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It’s Morning in Venture Capital

Both Sides of the Table

Many observers of the venture capital industry have questioned whether its best days are behind it. Looking ahead at the next decade I am excited by what I believe will be viewed as one of the best and most rational investment periods for venture capital due to seven discrete factors: 1. The Funding Problem.

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Succeeding in Venture Capital is Mostly About Knowing What to Buy. But When To Sell Matters Also.

Hunter Walker

Starting a venture capital blog post with 1970s country music lyrics is pretty uncommon, but so is writing about when and why an investor might choose to sell equity before the company exits. Most of this discussion is about ‘playing offense’ — working towards being a good steward of LP capital and the risk/reward associated with VC.

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Investing Outside The Bay Area

Haystack

Fred and his partners Albert, John, Andy, before Brad, now Rebecca have operated headquartered out of New York City, and have invested successfully near home (Esty, MongoDB, Kickstarter), in the Bay Area (Twitter, Coinbase) and in Europe (SoundCloud). Global and Local.

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How to Negotiate a Partner Role at a Venture Capital or Private Equity Firm

David Teten

It’s hard enough to get a job at a venture capital or private equity firm; it’s even more complex to join as a Partner. These are many of the steps I went through when I joined HOF Capital. These are many of the steps I went through when I joined HOF Capital. Finally, 15% of the funds require a majority vote. “.

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As Populist as it May Feel, 98% of VCs Aren’t Dumb

Both Sides of the Table

I rest my case. “I don’t know the exact math, but I hear it again and again: the top 2% of firms generate 98% of the returns in venture capital.” But as an LP you can’t count on that any more than VCs can. The goal of an LP is to get into the top decile. The second is not. Take for example Accel.

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Different Ways To Invest In Startups: The Opportunity… And The Catch

Haystack

The public’s interest in learning more about and participating in venture capital seems to grow more and more each week. In this post, I wanted to briefly break-down the different ways folks can invest today (*assuming they have access to capital — more on that below in a footnote) and benefits & drawbacks of each one.

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Perot Jain steps up to support Dallas entrepreneurs

Austin Startup

Cindy Revol, Joe Beard and Anurag Jain from Perot Jain, LP We received a warm welcome from Trey Bowles when we first came to Dallas and there have been many others who have opened their arms to us since. About Capital Factory Capital Factory is the center of gravity for entrepreneurs in Austin, the number one startup city in the U.S.

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