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Optimizing Series A Fundraising Around…Partnership Buy-In

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If you’re invited to present at the annual LP meeting (which is a good signal), spend time schmoozing with the growth equity team or the clean-tech side of the house. The solution to the buy-in problem is to spend as much time with multiple partners throughout the fundraising process and afterwards.

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Beer Kegs and the Future of Venture Capital: What It Means for Entrepreneurs

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I hypothesized that, “Perhaps a contrarian statement in this environment: but even though there’s been a dip in fund size due to broad economic factors and LP appetite, it wouldn’t surprise me if the truly top firms raise even larger funds over the coming decade.” What’s pouring = individual partners matter.