OnlyOnce

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

worked as advisors and mentors to numerous early stage founders and startups. I’ve never written before about those other “potential business opportunities” that our team was exploring along with our prior investment syndicate, Fred Wilson from Union Square Ventures, Greg Sands from Costanoa Ventures, and Brad Feld from Foundry.

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Silicon Valley Venture Capital Cap Table Early Stage 62

Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Join me on an investor’s tour of the most vibrant startup ecosystem in the country?—?Dallas, Find out what the buzz is all about and make valuable connections with local investors who you can syndicate deals with. Morgan Texas Startups Roadshow: Innovation is bigger in Texas What will we do on the buses? June 4–6, 2019.

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Agile VC

JANUARY 18, 2012

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. Being a startup founder isn’t for everyone ultimately, in fact it probably isn’t for most people. 2) The Pyramid Scheme of Startup Equity - Just like multi-level marketing schemes, in startups it pays to get in on the ground floor. January 18, 2012.

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Entrepreneur Cofounder Silicon Valley Seed Stage 100

The Equity Kicker

JUNE 2, 2015

Techcrunch reported yesterday that London startups raised $647m in Q1 this year, passing $500m in a quarter for the first time and up 67% from $411 in Q4 2014, which was itself a record. For those worried about bubbles, comparison with Silicon Valley suggests there should be plenty of headroom for growth in London and UK venture capital.

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San Francisco Silicon Valley Syndicate Syndication 60

Agile VC

JULY 11, 2012

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. in equity & loans which was ultimately worth >170x ($355M) when DEC went public about a decade later. Technology Venture Investors [Silicon Valley] –> Claim to fame… sole VC investor in Microsoft, which turned out ok. How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC.

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Silicon Valley Carried Interest Cofounder Boston 240

Agile VC

JANUARY 27, 2012

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. Something has clearly changed within the last 5-6 years in terms of the speed with which monster startups are created in the software and internet space. Multi-billion dollar valuations for late stage startups like Dropbox, et al. Are Google-Scale Outcomes More Frequent?

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Hockey Stick Seed Stage Silicon Valley Syndicate 113

Agile VC

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. Providence Equity invested $100M at a $1B valuation not because of their technology or product, but because the network owners contributed a lot of valuable content… or at least access to it for 2years. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC.

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Silicon Valley Seed Stage Syndicate Syndication 100

VC Cafe

MARCH 27, 2018

Wether you like it or not, startups. The financial side of technology entrepreneurship means that almost from inception, an entrepreneur has to think about and plan his or her sources of financing. This is a content summary only. Click on the post title to continue reading this post, share your comments, browse the website and more!

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Founder Startup Finance Technology 128

Agile VC

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. Startups in NextView’s portfolio frequently receive inbound interest from other VC investors who are intrigued about what they’re doing, and I often talk with other early-stage entrepreneurs how to approach similar situations. How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC.

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Agile VC

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. A slow-growth, but cash rich business like this could be a better fit for a retailer, private equity fund, or other type of owner in the longer run. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC. How To Think About The Future.

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Silicon Valley Private Equity Seed Stage Syndicate 100

Professor VC

JULY 25, 2013

It is the story of the founding of the venture capital industry in Silicon Valley and features many of the iconic companies created including Apple, Intel, Genentech and Cisco. Startup outcomes tend to be very binary. AngelList (which I remain a big fan) also recently launched a syndicate program.

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Term Sheet Silicon Valley Syndicate Syndication 46

Agile VC

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. I recently wrote a post noting that while the growth cycle of startups has clearly accelerated in the last 5 years, the number of truly monster new businesses (a company ultimately worth $75-100B) remains about the same … it’s a once in a decade sort of thing. February 2, 2012.

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Agile VC

MARCH 18, 2012

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. Like many in the tech startup ecosystem, I’ve been intrigued with Twitter as a business for years. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC. How To Think About The Future. Why Twitter is A Media Company. Read More ».

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Media Advertising Silicon Valley Revenue 113

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. But in practice, these phenomena create a tremendous volume of startups, which investors then have to filter. Angel groups using Gust. ff Venture Capital.

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Private Equity Venture Capital Technical Review Equity 114

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

The founders felt that having a legitimate site for content would discourage Silicon Valley VC’s from funding entrepreneurs to create the next big TV killer. I would reduce my equity stake much further. This narrative has been confirmed to me by several senior studio executives.

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Austin Startup

APRIL 3, 2017

What’s the number one city for startups in the United States? Is it Silicon Valley, home to accelerators Y Combinator and 500 Startups and to tech giants Google and Facebook? As of now, the City of Austin’s startup density is greater than that of the Silicon Valley! versus $10M+).

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Silicon Valley New York City San Jose Texas 48

Professor VC

MARCH 12, 2015

The above was the opening salvo of a controversial tweetstorm yesterday by my former student and 500 Startups founding partner, Dave McClure (full venom below). It was a great product addressing a large market opportunity and was interested in seeing how the AngelList syndicate process worked.

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www.paulgraham.com

APRIL 28, 2010

When we sold our startup in 1998 I thought one day Id do some angelinvesting. You give a startup money and they give you stock. Thats how you win: by investing in the right startups. Mechanics Angel investors often syndicate deals, which means they join togetherto invest on the same terms. million, and youget.05/1.05,

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Agile VC

FEBRUARY 9, 2012

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. In the modern age public market investors, whether they be focused on equities (stocks), fixed income (bonds), currencies, commodities, or derivatives of these, all have access to essentially the same investment choices and the same body of information. Source, Select, Win. February 9, 2012.

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