thebarefootvc

MAY 8, 2012

The best VCs are the ones that balance their optimism, vision and enthusiasm for startups with realism based on very real constraints (the primary one being his/her own time, but also includes market development and exit timing). Too many pivots, and you can lose the market opportunity, even with the greatest idea.

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View from Seed

JANUARY 13, 2021

But in the grand scheme of things, 10 years is a blip, and one that had a continuous bull market in tech. It turns out capital is not a weapon, especially in the early stages of building a business, and even experienced founders who can raise huge sums often realize this and right-size their asks. There are a few reasons.

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David Teten

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Just as with any company, the most important issue is the team; see “ How to Negotiate a Partner Role at a Venture Capital or Private Equity Firm “ . See How Private Equity and Venture Capital Investors Are Eating Their Own Dogfood. . 3) Raise capital. 4) Originate investments. 6) Due diligence.

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David Teten

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Just as with any company, the most important issue is the team; see “ How to Negotiate a Partner Role at a Venture Capital or Private Equity Firm “ . See How Private Equity and Venture Capital Investors Are Eating Their Own Dogfood. . 3) Raise capital. 4) Originate investments. 6) Due diligence.

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Technical Review Private Equity Management Cap Table 60

View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Although we had a busy summer, I was fortunate enough to take a bit of time off as well, and to step back for a moment and reflect on Nextview’s strategy and market position going forward. . It’s been an interesting several years in the early stage venture eco-system, and the sands have shifted considerably.

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Genuine VC

JULY 10, 2012

Term-driving investor approach – An entrepreneur finds a lead (quasi-)institutional venture investor to price and set the structure/dynamics of the round, working together to bring in additional syndicate partners (either/both other funds and individual angels). larger check writers have a greater tendency to lead rounds).

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David Teten

JANUARY 19, 2021

Similar to the explosion of seed funds in the past decade, we (and some limited partners too ) believe these Flexible VCs are on the forefront of what will become a major segment of the venture ecosystem. We detail below the major categories of VC: VENTURE CAPITAL TYPOLOGY. FLEXIBLE VC VS. OTHER VENTURE CAPITAL MODELS.

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David Teten

MAY 15, 2019

– Discussion of technologies within the Secondary PE Market. The post Invite to PEVCTech June 17 Event: Private Markets Syndication Solutions appeared first on David Teten. . – The technology stack which makes the deal process efficient and scaleable, without sacrificing the value of relationships.

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David Teten

JANUARY 11, 2020

The challenge is that my time and money budget for “influencing”–content creation and marketing– is minimal. Also, since I’m not trying to be a full-time marketer, I can’t use some of the standard celebrity techniques. In the venture capital/private equity business, investors are B2B microinfluencers.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 21, 2009

On the third Wednesday of every month I co-chair a meeting called the SoCal VCA (venture capital alliance), which represents participants from all of the top venture capital firms in Southern California as well as prominent members of the Tech Coast Angels (TCA). What are your predictions for the road ahead.

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Technical Review IPO Southern California Venture Capital 241

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 15, 2014

Yet if you look at some very successful market changes in the last few years it does point to technical prowess in the number 1 seat. When he had his prototype solution for DataSift and had secured re-syndication rights (the rights to resell Twitter data – which only 3 companies ever had) I knew I wanted to work with him.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 24, 2021

billion gamers worldwide will help the global games market generate revenues of $189.3 of US social network users) according to Falcon.io’s 2021 digital marketing trends. Ark Invest forecasts that by 2030 the AR market could scale from under a $1 billion today to $130 billion. Fortnite alone made $1.8 Immersive ar/vr/xr.

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Technical Review Audio Forecast Social Media 207

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

Our guest this week on #TWiVC was Dana Settle , partner at Greycroft Partners , a venture capital firm with offices in New York and Los Angeles. But truthfully both Dana and I are more aligned with the lean startup principles and believe you only go FAT when you’ve really proved out your product / market fit. Time will tell.

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Partner New York City Cofounder Syndicate 240

David Teten

JULY 12, 2017

Although EquityZen is primarily an online marketplace for secondary shares in private companies, they also offer syndicated primary investments. Many VCs and family offices market themselves based on their network, internal resources, and other levers to accelerate value creation. . Market Insight. Fundraising is burdensome.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 17, 2024

You can also consider doing syndication, much like how real estate syndicators make money where they pool their resources in order to allow investors to access larger and more profitable deals than they could alone. Entrepreneurs too can emerge victorious in their quest for investment, emerging wiser and stronger on the other side.

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Due Diligence Angel Investor Syndicate Syndication 126

YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 21, 2014

And finally, in Darwinian fashion, competition for market share amongst the venture capitalists as a result of increased numbers of angel investment syndicates will clear the decks of the low-value add venture capital dollars. All of these attributes will effectively benefit the entrepreneurial community.

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This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Having a better overall portfolio of venture capital by adding funds into the mix. Diversification Finance 101 would tell you that, in the public market, you want to be in at least 20-30 names to eliminate a good chunk of the risk (as defined by the standard deviation of return) that you don’t actually get paid for.

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Rob Go

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Although we had a busy summer, I was fortunate enough to take a bit of time off as well, and to step back for a moment and reflect on Nextview’s strategy and market position going forward. . It’s been an interesting several years in the early stage venture eco-system, and the sands have shifted considerably.

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VC Adventure

JANUARY 19, 2024

Choosing not to be a legacy firm is one way we’ve challenged norms in the venture industry and just one of many things we take pride in as we reflect back upon our time building Foundry. I have the same board seats today that I had yesterday. I woke up today focused on my Foundry work, just as I did yesterday and just as I did last week.

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David Teten

JULY 23, 2019

See How VCs structure a syndicate and recruit coinvestors for more on this. Though these tools can be helpful to the syndication process, I believe it will largely remain a relationship-based process for some time to come. . Notable current investors include NEA, Portag3 Ventures, HOF Capital, and ffVC, White Star Capital.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 27, 2014

I was having dinner with a friend last night and we were chatting about venture capital and a bit about what I’ve learned. I started in 2007 with a thesis that my primary investment decision would be about the team (70%) and only afterward about the market opportunity (30%). They worry too much about missing out on a deal.

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Version One Ventures

APRIL 8, 2014

Thus, it should come as no surprise that we are now seeing Venture Capital being disrupted by these forces as well. In his post The Disruption of Venture Capital , Albert Wenger described VC as “the club you had to be invited into.”. Enter Mattermark: where “Big Data Meets Venture Capital”.

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OnlyOnce

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

On the heels of the announcement we made last month about our Series B financing , we are now announcing the launch of a new program called Bolster Prime and a new venture capital fund called Bolster Ventures. This is another big week for us at Bolster. We needed another senior leader to join our team.

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Silicon Valley Venture Capital Cap Table Early Stage 62

Haystack

JULY 15, 2018

Occasionally here, I’ll make a smaller investment to start and help syndicate. And for the markets these founders play in, I need time to let my brain run the various paths their creations could take. Sometimes they find it refreshing, and we get to know each other better, and hopefully, they find these sessions useful.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 5, 2015

A micro venture capital firm. Micro-VCs, by definition, are firms that invest institutional money (meaning other people’s money) in projects that are at the seed stage or are too small to attract the attention of more traditional venture capitalists. A “genesis” venture capital round.

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Feld Thoughts

JUNE 29, 2014

The first article, In Venture Capital, Birds of a Feather Lose Money Together , was a summary that let to the second article, The Cost of Friendship , which led to the actual article behind the annoying SSRN paywall. ” Much different than the marketing piece about the paper that I read first.

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Venture Capital IPO Syndicate Syndication 139

Pascal's View

JULY 9, 2017

While VC deals remain marketed on a pre-money basis, sophisticated investors know that what matters most is the post-money (how much of the company will I own after all of the new shares have been issued). The CEO/founder often has leeway to influence or negotiate the cap value (especially when the headline cap is softened by a discount).

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Feld Thoughts

JUNE 29, 2014

The first article, In Venture Capital, Birds of a Feather Lose Money Together , was a summary that let to the second article, The Cost of Friendship , which led to the actual article behind the annoying SSRN paywall. ” Much different than the marketing piece about the paper that I read first.

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Venture Capital IPO Syndicate Syndication 111

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

Main Street Venture Fund LLC, an angel fund of about 25 private investors, was formed by Ruffolo Benson LLC in northeast Indiana with the intention of bringing together area entrepreneurs and private investors to create economic value for the region. For an angel investor, it’s a buyer’s market.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2021

Texas is the most promising technology market in the United States. If you want to launch a new business, this is a great market to launch from because you can easily reach all of the major Texas cities with one office. It is the tech hub of Texas and has the most local venture capital and attracts the most venture capital.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 16, 2010

The company announced it is raising $48 million from a unique syndicate of investors comprising industry leading venture capital firms and semiconductor innovators. We look forward to taking advantage of the insights and know-how of these industry-leading investors.”. Power consumption matters more than ever.

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This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 8, 2015

To date, I''ve backed three fashion related companies--Refinery29, chloe + isabel, and Ringly--and now I have the pleasure of joining the syndicate of investors in Bradford Shellhammer ''s new company, Bezar. I was a huge Fab.com buyer in the early days when we backed it at First Round Capital. Venture Capital & Technology'

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This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

For almost as long as I’ve been at First Round , we’ve been thinking a lot about the gap between the average experience of a local merchant and the huge marketing opportunity that the internet and social networks represent. and Chris weighed in given his expertise in the sales & marketing area.

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Agile VC

APRIL 27, 2012

We love meeting entrepreneurs who take this blank canvas approach when thinking about disrupting markets. This is how new markets get created. What’s Your Favorite Future?

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Silicon Valley Seed Stage Syndicate Syndication 124

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 3, 2010

This is part of my ongoing series on Understanding Venture Capital. I recently wrote a blog post on understanding how the size and age of a venture capital fund might affect you when you’re raising money. Because angels will have their money in real estate, the stock market, etc. I like the way he thinks.

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VC Cafe

DECEMBER 5, 2010

ClickFox , the Israeli-American startup developing optimization software for customer service centers, announced it has raised $18 million in financing from a syndicate led by Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners (AIP). Israel’s Jerusalem Venture Partners sold part of its stake in Qlik Technologies Inc. JVP holds a 14.5

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Haystack

AUGUST 18, 2019

If you’ve been following my tweets lately, you’ve read some of my quick musings on the state of the seed market this summer. years is not a long arc – I have not experienced a prolonged down market as a private investor. When more capital is chasing the same set, entry prices go up and returns are likely to go down.

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