Forecast Institutional Investors Internet Venture Capital 
David Teten
SEPTEMBER 23, 2017
Private equity and venture capital investors are copying our sisters in the hedge fund and mutual fund world: we’re trying to automate more of our job. Other VCs use Klout * to identify relevant influencers who can evangelize their ideas and Contently * or Social Native (HOF Capital company) to create relevant content.
abovethecrowd.com
MAY 20, 2013
As Benchmark is a large institutional investor in Grubhub, we were actively involved in the merger process, and we are quite excited about the potential of the two companies coming together. Finding a way to meld two complex capital structures is non-trivial, and may require compromise from many parties involved.
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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 #5: Institutional investors are eager to cut larger checks rather than smaller ones. I think there are many more opportunities to disrupt the space. Photo credit: JD Hancock.
Ben's Blog
MAY 24, 2021
billion multi-stage venture capital firm focused on IT-related investments… I also serve on various investment committees, including for the St. Jude Children’s Cancer Hospital and the Stanford Medical Center, and teach entrepreneurship and venture capital at the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Up and Running
DECEMBER 9, 2014
What I did is I learned the art of a pro forma and the value of a pro forma which basically is a forecast. If you don’t know what your cash flow forecast is, you don’t really understand your capital needs. If you’re looking for five million dollars, you should be thinking institutional capital.
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