Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 13, 2011

My initial desire to blog came from something that’s always been my approach to investing – I’m a nerd and I love to play with the technology and part of my approach has really been to understand things both at a user level and at a reasonably deep tentacle level. Brad’s start in Venture Capital. Brad on blogging. was starting.

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www.xconomy.com

JUNE 9, 2012

Our Cities ▾ Boston ›. View More in Boston ›. Tech Channels ▾ Cleantech ›. Innovation Report Shows San Diego Added 695 Tech Jobs at End of 2011. San Diego’s Free EvoNexus Tech Incubator Gains Qualcomm Expertise. Our Events ▾ 6/14/12 · Boston. Boston Events ›. New York ›.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

According to the Angel Capital Association: Angels (private money) invest in 55,000 startups each year versus 1,500 companies by VC (venture capital) funding. Angels invest in one out of every forty deals they review (2.5%) versus the one out of 400 by VC’s (0.25%). Perhaps the library or a local tech company can host.

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Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

After I retired I would get calls from VC’s to help with “marketing problems” in their portfolio companies. The phone call would sound something like: “We have a company with great technology and a hot product but at the last board meeting we determined that they have a marketing problem. There’s Always One in Boston. “Is

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VC Adventure

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

AdExchanger just posed an interview that I did with them that touched on some of our ad-tech investments as well as our overall investment philosophy. Why get into the venture capital side of the business? I first got into venture capital about 10 years ago and I love my job.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 3, 2018

Friday, March 9 Attracting VC Funding Outside Silicon Valley Panel with HomeAway founder Brian Sharples & Capital Factory Director Gordon Daugherty We do a lot of things differently in Texas, including fundraising. Salon DE Third Coast: Can Austin Be The Next Big Tech City? tech, film, music, publishing, etc. Time: 2:00PM?—?3:00PM

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Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 27, 2009

New Capital Earmarked for Global High-Growth Investments LARCHMONT, N.Y., 26 Bessemer Venture Partners (BVP), the oldest venture capital practice in the United States, today announced the closing of a $350 million supplement to its current fund family, BVP VII, which closed in June 2007. 2009 Bessemer Venture Partners.

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abovethecrowd.com

OCTOBER 17, 2013

I immediately reached out to the founder and CEO, Katrina Lake , who had previously worked for another Benchmark portfolio company in the fashion space, Polyvore. By building products to order rather than inventory, Dell’s inventory turns, capital efficiency, and ROIC were dramatically better than the competition.

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Haystack

JULY 20, 2018

This is a post I’ve wanted to write for a long time, but I needed the time to digest all the other great posts on the topics by other investors, and to analyze specific portfolio data from Haystack over the last five years. Well, that time has finally come. Migration, Diasporas, and Rejuvenation.

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SoCal CTO

JULY 13, 2010

10 Ways To Be Your Own Boss - A VC : Venture Capital and Technology , June 18, 2010 The folks at Behance and Cool Hunting asked me to talk at their 99% Conference a couple months ago. had two occasions recently to review products which had clear market leadership. Delegate and automate. And then I took a stand.

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David Teten

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Prior to joining ff Venture Capital , I published the first-ever study of how private equity and venture capital funds originate new investments, with my coauthor Chris Farmer , CEO of SignalFire and an experienced VC. The median VC reviews 87 opportunities before making 1 investment. ff Venture Capital.

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Growthink Blog

JUNE 28, 2010

Unfortunately, most individual investors in private equity significantly under-diversify their portfolios -- investing in one or only a handful of companies. Building a Portfolio - Problems With Current Solutions Admittedly, a portfolio approach to private equity is much easier said than done for the individual investor.

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Growthink Blog

JUNE 28, 2010

Unfortunately, most individual investors in private equity significantly under-diversify their portfolios -- investing in one or only a handful of companies. Building a Portfolio - Problems With Current Solutions Admittedly, a portfolio approach to private equity is much easier said than done for the individual investor.

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VC Cafe

JUNE 1, 2011

In terms of access to venture capital, Israel was rated 2nd in the world. The majority of the unemployed were absorbed by the high-tech sector. Due to rapid growth of the Israeli market, and of the high-tech, industrial and construction sectors in particular, a further drop in unemployment is expected in coming months.

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A Crowded Space

AUGUST 4, 2011

I’m your host, Marcus, and today we’re talking to Josh Breinlinger, who currently works as a senior associate at Sigma Partners, a venture capital firm in Menlo Park. It’s a management and engineering consulting company in Boston. So, first of all, thank you, Josh, for being on the podcast today. .

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David Teten

APRIL 29, 2014

According to the National Venture Capital Association/Dow Jones VentureSource, the VC industry is dominated by men (89% of VC Partners), specifically white men (76% of the total). Somewhat to their surprise, the tech section is one of the highly-trafficked and well-read topics. Karen Bantuveris, Founder/CEO, VolunteerSpot *.

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David Teten

JANUARY 13, 2015

Fundraising is always difficult for all founders; the median PE/VC fund sources and reviews 87 companies before investing in 1. I also was fortunate to gain a lot of insight on this topic from Don Charlton, Founder/CEO, TheResumator *, a ffVC portfolio company. Technically yes. HURDLE #1: INDIVIDUAL BIAS AGAINST THE “OTHER”. “I

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David Teten

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Blue Future Partners, a venture capital fund of funds, recently interviewed me on ESG in venture capital. Here’s what I said: In your career in tech and VC, how has your focus on ESG responsibility changed over time? Numerous thoughtful people are worried about how technological disruption will destroy jobs.

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