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The LP Opportunity to Change Tech Culture

thebarefootvc

Broaden Search for New Fund Relationships : Most of these institutional LPs only add a few new fund relationships a year. The post The LP Opportunity to Change Tech Culture appeared first on The Barefoot VC. Often these are referrals from existing fund managers. This tends to reinforce the lack of diversity in deal flow.

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Ending the Toll Roads to LP Fundraising

This is going to be BIG.

I know how hard it is myself because I used to vet VCs for a living when I was on the insitituional LP side. Angellist, Gust, etc all made searching for and comparing deals much easier. Sometimes, the family hires some really fantastic people to run the investment of their assets.

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It’s Morning in Venture Capital

Both Sides of the Table

Thomson Reuters data shows that around $10 billion of LP money went into VCs per year pre bubble. By 2000 the total LP commitments had mushroomed to more than $100 billion. LP contributions to VC firms shrunk from 2000 and by 2005-2008 had stabilized to around $30 billion per year. The Funding Problem.

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Still growing our team

Version One Ventures

You may recall that we opened a search for an associate last summer. Unfortunately, we didn’t find someone who was the right fit for us – and decided to take a short break from the search. Reporting for our investors, including writing quarterly updates and preparing LP advisory board meetings.

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What Do Your Customers Want to Buy?

View from Seed

At first glance, you’d think that all LPs pretty much want to buy the same thing. Every fund pitching an LP is pitching this as a baseline. And yet, LP’s get to “yes” in a few cases and get to “no” in most cases. In addition to thinking about the LP overall, it’s important to think about the decision-maker.

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VCs eating our own dog food: Using technology and analytics to make better investments

David Teten

Tim Friedman, Founder, PE Stack , said, “If I could offer one piece of advice to today’s managers, it would be to take the time to understand the demands of the modern institutional LP. We are also seeing technology evaluation as an increasingly important part of LP operational due diligence.

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Founder Mental Health Pledge

Feld Thoughts

We bank at SVB, so our maneuverability was also unknown, so we searched for what I’d consider heroic options from various sources. Yesterday, Aaron Gershenberg, a long-time friend and LP of ours from SVB Capital, emailed an introduction to Naveed Lalani, Founder & CEO of Pioneer Mind.

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