VC Adventure
JUNE 14, 2022
Indeed, many firms even institutionalize the practice of providing help to portfolio companies through extensive platforms that may include PR, talent, marketing, technical, and other help (sometimes offered for free, sometimes offered ads a pay-for-service, but often at below-market rates for those services).
Up and Running
MAY 10, 2013
The event concludes three months of study (called “due diligence”) by the group of more than 30 angel investors, about half and half from the Oregon university towns Corvallis and Eugene. This year’s event was held on campus at Oregon State University.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
David Teten
MAY 7, 2019
Ideally we are looking for team members (full-time and advisory) with DNA from: – tech (especially sales tech, marketing tech, expert networks, B2B2C consumer internet); – communications (especially sales, PR, speechwriting, playwrighting); – public policy, legislative analysis and drafting, and/or policy or legislative advocacy.
David Teten
JULY 10, 2019
Ideally we are looking for team members (full-time and advisory) with DNA from: – tech (especially sales tech, marketing tech, expert networks, B2B2C consumer internet); – communications (especially sales, PR, speechwriting, playwrighting); – public policy, legislative analysis and drafting, and/or policy or legislative advocacy.
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 13, 2018
Keep your eye focused first and foremost on any VCs that are A’s and are in your “analysis” or “due diligence” phases. Most entrepreneurs make the mistake of allocating too much time to taking new meetings or to spending time on the wrong investors simply because they’ll keep meeting with you. It doesn’t have to be a partner?—?every
Version One Ventures
SEPTEMBER 8, 2015
When you’ve got a good feeling about someone, it’s tempting to just move ahead without any kind of due diligence. Start-up founders typically want to make a big PR splash when they’re launching their product or closing a funding round. I’m always surprised at how often people still get hired without extensive reference checks.
www.chubbybrain.com
SEPTEMBER 28, 2011
Too much PR, too early. Finances were just one part of the story. One of them is clearly significant outside financing, which we’d explicitly chosen to do without. Review our Guide to Reverse Due Diligence on Investors. The lack of a single, “the buck stops here” leader until too late in the game. Too much money.
Expert insights. Personalized for you.
150 
Let's personalize your content