Agile VC

OCTOBER 23, 2012

LPs investing in venture hold a subset of all the funds in the VC universe by design (see #4 & 5). It’s true that FoFs provide LPs a way to purchase VC funds in a basket, but by design these are comparatively narrow actively-managed investment funds rather than broad-based passive vehicles.

LP 176

LP Accredited Investor Carried Interest Portfolio 176

Up and Running

JUNE 14, 2012

A good engineer can design something fancy but that doesn’t mean there’s a market for it or that it will sell. Skills Part – A CEO in a high-tech may get about 6-10% of the equity post Series A (when a VC or some accredited investor puts the money into company) while a VP of Engineering may only get 2%.

Cofounder 90

Cofounder Technical Cofounder Accredited Investor Equity 90

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

Many entrepreneurs seems to be convinced that the “crowd” of regular people using the Internet will somehow solve their startup funding needs, when they sense a lack of interest from accredited investors. When pitching to consumers, online or offline, the feedback will likely be on features and design.

Non-disclosure Agreement 254

Non-disclosure Agreement Intellectual Property Accredited Investor Equity 254

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 17, 2013

Many entrepreneurs seems to be convinced that the “crowd” of regular people using the Internet will somehow solve their startup funding needs, when they sense a lack of interest from accredited investors. When pitching to consumers, online or offline, the feedback will likely be on features and design.

Non-disclosure Agreement 266

Non-disclosure Agreement Intellectual Property Accredited Investor Equity 266

YoungUpstarts

MAY 27, 2013

Designed to be as much informational as it is a financial one, like many of the U.S.-based based startup crowdfunding platforms SeedAsia aims to help matchmake quality startups in China and Southeast Asia seeking funding with qualified, accredited investors. Minimum investment sum per participation is $2,000.

Asia 147

Asia Equity Accredited Investor China 147

Gust

NOVEMBER 2, 2014

Many entrepreneurs seems to be convinced that the “crowd” of regular people using the Internet will somehow solve their startup funding needs, when they sense a lack of interest from accredited investors. When pitching to consumers, online or offline, the feedback will likely be on features and design.

Non-disclosure Agreement 160

Non-disclosure Agreement Intellectual Property Accredited Investor Equity 160

This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 1, 2020

And investors? Well, you would have needed to be a wealthy, accredited investor to get in on the upside, and only 3% of Americans meet the criteria to do that. I don't have to tell you what the racial distribution of the group benefitting looks like relative to those doing the work. so they make up less than 10% of 10%.

Michigan 132

Michigan Deal Flow Accredited Investor Equity 132