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Does Your VC have an Investment Thesis, or a Hypothesis?

David Teten

Investment theses are just hypotheses; the portfolio shows how accurate the hypothesis was. However, we’d argue that for most smaller managers who are not brand names, it’s better to be highly identified in your niche than being a generalist. Most LPs we speak with agree. . 7) Stage-defined funds.

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Announcing K9 Ventures III, L.P. – A $42M technology-focused Pre-Seed fund

K9 Ventures

Enjoy watching… It took the supercomputer Deep Thought (the name seems oddly fitting with the current buzz around Deep Learning!) The small and concentrated portfolio means that K9’s interests are always well aligned with the interests of founders who choose to work with us. 7 ½ million years to calculate The Answer.

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Planning Your Fund Raising — “Measure Twice, Cut Once”

Both Sides of the Table

I literally have a Google Sheet for nearly every portfolio company who is in the process of raising a round. Know the firm but also know the partnership So by now you have 50 names on a spreadsheet with 8–10 A’s, 8–10 B’s, 10–20 C’s and 10 D’s. In 2010 I didn’t know a single thing about LPs (the people who invest in VC funds).

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Investing Outside The Bay Area

Haystack

This is a post I’ve wanted to write for a long time, but I needed the time to digest all the other great posts on the topics by other investors, and to analyze specific portfolio data from Haystack over the last five years. Redfin specifically identifies Denver, San Antonio, and Houston as the next hubs newer generations will seek out. (I

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How to Kick Start Your Community’s Startup Scene

Both Sides of the Table

I just returned from 3 days in Cincinnati including attending the annual meeting of one of Upfront’s LPs – Cintrifuse. I have never been more optimistic about the impact that the tech startup community is having on cities in America or about the role that cities outside of San Francisco / Silicon Valley can play in our future.