Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 3, 2010

This is part of my ongoing series on Understanding Venture Capital. I recently wrote a blog post on understanding how the size and age of a venture capital fund might affect you when you’re raising money. I believe these VC funds have suffered some amount of reputation fall out. Great reputation.

Venture Capital 265

Venture Capital Term Sheet Early Stage Silicon Valley 265

reidhoffman.org

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

The key problem with existing technologies was adverse selection, specifically concerning the incentives of participants and the reputation systems: In the yellow pages, people wanted to be found but the way they represented themselves had nothing to do with how good they were. Steer into your investors’ objections. It has reputation.

Entrepreneur 111

Entrepreneur Revenue Viral Networking 111

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2011

Jody didn’t exactly have an easy time fund raising because he’s not one of the prototypical Silicon Valley funded entrepreneurs. I ask Naval about the importance of a lead investor. What if nobody stands up as a lead investor? Naval agrees that lead investors of these type are important.

Valuation 292

Valuation Deal Flow Lead Investor Cofounder 292

Professor VC

OCTOBER 20, 2009

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. I have been following the rallying cry of entrepreneurs with some amusement over the past couple of weeks in response to a blog post by Jason Calacanis, " Why Start-ups Shouldnt have to pay to pitch angel investors." In how many of those were you a lead investor? Venture News.

Angel Investor 35

Angel Investor Due Diligence San Jose Silicon Valley 35