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Book: The Business of Venture Capital

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Today’s book recommendation, for anyone interested in venture capital, is The Business of Venture Capital: The Art of Raising a Fund, Structuring Investments, Portfolio Management, and Exits by Mahendra Ramsinghani. The post Book: The Business of Venture Capital appeared first on Feld Thoughts.

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A Venture Capital History Perspective From Jack Tankersley

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In January, Jerry Neumann wrote a long and detailed analysis of his view of the VC industry in the 1980’s titled Heat Death: Venture Capital in the 1980’s. Secondly, the driver of returns for the funds raised in 1978 – 1981 was not their underlying portfolios, at what stage, or in what industries they were built.

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Supporting HBCUvc’s VC Lab and Fund

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Fellows originate and execute startup investments under the supervision of HBCUvc’s investment committee, a team of experienced venture capital investors. Expansion of the VC Lab and Fund will help bridge this funding gap, support more entrepreneurs, and provide venture experience to create a pipeline of Black and Brown VCs.

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Fund81 Podcast Interview on Mental Health in Venture Capital

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Elizabeth recently interviewed me for Episode 13 where we talked about maintaining mental health in the fast-paced venture capital world while supporting portfolio companies, colleagues, friends, and family wrestling with mental health issues. The public section follows.

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Why The SBIC Doesn’t Work For Venture Capital Anymore

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The SBIC was instrumental in the creation of the venture capital business. If you want to see a fun quote on it, read A History of Silicon Valley which quotes: “ …many venture capital pioneers think the SBIC program did little to advance the art and practice of venture investing.

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The Long Lost Myth of Capital Efficiency

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I’m going to assert it’s a parallel universe of happiness based on the successful companies in our portfolio that I would categories as capital efficient. The Most Capital Efficient U.S. Venture Capital Tech Exits of 2014. Capital Efficiency’ doesn’t exist. Was it just b t?

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The Founder’s Story of The Path To Us Investing in Gig Wage

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Entrepreneurs who are part of his portfolio take part in a quarterly book club, where we all read a book and one entrepreneur is chosen to interview the author of the book. I happened to be able to interview Brad when we got an early look at the latest edition of his book Venture Deals.

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