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How to Scale Support of Portfolio Companies

David Teten

As I’ve worked to build out HOF Capital ’s portfolio acceleration platform , the #1 question I think about is: how do we scalably support our companies? Many VCs offer (or strive to offer) a bundle of levers and support structures to help their portfolio companies. For example, consider public relations.

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An Investor’s Personal Social Media Tech Stack: In the future, everyone will be famous for 15 followers

David Teten

What tech stack should a microinfluencer use? Many investors including me spend most of our day doing the same things people have always done in our job: in my case, due diligence, deal execution, etc. High-potential prospective employees of portfolio companies. Tech stack. Only married once, just for clarity…) .

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3 Ways Technology Is Changing Small Business Lending

YoungUpstarts

Consumers can now conduct a wide variety of bank-related transactions from the comfort of their computers, tablets and mobile devices. These include making deposits, transferring funds, paying bills and managing stock portfolios. Small Business Loan Overview. How it Works.

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Steven Blank Kills It at Greycroft CEO Summit

Both Sides of the Table

We’re here for Greycroft’s CEO Summit – a gathering of the CEO’s of their portfolio companies with guest speakers covering topics including how to build your team, PR, customer development, etc. The Greycroft event was a 10 out of 10 so I’ve diligently taken notes. We learned this weekend that it was named after his East Hampton home.

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The Entrepreneur’s Wish List from VCs [part 1]

VC Cafe

Examples: insurance, health care, hosting, public relations, marketing materials, finding and hiring talent, etc… Buying power, negotiation power, economies of scale were all mentioned in different variations. This is probably the weakest link of most technical founders. Share due diligence on a space or an existing space.

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Twitter Link Roundup #179 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

crowdSPRING Blog

Martin – Harvard Business Review – [link]. Good reminder from Fred Wilson that your instincts should sometimes guide you when due diligence does not – [link]. Only 200 Startups Per Year End Up Mattering & Most of them Aren’t in Tech | BostInno – [link]. – [link].

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Crowdsourcing: a 7+7 Primer (Pt. 1)

crowdSPRING Blog

It takes time and commitment to build a community of skilled workers in any domain, as well as more time and money to build the underlying technology, infrastructure, policies and protections necessary to the process. This 10-year project invites consumers.