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Is Going for Rapid Growth Always Good? Aren’t Startups So Much More?

Both Sides of the Table

Growth will slow, partly due to internal limits and partly because the company is starting to bump up against the limits of the markets it serves.” He talks about making things that people want & going after a big enough market. The constraint between good ideas and growth operates in both directions. Growth, again.

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

Both Sides of the Table

He has grown our US operations from 1 employee (him) to a global organization of 75 employees that will finish the year with 8-digit revenues (90+% recurring) and more than 350% year-over-year growth. You may have an opinion on your market-entry strategy for Europe. What Rob wrote in his post is right. Always seek input.

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The case for European venture

The Equity Kicker

I was chatting with a friend last night about the lack of institutional investor (LP) interest in European venture capital as an asset class. Most LPs lack the contacts or the time to build up that intimate knowledge and they (regrettably) choose to stay away from our asset class. But I don’t think it will be easy.

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Event Invitation: The London Business School 2011 Private Equity Conference

VC Cafe

This year’s conference will feature keynote speakers Johannes Huth (Managing Director & Head of Europe – Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.) This year’s conference will feature keynote speakers Johannes Huth (Managing Director & Head of Europe – Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.)

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Flexible VCs With Structures Between Equity and Revenue-Based Investing

David Teten

Recognizing the need for creative investment structures in their Colorado market, they cofounded the Alternative Capital Summit , creating the first community of Flexible VCs and alternative startup investors. . The fund’s network of mentors are all invested LPs, ensuring they have “skin in the game.” —– Indie.vc

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Investing Outside The Bay Area

Haystack

Of course, that was not 100% true, with innovative startups and large outcomes occurring in Europe, in Asia, and other parts of the USA. Yes, the concentration of entrepreneurial founding and management talent is here in the Bay Area, but so too is lots of private money, more and more large platforms which continue to grow in market share.

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

VC Cafe

Proptech is one of the few exceptions to this, with most companies falling within the moderate impact category, due to the current freeze on the property market. Meanwhile in Europe. I might go deeper on other European markets in a future post. UK companies at risk – Source Beauhurst. Source: Pitchbook.

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