David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Private equity and venture capital investors are copying our sisters in the hedge fund world: we’re trying to automate more of our job. . The 11 Steps of Investing in Private Companies. In the private equity universe, most Partners have primary training as deal-makers, not as managers. 1) Manage the firm .

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 4, 2011

Online platforms that connect startups and entrepreneurs are common, but one that connects private equity professionals? But DealMarket ( www.dealmarket.com ), launched in March this year, looks set to be the way that private equity and investment types will work in the future.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 25, 2017

Traditionally, VC investors would invest $X million in a startup for a certain percentage of equity, decision making rights, and the power to block things they didn’t agree with. As it happens, in the last 30 years, available capital has tripled to stand at roughly 10 times global GDP. That has now changed for good.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 27, 2023

In the same way, great entrepreneurs and company leaders should no longer rely on faceless and nameless processes to drive business strategy and innovation to stay competitive. He speaks from a wealth of personal experience in private equity, as well as top executive positions at American Express, Sears, and Citigroup.

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Hearpreneur

JUNE 4, 2021

We asked some entrepreneurs and business owners, why they started their businesses: #1- Express thoughtfulness and kindness. 3- I’ve always been an entrepreneur. For me, I’ve always been an entrepreneur at heart. I decided to decline that job offer and start my new career as a real estate entrepreneur.

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David Teten

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

It might appear that origination is becoming much easier because of new tools like AngelList and the SEC moving toward adoption of rules that will allow equity based crowdfunding. We published the full report in the Journal of Private Equity ; it’s now the #2-most viewed article in the Journal’s history.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 2, 2013

How do you as an entrepreneur with a new idea get to be one of those choices? Within the venture community, the first rule to remember is that opportunities abound these days, due to the increasing pace of technology evolution, and the scope and creativity of the global community. People with money to invest have choices.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

Schroeder has put “ Startup Rising ” together from traveling to the region – Dubai, Cairo, Amman, Beirut, Istanbul, and even Damascus – and speaking with dozens of intrepid entrepreneurs trying to make change in a culture fraught with difficult cultural, legal and social barriers regarding entrepreneurship.

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David Teten

MAY 9, 2012

I am very happy to announce today a new program I’ve been working on designed to support women and diverse entrepreneurs, particularly those in the technology sector. VCAP© Addresses the Gap between Venture Capital and Funding for Women and Diverse Entrepreneurs. for non-diverse firms.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 14, 2011

But those same words could easily be applied to the Singapore-based technology entrepreneurs present at Techventure 2011. The hope is to get even more experienced investors and entrepreneurs to invest in local startups and provide them with systematic management guidance and mentorship. Singapore Innovation. Ongoing Challenges.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

JANUARY 4, 2018

This week we closed $250M in financing from Silver Lake , the premier technology private equity firm. It’s the heroin-hit that hooks the entrepreneur. (The Every day, 5% of the entire online world visits a customer running on the WP Engine Digital Experience Platform. The next sale isn’t quite as sweet.).

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Austin Startup

MAY 11, 2017

Arena Growth Partners | Venture Capital and Private Equity | Austin, Texas - Venture to Lead™ Aspect Ventures We bridge the gap between your seed and later stage venture so together, we can turn great ideas into great companies. We seek to partner with ambitious entrepreneurs that are disrupting the commerce landscape from every angle.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 31, 2014

I like the guy because he’s credited with coining the word entrepreneur. Your time at ESADE has trained you to become a global business leader. Just look at the disruptive challenges that businesses face today– globalization, China as a manufacturer, China as a consumer, the Internet, and a steady stream of new startups.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 31, 2020

In the same way, great entrepreneurs and company leaders should no longer rely on faceless and nameless processes to drive business strategy and innovation to stay competitive. He speaks from a wealth of personal experience in private equity, as well as top executive positions at American Express, Sears, and Citigroup.

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Growthink Blog

AUGUST 12, 2013

Last week , I talked about the communication breakdowns that occur when investors and entrepreneurs talk about risk. Well, in most forms of angel and early-stage private equity investing, these breakdowns flow from a misunderstanding of the power and nature of outliers. And that we all should just stay away? Of course not.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 18, 2022

We asked entrepreneurs and business owners the businesses they’re starting in 2023 and here are the responses. #1- In 2020 I started a presentation design agency & scaled it globally. I plan to use a combination of personal capital, debt financing, and private equity investment to fund the business.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 29, 2017

We asked some entrepreneurs and business owners, why they started their businesses: #1- To take knowledge and apply it to what is coming next. Each story is different though the reasons may be the same. No matter the tale, the background behind each and every business is what fuels each and brand. Photo Credit: Jim Tobin. Thanks to Ira S.

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deal architect

JANUARY 25, 2024

He is in constant touch with entrepreneurs in the EU discussing go-to-market, operational metrics. For the 112th episode of Burning Platform we have Ton Dobbe of Value Inspiration. Ton and I regularly participate in our respective podcasts and video series.

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David Teten

JANUARY 9, 2013

Partners for a New Beginning (PNB), a public-private partnership housed at the Aspen Institute, is organizing a Venture Capital, Private Equity and Angel Investor Delegation from the Maghreb. Aspen is looking for institutional investor and entrepreneur speakers willing to share their investing insights and personal experiences.

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Allen Tsai is an experienced entrepreneur with many connections in the startup world. After completing this project, he contacted his friend Blake Chandlee, president of global business solutions for TikTok/ByteDance. However, he still encountered difficulties in obtaining seed funding for his latest business venture Pani Systems Inc.,

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Agile VC

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

But if you read the whole article you glean more insight… the entire public equity markets have sunk in the last 3-4 months. The global macro conditions could weigh heavily on the IPO market for awhile. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. What will happen for the startup IPO market? Read More ».

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 28, 2011

by Benjamin Wey, New York Global Group. This drove me through the ups-and-downs that life as an entrepreneur brought me. While there is no guidebook to guarantee success as an entrepreneur, I hope these tips below can help you along the way: Focus on something you know about and is important to you. You are never done learning.

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The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Prior to working with Citius, he helped global businesses generate up to $200M in annual recurring revenue and realise valuations of $1Bn+. Mitul also has a tremendous knowledge of sales systems, having built and led global GTM teams of 70+ people in Sales (inc.

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Feld Thoughts

JUNE 4, 2019

The two most notable are the Blackstone Entrepreneurs Network Colorado and the Blackstone LaunchPad powered by Techstars. While 2011 is only eight years ago, it’s a lifetime in the world of finance, private equity, venture capital, and business. It was indeed private equity’s moment.

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David Teten

JULY 25, 2017

Large private equity funds like KKR can afford to pursue a consulting model ( Capstone ), typically with associated fees, but that doesn’t normally make economic sense for a VC. C ustomer Development – We have relationships with hundreds of large global corporations. We have lower AUM, therefore lower management fees.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

The result was that by default, private equity and venture capital were the de facto decision makers of U.S. as the global leader in technology. Investors shifted to making massive investments in industries with the quickest and greatest returns without long-term capital investments (e.g. industrial policy.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 14, 2018

In the same way, great entrepreneurs and company leaders should no longer rely on faceless and nameless processes to drive business strategy and innovation to stay competitive. He speaks from a wealth of personal experience in private equity, as well as top executive positions at American Express, Sears, and Citigroup.

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David Teten

APRIL 1, 2011

I hope that you can join us Monday night, April 4, midtown NYC, at a panel on “Innovation in Private Company Liquidity-Online Merger Markets, Social Media, Secondary Markets, Non-US Markets, Private Equity, and the Disappearing IPO” The program is sponsored by the HBS Club of New York and the HBS Angels of NY.

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Version One Ventures

JANUARY 12, 2021

Combining the investment capital of a private equity firm and the deep operational experience of a startup accelerator, Cap Hill can lead brands to new levels o f growth online. . The company is led by two of the best e-commerce operators and entrepreneurs we know, Kevin Saliba and Jason LeeKeenan.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 3, 2015

The visibility of Google, Facebook and a few others continues to propagate the myth that the ultimate objective of every entrepreneur should be to take their startups public via an initial public offering at the earliest opportunity. Even with private equity and private acquisition transactions, control stays internal to the principals.

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Hearpreneur

JUNE 19, 2018

As a successful young entrepreneur (he’s only 30! ), Harrison Rogers is Founder and CEO of HJR Global, a private equity company that has increased at least 200% every year for the past 4 years. We had an opportunity to interview Harrison and asked about his story, how he started his business and the future of HJR Global.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

I realized that to become the kind of global leader I aspired to be, I’d need to know English. Selling is a pivotal skill most entrepreneurs must have. A willingness to take chances and adapt to changing circumstances is critical. Even in seventh grade in my native India, ambition boiled in me.

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David Teten

APRIL 29, 2014

One of my particular interests is looking for women & minority entrepreneurs in which to invest. I’m looking for non-traditional entrepreneurs because I’m a fiduciary. I published in 2010 a research study on best practices in how private equity and VC funds source investments.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 7, 2017

As recent as 2016, for example, many business ideas from great minded entrepreneurs came to life, including those related to cancer cure, fast internet connectivity, business news, self-driving trucks, drones for relief operations, and so much more. Private Equity Firms.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 3, 2012

Legendary tech entrepreneurs, startup celebrities, and even the creators of Twitter itself are on the service. photomatt : Social media entrepreneur Matt Mullenweg is doing a little bit of everything these days, tweeting about his roles with WordPress, Automattic, Akismet, and more.

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David Teten

DECEMBER 12, 2017

As a globally focused LP in early stage VC funds, we at Blue Future Partners have observed a growing trend of firms investing substantially in software tools, whether developing proprietary solutions or adopting off the shelf tools. 20 years ago, much of public equity investing was done by mutual funds run by a few smart folks picking stocks.

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David Teten

APRIL 8, 2013

My coauthors and I just published in the Journal of Private Equity the first-ever research study on best practices of venture capitalists in creating portfolio company value through operational support, exploring exactly these questions. Some $246b of private equity was invested globally in 2011, vs. VC at around $20b a year.

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