VC Cafe

APRIL 27, 2011

10 things VCs can do to differentiate themselves and provide more value to potential investments – based on feedback from dozens of entrepreneurs. Despite the VC’s obvious disadvantage in the early stages, marketing and differentiation of venture capital funds is limited today. Have nothing to tweet about?

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VC Cafe

MARCH 22, 2021

Hila spent 12 years as the VP Marketing for Israeli venture capital fund Viola before embarking on an independent CMO career for startups. These steps are vital to securing initial funding and attracting pilots, design partners, and customers. . There’s a rise in community led startups.

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David Teten

JANUARY 28, 2019

My former Partner John Frankel of ff Venture Capital observes that 20 years ago, the defining movie of the generation was “Wall Street”. This is a topic we care a lot about, given HOF Capital’s long-term strategy for partnering with universities and my forthcoming book on “ hacking the university ”.

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Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

If you’re a venture capitalist … you have limited partners that give you money to invest on their behalf, and you’re responsible for giving them outsize returns. As an entrepreneur, you’re always fighting that external war whether that’s with partners or with investors. Nayeem : (Nods.)

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Up and Running

MAY 23, 2016

List key partners and resources you will need, and then list your core team as well as their roles. List key partners and resources you will need, and then list your core team as well as their roles. Step 3: Brand and differentiate yourself. If you don’t yet have a team yet, list the roles you need to hire for. or even be a U.S.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 2, 2014

Too many entrepreneurs tell me they are looking for an investor, and can’t differentiate between venture capital (VC) investors versus accredited Angel investors. The amounts from Angels start as low as $25K, while minimum venture capital amounts usually start in the $2M range. How much help do you expect and need?

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Hunter Walker

MARCH 25, 2015

Since talent attracts talent, it’s not surprising Kirsten built a small community around her that also shines, notably Eurie Kim. Forerunner represented the best of both worlds to me – an opportunity to invest in new and innovative consumer businesses combined with an opportunity to build a new and innovative venture capital firm.

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David Teten

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

I was excited to see that GLG (formerly Gerson Lehrman Group), the industry leader, is now offering a professional network service geared to the needs of the startup community: GLG Share. We’re backed by Bessemer Venture Partners, Silver Lake Partners, and individual investors like Ron Conway, among others.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 26, 2019

Even pre-launch, there’s work you can do here to differentiate yourself. The expectation around customer service these days is very high, especially for brands that are heavily leveraging Facebook and Instagram communities. At Silverton Partners, I’ve been leading the charge on our investments in fast-growing DTC brands.

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David Teten

JANUARY 13, 2015

I know we romanticize the LGBT entrepreneur making an app for the LGBT community, but too many of our ideas are “ghettoized” and not seen as “big ideas”. For later-stage companies, I suggest the Association for Corporate Growth online community, Axial , and Preqin. Don recommends: Don’t just do startups “for us”.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

If you choose your name well and it represents what your customers value in you then it will be memorable, differentiated and meaningful. We are trying hard to live up to the guidelines we laid out for our investors, our portfolio companies and our community. Hamet is a 3x entrepreneur and also former EIR with True Ventures.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 5, 2016

Too many entrepreneurs tell me they are looking for an investor, and can’t differentiate between venture capital (VC) investors versus accredited Angel investors. The amounts from Angels start as low as $25K, while minimum venture capital amounts usually start in the $2M range. How much help do you expect and need?

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Austin Startup

JANUARY 2, 2021

As a result, he thought that many people in Silicon Valley aren’t as invested in the community or focused on making it better for their children and their neighbors. A great job is the start, but also a great home, a great neighborhood, a great community they feel a part of. How different that is than the feeling in Austin right now!

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 8, 2018

Upfront Ventures has a deep-seated commitment to equality in funding & building diverse teams across all ethnicities, nationalities and genders. We do this not just because it’s the right thing to do but also we believe it will help drive large and differentiated returns. We see this as an open source inclusion clause.

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David Teten

JUNE 1, 2011

I enjoyed participating in last week’s Capital Roundtable Private Equity Masterclass on “ Best Practices for Sourcing Quality Deal Flow & Developing New Business ” (May 26 th , 2011). High Road Capital Partners Deal Sourcing Keynote. Fitzsimmons, High Road Capital Partners. Social media.

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www.women2.org

MARCH 8, 2012

Then, what’s missing — clearly an engineer — and why do I want a partner? A warm intro from a friend or participating in events and communities that specifically frame “finding a co-founder” (not just “startup happy hour”), you will — and I did — have better results. Community Service.

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The Equity Kicker

JULY 8, 2019

When I started in venture capital in the late 1990s VCs were regularly lambasted for taking long summer holidays and spending too much time on the golf course. Then from the mid 2000s, value add began moving beyond the partner to the firm as VCs began employing people who’s full time job was helping their portfolio.

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Ben's Blog

MAY 24, 2021

Editor’s Note: This testimony was delivered by a16z managing partner Scott Kupor to the U.S. By way of background, I am the Managing Partner for Andreessen Horowitz, a $16.5 billion multi-stage venture capital firm focused on IT-related investments… I also serve on various investment committees, including for the St.

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reidhoffman.org

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

× At Greylock , my partners and I are driven by one guiding mission: always help entrepreneurs. Neither is a particularly good backdrop for trying to raise capital, because. What’s your differential business strategy? Your differential growth strategy? Your differential product? Reid Hoffman.

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Austin Startup

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Perot Jain , one of the most active early stage venture firms in Texas, is joining DivInc and The DEC to support our $100,000 Dallas Diversity & Inclusion Challenge and help us get the word out as far and wide as possible! According to Pitchbook, Capital Factory has been the most active investor in Texas since 2013.

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Hunter Walker

AUGUST 1, 2017

Two things happened there: I found the perfect person to partner with: Nisha Dua. Why is your differentiation also a competitive advantage? HW: Gender diversity and sexism have become more urgent topics in the venture industry. Many venture funds lack a female partner, let alone gender balance.

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bhargreaves.com

MARCH 7, 2010

Development shops who work for $100+/hour and take no equity are poor partners in a startup. NYC is full of small businesses with expertise in many areas, who need the products that the tech community can design. Me Im Brad Hargreaves, an entrepreneur in residence at Tipping Point Partners. But all that is for another post.

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Babbling VC

OCTOBER 13, 2012

As well as Amadeus, other VCs that have seen people depart and not be replaced include Eden Ventures – which shed two junior associates last year – and Balderton Capital. Partner Dharmash Mistry recently left Balderton to pursue his own investing. Venture capital is a game where you bring your experience to the table.

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Reid Hoffman

JANUARY 13, 2021

The Greylock general partner and the host of The 20 Minute VC pick back up from a December 2020 episode of the popular podcast , during which Hoffman discusses his wide-ranging career and key lessons learned. If you’re a regular listener, you’ll know that Greylock general partner Reid Hoffman joined me on my show in November.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 12, 2018

Of course we have to believe that there is a viable market, a differentiated product offering and a chance to build something defensible but if you do those basics right you still get crushed without an amazingly talented founder. He did all of these and more. his insights and track record are looking stellar. He was steadfast.

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Pascal's View

APRIL 5, 2016

To succeed in this ambitious initiative, the academic, business, and entrepreneur communities will need to collaborate closely. For Salzburg to succeed as an innovation hub, it is essential for local private sector business leaders to make a long-term, active, and visible commitment to be active partners in this process.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 29, 2017

I am so proud and humbled to be able to formally announce that Upfront Ventures has raised its 6th venture capital fund in the past 21 years. A huge thank you to all of the Limited Partners who have entrusted us with your capital, time and reputations. So what does one actually do with $400,000,000?

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 27, 2011

I was meeting regularly with entrepreneurs and offering (for better or for worse) advice on how to run a startup and how to raise venture capital from my experience in doing so at two companies. I know that I have not yet earned these kudos based on investment returns (although my partners have. Blog to your community.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 11, 2020

Valence is led by a talented CEO, Guy Primus and was the brainchild of my partner, Kobie Fuller. If you want to follow two great Black executives who work at the intersection of technology and venture capital make sure to click on those links and follow them on Twitter. So what exactly is Valence and why does it matter?

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