Differentiation Matching Portfolio Venture Capital 
David Teten
APRIL 1, 2021
I’ve recently advised a number of emerging private equity and VC funds who are wrestling with the question: What are the highest impact steps they can take to support their portfolio companies? . Almost every private equity and venture capital investor now advertises that they have a platform to support their portfolio companies.
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. If it’s not a cliche, invest in people.
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This is going to be BIG.
JULY 30, 2015
You incorporate expected company returns, mortality rates, and fee structures to try to predict how a venture capital fund works from a cash in, cash out, and NAV standpoint. And no, the numbers don't exactly add up--but they're more than close enough for venture capital. It's also not the "average fund".
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.
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. That's kind like when people meet in *those* sections of Craigslist tell you they've never done this before.
The Equity Kicker
JULY 16, 2012
Wonga springs to mind as an example of such a company at the moment, as does our portfolio company Neul , albeit at an earlier stage. The secret is to find your Niche – that is, the initial customer segmentation / product differentiation combo that enables you to beat your more established, mature competition with a much crappier product.
Both Sides of the Table
JANUARY 16, 2012
” These are people with whom there is a likely match for your product or service. 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. So why would raising venture capital be any different. ” But focusing on too many is a mistake.
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