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Does Your VC have an Investment Thesis, or a Hypothesis?

David Teten

A typical VC thesis: “we invest in tech startups in Europe at an early stage” However, our experience shows that in many cases: . “Tech” means B2B Saas/Fintech or Consumer apps. Technical” Companies (i.e. any mention of a focus on tech companies). Technical founders . Occurrences.

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Investing Outside The Bay Area

Haystack

More recently, this trend has shifted a bit within the Bay Area, which today’s giants like Uber, Airbnb, and Stripe being built in San Francisco proper while incumbents down south have begun scooping up premium commercial real estate in the city. Over the past two years, however, I’ve felt that something is out of balance.

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Kindred Spirits – Our Investment In Founder Collective

Feld Thoughts

One of our recent investments, offered by Founder Collective (FC) – an eight-year-old manager with offices in Boston and San Francisco – is an excellent example of what we look for when we invest in funds offered by other managers. FC’s portfolio is made up exclusively of seed stage investments at seed valuations.

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Want to Know How First Round Capital was Started?

Both Sides of the Table

In the early 80’s he left academia to work on venture capital investing with Jim Simons, Renaissance Technologies. million and opened another office in San Francisco. 100 get serious due diligence where the entrepreneur meets with several people from the firm. and Half.com. Investing Strategy.

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Finding a Technical Partner for Your Startup

rapidrollout.wordpress.com

Web Startup Lessons Advice from a CTO and Entrepreneur Home About Finding a Technical Partner for Your Startup Today I received an inquiry from a student at an Ivy League university who wants to launch a web startup. Or you can find seed-stage investors who will give you the money to hire a developer.

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Convertible Equity, A Better Alternative To Convertible Debt?

techcrunch.com

There has been no shortage of controversy and criticism around the convertible note, a popular investing vehicle that’s used by seed stage and angel investors. But with many investors in a seed round whose note starts at different times, calculating these interest payments and schedules can be complicated for the startup.

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AngelList Launches Docs To Help Startups Sign And Close Seed Rounds Online With Low Legal Fees

techcrunch.com

Today, AngelList is debuting Docs, which lets seed-stage startups close their round online. For a seed stage round, legal fees can be upwards of tens of thousands of dollars, which is costly for a bootstrapped startups. San Francisco, CA. San Francisco, California. tips@techcrunch.com.