VC Adventure
MAY 5, 2022
I’m observing that IRR is a metric that is becoming an increasing focus in venture, replacing fund return multiple as the key metric of success. I understand the draw of IRR, and – as a fund draws to a close – there’s no question it’s an important metric. This is a mistake. Venture is a long game.
David Teten
DECEMBER 3, 2019
However, in private markets, there is more room to optimize across all 11 steps of the investing process: firm management , marketing, fundraising , origination , manage relationships, due diligence, negotiation, monitoring, portfolio acceleration , reporting, and. They read reviews of the products of target investments.
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David Teten
SEPTEMBER 23, 2017
An investor had few hard metrics other than the actual financials, and little technology to make the process scaleable. Over the past few decades, better metrics became available, and investors could take a more analytical, data-driven approach. ” Historically, investing was a manual, artisan process. 9% (1 / 12).
Steve Blank
JANUARY 22, 2014
Regional Angel funds that pool investors capital and typically make a one time investment in a startup, sometimes at an early stage but often at a slightly later stage. Late stage large regionally based funds that invest in late stage or mezzanine deals. Large regionally based early stage funds have mostly failed.
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 27, 2013
VCs crave the ability to help portfolio companies. I would say the norm for many early-stage companies is somewhere between 6-10 in-person meetings per year. The earlier stage the more likely it is 10 meetings and the later stage the more likely it is 6. Please meet her while she’s there.” Have topics.
VC Adventure
MARCH 17, 2022
With the markets down significantly, financings (at least at the later stages) slowing down, and inflation and interest rates on the rise, perhaps now is a good time to talk about your burn rate. Your underlying business metrics should.
David Teten
JANUARY 9, 2018
Some VCs have identified a number of new advantages that distinguish them in the marketplace: – Portfolio acceleration. I saw “ portfolio operations ,” i.e., levers to enhance the operations efficacy of portfolio companies, become a standard part of the private equity toolkit. – Portfolio company diversity.
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