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2018: Year in review and a look ahead

Version One Ventures

Now as projects are developing, it is clear that blockchain technology is still in the early stages. In addition, our existing startups in this space continue to do well. US VC deal flow in healthcare hit an all-time high this year as we continue to refine our thesis on the space. Bio/healthcare. See you in 2019!

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Launching a Portfolio Acceleration Platform at a Venture Capital or Private Equity Fund

David Teten

This typically includes: Relationships with relevant service providers in your vertical, often with pre-negotiated discounts: coaches, lawyers, accountants, common software vendors, consultants. A well-organized library of best practices for founders in your vertical, which you can share as appropriate. AskAnything.VC Disadvantages.

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How Private Equity and Venture Capital Investors Are Eating Their Own Dogfood

David Teten

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.

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May Your Help Be Wanted

Austin Startup

As a mentor, you are expected to bring to the table real experience, sound advice, relevance, customer and/or funding connections, enough technical grasp to speak the language, and adequate availability to see the startup process through. Dreamit is to me a shining example of this vertical approach.

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VCs eating our own dog food: Using technology and analytics to make better investments

David Teten

When I met my now-wife, I realized that any technology that can find me a spouse is a killer app. But, most of use raise capital and source deals the same way people looked for dates 20 years ago: by networking at conferences (or bars). . See Bessemer Venture Partners’ A comprehensive guide to security for startups. 2) Market

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Open Positions at the ATI

Austin Startup

Interested in being part of the entrepreneurial and startup ecosystem in Austin? The Austin Technology Incubator is hiring for these positions, so make sure to apply now. ATI has served the entrepreneur community for over twenty years and focuses on the IT, Wireless, Clean Energy and Bioscience verticals.

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Can You Trust Any vc's Under 40?

Steve Blank

Posted on September 14, 2009 by steveblank Over the last 30 years Wall Street’s appetite for technology stocks have changed radically – swinging between unbridled enthusiasm to believing they’re all toxic. The reality is that VC’s have one goal – to maximize the amount of money they return to their investors.