Community Lead Investor Startup Syndication 
Both Sides of the Table
JULY 7, 2015
I love how open Danielle has been throughout the development of her startup Mattermark including honest reflections of when she has changed her opinion. They now have a strong VC lead from Foundry Group and from experience when you get advice from Foundry it comes with authority, experience, empathy and the right amount of straight talk.
David Teten
SEPTEMBER 6, 2015
And they should be; the feeding frenzy in the innovation economy is in some cases because startups are eating the lunch of more established companies. In either case, corporations have to set up their investment vehicles so that the venture capital community sees them as serious players. Some corporate funds now lead rounds.
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Agile VC
JANUARY 12, 2012
AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. Even the best entrepreneurs often hear “no” from potential investors. Good investors try to be clear in terms of what they look for in terms of progress and milestones of the startups they invest in. How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC. How To Think About The Future.
Rob Go
JULY 17, 2014
As former operators and product-oriented entrepreneurs, Dave, Lee, and I tend to think of our firm as a startup company and our approach to investing as our product. We want to be able to comfortably lead these rounds and speak for 1/3 – 1/2 of the capital or more. This leads to the second factor.
View from Seed
AUGUST 26, 2015
It was really helpful for the community, and it is something we’ll probably do again, although not every year. Seed investing is a fun way to stay actively engaged in the startup ecosystem. There are a lot of options to expand your deal sourcing, like AngelList, syndicates, angel groups, etc. A Primer on Angel Investing.
View from Seed
AUGUST 26, 2015
It was really helpful for the community, and it is something we’ll probably do again, although not every year. Seed investing is a fun way to stay actively engaged in the startup ecosystem. There are a lot of options to expand your deal sourcing, like AngelList, syndicates, angel groups, etc. A Primer on Angel Investing.
David Teten
FEBRUARY 3, 2014
But in practice, these phenomena create a tremendous volume of startups, which investors then have to filter. Most investors rely on their network of colleagues and service providers to source investments. Companies like PrivCo and Navon Partners (my old startup) are working on automating this signal identification process.
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