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Even the Smartest VCs Sometimes Get it Wrong – Bill Gurley and Regulated Markets

Steve Blank

regulation happens on three levels: federal laws that are applicable across the country developed by Federal government in Washington, D.C. As an example, this is a diagram of the multiple beneficiaries and stakeholders that a software company developing math software for middle school students has to navigate. In the U.S.

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Mark Hauser’s Hauser Private Equity Spearheads Major Deals in Industrial Sector

The Startup Magazine

With over three decades of experience in private equity investments, acquisitions and mergers, Mark Hauser has developed a keen ability to recognize trends and do his due diligence. In 2016, Hauser Private Equity completed an investment in Stat Health Management, LLC, an urgent care provider with locations throughout Long Island, NY.

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What Founders Need to Know: You Were Funded for a Liquidity Event – Start Looking

Steve Blank

But startups require money upfront for product development and later to scale. VC’s raise money from their investors (limited partners like pension funds) and then spread their risk by investing in a number of startups (called a portfolio). But there’s only one reason your company got funded. ——-. The Good News.

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Who Should be on Your Startup Board?

Both Sides of the Table

The Limited Partners (LPs) who back funds don’t expect their dollars to be passive. But gone are the days where VCs put dollars into companies and ask founders to step aside quickly so that the VC can install their favorite management team. Can I really manage a 7-person board plus 2 board observers? Legally speaking.

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The Economics of a Small VC Fund

This is going to be BIG.

management fee. It''s only a little bit of a performance drag, though, because management fees act like a loan. You charge your limited partners this, but you have to pay it back before you start taking a cut of the profits. If you''re looking to make a lot of dough in the short term, microVC isn''t for you.

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How Private Equity and Venture Capital Investors Are Eating Their Own Dogfood

David Teten

Among the VC firms which have publicly invested the most resources in their technology stack are Andreessen Horowitz , Correlation Ventures , First Round Capital , Google Ventures , Greylock Partners , Ironstone Group , Kleiner Perkins , Lux Capital , Right Side Capital , Signalfire , Ulu Ventures , Union Square Ventures , and Venture Science.

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The Changing Structure of the VC Industry

Both Sides of the Table

Limited Partners or LPs (the people who invest into VC funds) have taken notice as 2014 is by all accounts the busiest year for LPs since the Great Recession began. But it still takes VC to scale a business (thus large capital into industry winners like Uber, Airbnb, SnapChat, etc). and the bigger funds can’t get in directly.