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MAY 4, 2013

One of the major calibration pieces for me was where to find deal flow. As a VC you want to feel like you have “proprietary sources” of deal flow. I sorted out pretty early that lawyers were a great source of deal flow. Of course I went through normal other channels of deal flow.

Deal Flow 347

Deal Flow Early Stage Investment Bankers Technical Review 347

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MAY 4, 2013

One of the major calibration pieces for me was where to find deal flow. As a VC you want to feel like you have “proprietary sources” of deal flow. I sorted out pretty early that lawyers were a great source of deal flow. Of course I went through normal other channels of deal flow.

Early Stage 361

Early Stage Deal Flow Investment Bankers Technical Review 361

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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. I become a venture capitalist in September 2007 – exactly 6.5 years ago. That company was Invoca, which just announced a $20 million fund raise led by Accel.

Los Angeles 387

Los Angeles Intellectual Property LP Venture Capital 387

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

Part 1 – Access to Great Deal Flow – is here. The first three skills I espoused were: access to the highest-quality deal-flow, domain knowledge of the topic area in which you’re investing and access to VCs to help fund the next stages of development.

Cap Table 283

Cap Table Angel Investor Liquidation Preference Deal Flow 283

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NOVEMBER 14, 2010

I’m looking at how the digital living room will change media consumption. I’m spending a lot of time looking at video production & distribution because I believe this will form a larger basis of the future Internet and I believe that Hollywood & television will face large, disruptive forces.

Florida 299

Florida Technical Review San Antonio Los Angeles 299

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NOVEMBER 11, 2013

Be open & transparent (mimicking the greater social order changes that have come with blogs & social media). He is already increasing our deal flow in key areas in “the quantified self” and digital media and begun working operationally with existing companies.

Ireland 324

Ireland Jordan Portfolio Flash 324

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JANUARY 21, 2010

I find that one of my best sources of deal flow is from lawyers. of Stubbs Alderton, a firm that focused exclusively on early-stage tech, media and game companies in Southern California. I have worked extensively with Scott Alderton (yes, he was having a bad hair day in the picture on the link!)

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Southern California Silicon Valley IP Stock Options 318