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David Teten
MAY 20, 2016
As one of the lead engineers at ff Venture Capital , I spend most of my day building custom software solutions that enhance our firm’s process–tools that range from portfolio investment management to co-investor and cap table tracking and more. We posted on our site a more in-depth overview of ff’s Tech Platform.
David Teten
JANUARY 9, 2013
In addition, as part of the program, I’ll be making my first public presentation of our research study on VC portfolio operations value creation. Aspen is looking for institutional investor and entrepreneur speakers willing to share their investing insights and personal experiences. More details.
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David Teten
SEPTEMBER 23, 2017
I’ve primarily seen quantitative analytic techniques used in origination , filtering , and in portfolio company recruiting , but technology can be used throughout the nine steps of the private company investing process: The 9 Steps of the Private Company Investing Process. 9% (1 / 12). Source: Knowledge.VC , based on scraping firm websites
David Teten
APRIL 7, 2017
This is a generalizable principle: you get higher returns where other investors are not. Because of that insight, we co-founded the Venture Capital Access Program , focused on helping women and minority entrepreneurs raise capital from HBS Alumni Angels. The Showcase is focused on US-based founders with ties to the MENA region.
David Teten
JULY 12, 2017
When I meet with other VCs, family offices, and other institutional investors, the most common question I get is: “What are the highest-potential companies in your portfolio which are raising now?” If I can reduce a portfolio company’s time burden, I create value for them. Fundraising is burdensome.
David Teten
AUGUST 21, 2019
Most founders who are raising capital look first to traditional equity VCs. Or should they look to one of the new wave of Revenue-Based Investors? For more background, see Revenue-Based Investing: A New Option for Founders who Care About Control. Like traditional lenders, RBI investors usually don’t take board seats.
Rob Go
JANUARY 7, 2013
As a founder, it feels like a long time, but it’s really a blip on the radar in the scheme of things. This is why I’ve made a habit of profiling our portfolio quantitatively and why we write summaries announcing pretty much all of our new investments. So, here is our annual quantitative summary of our portfolio.
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