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

David Teten

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. These results are consistent for both US-based and Europe-based VC firms.

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8 Tips To Get the Most Out of Your Investors and Board

Both Sides of the Table

Understanding where your VC partner sits in their respective fund and where their fund is in the cycle of its investment lifecycle will help you understand your VCs behavior. The more they know your strategic objectives the more laterally they can act on your behalf in key situations. What Rob wrote in his post is right. Have topics.

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Why I Invested in Gogii (textPlus) – My First Ever Later Stage Deal

Both Sides of the Table

Gogii spent way more effort marketing to what I call “The USA Today market&# rather than the tech blog market. I’m on record all over place saying that 70% of my investment decision is the team & 30% is the market. And Austin Murray runs sales & marketing – a role he also held at JAMDAT.

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Covid-19 is a marathon, not a sprint, for startups in US, UK and Israel

VC Cafe

According to the Covid-19 impact report by research firm Beauhurst: 5,070 UK companies are at a ‘severe’ or ‘critical’ risk 615K startup and scaleup jobs are at risk Later stage startups are at the most risk Across the board, tech sectors and verticals are the most likely to experience a positive or low impact.

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5 Ways Venture Capital Is Shaking Up The Tech Startup Landscape In Asia

YoungUpstarts

by Marek Danyluk, managing partner at Space Executive. KPMG’s Venture Pulse Q3 2017 reported that the Asian market has raised $12.3 With more money being invested in startups around the region, the barriers to entry that prevent startups from entering the market are reduced. Take China-based AI startup SenseTime, for example.

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Flexible VCs With Structures Between Equity and Revenue-Based Investing

David Teten

(co-written with Jamie Finney, Founding Partner at Greater Colorado Venture Fund. In addition to a fund, the overall Capacity organization provides direct mentorship, consulting and connects founders to a broad network of talent, diverse forms of capital, and existing resources focused on the post-startup stage of growth.

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How to Launch Your Own Startup Part 4 (money, culture and becoming a manager)

The Next Web

It’s part three of a series, cross-posted from his own blog , in which he draws on his experience to offer advice for aspiring entrepreneurs in Europe and beyond. Both ways are great, I’ve tried both, but personally I wouldn’t try to start something again without partners. You can follow him on Twitter, where he is @ChristianReber.