Both Sides of the Table

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

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

VCs tout themselves as frontier technology investors, but most are using the same infrastructure tools they have used for the past 20+ years: Excel and recent college grads searching Google. According to Knowledge.VC , under 5% of US VCs have a full-time team member focused on technology. . But we’re doing it slowly.

Private Equity 60

Private Equity Venture Capital Equity Technical Review 60

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

I believe that huge financial, productivity and technical gains come from new innovation rather than derivative thinking. He said that data suggests people prefer to “buy high, sell low.&# And so it goes in tech investing. I’m looking at how the digital living room will change media consumption.

Florida 299

Florida Technical Review San Antonio Los Angeles 299

Mucker Lab

AUGUST 27, 2014

At the time, LA and Santa Clara were both the epicenter of the technology industry due to the significant overlap between the aerospace/military industry (Los Angeles) and the computing business (Silicon Valley). Los Angeles, at least metaphorically, became more of a media/entertainment town.

Los Angeles 138

Los Angeles Southern California Silicon Valley Technical Review 138

David Teten

APRIL 1, 2021

I recommend building a strong internal tech stack, to handle the deluge of requests for help you’ll get from companies as you scale. For technology vendors and models, see Venture capitalists eating our own dog food: Using technology and analytics to make better investments. . Celebrity Relationships. Disadvantages.

Private Equity 78

Private Equity Venture Capital Portfolio Equity 78

Haystack

JULY 12, 2019

Now that there are so many new companies started, so much money in the ecosystem, and new types of funds out there, deal velocity is increasing. To find signal in all the noise of that deal flow stream, “who” the source is certainly matters. But, then again, introductions can be a dime a dozen.

Early Stage 72

Early Stage Deal Flow Technical Review Social Media 72

Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 25, 2015

The key reason for the explosion in capital flowing into the industry, and therefore the large increase in practitioners, had nothing to do with 1970’s performance, early stage investing, or technology. Many of the industry funds were wildly successful (in sectors such as media communications, health care, consumer, etc.),

Venture Capital 70

Venture Capital SBIC Technical Review Silicon Valley 70

Gust

OCTOBER 29, 2014

On October 1st, 2014, after more than two years of partnership and development, Gust proudly joined the Mayor of the City of New York and IBM in announcing the launch of Digital.NYC , NYC’s new official hub for tech and startups. All content is reviewed and ultimately posted by dedicated in-house editors.

Early Stage 133

Early Stage Technical Review New York Deal Flow 133

David Teten

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Here’s what I said: In your career in tech and VC, how has your focus on ESG responsibility changed over time? When we launched in 2010, I saw a white space: a burgeoning NY tech ecosystem, but only one angel group regularly writing checks. – Starship Technologies sells an autonomous robot-powered local delivery service.

Venture Capital 60

Venture Capital Partner Technical Review Cofounder 60

Rob Go

JANUARY 10, 2017

Have domain expertise in an emerging area that the VC cares about and wants to develop more authority and deal flow around. Usually, people who take this strategy are extremely social, go to tons of events, consume and retain information they read on social media, techcrunch, Medium, etc. ” That’s pretty much it.

Technical Review 28

Technical Review Due Diligence Deal Flow Early Stage 28

David Teten

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Deal origination is a slow, labor-intensive, frustrating process. The median VC reviews 87 opportunities before making 1 investment. Annual Deal Pipeline for Selected VCs and Angel Investor Groups. Detailed due diligence. Deals as % targeted companies. Profiled initially. Target Selected. 10,000 [v].

Private Equity 114

Private Equity Venture Capital Technical Review Equity 114

Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 21, 2011

The Austin Technology Incubator is hiring for these positions, so make sure to apply now. The current portfolio ranges from 60 Ghz chip sets (Nitero) to enterprise 2.0 ( InXero ) to family media ( Famigo ) companies. The Assistant Director will manage the deal flow process and lead our due diligence efforts to admit new members.

Technical Review 70

Technical Review Intellectual Property Incubator Due Diligence 70

crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 3, 2011

Last month the National Venture Capital Association released a survey which reflected investor’s optimism on high-risk startups, and gave every indication that VCs would continue to invest, particularly in IT, mobile, and cloud-based technologies. Startups will sustain domestic employment.

Technical Review 93

Technical Review Venture Capital India Startup 93

David Teten

OCTOBER 1, 2015

You’ve got a great idea and domain expertise, but limited money and insufficient technology resources. Design, development, and digital media shops, sometimes just a few years old, are doing bigger and bigger projects and come bearing cash flow and that scarcest resource, talent. mentor VCs, e.g., most VCs.

Software Developers 60

Software Developers Software Development Software Review Technical Cofounder 60

ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 29, 2010

To my surprise, the ideas and technology behind that startups were not superior to the ones we have in Finland. The last thing you want when you launch is to tailor to several languages, cultural differences, distribution channels and small blogs and other media. The incubators and co-working spaces are on par with what we have.

Silicon Valley 156

Silicon Valley Finland Sweat Equity Entrepreneur 156

mashable.com

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Contact Us Submit News Contact Us Write for Us Spark of Genius Series Mashable | The Social Media Guide Business Mashable on Facebook Join Us! The web and technology bubble has a lot in common with the rest of the business world in that there are essentially two disparate groups — the haves and the have nots.

Angel Investor 80

Angel Investor Startup San Francisco Social Media 80

www.paulgraham.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Online video becomes possible, and YouTube plunges rightin, while existing media companies embrace it only half-willingly,driven more by fear than hope, and aiming more to protect theirturf than to do great things for users. Much of the stress comes from dealing with investors. Ditto for PayPal.

Startup 93

Startup Valuation Non-Compete Deal Flow 93