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MAY 4, 2013

When I was new at Venture Capital I was trying to figure out the business. What kind of deals should I be doing? 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. What stage? What price?

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Deal Flow Early Stage Investment Bankers Technical Review 347

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MARCH 24, 2014

I become a venture capitalist in September 2007 – exactly 6.5 I spent my first year developing proprietary deal flow and learning the business and then the Sept 2008 / Lehman Bros collapse / financial meltdown happened. In 2010 somebody posed the question on Quora, “Is Mark Suster a Successful Venture Capitalist?”

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Los Angeles Intellectual Property LP Venture Capital 387

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MAY 4, 2013

When I was new at Venture Capital I was trying to figure out the business. What kind of deals should I be doing? 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. What stage? What price?

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Early Stage Deal Flow Investment Bankers Technical Review 361

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APRIL 8, 2010

I was on This Week in Venture Capital today with Jason Calacanis talking about the big VC deals at the moment and talking about the VC industry. Talked about the roles of partners, venture partners, associates and principals in a VC. - My blog and what it’s done for my deal flow. - and much more.

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Venture Capital IPO Valuation Deal Flow 232

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JUNE 28, 2021

In our funds we do about 12 deals / year and see several thousand so the funding rate is somewhere between 0.2–0.5% of deals we evaluate depending on how you count what constitutes “evaluating a deal.” This is Venture Capital. So my advice boils down to these simple points: Make sure you see tons of deals.

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Angel Investor Deal Flow Portfolio Forecast 301

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2013

If you track the venture capital industry it would be hard to miss the conversation going on this week over AngelList “Syndicates.” AngelList 101 : As you know, AngelList is a platform where angels can invest in semi-screened tech deals. Social proof can be helpful. But it can also be destructive.

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Syndicate Syndication Cofounder Early Stage 356

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FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Since our industry has been so heavily dominated by male leadership in both tech and venture capital for so long, this “inclusion” is something that would benefit us all in making better decisions. I think these deals are less exciting than the ones you proactive seek out.

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