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FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Carefull is looking to address the myriad of personal finance needs encountered by seniors and their family caregivers. Seniors are often the target of financial fraud , and there are shockingly few software driven tools to help protect and manage the financial wellbeing of our elders.

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MAY 11, 2016

The reasons are fairly obvious: It’s easy to reference them and understand their track record; they’ve made a ton of mistakes already that they have hopefully learned from and are unlikely to make again; they are probably more adept at raising and managing capital, which reduces financing risk down the road, etc.

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AUGUST 13, 2014

Pros of taking their angel money include the feeder system to venture financing of the next round and the vast network of portfolio CEOs which can be tapped into for connections and help. Cons: Potentially not much value-add beyond initial financing round. The Friends & Family Angel. The Grouped Angels.

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JANUARY 30, 2020

Did you ever face serious financing risk? How did this differ in a weak vs. strong financing round? Are you aware of any internal rules that govern how the firm approaches follow-on financing? Are you aware of any internal rules that govern how the firm approaches follow-on financing? Does he/she know this?

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JULY 15, 2020

VC’s also manage multiple funds that get deployed over 10+ years, with new investments happening over the first 2-3 years of a fund’s life. Many of these companies are probably valued at their last financing round, which probably occurred in a very frothy funding environment. Vintage year differences.

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DECEMBER 11, 2019

Yes, there are intermittent points of feedback along the way, like valuation marks from subsequent rounds of financing. There are Managing Directors, Senior Partners, and various other levels & shades of the Partner title. The median average investment time period to liquidity for a venture investment is currently 6.5-7.5

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JANUARY 11, 2021

While always core to diligence, social validation behind a business and management team became even more critical determinants of fit. In a world where a focus on founder track record and network became increasingly pervasive, how could new founders effectively break in and obtain early financing?

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MAY 12, 2015

For entrepreneurs setting out to raise a round of VC financing, with some diligent research, it’s reasonably straightforward to put together a list of target firms to pitch. The key is to be self-aware about what will work best for you and proactively seek it. Always consider tenure at the firm.

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JULY 28, 2015

VP Finance and Analytics. And all of them have a highly quantitative skillset from a variety of industries like finance, consulting, and other fields. And in an interesting twist, here were their backgrounds before starting work at these companies: BI Analyst at Buddy Media. BA in economics. Financial analyst for a large company.

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JUNE 17, 2015

I started off as a product manager and while I never actually slept over at the office, there were frequently late nights. Last fall I saw a startup with it’s back against the wall, days from shutting down, pull off a new financing round and what looks to be a promising pivot.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2016

As a result, the interview process during the seed stage can feel a bit more meandering to the hiring manager — who is most likely the founder(s) given the size and stage of the company. What she’s trying to learn: As a manager, it’s very important to understand what motivates people as everyone is motivated differently.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Many founders have to turn to brute force to figure it out, even when they themselves don’t have practitioner product management experience. However, managing product development correctly is incredibly important in the earliest days and can make or break your company. growth/revenue target) to get to the next stage/financing round.

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JULY 14, 2022

Before Pebble, this type of personalized indexing had only been available to large institutional investors or extremely wealthy individuals via separately managed accounts. The post Pebble Finance: Personalized ETFs for Everyday Investors appeared first on NextView Ventures.

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