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.
Both Sides of the Table
JANUARY 21, 2010
Consider it a sales & marketing expense for them. I find that one of my best sources of deal flow is from lawyers. When we want to sell or IPO companies they’re there again. Most lawyers that work with startups are willing to work on a deferred payment schedule. Our lives are intertwined.
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This is going to be BIG.
FEBRUARY 21, 2021
Anything from intense customer love despite barely even having a product, pre-sales, a deal for access to data that creates a moat that no one else has—the list goes on. Any VC will tell you that the ones they said yes to, they mostly got there right away—and that there are very few “maybe” deals that get tipped over the fence.
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 19, 2010
Part 1 – Access to Great Deal Flow – is here. Most people think that being a successful investor is about finding the right deals and nurturing the teams through the difficult times to come out with a great company. He’s bound to be able to help a company or two at the time of a sale. Ultimately Yahoo!
Austin Startup
MAY 19, 2018
A good CEO is likely a sales person by nature. Just as you look at deal flow as a funnel, a good CEO disqualifies and moves on. Don’t b t a b r CEOs are sales people. If you’re an associate then most of your work is on deal flow and analysis. 90% of what we sell is a vision. That’s awesome.
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. Sourcing You're seeing the majority of deals done in your stage and sector and you see nearly everything that gets announced that you really would have wanted to. You need a risk-seeking appetite.
Both Sides of the Table
MARCH 6, 2011
They dropped their number one selling product and switched to a competitor’s product while managing not to lose a single sale. I believe AngelList is capable of managing deal flow by acting as a filter. I personally like meeting teams very early on and wish I could get more proprietary deal flow from it.
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