David Teten

JANUARY 21, 2021

(co-written with Jamie Finney, Founding Partner at Greater Colorado Venture Fund. This essay is part of a series on alternative VC: I: Revenue-Based Investing: a new option for founders who care about control. IV: Should your new VC fund use Revenue-Based Investing? II: Who are the major Revenue-Based Investing VCs?

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David Teten

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

As the former CEO of a professional expert network , I’m a firm believer in the value of speedy access to relevant experts. I was excited to see that GLG (formerly Gerson Lehrman Group), the industry leader, is now offering a professional network service geared to the needs of the startup community: GLG Share.

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David Teten

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

This is effectively a sequel to my study of best practices in deal origination , published last year in the Journal of Private Equity , Harvard Business Review , Institutional Investor , and Business Insider. Organizations like Worldwide Investor Network and the US-Israel Business Council are helpful in this area.

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Government Technical Review New York Offshore 146

The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

The new Series D round includes $100 million in primary and $30 million in secondary funding, elevating Lightricks’s total funding to $335 million. The $130 million Series D investment round was co-led by New York-based global private equity and venture capital firm Insight Partners and Hanaco Venture Capital.

Private Equity 142

Private Equity Developer Venture Capital Merger 142

David Teten

JANUARY 8, 2013

According to Jeff Bussgang, General Partner at Flybridge Capital Partners, about 10-15% of the 1,000 active venture capitalists in the U.S. Fewer private equity funds are using social media for outreach, but 2xPartners , Healthpoint Capital , and MCM Capital Partners are notable exceptions.

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Private Equity Social Media Equity Media 114

David Teten

APRIL 29, 2014

According to the National Venture Capital Association/Dow Jones VentureSource, the VC industry is dominated by men (89% of VC Partners), specifically white men (76% of the total). Of all VC Partners studied, just 10% identified as Asian, 1% as African-American, and less than 1% as Latino. the America that is not just white men.).

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

From California, to Illinois, and New York many of the largest U.S. Felix Rohaytn, widely credited with saving New York City in the 1970’s, recently published “ Bold Endeavors. ” [1] In it he warns: “The nation is falling apart – literally. municipalities are also the most fiscally troubled. Capital Solutions.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 3, 2012

@RealTonyRocha : Twitter celebrity, CEO, and web investor Tony Rocha stays active on his Twitter account with plenty of news and opinion. brian_wong : Follow Brian Wong, founder and CEO of Kipp, a rewards network for virtual achievements. davemorin : Co-founder and CEO of Path Dave Morin shares developments from his work on @davemorin.

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Cofounder Technical Review Social Media PR 239

David Teten

JUNE 12, 2011

HBS Angels of New York is holding its first full investor meeting Monday night, June 13. For more information on HBS Angels of New York and how to join, visit hbscny.org/angels. Click here to buy tickets. Grovo solves this problem. All high quality applicants to IvyDate are reviewed by a Membership Committee.

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Technical Review Private Equity Fractional CTO Cofounder 84

David Teten

DECEMBER 12, 2017

(written by Philipp von dem Knesebeck , Managing Partner, Blue Future Partners (bluefp.com, @bluefutureteam ), and David Teten ). Based on this paper, Blue Future Partners and PEVCTech recently completed a large-scale survey to find out which tools are most commonly used by venture capital firms.

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Growthink Blog

JUNE 28, 2010

But, if this is the case, why don’t investors in private equity diversify? Unfortunately, most individual investors in private equity significantly under-diversify their portfolios -- investing in one or only a handful of companies. Becoming a Limited Partner Investor in a Venture Capital or Private Equity Fund.

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Private Equity Technical Review Silicon Valley Los Angeles 63

Growthink Blog

JUNE 28, 2010

But, if this is the case, why don’t investors in private equity diversify? Unfortunately, most individual investors in private equity significantly under-diversify their portfolios -- investing in one or only a handful of companies. Becoming a Limited Partner Investor in a Venture Capital or Private Equity Fund.

Private Equity 63

Private Equity Technical Review Silicon Valley Los Angeles 63

Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 29, 2017

I was a poor college student (in computer networking field), while working part-time in food delivery (restaurant food/pizza). As I was finishing college, I just imagined being a network admin, and having my boss YELL at me all the time, while I’m laying network cables in some dusty basement or in suspended ceilings.

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Entrepreneur Social Media Liquidity Event Private Equity 73

David Teten

AUGUST 19, 2019

In 2019 we partnered with several revenue-based lending providers, effectively creating a marketplace. “. We collect more data on an individual business than, to our knowledge, any other RBI investor, through our application process, data partners, and various public sources online. Bigfoot Capital.

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Revenue Technical Review Software Review Equity 60

mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

There is, indeed, a competition between angel investors and venture capital firms, which can only be an advantage for entrepreneurs who are thus stimulated to choose wisely their future business partners. Unfortunately, none are very focused on Florida (California and New York are the top two destination).

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Angel Investor Venture Capital Social Media Technical Review 84

mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

a part of an exciting team, building web applications such as social networking, ecommerce, games, sports, contact management, CMS and more.Re. Unfortunately, none are very focused on Florida (California and New York are the top two destination). San Diego, California) Jobs Comentum is a dynamic and cutting edge company.Be

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Angel Investor Venture Capital Social Media Technical Review 83

David Teten

JUNE 12, 2014

I will continue to work closely with the group, while continuing to serve as a Partner at ff Venture Capital. In December 2010, Richard Kane, then-President, Harvard Business School Club of New York , asked me if I’d like to found an HBS alumni-affiliated angel group in NY. in 27 companies. 2) Intellectual ambition.

New York 114

New York Connecticut Angel Groups Florida 114

David Teten

APRIL 7, 2017

In my research on how private equity and VC funds source investments , one of our conclusions was that VCs get better returns when they invest outside of the traditional geographic hotspots of New York, Boston, and the Bay Area. I hope to see you on April 25 in New York!

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New York Africa Cofounder Egypt 60

Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2021

Texas exported more than California and New York combined in 2019. Only California and New York have a few more, and maybe not for long. These are all potential customers and strategic partners for startups. The venture and private capital ecosystem in Texas has never been as healthy or vibrant as it is today.

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This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 21, 2013

Still, I came into contact with some of the largest names in the private equity world--partners from top PE firms like Blackstone, Carlyle, and TH Lee, top venture firms like Summit and Accel--and even debt/distressed funds like Cerberus and Apollo. I told him, "So the partners are going to back you, right?"

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Leveraged Buyout Private Equity Venture Capital Equity 114

David Teten

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

David Teten, Partner, ff Venture Capital ; Chairman, HBS Alumni Angels of Greater New York. 8:30 Networking. Balloch’s 20+ year career prior to becoming an angel investor was in financial services both in the private equity world- fundraising and investor relations, and in investment banking.

Private Equity 114

Private Equity North America Cofounder Angel Groups 114

David Teten

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Back in early 2017, I worked with ABANA (network of financial professionals with ties to the Middle East/North Africa); Harvard Arab Alumni Association ; and Harvard Business School Alumni Angels of NY (which I founded) to launch an annual Tech Summit in New York focused on the Middle East/North Africa region (“MENA”).

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UAE United Arab Emirates Technology 60

David Teten

JUNE 12, 2012

Angel networks in general have lots of disadvantages compared with VC funds, but VCAP© has three key advantages: • Bigger reach , because there are more “Partners” than any normal VC fund. Since 1970, NAIC Member firms who focus on private equity and venture have invested in and transformed more than 20,000 companies.

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Private Equity Syndicate Syndication Angel Investor 133

David Teten

JANUARY 10, 2012

Christopher Fralic, Managing Partner, First Round Capital. Christopher Fralic is a Managing Partner at First Round Capital’s New York office, and has focused on a number of the firm’s investments in Advertising Technology, Social Media, Ecommerce, Gaming, Mobile and more. Mike Yavonditte, CEO, Hashable.

Portfolio 122

Portfolio New York Social Bookmarking Philadelphia 122

David Teten

JULY 12, 2017

First, a formal definition: According to Capital Dynamics , “Co-investments are direct investments in a company made alongside and on the same terms as a lead [General Partner]. We see our potential coinvestors in four primary buckets: 1) HOF Capital ’s own limited partners. 2) Investors with very specific value-add. Economic benefit.

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Syndicate Syndication Institutional Investors LP 60

Professor VC

MARCH 10, 2009

Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong. They have a standard presentation on bootstrapping, which they present around the country. A Lot of Horn Tooting over a Kazoo sized deal. ► January. (1). ► 2010. (7).

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Bootstrapping San Jose Silicon Valley Software Review 28

Professor VC

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

However, for most of the rest of us, the analytical skills honed in college or grad school, along with the opportunity to network and explore different fields prove invaluable later. With that in mind, I created a new course at San Jose State last year, the Entrepreneurship Lab (E-Lab). November 20, 2009 8:26 AM. ► January. (1).

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San Jose Silicon Valley Las Vegas Venture Capital 43

Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

I was a limited partner in Angel Investors, LP, Ron Conways fund in the late 1990s. One other chart worth noting is the the expected returns from various private capital providers (Banks, Asset based lenders, Mezzanine, Private Equity and VC). The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong.

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