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Why So Many Small Emerging Managers Don’t Use Placement Agents

David Teten

Empirically, few small emerging investment managers hire placement agents, particularly in venture capital. And even the firms that hire a placement agent almost always still have to run their own internal process. . Instead, they hired an outside assistant – not a placement agent – to help in the process. .

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How Venture Capitalists and Government Can Promote Entrepreneurship

David Teten

By contrast, as a venture capitalist, I can report that almost all of our portfolio companies are desperate to hire talented software engineers, and eager to hire in a range of other roles. A team in California is already creating a offshore seastead for non-US citizens who want to build companies in the US.