Due Diligence Early Stage Networking Social Network 
Agile VC
MAY 26, 2011
Online social networking is a concept still being evangelized even in Silicon Valley… Friendster is in private beta (wasn’t until Oct 2003 they received Google acquisition offer which they turned down for Kleiner/Benchmark round). You can sometimes attract capital from farther away but typically harder to do at early stage.
David Teten
SEPTEMBER 23, 2017
In venture capital in particular, early-stage companies are often operating in frontier industries, where the rules are unpredictable and conventional analytic frameworks may be misleading. The historic capital-raising process is driven by face-to-face networking and salesmanship. 2) Raise capital.
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APRIL 29, 2011
At the same time, I had lunch with someone yesterday who regularly ran into early stage entrepreneurs who was surprised to hear that I didn't mind if they made intros to me. I don't mind cold intros at all--but it's hard when I can't figure out who you are in the context of my network. So how do you balance?
YoungUpstarts
AUGUST 3, 2015
For that reason you should do due diligence on all potential investors before pitching, and then pay careful attention to the questions they ask after you’ve made your pitch. Early stage investing experience. The size of their networks. Below is some guidance on what to look for in a potential investor: 1.
David Teten
DECEMBER 3, 2019
But, most of use raise capital and source deals the same way people looked for dates 20 years ago: by networking at conferences (or bars). . We are also seeing technology evaluation as an increasingly important part of LP operational due diligence. That’s why 40 million Americans use online dating sites.
Professor VC
JANUARY 27, 2011
How Much Diligence is Due.Or Ive addressed the due diligence question in previous posts, but this came up again in a debate we were having at a recent meeting of the Sand Hill Angels. And in order to increase our groups returns, one of our goals should be to get more people and man hours involved in the diligence process.
Professor VC
SEPTEMBER 26, 2011
How would Billy Beane have done as an early stage investor? Im still not convinced that "gut feel" isnt a good way to invest at the early stage, but this can certainly get rid of over-thinking and provides diversification and investments in entrepreneurial teams that would be otherwise overlooked. ProfessorVC. at 2:32 PM.
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