Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 13, 2011

Yeah, that was when I changed for me…” “…there was so much positive feedback on demystifying this one element of venture capital. And especially if you are dealing with early stage firms where partners might have different areas of specialization but they might have a lot of connective tissue across things. was starting.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 19, 2020

Based on the best evidence I can find, the genesis of this trend and the advantages come from several evolutionary changes in the startup investment industry, and some innovations driven by the recession several years ago: Venture capital funds are still regaining momentum. Super angels sometimes drive up valuations.

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Austin Startup

JUNE 27, 2017

Austin-Based Venture Capital Firms There are a eleven venture capital firms based in Austin that are actively investing today, six of which are first funds. VC Firms Actively investing in Austin Companies Finally, there are a group of venture capital firms that are not based in Austin that are active investors here.

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This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 5, 2014

About seven years ago, I wrote a post on breaking into venture capital and I continue to point the five or six people a week who ask me how to break into venture. At the early stage, the ranks of the non-partner investor are disappearing. Christina Bechhold didn''t forget that--and so she co-founded her own angel group.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

Recently I wrote a post arguing to make the definition of a Startup more inclusive than that to which Silicon Valley, fueled by Venture Capital return profiles, would sometimes like to attach to the word. This article originally appeared on TechCrunch. So usually the first money comes locally. Maker Studios. Savings.com. TextPlus.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 4, 2019

1:30PM HILTON AUSTIN DOWNTOWN, SALON K SIMÓN BORRERO, Rappi RODOLFO GONZALEZ, Foundation Capital COURTNEY MCCOLGAN, Runa HR DANIEL VOGEL, Bitso Latin American startups are attracting a record amount of venture capital funding. public, private, debt, equity, market return, concessionary capital, etc. What gives?

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This is going to be BIG.

OCTOBER 5, 2012

Unlike a venture capital firm that states its criteria on its website and has forms, e-mail addresses, etc to encourage outreach, your site does a lot better job of saying "Go away!". The interesting thing is that being connected to wealth isn't necessarily a driver of good venture capital performance--why would it be?

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Up and Running

JULY 2, 2014

Picking the right attorney in your startup is as important as picking the right business partner. My business partner and I made many mistakes in our first tech startup, and so many of them were the result of choosing a lawyer who was a terrible fit. My business partner and I were elated. We set off to raise our money.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 27, 2014

Based on the best evidence I can find, the genesis of this trend and the advantages come from several evolutionary changes in the startup investment industry, and some innovations driven by the recent recession: Venture capital funds are still recovering from the recession. Super Angels sometimes drive up valuations.

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Austin Startup

OCTOBER 19, 2019

Christy Cardenas , Managing Partner at Ecliptic Capital , warns that it can ultimately ruin your business, so you must be diligent with your investor choices. However, Sara Brand , Founding General Partner at True Wealth VC , said there’s never been a better time for women to raise money.

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David Teten

JANUARY 28, 2019

My former Partner John Frankel of ff Venture Capital observes that 20 years ago, the defining movie of the generation was “Wall Street”. This is a topic we care a lot about, given HOF Capital’s long-term strategy for partnering with universities and my forthcoming book on “ hacking the university ”.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 14, 2009

Professional angel associations – This one is the source of much controversy. Some angel groups have a reputation for slow decision making processes and not enough value add. And each town has their own group. So I don’t think you can say a group like Tech Coast Angels is good or bad.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 19, 2017

Access to capital —  Austin has almost a dozen venture capital firms and a dozen more in the fundraising stages. The Central Texas Angel Network is one of the most active angel groups in North America. Here is a partial list of the Capital Factory Partners who are backing this investment.

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Gust

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

Leaders and active members of all the major North American angel groups attend this three day conference, along with a large delegation of international business angels. NACO National Angel Summit. The group’s respective web sites list these events. Venture Capitalists. NVCA Annual Meeting.

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David Teten

MARCH 8, 2013

Introductions: Dan Rosen (Partner, Commerce Ventures; Learning Officer- HBS Alumni Angels). Speaker: David Teten (Partner, ff Venture Capital, and Chair, HBS Alumni Angels NY). How to make the most out of angel group participation. Time: 12:00 Noon Eastern Time (9:00 am Pacific).

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Austin Startup

JUNE 16, 2017

Austin Innovation Economy —  click to explore all investments into all startups Top overall investors with the most activity in Austin includes Texas Venture Labs, Capital Factory , Austin Ventures, Silverton Partners, and ATX Seed Ventures. Famigo, FAVOR , and WP Engine.

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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. . But, most of use raise capital and source deals the same way people looked for dates 20 years ago: by networking at conferences (or bars). . But in business, you want a lot of partners.

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David Teten

JANUARY 21, 2021

(co-written with Jamie Finney, Founding Partner at Greater Colorado Venture Fund. V: Should you raise venture capital from a traditional equity VC or a Revenue-Based Investing VC? GCVF is pioneering the future of venture capital and high growth startups for all small communities.

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Professor VC

JANUARY 27, 2011

It turns out the statistics related to returns were from an oft cited study on returns to investors in angel groups sponsored by the Angel Capital Association with research by Robert Wiltbank at Willamette University. Part of it was the out of the box thinking and turning the typical venture investment thesis upside down.

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David Teten

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

. - Susan Balloch, Managing Director, Golden Seeds; formerly Executive Director and Principal, The Blackstone Group. Karen Bantuveris, CEO of VolunteerSpot ( ff VC and angel-backed startup with 2.5m David Teten, Partner, ff Venture Capital ; Chairman, HBS Alumni Angels of Greater New York. Robert Dahl.

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Pascal's View

JUNE 11, 2009

There is plenty of ink flowing with speculation on the future of the venture capital industry. Phil Wickham , CEO of the Kauffman Fellows Program , has a constructive perspective on this topic, which he expressed in his CEO recap in the Kauffman Fellows Program eBulletin that was published on June 2.

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Professor VC

JANUARY 17, 2008

I was on a panel earlier this week with several other investors from Angel Groups in the Valley. One of my comments was that we would likely see more institutionalization of angel groups and syndication of deals among groups. Labels: angel groups , valuation. CFO's - More Guardian, Less Angel?

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Haystack

JULY 3, 2019

Yet, there are things that are in the VC’s control, and Susa is one of a few firms at seed that’s nailed it a short period of time: 1/ Started Out As An Angel Group – The core group started off writing angel checks and enjoyed each other’s company.

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David Teten

JANUARY 28, 2013

The good news for Techcrunch readers: Every major study conducted to date has placed angel investors’ IRR between 18 and 38 percent, as summarized by my Partner John Frankel and Professor Robert Wiltbank in prior Techcrunch articles. The only way to get data is to reach out to individual angels.

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David Teten

JULY 12, 2017

First, a formal definition: According to Capital Dynamics , “Co-investments are direct investments in a company made alongside and on the same terms as a lead [General Partner]. We see our potential coinvestors in four primary buckets: 1) HOF Capital ’s own limited partners. 2) Investors with very specific value-add.

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David Teten

DECEMBER 12, 2017

(written by Philipp von dem Knesebeck , Managing Partner, Blue Future Partners (bluefp.com, @bluefutureteam ), and David Teten ). Based on this paper, Blue Future Partners and PEVCTech recently completed a large-scale survey to find out which tools are most commonly used by venture capital firms.

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Up and Running

JULY 29, 2010

manufacturing stage which obviously requires venture capital and the. Find a local angel group. Look for partners with experience in your area. I received this question received in email today: I am in the processes of developing a small business around what I have. I am very near the. manufacturing process.

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Austin Startup

OCTOBER 10, 2017

To start with the amount of risk capital — including angel, institutional VC, and other private equity — deployed towards startups was actually greater in Dallas than Austin , as of Q1 2017, with $6.97 In the early days of the current internet age, the center of Dallas venture capital was the Galleria area.

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Gust

DECEMBER 27, 2011

Consider the person who finds a good-looking partner to take home from the bar at closing time, but then wakes up in the morning wondering “What did I just do?” Due diligence on an investor is where you validate the track record, operating style, and motivation of your new potential partner. Network with other entrepreneurs.

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VC Adventure

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

You can see my post on that subject here , one from my partner Jason Mendelson over on peHUB here , Jason Calicanis’ very popular post on the subject here (and a quick search on Google will pick up dozens more). Venture Capital in the Rockies Winter 2010 Unveils Promising Growth Companies Ahead of Conference.

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VC Adventure

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

You can see my post on that subject here , one from my partner Jason Mendelson over on peHUB here , Jason Calicanis’ very popular post on the subject here (and a quick search on Google will pick up dozens more). At issue is the question of whether it’s reasonable to charge entrepreneurs to get in front of potential investors.

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David Teten

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Prior to joining ff Venture Capital , I published the first-ever study of how private equity and venture capital funds originate new investments, with my coauthor Chris Farmer , CEO of SignalFire and an experienced VC. Annual Deal Pipeline for Selected VCs and Angel Investor Groups. ff Venture Capital.

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Gust

OCTOBER 20, 2011

Working within a network of angel investors also expands the pool of expert resources and helps divide the work of screening companies and investment due diligence. Earlier this month, I reported on the most current survey of angel groups: 2011 Valuation Survey of North American Angel Groups. Another angel round.

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Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 26, 2008

The article, " More Guardian, Less Angel " discusses how CFOs add value to angel groups by helping to kill deals. I spent most of the time with the reporter talking about Sand Hill Angels and how we add value to the start-ups and entrepreneurs that we partner with, which is why I just have a small mention in the article.

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David Teten

MARCH 13, 2015

I meet with a lot of people from the academic world, so I thought it would be helpful to summarize how ff Venture Capital works with universities. Partner with students to execute research on topics of mutual interest. Informally advise some university-based angel group initiatives. Photo credit: Wikipedia).

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David Teten

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

We have four non-US portfolio companies , many of which have or will soon have employees in the US. - Creating angel groups with other alumni organizations, using Harvard Business School Angels as a model , e.g., alumni of major NY schools (Columbia, NYU) and institutions (McKinsey, Goldman Sachs).

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thestartuplawyer.com

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Your Business Partner Closer,&# was a reformatted version of a blog post titled “Keep Your Startup Co-Founder Closer&# which appeared in Ryan Roberts PC’s blog for startups and entrepreneurs, The Startup [.] He obviously never launched a startup and got shafted by a co-founder. Leave a Reply Click here to cancel reply.

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