Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 24, 2014

I spent my first year developing proprietary deal flow and learning the business and then the Sept 2008 / Lehman Bros collapse / financial meltdown happened. It turns out it actually takes time to build a high-growth business with differentiated intellectual property and roll out large, enterprise-class marketing solutions.

Los Angeles 387

Los Angeles Intellectual Property LP Venture Capital 387

David Teten

APRIL 1, 2021

As an agenda for each meeting, I suggest: – How can we most add value, in addition to helping with financing? Several VCs market close relationships with celebrities who can use their social media presence to promote their companies. A true industry luminary will help in deal flow & differentiation .

Private Equity 78

Private Equity Venture Capital Portfolio Equity 78

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. Be open & transparent (mimicking the greater social order changes that have come with blogs & social media). It’s something you must earn over time by living up to the name you define.

Ireland 324

Ireland Jordan Portfolio Flash 324

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

Part 1 – Access to Great Deal Flow – is here. Part 2 discussed the need for domain knowledge since merely “joining the right club deal&# will in no way determine success. In the latter cases many companies (Flickr, Delicious, Blogger, Writely in 05-08 and lately Invite Media, Aardvark, Dodgeball, etc.)

Angel Investor 284

Angel Investor Early Stage Cap Table Deal Flow 284