The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

ARIF BHALWANI: Private credit involves directly negotiating with companies to provide loans tailored to their specific needs, especially in situations where traditional lenders like banks cannot or will not participate. Simultaneously, we conducted a thorough operational review to identify inefficiencies and areas for cost reduction.

Technical Review 134

Technical Review Due Diligence Bankruptcy Intellectual Property 134

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Most of my research is also relevant to private equity. 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. .

Technical Review 60

Technical Review Private Equity Management Cap Table 60

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Most of my research is also relevant to private equity. 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. .

Technical Review 60

Technical Review Private Equity Management Cap Table 60

Eric Friedman

DECEMBER 27, 2021

With the advent of programs like CartaX and what I call streaming venture funds , the liquidity in private markets is going to get the foundation to grow significantly in 2021. 5/ The rise of operator angels + micro VCs explodes in 2021. 7/ SaaS roll-ups and micro-private equity become huge. This sort of happened.

Balance Sheet 97

Balance Sheet Stock Private Equity Option Pool 97

ReadWriteStart

JUNE 1, 2020

Reasons for funding. ? Scale up your operations. One of the most prominent reasons for funding is to scale up your operations, for expansion and achieve economies of scale. Now you may want to scale up your operations or expand your presence. The third reason is to fund your short term operational expenses or working capital.

Startup 150

Startup Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch Seed Stage 150

David Teten

JANUARY 9, 2018

Some VCs have identified a number of new advantages that distinguish them in the marketplace: – Portfolio acceleration. In a prior life, I served as a consultant to Goldman Sachs Special Situations Group, Carl Icahn’s organization, and some other very large private equity investors. – Portfolio company diversity.

Venture Capital 60

Venture Capital Private Equity Silicon Valley Differentiation 60

David Teten

JANUARY 9, 2018

Some VCs have identified a number of new advantages that distinguish them in the marketplace: – Portfolio acceleration. In a prior life, I served as a consultant to Goldman Sachs Special Situations Group, Carl Icahn’s organization, and some other very large private equity investors. – Portfolio company diversity.

Venture Capital 60

Venture Capital Private Equity Silicon Valley Differentiation 60

David Teten

DECEMBER 8, 2010

How Executives Can Work with Private Equity and Venture Capital Portfolio Companies.and Buy a Company with Private Equity Backing.

Networking 122

Networking Private Equity SEC Software Review 122

ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 20, 2020

All while the majority of the economy is driven greatly by boring industries often owned by private equity, not venture capital. The reality is, most 20-somethings that start businesses lack the operational, managerial, sales and financial expertise to scale anything. Why We Shouldn’t Be In Love With Startups.

Sweat Equity 107

Sweat Equity Non-Compete Startup Azure 107

David Teten

JANUARY 9, 2013

Partners for a New Beginning (PNB), a public-private partnership housed at the Aspen Institute, is organizing a Venture Capital, Private Equity and Angel Investor Delegation from the Maghreb. The delegation will be in NYC January 14-15 and is looking for investment professionals to join roundtable discussions as speakers.

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Tunisia Libya Algeria Mauritania 114

Steve Blank

MARCH 31, 2014

In fact, it was only 7 years ago that Apple shipped its first iPhone and Google introduced its Android operating system. In spite of this, private equity funds have used the rallying cry of efficiency to hijack corporate strategy and loot the profits that historically would have been reinvested into research and development and new products.

Private Equity 325

Private Equity Metrics China Intellectual Property 325

ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 20, 2020

All while the majority of the economy is driven greatly by boring industries often owned by private equity, not venture capital. Most Startups Are Poorly Managed The reality is, most 20-somethings that start businesses lack the operational, managerial, sales and financial expertise to scale anything.

Sweat Equity 78

Sweat Equity Non-Compete Startup Azure 78

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 2, 2017

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. Also see Preqin’s Key Due Diligence Considerations for Private Equity Investors. . VC and private equity are very illiquid on both the investing and the personnel side.

Private Equity 60

Private Equity Venture Capital Equity Partner 60

The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Beginning of 2009, Mitul designed and sold a solution that enables mobile operators across the globe to seamlessly exchange SMS, while taking care of billing, settlement, and routing. Inside Sales), Channel, Pre-Sales, SDRs, Marketing, Customer Success, and Professional Services. During that time, he had key successes.

Founder 128

Founder B2B Private Equity India 128

Haystack

DECEMBER 29, 2018

Public investors, cross-over investors, and even traditional private equity firms have taken notice, further blurring the lines of what constitutes true venture capital. And, privately, many investors up and down the stack are discussing what the true impact of these mega rounds will be. That will take a long time to settle.

Technical Review 165

Technical Review Venture Capital Russia China 165

David Teten

AUGUST 19, 2019

We’re also regularly following-on for existing portfolio companies.”. The average monthly operating expenses is $70,335. 30% have been operated by females, 70% have been operated by males. 40% have been operated by “visible minorities”, 60% have been operated by “non-visible minorities”. ARR of $500K+.

Revenue 60

Revenue Technical Review Software Review Equity 60

The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

The buyers (or lessees) in these transactions are pension funds, insurance companies, or private equity representing other institutions. Private Equity sees infrastructure investing as uncorrelated diversification and has the additional upside of correcting any operational inefficiencies.

Private Equity 129

Private Equity New York City Chicago Investment Bankers 129

David Teten

APRIL 8, 2013

My coauthors and I just published in the Journal of Private Equity the first-ever research study on best practices of venture capitalists in creating portfolio company value through operational support, exploring exactly these questions. And does it really produce better returns for their investors?

Private Equity 114

Private Equity Hungary IRR Venture Capital 114

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Private equity and venture capital investors are copying our sisters in the hedge fund world: we’re trying to automate more of our job. . I walk through below how progressive investors are using technology and analytics throughout all of their operations. The 11 Steps of Investing in Private Companies.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

One of my responsibilities at ff Venture Capital is helping to accelerate value creation in our portfolio companies. I published the first research study on this topic in the Journal of Private Equity , peHub , Betabeat , and Techcrunch. I’ve also attached below a presentation I delivered on our conclusions.

Private Equity 114

Private Equity Venture Capital Equity Portfolio 114

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 7, 2017

As recent as 2016, for example, many business ideas from great minded entrepreneurs came to life, including those related to cancer cure, fast internet connectivity, business news, self-driving trucks, drones for relief operations, and so much more. You have a startup when your company is in its first stage of operations.

Private Equity 159

Private Equity Startup Incubator Social Network 159

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

I’ve written on the expert network industry a fair amount in the past: see How to Earn More Consulting Revenue from Expert Networks and How Executives Can Work with Private Equity and Venture Capital Portfolio Companies. David Teten: As you know, almost every VC fund operates as effectively a mini expert network.

New York 114

New York Technical Review Networking Advisory Board 114

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 14, 2017

by Andrew Durlak, Co-Founder & VP of Operations at Scout RFP. After years of quietly helping businesses increase their savings, procurement is now taking the spotlight as a strategic and crucial business operation. Andrew Durlak is Co-Founder & VP of Operations at Scout RFP.

Due Diligence 140

Due Diligence Private Equity Cofounder Finance 140

Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 18, 2022

My goal is to invest in both existing and new properties to create a portfolio of income-generating real estate assets. I plan to use a combination of personal capital, debt financing, and private equity investment to fund the business. My goal is to build a portfolio that will generate strong returns over the long-term.

Affiliate 62

Affiliate United States Entrepreneur Software Review 62

Version One Ventures

JANUARY 12, 2021

We’re excited to announce our investment in Cap Hill Brands , a Seattle startup with the mission to build a next-generation CPG company by acquiring and operating digitally-native consumer brands. The company is led by two of the best e-commerce operators and entrepreneurs we know, Kevin Saliba and Jason LeeKeenan.

Private Equity 87

Private Equity Seattle Equity Acquisition 87

David Teten

APRIL 1, 2011

I hope that you can join us Monday night, April 4, midtown NYC, at a panel on “Innovation in Private Company Liquidity-Online Merger Markets, Social Media, Secondary Markets, Non-US Markets, Private Equity, and the Disappearing IPO” The program is sponsored by the HBS Club of New York and the HBS Angels of NY.

Private Equity 68

Private Equity Merger IPO Equity 68

Eric Friedman

DECEMBER 30, 2020

With the advent of programs like CartaX and what I call streaming venture funds , the liquidity in private markets is going to get the foundation to grow significantly in 2021. 5/ The rise of operator angels + micro VCs explodes in 2021. 7/ SaaS roll-ups and micro-private equity become huge. Bonus: Maybe I do this.

Stock 120

Stock Private Equity Option Pool LP 120

Gust

APRIL 23, 2014

When you realize that the platform operates in half a dozen languages and has investors or entrepreneurs in over 200 countries engaging in both local and cross-border investments, you can begin to see the outlines of the future of finance.

Angel Groups 127

Angel Groups Accredited Investor Private Equity Deal Flow 127

500hats.com

AUGUST 2, 2012

Or, as my friend Marc Andreessen might say, Software Eats the Private Equity World. After the first few years of operations, some 50-100 companies had gone through YC, and many of them stayed in touch and supported each other as well as newer batches of startups that were coming into YC as well. Mega VC, Micro VC.

Silicon Valley 74

Silicon Valley Early Stage Venture Capital Valuation 74

Austin Startup

JUNE 27, 2017

A strategy for meeting these investors in Austin is to figure out the board schedule of their portfolio companies, as they they will likely travel here for those meeting. In his career, Stephen has started, operated, and successfully sold two companies and also spent nine years at Austin Ventures, where he was a General Partner.

Venture Capital 54

Venture Capital Austin Texas Private Equity 54

David Teten

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

Although any given early-stage company is quite risky, when aggregated across a large portfolio, returns are very attractive. This also should lower the failure rate of our companies. - Providing standardized operational support for portfolio companies. What was striking was what an attractive asset class it was.

Early Stage 148

Early Stage Private Equity Portfolio Aggregator 148

OnlyOnce

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

” While the founding team was exploring potential business opportunities that allowed us to make a bigger impact on the world, Silicon Valley Bank and High Alpha Innovation were together envisioning a platform to help VC-backed portfolio companies more effectively navigate the complex world of executive talent needs.

Silicon Valley 62

Silicon Valley Venture Capital Cap Table Early Stage 62

David Teten

NOVEMBER 22, 2011

best practices of operational improvement among VCs), along with the qualifications (e.g., As a live example of the outcome we’re seeking, I’m now sponsoring a team of three Columbia MBAs (ex-McKinsey & BCG) on a research study on “Best Practices of Venture Capitalists in Adding Operational Value to Portfolio Companies”.

Private Equity 146

Private Equity Venture Capital Affiliate Startup 146

David Teten

JUNE 1, 2011

I enjoyed participating in last week’s Capital Roundtable Private Equity Masterclass on “ Best Practices for Sourcing Quality Deal Flow & Developing New Business ” (May 26 th , 2011). Zubin Avari, Charter Oak Equity LP Christopher A. Gebelein, Private Equity Growth Advisors LLC Sven A.

Private Equity 122

Private Equity Deal Flow Equity Developer 122

David Teten

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

How to build a portfolio of startup investments. How to add value to a portfolio company. What to do when your portfolio startup pivots. 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

OnlyOnce

MARCH 7, 2018

He was telling me about his experience working with his company’s new Private Equity owner. The value of having experienced executives operating a business is those things – the actual driving of the car. I was having breakfast with the CEO of another SaaS company the other day, as I often do to network.

Private Equity 73

Private Equity Forecast Matching Salary 73

David Teten

AUGUST 7, 2014

Mark has been a startup CEO, management consultant at Accenture, leader of revenue strategies for Starwood Hotels and a $1B aviation company, and spearheaded growth at a portfolio company of the private equity arm of Macquarie. Subscription. Subscriptions charge a recurring amount.

Private Equity 114

Private Equity Early Stage Email Equity 114