David Teten

JANUARY 19, 2021

From RBI, Flexible VCs borrow the ability to reap meaningful returns without demanding founders build for an exit. Every Flexible VC structure allows founders to access immediate risk capital while preserving exit, growth trajectory, and ownership optionality. . Flexible VC 102: Variations.

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Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 25, 2015

Jack Tankersley, a long time mentor of mine, co-founder of Centennial Funds, and co-founder of Meritage Funds, wrote me a very long response. So contrary to the piece, it wasn’t VC were good at early stage technology, it was that they had newfound capital and a big exit window. CIVC. $ 250,000. CIVC. $ 200,000.

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View from Seed

AUGUST 26, 2015

Just yesterday, Adam Medros , SVP of Global Product at TripAdvisor and an entrepreneur advisor for NextView, just asked about when the next event will be. And although this is written for angel investors, I think entrepreneurs can only benefit by increasing their knowledge around these investors and hope you’ll continue reading if that’s you.

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View from Seed

AUGUST 26, 2015

Just yesterday, Adam Medros , SVP of Global Product at TripAdvisor and an entrepreneur advisor for NextView, just asked about when the next event will be. And although this is written for angel investors, I think entrepreneurs can only benefit by increasing their knowledge around these investors and hope you’ll continue reading if that’s you.

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Technical Review Angel Investor Software Review Silicon Valley 120

View from Seed

AUGUST 13, 2014

So to successfully raise a seed round of capital, founders should possess at least a basic understanding of the different types of angel investors they’ll encounter. Doing so can help entrepreneurs not only secure funding in general but better recognize the pros and cons of taking money from certain types of individuals.

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David Teten

MARCH 14, 2018

Managers of VC funds typically want to grow their business aggressively, just like the founders we back. Among the sites we have found most helpful with practical guides for founders: Biztree , First Search , Foundersuite , Goodwin Founders Workbench , Guides.co , Inc.com , and StartupRocket. .

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View from Seed

OCTOBER 21, 2014

As the seed-stage startup fundraise process has received more transparency in recent years, ranging from published advice on how to raise seed capital to increased availability through AngelList, Funders Club, and various accelerator programs, I’ve noticed another trend emerging. Lower-Than-Market Value. Above-Market Value.

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Rob Go

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

It occurred to me that although we mentioned our new thematic approach when we raised our last fund in 2017, we haven’t really shared a broader manifesto about how we are approaching the early stage market. It’s been an interesting several years in the early stage venture eco-system, and the sands have shifted considerably.

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View from Seed

APRIL 30, 2015

What is it, and how should founders think about it? From a company milestones perspective, entrepreneurs who take on venture debt are almost always thinking about raising that next round of capital from other institutions. At NextView, for instance, one of our more popular posts centers on atypical seed rounds to know.

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David Teten

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Their late stage deals outside of the venture centers outperform by ~5% vs. those in the venture centers; early stage deals outperformed by ~4%. At ffVC, our primary origination strategy is to provide a high level of services to entrepreneurs, and then let word of mouth spread.

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Private Equity Venture Capital Technical Review Equity 114

Agile VC

JULY 11, 2012

Should there be a notion of “founder equity” for those individuals who put in the hard work to start a firm and build the brand? Here’s a slightly perverse scenario… Acme Ventures starts out as an early-stage VC investing in US-based IT companies. But it’s not quite that simple. link] Fred Destin.

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View from Seed

JUNE 10, 2020

of teams’ online pitch decks and recorded videos, as well as loved the dozens of second-round video conversations which we had with Founders working on quite compelling startups. Many of these Founders we wouldn’t have had an opportunity to connect with if we hadn’t launched this program.

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David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Small investment firms often have interns and entrepreneurs in residence passing through, each of which is a security risk. Tim Friedman, Founder, PE Stack , said, “If I could offer one piece of advice to today’s managers, it would be to take the time to understand the demands of the modern institutional LP. 2) Market .

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View from Seed

AUGUST 16, 2019

Is a Founder raising a new round well in advance of cash-out date because she sees an opportunity to put more gas in the tank ahead of what current underlying business metrics would suggest (i.e. One of the questions which we often ask out loud at NextView is if a person or firm is motivated by “fear or greed?”

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

A reminder that it is important for all entrepreneurs is to remember to be careful about “deal drift.” We were trying to optimize around a few criteria: price, size of round, number of syndicate partners and, of course, terms. I’ve offered to fund an early stage company where I promised cash in bank in less than 30 days.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 5, 2015

I challenge any entrepreneur, for example, to define the difference between "seed-stage" and "early-stage" financing. Asking for early-stage money before you have customers and revenue will likely kill your credibility with real investors. Yet, knowing this distinction is important.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 27, 2014

Seed investors are aplenty and of course they need downstream money to fuel their early-stage bets. Of course these are great places to network with other investors, meet great entrepreneurs and keep your connections strong with senior execs at larger companies like Yahoo!, Co-founder discontent. Oh, the conferences.

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Agile VC

MAY 26, 2011

Many assume it was a cakewalk, based on the success LinkedIn has enjoyed over time and the current stature of our founder/CEO Reid Hoffman (now Chairman). I thought I’d revisit it and share the story… First, you have to rewind mentally to early 2003. But keep in mind at this point Reid’s a first-time CEO.

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Term Sheet Silicon Valley Technical Review Social Network 178

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. Signal is a fundraising tool for founders run by NFX Guild, which identifies the most relevant VCs for you. . Pitchbot.vc

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Gust

OCTOBER 20, 2011

million and is established by negotiations between the entrepreneur and the angel investors. Furthermore, angel groups frequently syndicate (co-invest) with neighboring angel organizations in an effort to help fill round of investment for local companies and assist members in diversifying their portfolios with investments in nearby regions.

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Agile VC

DECEMBER 19, 2013

Angel investing, particularly for entrepreneurs and others who’ve chosen a startup career path, can be rewarding in many different ways. 2) Gain Market Insight – Another reason to invest in early stage tech startups is to gain additional market insight and connections to the entrepreneurial community.

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Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 20, 2017

Mentors embrace the Techstars “Give First” philosophy by offering founders their time, advice, and connections. Guiding founders through the ups and downs of entrepreneurship creates a deep sense of contribution. It’s a chance to learn by teaching, and engage with a new generation of entrepreneurs. And it’s fun.

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OnlyOnce

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

In our prior lives, the Bolster founders worked together to scale up a business called Return Path and also. worked as advisors and mentors to numerous early stage founders and startups. The middle” consists of venture-backed companies that are neither early stage nor mature. What about the middle?

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Silicon Valley Venture Capital Cap Table Early Stage 62

Hippoland

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

Investors say things like: “This founder is very fundable” or “This founder doesn’t pattern match” Ellen Pao talks about this explicitly in the excerpt of her new book. Just a couple of years ago, AngelList announced their syndicate feature. But syndicates are logistically challenging.

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Silicon Valley Syndicate Syndication Early Stage 48

VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 6, 2011

Jussi Laakkonen , CEO & founder of Applifie, summarized it well: We recently raised our seed round at Applifier and it was led by a silicon valley seed fund MHS Capital, whose general partner is Mark Sugarman. If you are in the very early stages with your company and there are no major reasons (e.g. If not, raise locally.

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Hippoland

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

Investors say things like: “This founder is very fundable” or “This founder doesn’t pattern match” Ellen Pao talks about this explicitly in the excerpt of her new book. Just a couple of years ago, AngelList announced their syndicate feature. But syndicates are logistically challenging.

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Silicon Valley Syndicate Syndication Angel Investor 48

Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 5, 2016

After two years of a dedicated experiment, we’ve decided to stop making new investments via our FG Angels Syndicate. The Monday after AngelList announced their Syndicate product in September 2013 we decided to to jump in with both feet and start FG Angels. Average syndicate investment amount per deal: $316k.

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View from Seed

JANUARY 26, 2016

With that in mind, let’s look at an illustration of these trends below, which demonstrates what’s been happening to early-stage financing rounds over the last 15 years or so. Series A investors invested quite early, often before product/market fit.

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Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 1, 2015

The co-founders are Greg Gottesman, Geoff Entress, Mike Galgon, and Ben Gilbert. Greg is a co-founder of Madrona and long-time VC. Mike was the co-founder of aQuantive which was acquired by Microsoft for $6.2 Mike was the co-founder of aQuantive which was acquired by Microsoft for $6.2

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 1, 2018

by Rachel Strella, founder of Strella Social Media. To help you steer clear of the myths that abound, below are some of the misconceptions when entrepreneurs build their brands. Explore content syndication opportunities to expand the reach of your blog posts. It’s easy to build a brand online.

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mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

The concept poses both great benefits and significant challenges to entrepreneurs. If you’re a startup entrepreneur, you risk facing a competitive disadvantage if you wait too long to expand your operations. With that in mind, here are four tips for entrepreneurs looking to expand globally.

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Rob Go

JANUARY 27, 2014

Many of them for the better, as there has been a great surge in great talent going after big ideas and greater access to capital at the early stages. It’s an exciting time to be an entrepreneur and investor in this ecosystem. In the early stages, entrepreneurs have historically known who all their investors are.

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Syndicate Syndication Early Stage Cap Table 73

View from Seed

OCTOBER 22, 2015

One of the things we frequently discuss with founders is how to interpret and manage their dialogue with VCs when raising capital. Good VCs try to pass as quickly as possible once they decide on that outcome, in order to be respectful of an entrepreneur’s time. The ultimate reference is through a portfolio founder.

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mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

I’m now in my second founder/CEO role, having raised more than $18.5 No doubt early-stage companies can be started on a shoestring by low-paid entrepreneurs, but when financing a scalable, sustainable product, a free application server won’t make much of a difference. million in venture financing. All Rights Reserved.

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Startup Social Media RSS Social Network 79

View from Seed

JUNE 16, 2015

I was recently asked to sit on panel with my fellow VC peers and some top entrepreneurs from the Boston tech community. Generally, my advice to entrepreneurs is to avoid these situations. I’d also question a founder who asks his or her investors to comment falsely on something — that puts the investor in an awkward spot.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 18, 2015

Or the influx of massive new amounts of entrepreneurs and wantrepreneurs seeking fortune and fame? So what we can say is that a whole lot of money is sloshing around in the late-stage tech ecosystem. This must be a boon for entrepreneurs of fast-growing tech firms – right? Are LPs to blame? None of these. Not so fast.

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Genuine VC

NOVEMBER 12, 2012

It’s really interesting, but perhaps only applicable to a more limited set of entrepreneurs. When you compromise on terms in the early stages, you will have to pay the price in the later stages. Terms don’t start as in-your-face numerical figures… but they do end up that way when it comes time to exit.

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