Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2017

So LPs are looking for a combination of “established top tier” and “new managers with differentiation.” Chang Xu for her tireless effort in helping me prepare and analyze the data) If you met with LPs to raise a fund in 2009–2012 the most common refrain was, “We have too many managers and too many dollars in venture.

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VC Cafe

APRIL 8, 2011

VC Cafe asked entrepreneurs to tell us what type of help or support they wish they could get from the venture capital investors. What started originally as how can VCs differentiate themselves to stand out, quickly became an Entrepreneur’s wish list from its VCs. Several entrepreneurs asked: Not just the what but the why.

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David Teten

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

Professional expert networks allow you to efficiently convert your financial capital into relationship capital. Like many established finance & media companies, GLG knows that the tech startup sector is a growing part of the economy. Again, our value can really be differentiated in its scale and depth.

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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. So why would raising venture capital be any different.

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David Teten

JANUARY 13, 2015

I also was fortunate to gain a lot of insight on this topic from Don Charlton, Founder/CEO, TheResumator *, a ffVC portfolio company. That point of differentiation is a plus not a minus, because it means that he has access to networks you don’t. HURDLE #1: INDIVIDUAL BIAS AGAINST THE “OTHER”. Own your “anti-pattern”.

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Steve Blank

MAY 28, 2009

Our firm has a portfolio of companies across a broad range of markets and the way we look at it is pretty simple – the deals fall into two types: those with customer/market risk and those with invention risk.” are much more differentiating than technology. Personally, I think that customer acquisition, brand, reputation, etc.,

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

If you choose your name well and it represents what your customers value in you then it will be memorable, differentiated and meaningful. We have a few portfolio companies going through brand changes. We are trying hard to live up to the guidelines we laid out for our investors, our portfolio companies and our community.

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abovethecrowd.com

OCTOBER 17, 2013

I immediately reached out to the founder and CEO, Katrina Lake , who had previously worked for another Benchmark portfolio company in the fashion space, Polyvore. On August 23, Stitch Fix announced that it had shipped its 100,000th Fix , and today the company announced that it has grown 500% since its last financing round this past February.

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The Equity Kicker

JULY 8, 2019

When I started in venture capital in the late 1990s VCs were regularly lambasted for taking long summer holidays and spending too much time on the golf course. 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.

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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. You may happen to emphasize the right points that pique an investor’s interest, but you shouldn’t leave your financing up to chance. Your differential growth strategy?

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ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

According to a study by CB Insights (2017), a software that gathers essential data from investors, companies and industries, more than 70% of startups do not exceed the first stage of venture capital investment. The rounds were conducted from 2008 to 2010, starting from seed capital. Why do so many companies fail?

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This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 29, 2011

You may decide that where you are now compared to where you'll be in three months isn't a good time, and that's fine, but let's not pretend that you're not a tech entrepreneur in the office of a venture capital firm. So, if you ping me with "I'm still working my big corporate finance job. Would you invest in it.

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David Teten

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

I’ve listed below the points I recommend you cover when pitching your business to early-stage investors, including but definitely not limited to ff Venture Capital. We also suggest that you consider crowdfunding your business through our portfolio company, Indiegogo. ff Venture Capital Fundraising Venture Capital'

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techcrunch.com

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

Tweet View Comments Sarah Lacy Feb 19, 2010 Pepperdine has a new study out that attempts to shed some light on the clubby, shadowy world of private finance. Researchers polled experts in lending, mezzanine capital, private equity, venture capital and private businesses themselves. A lot of the stats weren’t surprising.

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Cracking the Code

JANUARY 19, 2016

They also need VCs capable of financing their entire life cycle — on average, SaaS startups raise between $80 and $100 million before an IPO. What’s the n°1 startup that you wish you had in your portfolio? They are running a series of interviews of European VCs investing in SaaS and I was lucky to be the first one.

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Lightspeed Venture Partners

JUNE 11, 2012

I concluded that this dynamic, which allowed a startup to take multiple “shots on goal” with a venture capital investment, was what had brought renewed investor interest to gaming, an industry that had largely been financed by publishing deals. Today, game quality is an ante, but discovery is the differentiator.

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Rob Go

APRIL 22, 2014

Exposure to a large data set of portfolio companies and companies that a VC reviews. Exposure to the venture capital process and a behind-the-scenes look to how VC’s work and evaluate deals. I’ve said before that one of the downsides of Venture Capital is that it tends to be a negative job.

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Cracking the Code

APRIL 13, 2007

To differentiate their service offering and maximize the value captured, Saas vendors package their services by segment with different price point. Portfolio. (3). Venture Capital. (3). Explore Venture Capital. Yahoo Finance. Cloud Computing. (1). Europe Consumer. (1). Favorite Podcasts. (1).

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Cracking the Code

JANUARY 10, 2007

To make it successful, Apple will need to upgrade the quality of its content and start differentiating mobile and home video content. Portfolio. (3). Venture Capital. (3). Explore Venture Capital. Yahoo Finance. Cloud Computing. (1). Europe Consumer. (1). Favorite Podcasts. (1). internet. (6).

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www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 18, 2010

You have heard, I am sure, that venture capitalists only invest in very large market opportunities - $500 million to $1 billion. These are areas that may be gaps in the portfolio of large companies, and are perfect for M&A deals in three to five years after building enough validation and $10-$20 million in revenue.

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www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 18, 2010

You have heard, I am sure, that venture capitalists only invest in very large market opportunities - $500 million to $1 billion. These are areas that may be gaps in the portfolio of large companies, and are perfect for M&A deals in three to five years after building enough validation and $10-$20 million in revenue.

Marketing 52

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