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Does Your VC have an Investment Thesis, or a Hypothesis?

David Teten

125 theses so far submitted by investors into the OpenVC database. “Tech” means B2B Saas/Fintech or Consumer apps. Out of 125 funds in the database, 33 state they invest in 1 type of technology (e.g. For example, Point Nine Capital focuses on B2B SaaS and marketplaces at the seed stage, across many industries.

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

David Teten

I use another live Google doc to maintain my database of companies I’m marketing to other VCs. Many tools designed for B2B marketing in general are also relevant to investors. I previously posted a detailed presentation with sales technology tools useful for B2B sales. She answered, ‘We see a lot of deals.’ Her answer? ‘I

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

David Teten

Johann Kratzer of Blue Future Partners , a fund of funds, observed, “The majority of the hundreds of funds we’ve diligenced rely predominantly on their relationships to source deals. Many tools designed for B2B marketing in general are also relevant to investors. 4) Manage deal flow. 6) Negotiate deal.