Government, LP, Operations and Venture Capital

Flexible VC, a New Model for Companies Targeting Profitability

David Teten

JANUARY 19, 2021

John Berger, Director Operations & Impact Solutions, Toniic , observed that this has clear investor benefits: “ The grace period became a feature because it benefits investors in regions like the US where there can be tax differences between short and long term gains. We detail below the major categories of VC: VENTURE CAPITAL TYPOLOGY.

Cofounder

Cofounder Technical Review Equity Dividend

Applied Venture and the inexorable rise of value-add VC

The Equity Kicker

JULY 8, 2019

When I started in venture capital in the late 1990s VCs were regularly lambasted for taking long summer holidays and spending too much time on the golf course. Most investors thought of their job as picking good companies and making sure governance was strong. Low handicaps weren’t good!

Portfolio

Portfolio LP Venture Capital Partner

Where Do Venture Capital Dollars Actually Come From? This Visual Explains

Agile VC

OCTOBER 29, 2014

Most folks reading this will know that many startups were built in part with the help of venture capital. A smaller portion of the total capital in the VC ecosystem comes from high net worth individuals. The income these investments generate then help fund the operations of those organizations or capital investment (e.g.

Venture Capital

Venture Capital LP Private Equity Institutional Investors

If NYC is going to be a real innovation hub, we can't have our own senators supporting SOPA/PIPA

This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 9, 2012

Since the DMCA, we’ve basically operated in an environment of “ask forgiveness rather than permission” when it comes to copyright and IP online. “Stopping Piracy” and “Protecting IP” sound like good ideas in theory. It’s an embarrassment, frankly, to our tech community.

IP

IP New York LP Internet

Covid-19 is a marathon, not a sprint, for startups in US, UK and Israel

VC Cafe

APRIL 29, 2020

Source: NVCA , “Startup Ecosystem Faces Capital Crunch over Coming Months” USA – SBA Loans and PPP. The $349 billion aid package issued by the US Government and distributed in the form of SBA loans was quickly gobbled up by a large number of applications, many of which were from venture-backed or PE-backed startups.

SBA

SBA Technical Review Startup

Where Does VC Money Actually Come From? [Flowchart]

View from Seed

OCTOBER 29, 2014

Most folks reading this will know that many startups were built in part with the help of venture capital. A smaller portion of the total capital in the VC ecosystem comes from high net worth individuals. The income these investments generate then help fund the operations of those organizations or capital investment (e.g.

LP

LP Private Equity Institutional Investors Venture Capital

The Silent Killer – The Company Your Community Never Created

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 15, 2014

I went to see several LP funds in Boston. I think government and community members need to understand that capital formation is an incredibly important part of economic revival. People often say, “Great entrepreneurs will build a community and the capital will follow.” So what can a community do?

Community

Community Silicon Valley Chicago Boston

On the Road to Recap:

abovethecrowd.com

APRIL 20, 2016

In Silicon Valley boardrooms, where “growth at all costs” had been the mantra for many years, people began to imagine a world where the cost of capital could rise dramatically, and profits could come back in vogue. Competition also has access to capital. Anxiety slowly crept into everyone’s world. 2015 was the exact opposite.

IPO

IPO Term Sheet Silicon Valley Valuation

Startups: It’s not Thelma & Louise

Austin Startup

JUNE 26, 2019

With the help of advisors Ada Ryland and Wayne Lopez, we set up data-driven operation to get clarity on what and why we measured?—?and I see consumer markets harnessed to wag the dog of public sector employers (government, military) and then the private sector. I see a TON of conscious capital opportunity in there, too.

Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley Startup B2C Sweat Equity

Interview with Mike Brown Jr. of AOL Ventures

The Startup Lawyer

JANUARY 6, 2011

What’s the difference between Corporate VCs and Independent VCs and how is AOL Ventures similar/different? Corporate VCs tend to have their parent company investing in their fund whereas Independent VCs tend to have multiple LPs (like endowments, pension funds, etc) investing in their fund.

Early Stage

Early Stage LP Later Stage Balance Sheet

ESG in Venture Capital: Interview with Blue Future Partners (VC Fund of Funds)

David Teten

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Blue Future Partners, a venture capital fund of funds, recently interviewed me on ESG in venture capital. In its first full year of operation, VCAP attracted 159 applicants. – Forte has developed an innovative structure to finance vocational reskilling at no cost to individuals or governments.