Operations Portfolio Syndication Technology 
David Teten
DECEMBER 3, 2019
When I met my now-wife, I realized that any technology that can find me a spouse is a killer app. I’d argue that the same type of technologies that have revolutionized dating can revolutionize our industry. . I walk through below how progressive investors are using technology and analytics throughout all of their operations.
David Teten
MARCH 14, 2018
I’ve listed them below in *very* roughly descending order of efficiency, measured by increased dollars one can put to work, divided by the operational dollars required to implement each strategy. . Sophisticated VC and private equity funds have a wide array of options for leveraging outside operating executives.
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David Teten
SEPTEMBER 6, 2018
See my summary on how lead investors think about building out their syndicate. . 9) Accelerate portfolio company value. 10) Time, market, and exit investment. See my overview of sales technology tools useful for B2B sales. 5) Manage deal flow. 6) Due diligence. See How to Judge Investment Pitches.
David Teten
SEPTEMBER 6, 2018
See my summary on how lead investors think about building out their syndicate. . 9) Accelerate portfolio company value. 10) Time, market, and exit investment. See my overview of sales technology tools useful for B2B sales. 5) Manage deal flow. 6) Due diligence. See How to Judge Investment Pitches.
Feld Thoughts
AUGUST 25, 2015
The key reason for the explosion in capital flowing into the industry, and therefore the large increase in practitioners, had nothing to do with 1970’s performance, early stage investing, or technology. So contrary to the piece, it wasn’t VC were good at early stage technology, it was that they had newfound capital and a big exit window.
David Teten
SEPTEMBER 6, 2015
Her work included heading Nokia’s location-based services business and app portfolio for emerging markets, which she built from a back-of-a-napkin idea to a 100-person organization with over 10 million users. It comes as no surprise as technology today enables companies to prove product-market fit much earlier in their lifecycles.
David Teten
FEBRUARY 3, 2014
Similarly, my research on venture capital portfolio operations found that Portfolio Operator VCs such as Andreesen Horowitz , First Round Capital , ff Venture Capital , and Google Ventures are hiring unusually large teams and structuring them in traditional pyramids. Notes: Only for IT & related sectors.
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