Rob Go

JULY 17, 2014

For a seed stage venture capital firm, product/market fit comes down to two questions. 2) Is your reputation in the market such that great people will want to work with you? We want to be able to comfortably lead these rounds and speak for 1/3 – 1/2 of the capital or more. This leads to the second factor.

Seed Stage 69

Seed Stage Early Stage Due Diligence Liquidity Event 69

Babbling VC

DECEMBER 5, 2010

This was absolutely catastrophic to the business as new investors were swayed by an insider (a reputable one at that) not going along with the investment. I wasn't in a position to inject further capital alone and I spent a year or two fighting to somehow try and save these businesses. I should of cut the cord much earlier.

Technical Review 76

Technical Review Europe Portfolio Germany 76

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2011

I ask Naval about the importance of a lead investor. My opinion is that it’s very important to raise money from someone who is helpful and reputable and is willing to bring in the same types of investors. What if nobody stands up as a lead investor? Is this a potential issue with AngelList?

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David Teten

JULY 12, 2017

Steve Brotma n of Alpha observes, “In general, for any co-investor, the higher the quality of the institutional VC firm lead for the new round and the more reasonable the valuation, the better the odds of a coinvestment. Hence, if Sequoia is the lead and the valuation is reasonable, it’s near 100% chance.

Syndicate 60

Syndicate Syndication Institutional Investors LP 60

Austin Startup

JUNE 4, 2017

Lead Investor : The person or firm who defines the terms of the round. Early on I decided that finding a lead first was important and I aimed high. I found a great lead in Mark Cuban. His team was fantastic, they were fair, they helped provide us with a good foundation for other investors to participate in.

Austin 54

Austin Institutional Investors Angel Groups Deal Flow 54

Professor VC

OCTOBER 20, 2009

Im also a strong believer that your track record and reputation are your most valuable assets in the venture community. In how many of those were you a lead investor? What percentage of your members are not active angel investors (i.e. The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic. Venture News.

Angel Investor 35

Angel Investor Due Diligence San Jose Silicon Valley 35

Reid Hoffman

JANUARY 26, 2021

Selecting your investor board members should be a careful and thoughtful process, even if that means it requires more work. One common mistake is for entrepreneurs to simply select whichever venture capital firm is offering the highest valuation. Or when should a board member be fired? REAL-LIFE EXAMPLES OF GREAT BOARD MEMBERS.

Startup 36

Startup Equity Early Stage Green 36

Venture Chronicles

JULY 16, 2010

Throughout my years in the venture capital business I was witness to some questionable behaviors and tactics, which in reality is par for the course in any business, but nothing could have prepared me for what I have seen in the last 2 years.

Due Diligence 28

Due Diligence Term Sheet Limited Partner LP 28