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How to Leverage Micro VC Funds to Build an Angel Portfolio

This is going to be BIG.

Having a better overall portfolio of venture capital by adding funds into the mix. Diversification Finance 101 would tell you that, in the public market, you want to be in at least 20-30 names to eliminate a good chunk of the risk (as defined by the standard deviation of return) that you don’t actually get paid for.

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Don’t Sleep on Lightning

Version One Ventures

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 . In this post, I outlined why the Lightning Network matters and recent developments around its two major use cases: payments/finance and Web3. .

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What Makes an Entrepreneur? Cojones (7/11)

Both Sides of the Table

Servers, databases, bandwidth – they’re all virtual now. VCs don’t have the same net worth litmus test and great entrepreneurs have a ton of sources for seed money to get financed very early. I want our associate to have empathy for the customers we serve — our portfolio companies. Not my problem.

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FinTech Innovation Lab Launch Event – June 2, 2011

David Teten

Very enthusiastic about the potential for the NY tech ecosystem, leveraging our strength in finance. Andy Brown , Chief Technology Officer, UBS Tim Lyons, Senior Vice President, Technology Innovation Portfolio, Bank of America. Price/bandwidth is plummeting. Introductory remarks. Maria Gotsch. Formerly MS IT department.

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An Investor’s Personal Social Media Tech Stack: In the future, everyone will be famous for 15 followers

David Teten

High-potential prospective employees of portfolio companies. Executives of large companies which may acquire or become clients of our portfolio companies. I don’t have bandwidth to engage in substantial conversations on Twitter. . We don’t worry too much about marketing to the broader world, who are less relevant. . Tech stack.

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The Story of How/Why K9 Invested in Pragli

K9 Ventures

The app had made communicating with the team much more efficient and high bandwidth for me. I am pleased that I/K9 Ventures got to lead the Pre-Seed round of financing for Pragli. Alas Doug and Vivek were determined to not raise capital yet, and so we decided to just stay in touch.

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Trust, But Verify

Seeing Both Sides

  Bandwidth-limited general partners and frenetic CEOs are under pressure to move fast and get things done, leading to rushed, sloppy work to secure the deals.   More than any other management team member, the CFO or VP of Finance must feel accountable to the board directly.   Prudence wins out over blind trust.