This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Depending on the minimum investment size, if you think about what hiring an actual analyst, or someone more senior, might cost you to look at deals you’re serious about, an investment in a fund could may for itself in access. Less than that and you need something else to bring to the table. b) Reputation for adding value.

Portfolio 134

Portfolio Syndicate Syndication Deal Flow 134

Haystack

AUGUST 18, 2019

You lose influence as larger investors come into the cap table and start throwing their weight around. Many of these new data-driven funds are hiring experienced VCs across early stages and building outposts in the Bay Area. You lose way more than you win. You wait the longest for liquidity. It is where most people start out.

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Seed Stage Cap Table Early Stage Malaysia 108

OnlyOnce

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

I’ve never written before about those other “potential business opportunities” that our team was exploring along with our prior investment syndicate, Fred Wilson from Union Square Ventures, Greg Sands from Costanoa Ventures, and Brad Feld from Foundry. Brad’s visceral response in this conversation was a very clear, “you should hire Jenny.”

Silicon Valley 62

Silicon Valley Venture Capital Cap Table Early Stage 62

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

EShares is an increasingly popular tool in our portfolio for tracking private company cap tables. We use the vendors of PE/VC investing data I list above to track the interests of potential private equity/VC coinvestors, and selectively introduce our companies as I build out a syndicate. .

Private Equity 60

Private Equity Venture Capital Equity Technical Review 60

Hunter Walker

JANUARY 20, 2015

There’s appropriate debate around whether the concept is true enough to turn into a hiring principle and if the concept celebrates the individual at the expense of the team. If you just need the money, stick unknown angels in an AngelList Syndicate so they have more limited information rights. Avoid these folks.

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Cap Table Warrant Syndicate Syndication 48

Version One Ventures

MAY 22, 2018

How do you decide who you should have in your cap table? Are you looking for help and expertise in hiring, product strategy, customer development, fundraising, coaching, therapy, etc.? In the meantime, we’d love to hear how you decided on your investor syndicate? What is important to you? appeared first on Version One.

Cap Table 60

Cap Table Cofounder Syndicate Syndication 60

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

645 Ventures released a cap table simulator to help level the playing field. ff Venture Capital hired two full-time engineers to build out Totem. Carta , Captable.io , Certent , EquityEffect , and ShareWorks by Morgan Stanley track private company cap tables. . Fincura specializes in serving lenders.

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Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78