This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Having a better overall portfolio of venture capital by adding funds into the mix. This is above and beyond whatever events and educational opportunities the fund provides for its community, which could also be very useful. In fact, that number is probably even more than the average VC fund has the bandwidth to make.

Portfolio 134

Portfolio Syndicate Syndication Deal Flow 134

Version One Ventures

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Let’s now explore the major developments and ultimate use cases for the Lightning Network in two categories: A) payments/finance and B) Web3. . Use Case I: Payments and Finance . I’m seeing a lot of experimentation and development on this front in the Lightning community. 1) Generalizable Payments . 3) Exchanges + HFTs.

Networking 168

Networking Global OTC Security 168

David Teten

JANUARY 11, 2020

High-potential prospective employees of portfolio companies. Executives of large companies which may acquire or become clients of our portfolio companies. PEVCTech.com , a community for investors and technologists responsible for investing in private companies, primarily at private equity and venture capital funds. Tech stack.

Social Media 60

Social Media Technical Review Media Private Equity 60

Seeing Both Sides

DECEMBER 3, 2009

  The VC community suffered a very similar scandal at Seattle-based Entellium last year, but few reporters seem to remember that one, perhaps because it wasn't located in the heart of Silicon Valley as Canopy was.   This shielding of communication must not be allowed, particularly in the finance function.

Technical Review 31

Technical Review Due Diligence Silicon Valley SEC 31

David Teten

JUNE 6, 2011

It attracted a very high quality crowd of senior executives from major investment banks and members of the innovation community — two groups that don’t normally mingle. Very enthusiastic about the potential for the NY tech ecosystem, leveraging our strength in finance. Price/bandwidth is plummeting. Maria Gotsch.

Fractional CTO 122

Fractional CTO CTO CTO Hire Azure 122

Austin Startup

AUGUST 1, 2017

TL;DR: In a market that has historically idolized huge, splashy financings and exits, an increasing number of entrepreneurs are realizing that everyone else’s definition of success — particularly among certain large VCs — isn’t necessarily aligned with their own. Understand the tension between “Portfolio” v. One Shot” incentives.

Liquidation Preference 48

Liquidation Preference Common Stock Valuation Silicon Valley 48

Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 19, 2019

There were instances of, "I want to offer 10 times the performance, or 10 times the storage, or 10 times the bandwidth, or 1/10 the latency," and if you could actually deliver on that in the timeframe proposed, you could feel pretty confident that you would build a big business. It's literally impossible. It's a horrible risk/reward.

Silicon Valley 159

Silicon Valley Lean Venture Capital Pre-Money Valuation 159