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How to Scale Support of Portfolio Companies

David Teten

We have insight on the competencies of our companies’ personnel, and who is hiring or shrinking. Similarly, we have an ongoing program to introduce our companies to later-round VCs, and have more credibility in presenting our companies to other investors than an independent investment banker would have.

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Entrepreneurs are Everywhere – Show No. 16: Wayne Sutton and Dave Kashen

Steve Blank

Yet this same network of connected people affects who gets funded, how startup teams form, and who gets hired. . Silicon Valley) is a network-based system — about who you know … who gets funded, how teams are forms, who gets hired in certain companies, how promotions (are determined) — that is all relationship-based.

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VCs eating our own dog food: Using technology and analytics to make better investments

David Teten

ff Venture Capital hired two full-time engineers to build out Totem. Originally designed for investment bankers, it’s now also being used by VCs to help portfolio companies with fundraising.”. Some technology vendors are providing options to limit distribution of confidential information from GP reports. 10) Report.

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Want to know why charging $12 / year converts higher than $9.99?

Both Sides of the Table

JibJab has an ad model that relied on exclusive distribution deals with the big portals. Gregg is an ex Investment Banker and Wharton MBA. The most important trait in hiring to Gregg has always been smart people who are hard working & a good cultural fit. How did the Introduction of YouTube affect your business?

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The Playbook for Scale Up Nation

Seeing Both Sides

Eighty-two percent have global offices, and yet 91% are still run by Israeli CEOs, as opposed to foreign executives hired from the outside. In the old model of Israeli startups, many Israeli executive teams would hire a vice president of sales in the U.S. American VCs are critical. The founders have started companies before.

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Out of the Crisis #26: Brian Armstrong of Coinbase on cryptocurrency, being mission-oriented, and institution building

Startup Lessons Learned

Coinbase's IPO reflects the massive growth in interest and investment in cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin and Ethereum around the world. Can institutions be totally distributed or should they be rooted and loyal to a certain community or geography? It'd be great if we could somehow hire people all over the world, that would be great.

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