Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 1, 2009

Sentiment is strong in personal portfolios and up commensurately with VC’s expectations that their last fund will now be worth something (and along with that increase the partners’ personal wealth). I can tell you first hand than bankers are out making road shows to gin up interest in VCs and institutional investors.

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IPO Investment Bankers Venture Capital Marketing 255

K9 Ventures

MAY 14, 2011

They provide additional value add in the form of coaching and mentorship, and most of all access to a network of other entrepreneurs and smart people – that to me is really the real value of being involved with an incubator / accelerator. The incubators also help get their teams get visibility amongst potential investors. Super Angel.

Preferred Stock 125

Preferred Stock Seed Stage Incubator Early Stage 125

David Teten

JANUARY 10, 2012

Howard Lindzon is Co-Founder and CEO of StockTwits, a social network for traders and investors to share real-time ideas and information. With a unique vision for starting and successfully managing innovative companies, he is the Managing Partner of Social Leverage, a holding company that invests in early stage web businesses.

Technical Review 128

Technical Review Technology North Carolina Switzerland 128

VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 6, 2011

Jussi Laakkonen , CEO & founder of Applifie, summarized it well: We recently raised our seed round at Applifier and it was led by a silicon valley seed fund MHS Capital, whose general partner is Mark Sugarman. It’s likely that the investors don’t know you, so try and find warm intros from people in your network.

Silicon Valley 104

Silicon Valley Startup Seed Stage Delaware 104

David Teten

JANUARY 8, 2013

Historically, institutional investors kept their investing strategy and their activities very discreet. According to Jeff Bussgang, General Partner at Flybridge Capital Partners, about 10-15% of the 1,000 active venture capitalists in the U.S. One of the core assets of a fund is its corporate network.

Private Equity 114

Private Equity Social Media Equity Media 114

VC Adventure

MAY 21, 2014

What this means for an AngelList company is – be completely ready for investors before giving FG Angels the green light to go live. 506(b) vs 506(c): These refer to two of the SEC rules that regulate “crowdfunding” financing. AngelList comments and references for both your company and the founders.

Syndicate 93

Syndicate Syndication Technical Review Due Diligence 93

David Teten

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

Since I became an institutional investor, my #1 learning is: this is a highly unusual and somewhat baffling industry. Disruptable Pattern #4: Most investors put in only a modest amount of their own money into their funds. Disruptable Pattern #5: Institutional investors are eager to cut larger checks rather than smaller ones.

Management 114

Management Pre-Money Valuation Venture Capital New Hampshire 114

VC Adventure

MAY 21, 2014

What this means for an AngelList company is – be completely ready for investors before giving FG Angels the green light to go live. 506(b) vs 506(c): These refer to two of the SEC rules that regulate “crowdfunding” financing. AngelList comments and references for both your company and the founders.

Syndicate 48

Syndicate Syndication Technical Review Due Diligence 48

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 26, 2009

Whitney Company by writing a personal check for $5M and hiring Benno Schmidt as the first partner (Schmidt turned Whitney’s description of “private adventure capital&# into the term “venture capital”). Reply Innovation Ecosystems Network » The Next Silicon Valley , on August 17, 2010 at 10:05 pm Said: [.] Whitney Co.

Silicon Valley 178

Silicon Valley Securities and Exchange Commission Venture Capital RSS 178