David Teten

OCTOBER 1, 2015

I recently joined CoVenture , an early-stage venture capital firm that develops products and invests cash in exchange for equity. I did so, in part, because I deeply believe your premise: technical talent is harder to find than capital. And it’s not just early-stage founders who notice.

Software Developers 60

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techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

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. Nine times out of ten, the meeting ends with them asking me for introductions to VCs. Inevitably, the excuses begin: I need to hire people to build the product.

Technical Review 84

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 5, 2010

CEO, VP Products and CTO must all be in the physical location. I don’t like distributed development teams in early stage businesses. This is a topic that comes up often in Los Angeles because many CEOs are tempted to hire their tech teams in the Bay Area. I prefer the first sales hires to be in the home office.

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