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How to Scale a Venture Capital (or Private Equity) Fund

David Teten

My Partners at HOF Capital are younger than I am, which means that we have a half-century horizon for the franchise we are building. First Round Capital’s forum for portfolio executives is a powerful example of a scaleable resource. – Hire more non-Partner staff. So we think about scaling a lot.

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Does Your VC have an Investment Thesis, or a Hypothesis?

David Teten

Investment theses are just hypotheses; the portfolio shows how accurate the hypothesis was. A typical VC thesis: “we invest in tech startups in Europe at an early stage” However, our experience shows that in many cases: . “Europe” means a handful of countries, for instance, France, UK, and Germany.

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Cracking The Code: In search of Europe's next tech stars.

Cracking the Code

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. In search of Europes next tech stars. A short interview on Bloomberg about where I see venture opportunities in Europe. Philippe Botteri Accel Partners London, UK My Bio. Europe Consumer. (1).

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7 Reasons To Think Globally While Still New And Local

Startup Professionals Musings

And aging populations in Europe and Japan will join the retiring baby boomers in the U.S. This is called brand goodwill, a hard-won value resulting from the trust that a strong name engenders among buyers and partners. Companies with diversified portfolios can focus their energy on other global markets that are doing well.

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Cracking The Code: BlablaCar - Travel Revolution

Cracking the Code

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Some countries in Europe may have lost their AAA ratings, but they have not lost their appetite to innovate and create new online services. Labels: Europe Consumer , internet. Europe Consumer. (1).

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Cracking The Code: Bessemer Venture Partners Expands BVP VII.

Cracking the Code

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Bessemer Venture Partners Expands BVP VII Fund. About Bessemer Venture Partners: Bessemer Venture Partners is a global investment group with offices in Silicon Valley, Boston, New York, Mumbai, and Tel Aviv.

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Generative AI: Opportunity or the end of media as we know it?

VC Cafe

The internet had a massive impact on the media industry, as the reporting of news became a commodity few are willing to pay for. This positions them uniquely to leverage not just their archives, but also their new content on an ongoing basis to partner in developing more contextually aware and culturally sensitive AI models.