Up and Running

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Myth #1: Venture capital is a growing opportunity for funding businesses. Actually, venture capital financing is very rare. I’ll explain this more later, but assume that only a very few high-growth companies with high-power management teams are venture opportunities. Venture capital.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 26, 2022

Except, that is, for the bottom feeders of the Venture Capital business – investors who “ cram down ” their companies. Venture capital, like most private equity, is an unregulated financial asset class – anything goes. You just failed the ethical choice and forever ruined your reputation. Stopping Cram Downs.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Build your character and reputation with personal values. Your character, as a business leader, will determine your perceived reputation by peers in business, team members, and customers. We have all seen examples of new ventures that fail , despite large infusions of venture capital, and high-potential new technologies.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 23, 2014

There has been much discussion in the past few years of the changing structure of the venture capital industry. The rise of alternative sources of capital (crowd funding and the like). The overall trends in our industry have breathed a new life into the venture capital industry. The iPhone was released.

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

On the other side of the spectrum, the idea of finding a unicorn has attracted many investors toward the much riskier venture capital and emerging technologies. Real estate has long been considered a sound investment, and has become even more popular in recent years as historical data has shown the market’s relatively low volatility.

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ReadWriteStart

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

In 2018, venture capital investments in Latin America doubled for the second consecutive year, according to LAVCA’s Annual Review of Tech Investment in Latin America. However, the 2016 Peace Deal with the FARC , among other efforts, changed its international reputation, leading to a 300% increase in foreign visitors since 2006.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 11, 2017

Build your character and reputation with personal values. Your character, as a business leader, will determine your perceived reputation by peers in business, team members, and customers. We have all seen examples of new ventures that fail , despite large infusions of venture capital, and high-potential new technologies.

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Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 8, 2013

But, as I’ve said in my post Your Words Should Match Your Actions , one can “ damage their reputations by having their words not match up with their actions.” But I’m amazed at how the reputational damage follows the person around. Venture Capital actions entrepreneur life reputation VC words'

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David Teten

AUGUST 20, 2019

I’ve been a traditional equity VC for 8 years, and I’m now researching new business models in venture capital. I have been impressed by how these venture capitalists are accomplishing a major social impact goal…without even trying to. I contacted every RBI venture capital investor I could identify, and learned: .

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Hunter Walker

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Originally backed by venture capital, in 2021 Daniel worked with TPG , a large private equity firm, to make them the majority investor. HW: In 2021 you partnered with growth firm TPG to bring them on as your primary investor, which I assume gave your current venture capital partners a chance to at least partially exit the business.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 14, 2010

If you want to raise venture capital more easily the advice could be quite practical and counter-intuitive. Many companies that are raising B or C venture capital rounds right now raised their initial money in 2005-2008. But I’m not prepared to damage my reputation for this deal.&#. Reputation.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 8, 2010

I was on This Week in Venture Capital today with Jason Calacanis talking about the big VC deals at the moment and talking about the VC industry. Talked about the roles of partners, venture partners, associates and principals in a VC. - My blog and what it’s done for my deal flow. - and much more.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 12, 2009

This is part of my series with Advice on Raising Venture Capital. If they back you in the full partner meeting and then later have to reveal your secrets to his/her partners you’ll not only lose the deal but you’ll lose a friend and contact (along with your reputation).

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 29, 2017

Stick with people you meet through warm introductions, or count on the integrity of professionals who have a visible reputation and references, instead of a legal document. If you are approaching a recognized venture capital group, or even an accredited angel investor, a non-disclosure agreement is counter-productive.

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Reid Hoffman

DECEMBER 17, 2019

It’s become fashionable among some entrepreneurs, and even some venture capitalists, to badmouth the venture capital industry. But to paraphrase Winston Churchill, venture capital is the worst method for financing scaling startups except for all the others. All seven raised venture capital.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 22, 2010

Back in 1999 when I first raised venture capital I had zero knowledge of what a fair term sheet looked like or how to value my company. Tags: Startup Advice This Week in Venture Capital. It was accept the terms or go into bankruptcy so we took the money. Heck, maybe we’ll even invite a lawyer on to do it with us!

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Boulder may be known for its eccentric, diverse population, but that reputation belies its true nature as an entrepreneurial powerhouse. Boulder’s entrepreneurial system is bolstered by a number of local venture capital firms, including Foundry Group. Boulder, CO. with the country’s highest startup density, 247.6 Las Vegas, NV.

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Ben's Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

The WSJ wrote a story today on venture capital returns that makes for great headlines but misses the “mark” (pun intended) on how venture capital performance actually works. That’s an understandable outcome from a reputable source like the Journal given …

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This is going to be BIG.

JULY 8, 2013

I probably get around a dozen e-mails a week asking me how to get into venture capital. On top of that, anytime I talk to anyone who wants to get involved in startups but isn''t sure what they want to do, inevitably, I hear, "And then I was thinking maybe I should look into venture capital, too.". Know thy self.

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This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 4, 2017

One aspect of venture capital that rarely gets talked about is competition to get into a deal. At the end of the day, however, a VC's money is just as green as the next one--which is where your reputation comes in. The reputation you create off of each 1:1 interaction with a founder is like a rainy day fund.

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The Startup Magazine

JUNE 18, 2018

It is defined as an online repository of information for storing and distributing shared documents, and can be used during business transactions such as mergers and acquisitions and private equity and venture capital funding. Any company dealing with business transactions and deals with other companies benefit from VDRs.

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David Teten

JANUARY 23, 2021

The next best move is to build your core team, e.g., recruit an Advisory Board, Venture Partners, and EIRs. For ideas, see How Executives Can Work from Home with Private Equity and Venture Capital Funds. See How Emerging Venture Capital Fund Managers Should Think About Their LP Fundraising Strategies.

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Mucker Lab

AUGUST 27, 2014

The best entrepreneurs have been coached to run a tight process, to shop their term sheets to a myriad of VCs, all of whom have great reputations and large networks. In Los Angeles, that network has yet to become as efficient, and the reputational transparency of investors has yet to be cemented. Diversity” and “Domain Experience”.

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The Next Web

JULY 20, 2013

Get another validator: if someone else reputable is willing to commit money, then the VC will think twice if he hasn’t missed anything. Not all entrepreneurs are aware of the responsibilities associated with receiving venture capital. The truth is that venture capital is not for every entrepreneur.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 29, 2010

The chosen candidate will probably have worked for a very reputable firm that is either in technology, consulting, investment banking, media or a startup. Background: GRP Partners is a Los Angeles based Venture Capital firm with additional operations in London and Paris. We like to get a flow of applicants in before processing.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 30, 2017

Boulder may be known for its eccentric, diverse population, but that reputation belies its true nature as an entrepreneurial powerhouse. Boulder’s entrepreneurial system is bolstered by a number of local venture capital firms, including Foundry Group. with the country’s highest startup density, 247.6 startups per 100,000 people.

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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. These are many of the steps I went through when I joined HOF Capital. These are many of the steps I went through when I joined HOF Capital. Good luck in finding your dream opportunity!

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This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 3, 2019

We did this because we believe that if founders are going to invest their personal resources into a project—time, money, reputation—and take that big career risk, it should be easier for every founder to get honest and specific feedback from real venture capital investors.

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

Botanical Bounty needs to establish its reputation as a highly-efficient, high-potency medicinal herb grower, and one effective and inexpensive way to do that would be to lean on loyal customer testimonials in the company’s marketing strategy. Access startup capital. NovOculi needs to investigate its options for obtaining capital.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 1, 2020

Under this category, you have the angel investors who would invest their own money and Venture Capital or VC firms, who manage funds aimed towards specific startup sectors and stages. This makes the existing investors extremely unhappy and tarnishes the market reputation of the company. Equity investors. Debt investors.

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 3, 2021

Lazarus has developed a reputation in the Melbourne and Sydney business communities as a consultant who is brutally honest yet caring and highly effective at the same time.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Depending on the size and goals of your venture, you may need to seek financing from an “angel” investor or from a venture capital firm. Investment and lending options include: Venture capital. Angel investment (similar to venture capital). Commercial (banks).

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 22, 2014

Reputation of firm? And so is venture capital. Picking a VC is hard. You don’t really have much to go on to decide who would make a good fit. Of partner? Deals done in your industry? It’s a bit of all of these. I’ll let you decide which you’d want. Commitment. Startups are hard.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 6, 2014

When you first start your company and raise initial venture capital your board probably consists of 1-3 founders and 1-2 VCs. As with most of life, it’s more about whom you choose to work with, what their reputation is from others and how well you’ve vetted them more than an absolute need for control.

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Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 29, 2015

By the time I co-founded what became Mobius Venture Capital, Softbank (our sponsor – at the time we were called Softbank Venture Capital) was the key investor in Yahoo, E*trade, and a number of other large US-based Internet companies. But I was clear that none of these were fundamentally issues for the big company.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 28, 2019

There are several popular and reputable crowdfunding websites that you can turn to, and they may have different terms and requirements for you to review. Venture Capital. Venture capital money may be difficult to obtain, but the funding can be substantial for successful applicants. Crowdfunding.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

Generally speaking in venture capital financings the legal documents will specify that only “major investors” (a threshold set in the agreement – which can be $500,000 investor or more). Does he blog about venture capital and try to advise entrepreneurs? Has written a book on venture capital.

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