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

David Teten

Private equity and venture capital investors are copying our sisters in the hedge fund and mutual fund world: we’re trying to automate more of our job. An investor had few hard metrics other than the actual financials, and little technology to make the process scaleable. But we’re doing it slowly. 6) Negotiate deal.

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

David Teten

Private equity and venture capital investors are copying our sisters in the hedge fund world: we’re trying to automate more of our job. . Tim Friedman, Founder, PE Stack , said, “If I could offer one piece of advice to today’s managers, it would be to take the time to understand the demands of the modern institutional LP.

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Startups: It’s not Thelma & Louise

Austin Startup

Related: when people say that execution is the most important metric of who will win, keep in mind that executing a fundraise is almost paramount. For those unfamiliar, there’s a very specific model for investable ventures and, while we had one, the kind of capital we needed?—?swing That’s a metric! Hello Chris Yeh!)