David Teten

MARCH 14, 2018

Managers of VC funds typically want to grow their business aggressively, just like the founders we back. First Round Capital’s forum for portfolio executives is a powerful example of a scaleable resource. – Create a franchise and license access to it , e.g., the Draper Venture Network.

Private Equity 60

Private Equity Venture Capital Equity Cofounder 60

David Teten

DECEMBER 12, 2017

(written by Philipp von dem Knesebeck , Managing Partner, Blue Future Partners (bluefp.com, @bluefutureteam ), and David Teten ). Lisa Edgar, Managing Director at fund of funds Top Tier Capital Partners , observed: “It’s not surprising that venture capitalists are using software to help manage their business.

Early Stage 60

Early Stage Technical Review Software Review Venture Capital 60

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

I’ve primarily seen quantitative analytic techniques used in origination , filtering , and in portfolio company recruiting , but technology can be used throughout the nine steps of the private company investing process: The 9 Steps of the Private Company Investing Process. 9% (1 / 12). Source: Knowledge.VC , based on scraping firm websites

Private Equity 60

Private Equity Venture Capital Equity Technical Review 60

Gust

FEBRUARY 22, 2014

A quick look at the really nice sites developed in just a few months by companies like CircleUp, FundersClub, Bolstr, Seedrs, et al will show you that the base technical challenge of creating a marketplace/social network is not particularly difficult.

Belarus 107

Belarus Kazakhstan Portugal Accredited Investor 107

Version One Ventures

JANUARY 31, 2024

Since then, I’ve received 200+ inbound leads (and counting). Have backed close to 20 emerging GP's over the past 5 yrs & looking to add 3-4 more to the portfolio this year. As one fellow VC said to me, “Raising a fund for an emerging manager in 2024 might be one of the hardest things you can do”.

LP 73

LP Differentiation Deal Flow India 73

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 14, 2019

This software platform is used by many local angel organizations for managing deal flow. AngelList has featured over 3 million businesses for potential investors in a format that is, effectively, a social network for entrepreneurs and angels. USA Angel Investment Network. Keiretsu Forum.

Angel Investor 241

Angel Investor North America Accredited Investor Angel Groups 241

David Teten

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

I highlight endogenous social impact because many of my portfolio companies might give money to charity or provide low-cost pricing to nonprofits, but that’s not what I think of as an impact company; they’re tacking on social impact on top of their core business, whatever that is. . Are you politically active? How have you handled them?

Venture Capital 60

Venture Capital Partner Technical Review Cofounder 60

VC Cafe

JULY 31, 2020

To be an effective VC, proactivity is part of the job description: Proactively learn about new companies trends and markets Proactively network (deal flow, peers, industry partners) Proactively seek opportunities to help. ” My interpretation for VC has to do with portfolio construction.

Venture Capital 183

Venture Capital Deal Flow Silicon Valley Portfolio 183

David Teten

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Most investors rely on their network of colleagues and service providers to source investments. These funds use a combination of cold-calling, travel, firm networks, paid expert networks, and technology to identify investment opportunities outside of their neighborhood. Notes: Only for IT & related sectors.

Private Equity 114

Private Equity Venture Capital Technical Review Equity 114

thebarefootvc

JULY 3, 2017

I knew, because of my broad network, female and other minority founders would comprise a large percentage of the fund. Limited partners (LPs), who manage the capital that gets deployed into venture capital funds, can play an important role in diversifying the funding landscape. Often these are referrals from existing fund managers.

LP 65

LP Technical Review Silicon Valley Limited Partner 65

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

This software platform is used by most local Angel organizations for managing deal flow. Although relatively new, AngelList already has featured over 42,000 businesses and provided over 28,000 introductions to potential investors in a format that''s, effectively, a social network for entrepreneurs and Angels.

North America 289

North America Rhode Island Accredited Investor Angel Investor 289

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 11, 2017

This software platform is used by many local angel organizations for managing deal flow. AngelList has featured over 3 million businesses for potential investors in a format that is, effectively, a social network for entrepreneurs and angels. USA Angel Investment Network. Keiretsu Forum.

Angel Investor 167

Angel Investor North America Accredited Investor Angel Groups 167

A Crowded Space

DECEMBER 9, 2013

He describes his deal flow process as simply “waiting for the phone to ring.” Assets under management are well over $200B. At one point, he had just 5 individual companies representing 70% of his public stock portfolio. This gives them a unique advantage when it comes to deal flow.

Technical Review 68

Technical Review Deal Flow Balance Sheet Down Round 68

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

Here’s some common ways you can provide value to startups you invest in: Leverage Your Network. This also means you are likely to have a network of other successful people around you. Entrepreneurs, business owners, senior managers at large corporations. Ask yourself, where is your startup currently struggling?

Pre-Money Valuation 187

Pre-Money Valuation Seed Stage IP Deal Flow 187

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 20, 2013

This software platform is used by most local Angel organizations for managing deal flow. It boasts more than 1,000 member-managed groups and VCs, with 40,000 investors, and over 1,800 startups funded in the last 12 months. New England Investment Network. Keiretsu Forum. Marty Zwilling.

Angel Investor 270

Angel Investor North America Rhode Island Accredited Investor 270

Haystack

JULY 4, 2019

Contrast that with a fund manager, who is often required to issue quarterly capital account statements usually paired with a cover note and updates on specific companies. But seed portfolios are largely different than larger funds. For me, I am pretty zen about this after six years of early-stage startup investment. Want to send them?

Early Stage 167

Early Stage Deal Flow Finance Metrics 167

Austin Startup

AUGUST 30, 2019

MANAGING DIRECTOR OF TECHSTARS AUSTIN AMOS SCHWARTZFARB REVEALS DETAILS ON SEPT. Austin-based author, tech investor and Managing Director of Techstars Austin Amos Schwartzfarb reveals details for the launch event for his new book “Sell More Faster: The Ultimate Sales Playbook for Start-Ups,” published by Wiley. “I

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Austin Management Los Angeles New York City 48

Haystack

AUGUST 18, 2019

They’ve all accepted that this is a new world of capital abundance and that the pistons driving the global economy are technology and network effects. And if you don’t hit one or two right, you end up with a mediocre portfolio. On this dimension, most seed funds can’t even compete on network, brand, or the cost of capital.

Seed Stage 108

Seed Stage Cap Table Early Stage Malaysia 108

Austin Startup

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Techstars, the worldwide network that helps entrepreneurs succeed, announced the 10 startups selected for the 2020 class of Techstars Austin. Techstars provides their accelerator portfolio companies with access to financial, human and intellectual capital to fuel the success of their business.

Austin 62

Austin Curation Startup Dallas 62

David Teten

OCTOBER 1, 2015

portfolio operator VCs, e.g., Andreessen Horowitz, ff Venture Capital, First Round Capital, Google Ventures. Thor Ernstsson is the founder of Alpha UX , a product validation company serving real-time user insights to Fortune 500 product managers. However, valuing the intangibles of time saving, expertise, network, etc.

Software Developers 60

Software Developers Software Development Software Review Technical Cofounder 60

mashable.com

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Kapor Capital’s expansive portfolio includes Bit.ly Brad Feld: Feld is co-founder and managing director of Foundry Group, a Boulder, Colorado venture capital firm that focuses on early stage investments ranging from $250,000 to $500,000. He also sits on the board of the Mozilla Foundation and created Second Life.

Angel Investor 80

Angel Investor Startup San Francisco Social Media 80

Feld Thoughts

DECEMBER 9, 2015

Over the years at Foundry Group we’ve built an extensive network of companies. It’s also been fun – a great way to get close to new managers, build lasting personal relationships, and see deal flow for our Foundry Group investing activity. We also had a long conversation about our GP fund investing strategy.

Later Stage 70

Later Stage Early Stage Advisory Board Deal Flow 70

View from Seed

MAY 12, 2015

Even if a firm’s members are almost all titled “partner” externally (and not other gradations like Managing Director), some partners are still more equal than others. Some partners at VC firms are just more accessible than others, taking more meetings with entrepreneurs both inside and outside their immediate networks.

Partner 120

Partner Term Sheet Reputation Deal Flow 120

View from Seed

JANUARY 30, 2020

Prior to an investor giving you a verbal or written offer to invest, most of your diligence should be self-directed based on your own network and research. There are some norms around VC due diligence from a timing standpoint, just like there are norms around the sequence of diligence that VC’s do.

Due Diligence 195

Due Diligence Partner Term Sheet Finance 195

Gust

JANUARY 22, 2014

As a very active angel investor myself, I frankly can’t imagine how I could keep track of all the pieces without Gust.

Angel Investor 150

Angel Investor Angel Groups Accredited Investor Early Stage 150

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

Over the same 30 years, Venture Capital firms have honed their skills and strategies to match Wall Streets needs to achieve liquidity for their portfolio companies. You have to wonder: does the VC you have on your board today have the right skill set to help you succeed in today’s economic environment? What Do VC’s Do?

Silicon Valley 217

Silicon Valley IPO Technical Review Venture Capital 217

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

MARCH 11, 2014

And when you look at the tools that we use, I mean we’ve made so many technological advances, but really to manage a meeting there’s not a practical tool available. We use email; we use Word; we use task manager; we use a file sharing tool. They are so happy that they finally have a tool to manage their business.

Technical Cofounder 220

Technical Cofounder Cofounder Software Review Management 220

VC Adventure

DECEMBER 9, 2015

Over the years at Foundry Group we’ve built an extensive network of companies. It’s also been fun – a great way to get close to new managers, build lasting personal relationships, and see deal flow for our Foundry Group investing activity. We also had a long conversation about our GP fund investing strategy.

Later Stage 48

Later Stage Early Stage Advisory Board Deal Flow 48

Gust

JANUARY 22, 2014

As a very active angel investor myself, I frankly can’t imagine how I could keep track of all the pieces without Gust.

Angel Investor 89

Angel Investor Angel Groups Accredited Investor Early Stage 89

Genuine VC

JULY 26, 2010

While traditional VCs sometimes have a love/hate relationship with their syndicate partners (often depending on how well their mutual portfolio companies are performing), it seems as though in the Micro VC arena all of the players speak and act like best friends. What’s the reasoning for all of this chummy behavior?

Syndicate 128

Syndicate Syndication Due Diligence Seed Stage 128

Austin Startup

JUNE 4, 2017

million round in SaaS management tool Meta SaaS Raising the round was a full-time job for four months. Startup deal flow is the most important thing in an institutional investor’s life. Startup deal flow is the least important thing in a non-institutional (angel) investor’s life. Mark Cuban leads $1.5 Just move on.

Austin 54

Austin Institutional Investors Angel Groups Deal Flow 54

Professor VC

AUGUST 14, 2012

FC's approach is much more akin to the deal flow and social proof model of AngelList, with the ability to make small investments in a number of companies. Individuals can make smaller investments in a number of companies, gaining portfolio diversification benefits. Second Market ). Of course, this is comparing apples to oranges.

Accredited Investor 42

Accredited Investor SEC Cap Table Angel Groups 42

K9 Ventures

MAY 14, 2011

They provide additional value add in the form of coaching and mentorship, and most of all access to a network of other entrepreneurs and smart people – that to me is really the real value of being involved with an incubator / accelerator. The incubators also help get their teams get visibility amongst potential investors.

Preferred Stock 125

Preferred Stock Seed Stage Incubator Early Stage 125

ConversionXL

AUGUST 2, 2017

Chris Samila , Partnerships Manager at Optimizely shares: “We saw building and supporting a partner ecosystem as a massive opportunity. Ideally, there would be a dedicated resource – Partner Manager – to facilitate introductions between teams and help them foster relationships. Sales Support and Account Management.

Channel 84

Channel Partner Programming B2B 84

ConversionXL

AUGUST 2, 2017

Chris Samila , Partnerships Manager at Optimizely shares: “We saw building and supporting a partner ecosystem as a massive opportunity. Ideally, there would be a dedicated resource – Partner Manager – to facilitate introductions between teams and help them foster relationships. Sales Support and Account Management.

Channel 77

Channel Partner Programming B2B 77

Professor VC

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

Rather than going through their networks or targeting specific sectors for deal flow, they are going to rely on an algorithm to select companies. A Lot of Horn Tooting over a Kazoo sized deal. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? ► January. (1). ▼ 2010. (7).

San Jose 28

San Jose Silicon Valley Venture Capital Angel Investor 28