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Launching a Portfolio Acceleration Platform at a Venture Capital or Private Equity Fund

David Teten

I’ve recently advised a number of emerging private equity and VC funds who are wrestling with the question: What are the highest impact steps they can take to support their portfolio companies? . Almost every private equity and venture capital investor now advertises that they have a platform to support their portfolio companies.

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Q2 2019 Summary: Portfolio News and Activities

Version One Ventures

We welcomed Dolly (same -day retail delivery service) to our portfolio, after participating in a $7.5m And last but not least, we announced our investment in Celo , an open-sourced crypto-powered global payment platform. The post Q2 2019 Summary: Portfolio News and Activities appeared first on Version One.

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5 Phases Of Every Startup That Regulate Your Success

Startup Professionals Musings

This phase is characterized by rapid expansion either regionally or globally for growth (scaling up). For additional growth, most companies expand the product portfolio to cater to more customers, and sell more to existing customers. The emphasis is on global processes and tight execution. Geographic expansion. Consolidation.

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7 Reasons To Think Globally While Still New And Local

Startup Professionals Musings

New entrepreneurs who want to survive, and optimize the growth of their startups, need to think globally, and act locally, from day one. This approach, popularly known as “ glocalization ,” means you have to design and deliver global solutions that have total relevance to every local market in which you operate.

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Venture Capital Firms Broaden Horizons: Early and Late-Stage Investments Fuel Innovation and Growth

The Startup Magazine

By investing in more established companies, venture capitalists can stabilize their portfolios, ensuring a smoother ride toward profitability. Balancing the Portfolio: The Dual Strategy in Action How do venture capitalists navigate this complex landscape? However, managing such a portfolio is no small feat.

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Stop Thinking And Acting Local: Small Businesses Seeking Growth Should See Themselves As Global Enterprises

YoungUpstarts

Overcoming Challenges of Growing Globally. But going global can be an intimidating prospect for some. For anyone wishing to sell globally for the first time, Viswanathan recommends putting strong focus on customer care to encourage repeat purchases and building trust early on through customer reviews and media.

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How to Scale Support of Portfolio Companies

David Teten

As I’ve worked to build out HOF Capital ’s portfolio acceleration platform , the #1 question I think about is: how do we scalably support our companies? Many VCs offer (or strive to offer) a bundle of levers and support structures to help their portfolio companies. We have lower AUM, therefore lower management fees.