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How to Launch, Manage, and Invest a VC Fund

David Teten

For example, we created a pipeline management tool that automatically adds deals along with relevant information (such as attachments received) to our funnel. This tool serves to standardize & automate the process of collecting inbound deal flow. It seamlessly creates a deal folder (company name) in our Google Drive.

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How to Launch, Manage, and Invest a VC Fund

David Teten

For example, we created a pipeline management tool that automatically adds deals along with relevant information (such as attachments received) to our funnel. This tool serves to standardize & automate the process of collecting inbound deal flow. It seamlessly creates a deal folder (company name) in our Google Drive.

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Tale of Two Valleys: LA and the Bay Area from an Investor’s Perspective

Mucker Lab

Los Angeles, at least metaphorically, became more of a media/entertainment town. In Silicon Valley, given how tightly knit the ecosystem has become, and how well-networked entrepreneurs have learned to be, there is almost no such thing as “proprietary” deal flow. The top tier funds see almost all of the best deals.

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What Angel Investing & Florida Condos Have in Common

Both Sides of the Table

I’m looking at how the digital living room will change media consumption. I still love B2B application. Plus, as I live in Los Angeles it is where some of the smartest talent thinking about this space resides. I continue to be excited about the Mobile Web (as distinct from the Mobile App). Why should you care?

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

David Teten

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. Sebastian Soler recently launched Knowledge.vc , which uses software and machine learning to enhance deal sourcing and diligence for VC firms.

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How we can improve the odds of finding unicorns

Version One Ventures

Nowadays, we can learn virtually everything about a company online, from its tagline to founder backgrounds, fundraising history, current investors, and social media traction. B2B marketplaces. There has been a lot of focus on B2C marketplaces, but there are still tremendous opportunities left in the B2B space.

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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. We’re using … TinyLetter for our “Content Newsletter” … and Buffer to schedule social media posts. Point Nine Capital uses Mention for media monitoring. I previously posted a detailed presentation with sales technology tools useful for B2B sales.