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Launching a Portfolio Acceleration Platform at a Venture Capital or Private Equity Fund

David Teten

I propose here a framework for prioritizing your platform buildout. Nick Kim , Crosscut’s Head of Platform, in his presentation at the 4th Annual VC Platform Summit, shared their Platform development methodology, which he viewed as an exercise in product development. Customer Development. Disadvantages.

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Love/Hate Business Plan Competitions

Steve Blank

In exchange, these VCs/companies get early looks at new deal flow and offer aspiring entrepreneurs feedback and advice on their business plan. For those of you who don’t know, business plan competitions are held by universities who get their students to enter and compete to see who has the best business idea.