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

David Teten

Managers of VC funds typically want to grow their business aggressively, just like the founders we back. Sophisticated VC and private equity funds have a wide array of options for leveraging outside operating executives. – Syndicate Special Purpose Vehicles (“SPVs”) for specific opportunities.

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Seed Stage Funding 101: What it Is & How it Works

The Startup Magazine

The following is a condensed explanation of seed funding: Seed money is a form of early-stage financing that new businesses receive from investors in exchange for a share of ownership in the company. The term “seed financing” refers to the stage of funding that comes from first equity.

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An Investor’s Personal Social Media Tech Stack: In the future, everyone will be famous for 15 followers

David Teten

In the venture capital/private equity business, investors are B2B microinfluencers. Other coinvestors: Limited partners, other VCs who are coinvestors, private equity funds which are potential growth-stage investors, etc. Google My Business , which helps me manage my Google presence. . This is hosted by NFX.

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VCs eating our own dog food: Using technology and analytics to make better investments

David Teten

Private equity and venture capital investors are copying our sisters in the hedge fund world: we’re trying to automate more of our job. . The 11 Steps of Investing in Private Companies. 1) Manage the firm . Before you can actually invest, you have to manage your fund. This is harder than it sounds.

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Private Equity Investing in Trust– the Fiduciary Duty of Oversight Requires Robust Process to Avoid Liability

Pascal's View

The article, which you may read in full by clicking HERE , makes the following key points: Sophisticated trust portfolios often benefit from direct exposure to active and passive investments made in venture capital and private equity.

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Introducing Bolster Prime and Bolster Ventures (and their back story)

OnlyOnce

On the heels of the announcement we made last month about our Series B financing , we are now announcing the launch of a new program called Bolster Prime and a new venture capital fund called Bolster Ventures. This is another big week for us at Bolster. What about the middle? Most good ideas swim in a sea of comparables.

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Texas Startup Manifesto 2.0

Austin Startup

At the same time, early-stage companies are thinking beyond the high prices of Silicon Valley to put down roots and find financing and growth partners. The venture and private capital ecosystem in Texas has never been as healthy or vibrant as it is today. Texas now has global brand recognition with investors and start-ups alike.

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