LP Networking Partner Reputation 
David Teten
JANUARY 23, 2021
I’ve been fortunate to be a Partner at two different VC firms over the past 9 years, and we’ve grown AUM 10X both times. Build the firm as much as possible before you solicit limited partners. . The next best move is to build your core team, e.g., recruit an Advisory Board, Venture Partners, and EIRs. Lastly, gather feedback.
David Teten
NOVEMBER 23, 2020
Blue Future Partners, a venture capital fund of funds, recently interviewed me on ESG in venture capital. – SignUp.com is an organizing platform to quickly mobilize and coordinate people in their community, school, religious organization, or other social networks. Why is that?
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Both Sides of the Table
JULY 23, 2014
Limited Partners or LPs (the people who invest into VC funds) have taken notice as 2014 is by all accounts the busiest year for LPs since the Great Recession began. But it still takes VC to scale a business (thus large capital into industry winners like Uber, Airbnb, SnapChat, etc). Why is this? The iPhone was released.
View from Seed
MAY 29, 2019
They are also increasingly focused on “leading” rounds, because funds that are institutionalizing get LP pressure around whether or not they lead. In this case, you lose out on the breadth of support from your investors in both their network and their dollars.
David Teten
JUNE 1, 2011
High Road Capital Partners Deal Sourcing Keynote. Fitzsimmons, High Road Capital Partners. Estimated 100 – 200 total entities Friends & family – basic networking. Must build and promote your reputation / expertise. Flow is a function of reputation and share of mind in target market. Social media.
The Equity Kicker
NOVEMBER 26, 2013
LPs, the investors in VC funds, have a difficult job to do, largely because they have to work with poor quality data and only a small fraction of VCs deliver the returns that make them worth investing in. Discipline also helps to keeps a venture fund’s loss ratio low which is important as they are ultimately stewards of LP investment funding.”
This is going to be BIG.
DECEMBER 3, 2020
The partner at the fund, the VC, gets to do the fun part—the meeting with founders, vetting deals, negotiating, helping, etc. Access to the partner. If you’ve put money into a fund, I think it’s reasonable to expect that partner to check out the deal flow that you find on your own, and let you know what they think.
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