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15 Steps to Fundraising for Your New Venture Capital or Private Equity Fund

David Teten

I’ve been fortunate to be a Partner at two different VC firms over the past 9 years, and we’ve grown AUM 10X both times. If you take the fifteen steps below, you’ll have the core of a high-performing fundraising and investor relations function. . Build the firm as much as possible before you solicit limited partners. .

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10 C-Level Positions That Are Red Flags For Funding

Startup Professionals Musings

It’s your startup, so you can give early partners any title you want, but be aware of potential investor and peer implications. The more conventional VP of Marketing role should cover branding, as well as other marketing advertising, design, public relations and customer service requirements. Chief Risk Officer.

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10 Job Titles Never Found in an Investable Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

It’s your startup, so you can give early partners any title you want, but be aware of potential investor and peer implications. The more conventional VP of Marketing role should cover branding, as well as other marketing advertising, design, public relations and customer service requirements. Chief Risk Officer.

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10 C-Level Positions That Are Red Flags For Funding

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It’s your startup, so you can give early partners any title you want, but be aware of potential investor and peer implications. The more conventional VP of Marketing role should cover branding, as well as other marketing advertising, design, public relations and customer service requirements. Image via Wikimedia Commons.

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Ten Executive Titles You Don’t Want in a Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

It’s your startup, so you can give early partners any title you want, but be aware of potential investor and peer implications. The more conventional VP of Marketing role should cover branding, as well as other marketing advertising, design, public relations and customer service requirements. Chief Risk Officer.

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30 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

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#10- Making legal documentation affordable and accessible. Contrary to popular belief, it is not easy to find good document templates online. What’s more, most of the documents online are under US law which may not be applicable in your jurisdiction. Photo credit: Kim Chan. you shouldn’t broadcast your pregnancy.

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An Investor’s Personal Social Media Tech Stack: In the future, everyone will be famous for 15 followers

David Teten

They’re taking a $1m check from me, or giving $5m to me as a limited partner. Other coinvestors: Limited partners, other VCs who are coinvestors, private equity funds which are potential growth-stage investors, etc. Jourdan Urbach, Managing Partner of Brandt & Co. 3) Documenting best practices. I welcome suggestions.