Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2014

On August 26th I had an equally effusive intro from Ynon Kreiz, also a friend, trusted source and also the CEO of portfolio company Maker Studios. So this was definitely an introduction I was going to take. By September 26th we had submitted a term sheet which was signed on October 4th and financing was closed in less than 30 days.

Technical Review 373

Technical Review North America Los Angeles Cofounder 373

David Teten

MARCH 14, 2018

First Round Capital’s forum for portfolio executives is a powerful example of a scaleable resource. The firm attracts deal flow by promising a decision (positive or negative) in under 2 weeks, with minimal paperwork and without repeating due diligence. – Provide hands-on operational support for portfolio companies.

Private Equity 60

Private Equity Venture Capital Equity Cofounder 60

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 20, 2011

One example is that they introduced a program where their founders can pool together shares from their company and exchange them for a small portfolio of other First Round Capital companies. First Round Capital invests heavily in its own infrastructure to help add value to the portfolio companies. I'm a huge fan of this innovation.

Pre-Money Valuation 284

Pre-Money Valuation Technical Review Cofounder Cram Down 284

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

Rolodex/deal flow (deal sourcing/ability to make connections for the portfolio). We want to find someone who has a lot of consumer internet product experience as either product manager, founder, VP Product, etc. Then take a year as a product manager in a startup in the firm’s portfolio. People skills. People skills.

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Venture Capital Early Stage Technical Review Startup 332

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 16, 2016

After viewing your slide deck, if investors are still interested in your startup, they will ask for a deep-dive meeting to drill in on any hard questions before commencing due diligence. They may decide to acquire the startup in order to hire the team for another project in their portfolio. Sweat equity. Ramen-profitable.

Software Review 120

Software Review Sweat Equity Accredited Investor Angel Investor 120

Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

JANUARY 21, 2011

That said, I have some of my stock portfolio in hedge funds managed by folks I know (I know you are thinking Madoff at this point), and most in vehicles that are on auto-pilot. A small part of my portfolio is purely in speculative plays, but I believe in value investing over time. The arbitrage simply works. The same places as above.

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Internet Technical Review Stock Due Diligence 80

VC Cafe

JULY 5, 2010

In addition, we are working with more modest capital, for example, the current fund we are putting together (first of many), is $5.0M, which will be used to invest up to $500K in approximately 10 seed stage companies in the Internet, software, telecom, security/defense and alternative energy sectors.

Technical Review 106

Technical Review Software Review Seed Stage 106

ReadWriteStart

JUNE 1, 2020

Let’s take an example – In the case of an internet or app business, the user traction and market penetration is a must. Investors usually carry a portfolio of startups. So, it is natural for them to fund companies that are complementary to the startups already in their portfolio. Establish a competitive advantage.

Startup 150

Startup Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch Seed Stage 150

Hippoland

AUGUST 21, 2016

Portfolio founder: There’s an investor who wants to invest about $500k. Portfolio founder: That’s the problem. I have this conversation all the time with portfolio companies. Often, it’s these no-name investors who jumpstarted the best deals in internet history. me: Oh great! Who is he/she? Person X isn’t well-known.

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Technical Review Due Diligence Silicon Valley Portfolio 48

Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

They are professionals with full-time jobs, who often don’t have time for due diligence (and may not even know how to do it) and often make decisions through trusted referrals or based on gut feelings (more on gut feelings later). However, entrepreneurs still need to approach angel investors offline for larger amounts of capital.

Angel Investor 159

Angel Investor Technical Review Software Review Accredited Investor 159

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

I’ve primarily seen quantitative analytic techniques used in origination , filtering , and in portfolio company recruiting , but technology can be used throughout the nine steps of the private company investing process: The 9 Steps of the Private Company Investing Process. 5) Due diligence. 9% (1 / 12). 1) Market fund.

Private Equity 60

Private Equity Venture Capital Equity Technical Review 60

Version One Ventures

JULY 29, 2021

We believe that decentralized applications (dApps) are the future of the Internet, but it’s still too hard to develop blockchain applications. Tenderly already has deep respect within the Ethereum community, as we quickly discovered during our due diligence. By making Web 3.0 development as easy as Web 2.0,

Serbia 78

Serbia Due Diligence Developer Angel Investor 78

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 13, 2011

There was a lot of consumer internet activity again…resurgence of things, but it was still mysterious, venture capital was still kind of closed, 1st time entrepreneurs had a lot of questions that were unanswered, and there was still some sort of hand waiving around all the financing stuff and so we took it on….”. was starting.

Technical Review 288

Technical Review Venture Capital Silicon Valley Software Review 288

Version One Ventures

JULY 31, 2018

Since 2012, we have made over 40 investments and have been busy building our fund, expanding and deepening our network, and most gratifyingly, working with our portfolio companies in their pursuit to transform their industries and the world. Performing market research and due diligence for potential investments.

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Hiring San Francisco Advisory Board Due Diligence 166

This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 3, 2012

We box shadows--especially on the internet. meet with tons of companies every week, work hard for their portfolio companies, and are on planes flying around to the important confereneces and demo days". How many times do we do that? We hear things that weren't actually said and argue points that weren't made.

Technical Review 102

Technical Review Software Review Due Diligence Venture Capital 102

VC Cafe

APRIL 8, 2011

Suggest tools and evangelize new technology – each startup is different, but when it comes to Internet startups, there’s a lot of common tools and best practices. Host workshops and help establish a strong management team within your portfolio. Share due diligence on a space or an existing space.

Technical Review 101

Technical Review Due Diligence Hosting Harvest 101

David Teten

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Similarly, my research on venture capital portfolio operations found that Portfolio Operator VCs such as Andreesen Horowitz , First Round Capital , ff Venture Capital , and Google Ventures are hiring unusually large teams and structuring them in traditional pyramids. Detailed due diligence. Profiled initially.

Private Equity 114

Private Equity Venture Capital Technical Review Equity 114

crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 17, 2013

Good reminder from Fred Wilson that your instincts should sometimes guide you when due diligence does not – [link]. 15 Beautiful and Awesome Examples of Portfolio Designs | Silky Designs – [link]. 33 Website Layouts from Internet Studios and Media Companies – [link].

Social Media 94

Social Media Small Business Design Technical Review 94

Version One Ventures

JUNE 3, 2013

Performing market research and due diligence for potential investments (interviewing customers/users, testing products and services, and/or financial modeling). Working with existing portfolio companies, including helping out with hiring, financial modeling, and research. Strong written and oral communication skills.

Hiring 156

Hiring North America Los Angeles Advisory Board 156

Rob Go

JANUARY 10, 2017

This requires that you go one or two layers deeper than someone who is smart and has done a few hours of internet research. You’ll notice what isn’t on the list is showing that you are great at doing financial modelling or conducting due diligence.

Technical Review 28

Technical Review Due Diligence Deal Flow Early Stage 28

reidhoffman.org

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

It doesn’t matter whether an entrepreneur is in our portfolio, whether we’re considering an investment, or whether we’re casually meeting for the first time. the consumer internet landscape in 2004 vs. today. In 2004, the consumer internet was just beginning to rebound. Entrepreneurs often ask me for help with their pitch decks.

Entrepreneur 111

Entrepreneur Revenue Viral Networking 111

Transformify

JULY 17, 2023

It's like a digital Wall Street on steroids, but without the middlemen, and it's entirely accessible to anyone with an internet connection. However, with proper knowledge and due diligence, these risks can be mitigated. On the other side of the coin, the potential returns from DeFi staking can be quite lucrative.

Technical Review 52

Technical Review Due Diligence API Portfolio 52

ithacaVC

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

Strong enough to convince institutional LPs to part with a billion (or two) with no due-diligence. It had to be somebody who’d know-it-all-social, mobile, cleantech and greentech or the “internet of things”. I need somebody who can raise funds, come up with a new “unique defensible investment strategy” every three years.

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Liquidation Preference IRR Due Diligence LP 55

genylabs.typepad.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Interest in this waned when the Internet bust resulted in most tech start-up equity becoming worthless, but it seems to be coming back. Before taking equity in a company I go through a VC-like investment and due diligence process. has an article on service firms waiving their fees and instead taking equity in their clients.

Equity 40

Equity Technical Review San Jose Stock 40

Business Plan Blog

JANUARY 2, 2014

government’s long standing restrictions on fundraising has given life to a new type of financing called crowdfunding that allows Angel and other early stage investors to quickly assemble a group of investors over the internet. An easing on some of the U.S. Want To Learn More? Download our free Raising Capital from Angel Investors eBook.

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Angel Groups Accredited Investor Angel Investor Due Diligence 51

Rob Go

JULY 17, 2014

NextView Ventures II is $40M, twice the size of our first fund, and we continue to be exclusively focused on seed-stage companies pursuing internet-enabled innovation. 1) How is the portfolio performing? On performance, we are happy with how things are shaping up in our early NextView I portfolio. Zillow ), Hyperpublic ( acq.

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Seed Stage Early Stage Due Diligence Liquidity Event 69

Austin Startup

AUGUST 9, 2017

Ask the users — the portfolio companies that have already taken money from them and gone through ups and downs. What you see on a blog, on Medium, or on Twitter is marketing, and it’s only with due diligence that you verify it’s accuracy. Should you join a particular accelerator?

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Due Diligence Social Media Portfolio Vesting 48

Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

MARCH 31, 2011

In my first post titled, Why Leave A Six Figure Corporate Job For Internet Entrepreneurship? , No matter what you are involved with today, you can easily establish a niche website to add yet another passive stream of income to your portfolio and further diversify your risk across several income baskets. What Are Niche Sites?

HTML 108

HTML Social Bookmarking Affiliate Engineer 108

Rob Go

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

Most institutional VC’s present a coherent strategy to their LPs about how they will focus their efforts, what kinds of companies and rounds they will invest in, and how they will construct their portfolios. They also should be doing due diligence of some sort. Angels can do whatever they want.

Syndicate 66

Syndicate Syndication Due Diligence Liquidity Event 66

VC Cafe

OCTOBER 27, 2011

There are some well respected junior VCs doing Internet investments. Do reference checks on the VC by contacting their portfolio companies and asking them about their experience with the particular partner and the firm in general. Again, you should do a similar due diligence process as you would when choosing a co-founder.

Venture Capital 109

Venture Capital Term Sheet Angel Investor Due Diligence 109

A Crowded Space

AUGUST 4, 2011

So the opportunity to learn from other entrepreneurs and the companies that we’re seeing in our portfolio companies was really enough for me to take the plunge and jump on board. . The trend of the Internet of things or the quantified self is definitely rapidly growing. It’s just a better solution. It’s better.

Technical Review 60

Technical Review Venture Capital San Francisco Boston 60

Rob Go

JANUARY 10, 2012

Earlier in the week, I wrote a post sharing some data about our early portfolio. Leading an investment at NextView means that that partner quarterbacked the evaluation and due-diligence process and is the point person for our firm during the actual deal process and on an ongoing basis with the company.

Due Diligence 46

Due Diligence Seed Stage Cofounder Deal Flow 46

www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

Thin line between life and death of internet service is a number of users. Review our Guide to Reverse Due Diligence on Investors. Title: The Leap: A Memoir of Love and Madness in the Internet Gold Rush. Company: Home Portfolio. Title: Burn Rate: How I Survived the Gold Rush Years on the Internet.

Software Review 79

Software Review Startup Technical Review Vesting 79

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Likelihood of Confusion -trademark, copyright and Internet Law. Due Diligence. Internet trends. Internet TV. State of the Internet. VC Portfolios. Startup Legal Tool Kit. Goodwin, Proctor â?? Founders Workbench. Law & Disorder : ARS Technica Legal Blog. Technology & Marketing Law Blog.

Software Review 53

Software Review Technical Review Startup 53

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

There is all sorts of advice on the Internet about how to raise capital. I’ve raised in boom markets and when everybody thought the Internet was a fraud. 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. Of course much of it is conflicting.

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Developer Silicon Valley PR Las Vegas 366

Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

Internet businesses are harder and harder to name since the dot com is still the leading TLD. We wanted a name that sounded studious and statistical, and was one or two short words — and, the name should reflect our business, which was mainly reporting on the performance of apartment properties, submarkets, markets and portfolios. “We

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Naming Entrepreneur Haiti Nigeria 48

Up and Running

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

Most of you are starting professional service businesses and Internet businesses and you can absolutely do those businesses on your evenings and your weekends. I want you to be really realistic about your personal financial portfolio and how you spend money before you make the decision to start a business.

Social Media 60

Social Media Small Business Software Review Technical Review 60