Deal Flow IPO Partner Startup 
Startup Professionals Musings
JANUARY 7, 2013
Based on the final report for 2012 from Thomson Reuters and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA), it may appear that IPOs are back as a viable startup exit strategy. billion from 49 listings, and represented the strongest annual period for IPOs since 2000. Identify the right people in the right venture firms.
Both Sides of the Table
JANUARY 21, 2010
If you’re a startup and you don’t have a close relationship with a few law firms you’re really missing one of the most important relationships that any entrepreneur can have. I write about some of the lessons in my post on Startup Mistakes. I find that one of my best sources of deal flow is from lawyers.
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Steve Blank
SEPTEMBER 14, 2009
To do this they have to accomplish five things; 1) get deal flow – via networking and legwork, they identify likely industries, companies and teams with the potential for rapid growth (less than 10 years), 2) evaluate those companies and teams on the basis of technology, market opportunity, and team.
David Teten
MARCH 14, 2018
My Partners at HOF Capital are younger than I am, which means that we have a half-century horizon for the franchise we are building. – Build out low-cost force multipliers such as scouts , Advisors, Entrepreneurs in Residence, Venture Partners, and so on. So we think about scaling a lot.
Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 8, 2010
I’d embed the video but it doesn’t seem to allow you to do this so here’s the link the This Week in Startups, Inaugural show. Box.net ( raised $15 million led by Scale Venture Partners and included DFJ and USVP. IPO market is back. We discussed some of the recent IPOs. and much more.
This is going to be BIG.
NOVEMBER 16, 2023
Until you IPO, feeling like you’re good may just depend on what part of the fundraising cycle you’re taking a snapshot of your companies in. Since I started coaching investors , especially non-partners and partners at emerging funds, I’ve been asked the same questions in all sorts of ways: “What things should I be doing to be great?”
Hunter Walker
AUGUST 1, 2017
Two things happened there: I found the perfect person to partner with: Nisha Dua. HW: BBGV invests in startups where there’s at least one female founder. Here’s the thing: We’ve seen or been approached by almost 1800 startups since we launched, so there’s clearly not an issue with deal flow.
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