David Teten

MARCH 18, 2021

(co-written with Stephane Nasser , co-founder of OpenVC , an open-source initiative to collect and analyze all VC theses.). OpenVC is a new, open-source initiative to collect and analyze all publicly available VC theses, to help founders more efficiently find the right investors, and vice-versa. of venture capital deals.

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David Teten

JANUARY 21, 2021

(co-written with Jamie Finney, Founding Partner at Greater Colorado Venture Fund. This essay is part of a series on alternative VC: I: Revenue-Based Investing: a new option for founders who care about control. III: Why are Revenue-Based VCs investing in so many women and underrepresented founders?

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 24, 2017

Why do these founders get to stay around? Because the balance of power has dramatically shifted from investors to founders. Technology cycles have become a treadmill, and for startups to survive they need to be on a continuous innovation cycle. VCs competing for unicorn investments have given founders control of the board.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 31, 2019

He’ll be speaking at this year’s Lean Startup Conference , and also has a new book (for which I very happily wrote a short foreword) coming out next month: Secrets of Sand Hill Road: Venture Capital and How to Get It. What is venture capital, really? And what does a venture capital firm do?

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Steve Blank

JUNE 11, 2009

Posted on June 11, 2009 by steveblank When my students ask me about whether they should be a founder or cofounder of a startup I ask them to take a walk around the block and ask themselves: Are you comfortable with: Chaos – startups are disorganized Uncertainty – startups never go per plan Are you: Resilient – at times you will fail – badly.

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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. ff Venture Capital. First Round Capital. Acquirer/ Investor. 2009) [ii].

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2013

When I was new at Venture Capital I was trying to figure out the business. What stage? Should I trust my instincts for founders and products or should I be more focused on the market size or business plan? And they have access to some of the most talented technology entrepreneurs so this is a worthy goal for them.

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This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

Did I mention it only took the founder a month? While job recovery is slow, it seems that we've probably ducked that bullet and there won't be a major shift in people's interest in funding the venture capital asset class. So ignore the hype, the industry surveys and what the person next to you at your co-working space says.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2013

When I was new at Venture Capital I was trying to figure out the business. What stage? Should I trust my instincts for founders and products or should I be more focused on the market size or business plan? And they have access to some of the most talented technology entrepreneurs so this is a worthy goal for them.

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Austin Startup

JUNE 27, 2017

For investors outside of Austin and LPs: Austin is a a vibrant startup market and this list of capital sources can help you identify firms to co-invest with and funds to invest in. We’ve compiled a definitive list of sources of startup capital in Austin.

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David Teten

JUNE 22, 2012

HBS Angels of NY and the NAIC have named the finalist women and minority entrepreneurs of the Venture Capital Access Program; check out the press release below. Select Finalists for Venture Capital Access Program. Harvard Business School Alumni Angels of Greater New York and the. domestic market.

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David Teten

JUNE 22, 2012

HBS Angels of NY and the NAIC have named the finalist women and minority entrepreneurs of the Venture Capital Access Program; check out the press release below. Select Finalists for Venture Capital Access Program. Harvard Business School Alumni Angels of Greater New York and the. domestic market.

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David Teten

JULY 25, 2017

I’m very interested in additional ways to use technology to extend each of these! At HOF Capital, we support our companies through 7 main levers (i.e., S kill-Building – Over time, we want our portfolio executives to build out the full skill set needed to lead world class technology companies. RJMetrics ); technology (e.g.,

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Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2021

Texas is the most promising technology market in the United States. It seems like every day there is a new headline about an exceptional startup founder, investor, or corporate headquarters moving to Texas. Now the 9th largest economy in the world, it‘s clear that the rest of the world is waking up to the potential in Texas.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 28, 2010

He says they are just as selective on seed investments as they are in later stage deals. And Mike believes that entrepreneurs often need less capital to get started these days. Founded 2007 in Boulder, CO. Current round: $6.0mm in Series-D from existing investors Foundry Group, Boulder Ventures, High Country Venture.

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Reid Hoffman

JANUARY 19, 2021

I (and many others) have spent our fair share of time criticizing venture capitalists. And there are many, many legitimate criticisms that you could accurately level against more than half of venture capitalists. But venture capital is the only profession whose members get lots of repeat practice being board members.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2012

An innovator in technology, especially monetization. ” To me, LA will always be a creative hub for TV, film, music, video games and now technology. NYC has gotten a lead on us in the perception of creating a next generation technology hub and with good reason. Think about venture capital. Not derivative.

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techcrunch.com

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

Researchers polled experts in lending, mezzanine capital, private equity, venture capital and private businesses themselves. Not a big shock, but things don’t look pretty, especially in the venture capital world. 41% of them feel that they qualify for venture capital funding.

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techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

The timing is perfect, there is more than a little overlap with Vivek Wadhwa’s guest post on venture capital earlier today. One of the things I do as a founder of a later stage startup is to meet with early stage entrepreneurs to help them get their companies going. and Google. Johnny Good post.

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Ben's Blog

APRIL 7, 2021

A similar pattern exists for venture capital funding: In 2020, just three regions — the Bay Area, New York, and Massachusetts — accounted for 70%+ of total venture funding in the U.S. Technology transfer office. Venture capital. Furthermore, as of 2016, the U.S.

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thebarefootvc

MARCH 8, 2012

While the seed capital gap has closed, there are still only a handful of venture capital firms here in NYC investing in the crucial Series A/B rounds. In contrast, many Silicon Valley funds are large with much capital to put to work (which is why we are seeing them lead NYC deals at these stages).

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 9, 2014

They cover funding for small businesses from the initial funding stage to later stages of growth, and other areas in between. My founders and I started the company about three years ago. There are actually a lot of tools and technologies available now to really streamline your day and as I said earlier it’s amazing.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 14, 2016

There is much discussion online and also in small, private groups, about why the price of technology companies – public and private – are falling. Most venture capitalists who have been in this business for a long time foresaw this correction and have been talking about it privately for the better part of the last year or two.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 30, 2016

I have been evangelizing to founders for years to be more thoughtful about how startups update investors and run board meetings so I would be pretty hypocritical if I wasn’t willing to try and be more effective myself. So we planned a Technology Summit. Upstream & Downstream Capital.

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