This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

How else can you explain this headline matching a story about a professional social network still trying to explore revenues raising $17mm on an $80mm valuation? While job recovery is slow, it seems that we've probably ducked that bullet and there won't be a major shift in people's interest in funding the venture capital asset class.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 19, 2014

I like how the Angel Capital Association describes the difference between angels and venture capitalists: “Angels generally invest their own money in start-ups and very early stage companies, while VCs mostly provide capital they have raised from others to later-stage businesses for growth.”. 51 percent).

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Steve Blank

MARCH 17, 2020

Data from the last large crash in 2008 had seed rounds recovering early, but later stage funding cratered and took years to recover. This time around, the health of the venture business may depend on what hedge funds, investment banks, private equity firms, sovereign wealth funds, and large secondary market groups do.

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 3, 2023

This class of investor, once quite disorganized, has become much like the venture capital community, creating a process including due diligence (careful examination of a business before investment), terms of investment that match those of venture capitalists, and a process that sometimes takes months from introduction to investment.

Private Equity 118

Private Equity Valuation Cap Table Accredited Investor 118

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.

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David Teten

JANUARY 13, 2015

The best way you can help them is build a big business with their backing, and that requires you to appear self-made. [I should mention that disclosure of participation in the Venture Capital Access Program is optional.]. Their odds of a successful match went up accordingly. ff Venture Capital portfolio company.

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K9 Ventures

JUNE 5, 2015

The Venture Capital industry as a whole does a terrible job of giving things the right name and so we end up keeping the same name, but changing the meaning out from under it. Valuations are rising to match. Scaling venture capital breaks it. As it happens almost every few years there was a new normal developing.

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Seed Stage Venture Capital Early Stage Valuation 48

Gust

SEPTEMBER 27, 2014

This means that by far the most effective way to reach a VC is to be introduced by someone who knows both of you and thinks it would be a good match. One of the primary ones is the referral source. That’s why investors attend Demo Days and look for acceptance into such programs as one of several ‘validators’ of a startup.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 22, 2017

Once you compile it, pay more attention to building on your strengths and matching those with the market opportunities. Later-stage companies are in operating mode. Keep in mind that your company has different strengths than your competitors. The S and O quadrants from the tried and true SWOT analysis is a great place to start.

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Private Equity Later Stage IPO Early Stage 104

philipsmith.typepad.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

While there have been times in the last dozen or so years, usually during times of venture capital excess, that cash to founders, early-stage executives and other key employees has matched regular market compensation (still with the upside of the equity), this is not true in the vast majority in the start-up game.

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Silicon Valley Equity Technical Review Recapitalization 40

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 12, 2013

And Greg was a perfect match for all of these. His plans are still solidifying but will likely involve some later-stage activities in the eCommerce & retail sectors unrelated to early-stage venture capital. Quantitative & analytical. Natural mentors – a desire to help. Community builders.

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The Equity Kicker

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

I just saw a great presentation from Mark Suster/Upfront Ventures on the State of the Venture Capital in 2016 which explains the discrepancy between the sentiment in the market and the observation that there are lots of funds out there which need to deploy capital.

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OnlyOnce

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Bolster’s Board Benchmark study in 2021 indicated that only a third of private companies have independent directors at all;even later stage private companies only have independent directors two-thirds of the time. Board searches are almost never a priority for CEOs. They’re viewed as optional.

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Genuine VC

MAY 5, 2015

One of my first mentors in venture capital explained to me that the key role of a VC is to “aggregate talent.” When we thought there may be a match, my partners and I would introduce someone who we knew was looking for a new job straight to a portfolio company. But it seemed like it wasn’t enough. We could be doing more.

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Berkonomics

JUNE 8, 2017

This class of investor, once quite disorganized, has become much like the venture capital community, creating a process including due diligence (careful examination of a business before investment), terms of investment that match those of venture capitalists, and a process that often takes.

Private Equity 106

Private Equity Valuation Cap Table Accredited Investor 106

Austin Startup

APRIL 3, 2017

City leadership is actively championing the development of later stage funding sources, and the city’s culture lends itself to supporting that. So while we see the numbers of entrepreneurs in Austin growing rapidly, the rate of funding sources still doesn’t match the rate of entrepreneurs seeking funding.

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Berkonomics

JANUARY 20, 2010

This class of investor, once quite disorganized, has become much like the venture capital community, creating a process including due diligence (careful examination of a business before investment), terms of investment that match those of venture capitalists, and a process that often takes months from introduction to investment.

Private Equity 69

Private Equity Valuation Cap Table Accredited Investor 69

This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

Some of this thinking is also driven by folks who aren't well connected to the rest of the later stage venture community. If anything, I've seen that later stage folks go to great strides to maintain relationships with people that are in the early stage business for the long term.

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This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 6, 2014

That''s why I''ll probably hang around the Canary board a little longer than I would otherwise--to learn from future later stage investors as the fast growing company, now around 20 people, grows over the next few years into a powerhouse. Your advice matches the experience of your accomplishments. Venture Capital & Technology'

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