View from Seed

OCTOBER 11, 2022

I’ve spent over a decade investing in consumer and B2B companies that do things like expand access to reproductive care and childcare , support the circular economy , enable more seamless payments for small businesses and individuals, rethink mindfulness for the modern world , and champion learners from the classroom to the metaverse.

North America 156

North America San Francisco Cap Table Cofounder 156

David Teten

AUGUST 19, 2019

RBI normally requires founders to pay back their investors with a fixed percentage of revenue until they have finished providing the investor with a fixed return on capital, which they agree upon in advance. For background, see Revenue-Based Investing: A New Option for Founders who Care About Control. Decathlon Capital.

Revenue 60

Revenue Technical Review Software Review Equity 60

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

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. Signal is a fundraising tool for founders run by NFX Guild, which identifies the most relevant VCs for you. . 1) Market fund. Pitchbot.vc

Private Equity 60

Private Equity Venture Capital Equity Technical Review 60

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

To learn more about this space, I suggest join an online community I co-founded, PEVCTech. . 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. The 11 Steps of Investing in Private Companies.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

David Teten

MARCH 18, 2021

(co-written with Stephane Nasser , co-founder of OpenVC , an open-source initiative to collect and analyze all VC theses.). OpenVC is a new, open-source initiative to collect and analyze all publicly available VC theses, to help founders more efficiently find the right investors, and vice-versa. of venture capital deals.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Cofounder Venture Capital Deal Flow 78

abovethecrowd.com

JUNE 2, 2021

This “gain” ($34B last year alone) is a result of a direct wealth-transfer to these individuals FROM the previous owners of the company — founders, executives, employees, and venture investors. Is it disrespectful to imply that the founders, executives, VC-backers, and the boards of these companies are gullible or naive?

IPO 82

IPO Customer Matching Silicon Valley 82