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How to Scale Support of Portfolio Companies

David Teten

As I’ve worked to build out HOF Capital ’s portfolio acceleration platform , the #1 question I think about is: how do we scalably support our companies? Many VCs offer (or strive to offer) a bundle of levers and support structures to help their portfolio companies. We have lower AUM, therefore lower management fees.

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These 8 Disciplines Define A Fundable Entrepreneur

Startup Professionals Musings

A popular approach these days seems to be for founders to regale investors early with a pitch touting the newest “million-dollar idea.” If your strength is technology, find a co-founder who has a comparable strength in business, finance or marketing. Find a partner and core team early to supplement your expertise.

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boldstart 2021 recap & what’s ?? in enterprise 2022

BeyondVC

With COVID raging at the beginning and end of the year, it is all the more amazing what our portfolio companies have accomplished the last twelve months. We are truly to our founders, limited partners, co-investors, and friends for another year of growth and learning. 1/ We started @boldstartvc in 2010 w/ $1m.

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Corporate Venture Capital: Obligatory or Oxymoron?

David Teten

Mari is now building a new venture in human-machine interaction within the Samsung accelerator, currently in stealth mode. Previously she was Co-Founder and CEO of SNAZZ, a cloud-based event management platform. What are some of the unique benefits and constraints from the point of view of a founder? .

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Use cases for Generative AI in gaming

VC Cafe

The Generative AI gaming landscape Nov 2022 ( source ) In my small data sample (of Israeli gaming startups) a lot of startups in the generative AI gaming space are either missing in this map, or are choosing to remain in stealth until they have a solid demo out. and Israeli startup Genie Labs. AI concepting is amazing! Generated in [link].

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Essential Startup Funding Tips from 8 Seasoned Investors

mashable.com

For the first-time entrepreneur or founder looking for seed stage funding, this circle can be especially difficult to penetrate. Kapor Capital’s expansive portfolio includes Bit.ly Gordon is also operating director of Zynga and director at Amazon, both sFund partners.

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Accidental VC: When Should Startups Announce Seed Funding?

View from Seed

As an operator, not an investor, I’m amazed at how many casual, throwaway comments that happen inside a VC’s office would be genuinely useful to entrepreneurs building their businesses. In light of that partnership, founders should be proactive about asking them to delay — if that’s your desire. You get the idea.

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