David Teten
APRIL 1, 2021
I propose here a framework for prioritizing your platform buildout. A true industry luminary will help in deal flow & differentiation . These folks are rare, expensive, and often have multiple side obligations (book deals, speaking engagements, etc.). Disadvantages. In-house, brand-name guru.
Steve Blank
MAY 17, 2010
But until now I haven’t been able to articulate a framework of why or had a concrete suggestion of what to replace them with. Venture Firms use the contests as another source of deal flow and talent. They called back laughing and the invitation disappeared. At best I think business plan competitions are a waste of time.
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David Teten
SEPTEMBER 23, 2017
In venture capital in particular, early-stage companies are often operating in frontier industries, where the rules are unpredictable and conventional analytic frameworks may be misleading. Sebastian Soler recently launched Knowledge.vc , which uses software and machine learning to enhance deal sourcing and diligence for VC firms.
ReadWriteStart
JULY 21, 2011
Michael has almost 90,000 free users and is looking for a way to be in the deal flow of people looking for business plan software. Nadia's idea is rather nebulous yet, and I advised her to go through the 1M/1M curriculum to get it into a more concrete framework. efforts to get them.
Austin Startup
AUGUST 30, 2019
Schwartzfarb introduces readers to the “ W3 Method ” as an overall framework that businesses should take, built around three crucial questions: Who are you selling to? Investors connect with Techstars to gain access to quality deal flow. What are they buying? Why do they buy?
David Teten
DECEMBER 3, 2019
She answered, ‘We see a lot of deals.’ I said we had a lot of deal flow. Chris Dixon, Partner, A16Z, observes , “Success in VC is probably 10% about picking, and 90% about sourcing the right deals and having entrepreneurs choose your firm as a partner”. Kushim manages your deal flow and track portfolio performance.
ConversionXL
AUGUST 2, 2017
We can use Lincoln’s framework to select the best partners. Worst case scenario in the partner’s’ eyes: “lack of transparency and lack of deal flow and lukewarm leads that never turn into anything.”. To focus on cultivating the right relationships, we need to define the ideal partner profile. Who Is Your Ideal Partner?
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