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. It sounds simple; however, very few asset managers actually do it.”

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 23, 2020

The partners, Josh, David Samuel, and Jenny Lefcourt have announced an initiative initially focused on their portfolio founders in an effort to break down the barriers to better mental health for all in our industry. As an LP in Freestyle, I’m extremely excited to see their leadership in this area.

Leadership 90

Leadership LP Programming Portfolio 90

K9 Ventures

AUGUST 14, 2017

It was a conscious decision to maintain the fund size at the same level, despite both market pressure (larger rounds at earlier stages) and demand pressure (lots of LP money entering the stage) to raise a larger fund. K9 Ventures II began investing in 2012 and was designed to have an investment period of 5 years. was a $40M fund.

Technology 96

Technology LP San Francisco Portfolio 96

Version One Ventures

JUNE 3, 2013

Helping with reporting for our investors, including writing quarterly updates and preparing LP advisory board meetings. Working with existing portfolio companies, including helping out with hiring, financial modeling, and research. Executing projects of your own direction that help Version One and/or our portfolio companies.

Hiring 156

Hiring North America Los Angeles Advisory Board 156

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. . For example, one LP told me she prefers customized emails from fund principals, as opposed to a bulk-mailed quarterly update. We are using Digify to manage this.

Private Equity 78

Private Equity Venture Capital Technical Review Software Review 78

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 18, 2018

There are different classifications of patents, including but not limited to; provisional patents, utility patents and design patents. Other ways that patents can be added to your financial portfolio is through acquisitions – in plain English, buying up other people’s patents. patent office would be your next step.

Intellectual Property 157

Intellectual Property Forecast LLC Acquisition 157

The Equity Kicker

JULY 8, 2019

Then from the mid 2000s, value add began moving beyond the partner to the firm as VCs began employing people who’s full time job was helping their portfolio. The most common strategies are to provide networking services and content to portfolio leaders so they can be more effective in their jobs. . Building platforms.

Portfolio 84

Portfolio LP Venture Capital Partner 84

Hunter Walker

APRIL 28, 2017

For VCs, annual LP meetings are combination Board Meeting + Community Event. Several founders gave 10-12 minute updates on their companies, and then, a dinner with our LPs, Homebrew founders and fund advisors. We spent an afternoon with our investors, providing updates on fund performance, market dynamics and future plans.

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LP Portfolio Founder Community 70

Austin Startup

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Cindy Revol, Joe Beard and Anurag Jain from Perot Jain, LP We received a warm welcome from Trey Bowles when we first came to Dallas and there have been many others who have opened their arms to us since. Perot Jain, LP is an early stage venture capital firm founded by Ross Perot Jr. Ross Perot, Jr., About Perot Jain, L.P.

Dallas 48

Dallas San Antonio Houston Texas 48

David Teten

JANUARY 21, 2021

With a portfolio that includes food, tech, and services, the fund is industry-agnostic and focused on the overlooked and underrepresented with high-margin business models. Of Indie.VC’s portfolio, 60% of investments are not in NY, CA, or MA. The INTRO tool is available to non-portfolio companies as well. We plan to raise $2.5m

Equity 78

Equity Revenue Cofounder Colorado 78

David Teten

AUGUST 21, 2019

but RBI is really designed to be an equity-replacement solution. not because of LP objections or moral concerns, but because the pool of potential M&A buyers is greatly limited. RBI investors may not provide the same level of support as some traditional VCs with a portfolio acceleration strategy.

Revenue 60

Revenue Liquidation Preference Equity Cofounder 60

David Teten

DECEMBER 12, 2017

As a globally focused LP in early stage VC funds, we at Blue Future Partners have observed a growing trend of firms investing substantially in software tools, whether developing proprietary solutions or adopting off the shelf tools. But what tools are they using themselves to automate their own processes?

Early Stage 60

Early Stage Technical Review Software Review Venture Capital 60

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.

Developer 366

Developer Silicon Valley PR Las Vegas 366

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

Cincinnati has had the accelerator The Brandery for several years, which caters to the great strengths of design and brand management that are dominant in this city. One measure of CincyTech’s overall impact is that in 2013, its portfolio companies represent 80% of total seed and early stage capital invested in Southwest Ohio.

Silicon Valley 390

Silicon Valley Kansas City Startup Venture Capital 390

firstround.com

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

The Review. Plusstartup. The Review. Product and Engineering. How to Go From Google Engineer to First-Time CTO. Product and Engineering. First Round Capital. Management and Company Building. -->. How to Go From Google Engineer to First-Time CTO. Author: Ian Langworth. Date: September 4, 2013. Learning & Development. Investment Team. Categories.

CTO Hire 52

CTO Hire Engineer Software Review Part-Time VPE 52

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 3, 2010

As a reminder, VC funds are comprised of money from LP’s (Limited Partners) that include university endowments, pension funds, high-net-worth individuals, insurance companies and large corporations. In a single fund of $100 million you might have 30 difference LPs. Now, let’s get more ominous.

Pre-Money Valuation 226

Pre-Money Valuation Venture Capital LP Term Sheet 226

K9 Ventures

DECEMBER 10, 2011

” Now that last statement is a little off, since I have a portfolio company in Berkeley and one as far south as San Jose. And, even though I do enjoy meeting up with the founders in my portfolio for lunch every couple of months, the majority of the interactions with my portfolio founders still happens over email or phone.

Silicon Valley 124

Silicon Valley San Jose Portfolio Cofounder 124

K9 Ventures

DECEMBER 10, 2011

” Now that last statement is a little off, since I have a portfolio company in Berkeley and one as far south as San Jose. And, even though I do enjoy meeting up with the founders in my portfolio for lunch every couple of months, the majority of the interactions with my portfolio founders still happens over email or phone.

Silicon Valley 112

Silicon Valley San Jose Portfolio Cofounder 112

K9 Ventures

NOVEMBER 30, 2008

Doing 10 investments at $1M each would mean that the partner would now have a gigantic portfolio to manage and there just isn’t enough time in the day, or week, or year to manage that many investments, serve on boards and help companies grow while still continuing to look for new investments. The LP perspective.

IRR 48

IRR Venture Capital LP Early Stage 48

David Teten

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

I highlight endogenous social impact because many of my portfolio companies might give money to charity or provide low-cost pricing to nonprofits, but that’s not what I think of as an impact company; they’re tacking on social impact on top of their core business, whatever that is. . Starship was launched by the co-founders of Skype.

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Venture Capital Partner Technical Review Cofounder 60