Boston Globe’s tech blog.). Of late, I have had a number of friends who have recently become more active as angels and have been trying to track down some of the advice from the event. A Primer on Angel Investing. But it’s pretty hard to be wildly financially successful as an angel. Why Invest?

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Angel Bootcamp, The Blog Post: A Primer on Angel Investing

View from Seed

Here’s a great recap on the Boston Globe’s tech blog.). Of late, I have had a number of friends who have recently become more active as angels and have been trying to track down some of the advice from the event. A Primer on Angel Investing. But it’s pretty hard to be wildly financially successful as an angel. Why Invest?

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Valuations 101: Scorecard Valuation Methodology

Gust

These angel investors generally invest $25,000 to $100,000 in a round totaling $250,000 to $1,000,000. million and is established by negotiations between the entrepreneur and the angel investors. Earlier this month, I reported on the most current survey of angel groups: 2011 Valuation Survey of North American Angel Groups.

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