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Who Invests In Investors: Homebrew LP Shares VC Performance Goals, Importance of Diversity & What They Look For In New Funds

Hunter Walker

An addition to the portfolio typically offers some differentiation or new value proposition. We triangulate with investors, entrepreneurs and large company operators to assess probability of success and ability to attract in-demand entrepreneurs. A powerful network is always valuable. What would your advice be?

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Applied Venture and the inexorable rise of value-add VC

The Equity Kicker

The most common strategies are to provide networking services and content to portfolio leaders so they can be more effective in their jobs. . As a result VCs who didn’t want to only compete on price began looking for ways to differentiate their money from the money of other investors and started deploying the strategies listed above.

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Why So Many Small Emerging Managers Don’t Use Placement Agents

David Teten

LPs tend to assume that the highest-quality managers have all the demand they can handle. In 2018, the 8,000 active private equity funds globally had a 15 to 16 percent annual performance differential between top and bottom quartile funds. Typically less helpful for LPs to talk with intermediaries. .

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How to Develop Your Fund Raising Strategy

Both Sides of the Table

He’s focused on that sector (not exclusively but predominantly) and therefore has an amazing network at large financial services firms to help you with business development. Fred Wilson likes, “large networks of socially connected people” while Foundry lists its 5 key themes on its website. Do your homework.

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