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What’s Your VC Tech Stack? Results from a Survey of Early-Stage VC Funds

David Teten

(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.

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Building The Machine Podcast Episode 5: Dan Kimerling Deciens Capital

Eric Friedman

He is also co-founder and Managing Partner of Deciens Capital, an early stage investment fund. As many of your listeners may know, there was an incredible piece published by a gentleman from Founders Fund, discussing Tiger [Global Management] and how they’re focused on the speed and scale business. On Sushi and VC.

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With So Many Options for Marketing Your Business, What Content Should You Promote Where?

David Teten

At HOF Capital , we try to manage these layers to be “ MECE ” (Mutually Exclusive, Collectively Exhaustive). By definition, it’s unwritten, but critical. . We don’t normally distribute literature at these events, but we do prepare FAQs beforehand (not for distribution) to make sure that we’re all aligned on our talking points.

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Startup Fairy Tales and Other Tall Tales That Venture Capitalists Tell

Growthink Blog

Management has the wrong pedigree, is geographically undesirable, competes in the wrong industry, and/or has a business model that lacks "scalability credibility" with the venture community. By definition, companies that receive venture capital cannot fund their businesses from operations, and thus need to seek outside capital.

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Why being a VC sucks. Advice to anyone who wants to get into venture capital.

This is going to be BIG.

When you''re out on the road pitching, and getting people to believe in you, you feel a deep sense of responsibility to your limited partners--and there isn''t a day when you don''t wonder why you didn''t just take some easy corporate job where no one would notice if you weren''t working productively. 9) Sometimes, it''s just luck.