David Teten

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Another critical design consideration is your tech stack. 6) Due diligence. 9) Accelerate portfolio company value. Just as with any company, the most important issue is the team; see “ How to Negotiate a Partner Role at a Venture Capital or Private Equity Firm “ . 5) Manage deal flow.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2014

On August 26th I had an equally effusive intro from Ynon Kreiz, also a friend, trusted source and also the CEO of portfolio company Maker Studios. It is what Seriously was designed to do. So this was definitely an introduction I was going to take. This is so clearly our future.

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David Teten

MARCH 14, 2018

First Round Capital’s forum for portfolio executives is a powerful example of a scaleable resource. The firm attracts deal flow by promising a decision (positive or negative) in under 2 weeks, with minimal paperwork and without repeating due diligence. – Provide hands-on operational support for portfolio companies.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 1, 2020

Along with the business plan, you must have a well-designed investor deck, which is a presentation of around 15 to 25 slides summarizing the business plan. Investors usually carry a portfolio of startups. So, it is natural for them to fund companies that are complementary to the startups already in their portfolio.

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Spend some time understanding their preferences, any portfolio gaps and the right terminology to use in your plan. When asking for the funding amount, be precise, as giving a wide range may highlight a lack of financial due diligence. Plenty of information is available on the Mercia website through our Insights section.

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The Equity Kicker

DECEMBER 5, 2013

Good examples of things we like from our portfolio include: Hailo - a new way of booking taxis that people love because the product is a joy to use. We have a simple application process and our quick due diligence process is designed to add value even if we choose not to make an offer.

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David Teten

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

The extreme example of this are algorithmic investors in the public markets, who design algorithms which trade on the designer’s behalf, as opposed to making trading decisions directly. Many tools designed for B2B marketing in general are also relevant to investors. 5) Due diligence. 1) Market fund.

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The Startup Magazine

JUNE 15, 2018

The latest Hangar 51 accelerator, run in London, but open to any global startup , is designed in partnership with L Marks. New products: creative solutions to enhance the products and services portfolio which can improve the customer journey. Twelve start-ups have joined the Hangar 51 portfolio from previous programmes.

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David Teten

AUGUST 19, 2019

We’re also regularly following-on for existing portfolio companies.”. Each of Feenix’s portfolio companies receives an investment in debt or equity and utilizes a subsidiary of Feenix as its credit card payment processor (“Feenix Payment Systems”). 10% of Feenix’s portfolio companies have received VC equity prior to their financing.

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David Teten

SEPTEMBER 6, 2015

Her work included heading Nokia’s location-based services business and app portfolio for emerging markets, which she built from a back-of-a-napkin idea to a 100-person organization with over 10 million users. Previously she was Co-Founder and CEO of SNAZZ, a cloud-based event management platform.

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

They’re looking to diversify their portfolio from just stocks and bonds. This way they can combine expertise and achieve better due diligence. Look at highly successful campaigns to know how to design yours. The requirement for accredited investors either $200,000 in annual income or over $1,000,000 net worth.

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David Teten

FEBRUARY 26, 2012

Based on proven neuroscience “brain plasticity,” its product is designed to improve the learning ability of elementary school children and has particular value with under-prepared children, including those with ADHD. Please note that all angels, members of HBS Angels or not, are responsible for their own due diligence.

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Version One Ventures

JULY 31, 2018

Since 2012, we have made over 40 investments and have been busy building our fund, expanding and deepening our network, and most gratifyingly, working with our portfolio companies in their pursuit to transform their industries and the world. Performing market research and due diligence for potential investments.

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David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

However, in private markets, there is more room to optimize across all 11 steps of the investing process: firm management , marketing, fundraising , origination , manage relationships, due diligence, negotiation, monitoring, portfolio acceleration , reporting, and. 3) Raise capital.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

However, it is important to check the portfolio of the program and see how many companies from your industry have participated. On the other hand, if the program’s portfolio demonstrates that they worked with quite a few companies in your field, you are good to go. We had designed it and we were executing it.

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ReadWriteStart

MARCH 1, 2011

Instead of investors holding onto proprietary connections and introductions for their portfolio companies, these relationships are being displaced by the dominate social networks ( Facebook , Linkedin , Quora ). Think of individuals like McClure, Paul Graham and George Zachary as market analysts.

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ReadWriteStart

JULY 18, 2011

Years later Clavier's name now comes up all the time when one of his portfolio companies finds success; his exits include Mint, Tapulous, and UserPlane, other investments include Mashery (a ReadWriteWeb sponsor), Rapleaf, Fitbit, bitly, GroupOn, Twitter and many more. You should do your own due diligence on the investors.

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David Teten

JANUARY 11, 2020

Many investors including me spend most of our day doing the same things people have always done in our job: in my case, due diligence, deal execution, etc. High-potential prospective employees of portfolio companies. Executives of large companies which may acquire or become clients of our portfolio companies. Tech stack.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Prior to contracting your work to freelancers, do your due diligence by reviewing their portfolios and asking for their previous work. Try to think of why you outsourced in the first place: lack of skillset, limited labour pool, budget, time constraint, etc. From this, you can set some ground rules and realistic expectations.

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Version One Ventures

JUNE 3, 2013

Performing market research and due diligence for potential investments (interviewing customers/users, testing products and services, and/or financial modeling). Working with existing portfolio companies, including helping out with hiring, financial modeling, and research. Strong written and oral communication skills.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 13, 2015

Mostly we read business books designed for established enterprise and tried to read through the lines to find ways to apply their wisdom to startups. Several investors are already in due diligence." As the ecosystem develops, this information is getting more and more specialized, which is awesome. But it was not always this way!

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www.xconomy.com

JUNE 9, 2012

“When I was the lead [venture] investor on a deal, it was very important to be the industry expert,” Coats says, chiefly because of the knowledge and experience that experts bring to the due diligence process. Site produced by Andrew Koyfman with design from Rob Hunter. © 2007-2012, Xconomy, Inc. All rights reserved.

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www.readwriteweb.com

MARCH 7, 2011

Instead of investors holding onto proprietary connections and introductions for their portfolio companies, these relationships are being displaced by the dominate social networks ( Facebook , Linkedin , Quora ). Most indices are cap-weighted - more in line with a concentrated portfolio (i.e. startupcto

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Gust

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

Recently, entrepreneurs in many countries have been soliciting investment through “crowd funding” websites designed specifically for fundraising purposes. A portfolio of 25 investments in startup companies is considered prudent diversification, providing a reasonable chance of excellent portfolio yields.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 29, 2018

In fact, his work on this front for an earlier employer went so well that the client looked at the higher-than-expected returns and had Waseem divest the entire portfolio for a tidy profit of $2.1 When the model is designed right, you change inputs to determine the changes to related outputs.

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ithacaVC

JUNE 26, 2019

With nearly 130 co-investors to date in Launch NY portfolio companies who have received funding from the Launch NY Seed Fund, the most active seed fund in NYS, our companies have secured 12x the $1.9MM we have invested. Investors can then invest in individual companies on a deal by deal basis, with as little as $10,000.

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David Teten

JANUARY 23, 2021

It’s worth investing a little money in a graphic designer who can design a consistent website, business card, logo, and presentation templates. . Set up a Data Room, with a filled-out Due Diligence Questionnaire (“DDQ”). Note that limited partners view formatting as a proxy for professionalism.

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Haystack

JUNE 11, 2018

5/ Encourage founders to do their due diligence on you and on future investors. 7/ Acknowledge that – while your fund’s economics may require billion dollar valuations – your portfolio startups’ may not. 8/ Celebrate the success of startups in your portfolio, but never take credit for it.

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David Teten

DECEMBER 12, 2017

These take considerable time to design, build and populate, and require regular use and “feeding of the beast”, as we call it. For both deal origination and due diligence, a host of companies aspire to be the “Bloomberg of private companies”. How do VCs originate investments?

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

But the short answer is that the best intro is from a portfolio company of that VC or by other entrepreneurs whom that VC respects. You need to build genuine relationships with these portfolio startup founders as well as trust with them and the rest will follow. They’re the place focused on design. They think design wins.

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The Startup Toolkit

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

Fiverr – pay $5 (or a bit more) for tasks ranging from logo design to copywriting. 99designs – crowdsource design tasks (especially logos) for a few hundred dollars. Dribbble – browse designer portfolios, many of whom also freelance. Capitallist – like Angellist, but focused on London and the UK.

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Steve Blank

JULY 2, 2009

Video Games At SuperMac , Peter Barrett was the witty and creative 24-year old Australian engineer who had designed several of our most successful products, culminating with the software for the Video Spigot. Theme: Digg 3 Column by WP Designer. I had no idea what I wanted to do next, and would get paid to think about it?

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

You want to make sure that whatever you’re designing your business around that it actually has a profit center and a paying customer. I want you to be really realistic about your personal financial portfolio and how you spend money before you make the decision to start a business. Let me tell you what I think about passion.

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reidhoffman.org

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

It doesn’t matter whether an entrepreneur is in our portfolio, whether we’re considering an investment, or whether we’re casually meeting for the first time. Designing the subscription product this way created more value for our members, which made the network itself more valuable.

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

It doesn’t sound like the typical Swiss watch brand name and thereby expresses our mission of bringing a uniquely designed Swiss made watch that is affordable to market. Many of our fans own other big designer brands like Rolex etc., Our name used to be Neuhaus Design and we rebranded to Honest Agency in 2010.

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A Crowded Space

AUGUST 4, 2011

So the opportunity to learn from other entrepreneurs and the companies that we’re seeing in our portfolio companies was really enough for me to take the plunge and jump on board. . I also really think startups are changing and they’re becoming more and more design focused. So those are some of the big trends.

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

MARCH 31, 2011

No matter what you are involved with today, you can easily establish a niche website to add yet another passive stream of income to your portfolio and further diversify your risk across several income baskets. To be successful however, you must take your time and conduct the necessary due diligence up-front when selecting a topic or niche.

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