Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 4, 2012

All private equity groups go about due diligence in their own way, but there are a few key areas of focus that entrepreneurs should always expect: Team strength and health. For small teams, every team member will likely be interviewed. The kiss of death is for investors to find unanticipated competition you neglected to mention.

Technical Review 237

Technical Review Due Diligence Intellectual Property Private Equity 237

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 22, 2010

All private equity groups go about due diligence in their own way, but there are a few key areas of focus that entrepreneurs should always expect: Team strength and health. For small teams, every team member will likely be interviewed. The kiss of death is for investors to find unanticipated competition you neglected to mention.

Technical Review 225

Technical Review Due Diligence Intellectual Property Private Equity 225

Gust

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

All private equity groups go about due diligence in their own way, but there are a few key areas of focus that entrepreneurs should always expect: • Team strength and health. For small teams, every team member will likely be interviewed. The kiss of death is for investors to find unanticipated competition you neglected to mention.

Technical Review 152

Technical Review Due Diligence Intellectual Property Private Equity 152

David Teten

JULY 25, 2017

Large private equity funds like KKR can afford to pursue a consulting model ( Capstone ), typically with associated fees, but that doesn’t normally make economic sense for a VC. Ideally each portfolio company would also report their own data to the data-trackers (except when they’re in stealth), but not all of them are diligent.

Portfolio 60

Portfolio Technical Review Private Equity Database 60

SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

I know you are still in stealth, but what can you tell us. And what do you think about the controversy about stealth vs. not for startups? For consulting work, I have done several projects with Lou Sokolovskiy of Genero Capital , a boutique private equity firm. What are you working on now? For me, it's a matter of degree.

Management 150

Management Product Entrepreneur Silicon Valley 150

Haystack

JANUARY 14, 2019

5/ Copycat Culture And Stealth Mode Back En Vogue: I’ve alluded to this above and below, but now when a category gets hot, founders and capital flood it. In these cases, they’re less excited about announcing their rounds, or just want to wait for the big reveal, when something important happens, or a big milestone is reached.

Cap Table 123

Cap Table Private Equity Stealth Portfolio 123

VC Cafe

JULY 6, 2010

The company is still in stealth… May 24, 2010 - Taykey announced that it has raised an undisclosed amount in a round of funding from new investor Sequoia Capital. TASE:MAYN) Infinity Private Equity Fund; Suzhou Ventures Group Co., Viola Private Equity Buyer Funds: 28. Viola Private Equity, L.P.

Private Equity 98

Private Equity Venture Capital Equity 98