David Teten

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

VCs tout themselves as frontier technology investors, but most are using the same infrastructure tools they have used for the past 20+ years: Excel and recent college grads searching Google. According to Knowledge.VC , under 5% of US VCs have a full-time team member focused on technology. . But we’re doing it slowly.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 13, 2011

My initial desire to blog came from something that’s always been my approach to investing – I’m a nerd and I love to play with the technology and part of my approach has really been to understand things both at a user level and at a reasonably deep tentacle level. Brad on blogging. How did you start blogging? “My Is that when it became big?

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Austin Startup

MARCH 4, 2019

For more information, visit atxstartupcrawl.com SXSW Pitch (formerly SXSW Accelerator) SXSW Pitch is the official SXSW platform to allow early stage technology startups to pitch their product and/or services to industry technology experts, high profiled media personnel, and Venture Capitalists / Angel Investors. don’t worry ?—?we’ve

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Austin Startup

JUNE 27, 2017

Collectively they have $850M in capital in their most recent funds: [link] Both Silverton Partners and LiveOak Venture Partners have filed regulatory documents associated with new fundraising efforts in 2017 so we should all look forward to announcements from them on successfully raising new funds.

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Up and Running

JULY 2, 2014

Picking the right attorney in your startup is as important as picking the right business partner. My business partner and I made many mistakes in our first tech startup, and so many of them were the result of choosing a lawyer who was a terrible fit. My business partner and I were elated. We set off to raise our money.

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David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

When I met my now-wife, I realized that any technology that can find me a spouse is a killer app. But in business, you want a lot of partners. I’d argue that the same type of technologies that have revolutionized dating can revolutionize our industry. . That’s why 40 million Americans use online dating sites. 2) Market .

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 28, 2010

IDES Technologies. Then Cristina Soviany presented IDES Technologies from Belgium. Rick is looking at Medi-Code as an investment opportunity from his angel group, and Rohit is the entrepreneur. The key take away from that discussion is: convert potential competitors to partners. If possible, of course.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

My suggestion is to get some of the angel groups – notorious for slow decision-making and hat passing – and pool their money into a small fund structure of say $5-10 million. A local tech winner really creates a generational technology opportunity in the way nothing else can. San Diego has Qualcomm. Austin has Dell.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 19, 2017

The Central Texas Angel Network is one of the most active angel groups in North America. Here is a partial list of the Capital Factory Partners who are backing this investment. More and more investors from the east, west and middle coasts have their eyes on Austin and are making investments here.

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David Teten

JANUARY 28, 2019

My former Partner John Frankel of ff Venture Capital observes that 20 years ago, the defining movie of the generation was “Wall Street”. So universities have realized that for many students, promising a career in technology and entrepreneurship is key to recruiting high potential students. “CEO is the new Analyst.”.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 27, 2012

As a member of the local Angel group selection committee, I’ve seen a lot of startup presentations to investors, and I’ve never seen one that was too short - maybe short on content, but not short on pages! Solution product & technology. Describe your technology patents and “secret sauce”. Opportunity sizing.

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Gust

JULY 12, 2012

On Wednesday, April 18th, I gave a keynote speech on US Startup Valuation Trends for the 1st Irish Angel Meetup. Two hundred angels, entrepreneurs and members of the startup community attended this inaugural event. It was organized by Diane Roberts of Xcell Partners and held at the StartupBaseCamp accelerator in Dublin.

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David Teten

MARCH 8, 2013

Introductions: Dan Rosen (Partner, Commerce Ventures; Learning Officer- HBS Alumni Angels). Speaker: David Teten (Partner, ff Venture Capital, and Chair, HBS Alumni Angels NY). How to make the most out of angel group participation. Latest trends in angel investing and where the industry is headed.

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This is going to be BIG.

OCTOBER 5, 2012

Angel groups started dropping their application fees or making them minimal. Open Angel Forum created a costless way for the best startups to get in front of the best capital. I would also argue that when it's easier to hear about all the potential opportunities, you make better decisions about who to back.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 10, 2011

As a member of the local Angel group selection committee, I’ve seen a lot of startup presentations to investors, and I’ve never seen one that was too short - maybe short on content, but not short on pages! Solution product & technology. Describe your technology patents and “secret sauce”. Opportunity sizing.

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View from Seed

MARCH 16, 2016

Want hardcore futuristic technology? I’ll discuss the latter in a second, but first, the increase in investors… A number of super-angels and angel groups institutionalized in the past year, creating a broader set of seed-stage funds, like Converge Venture Partners.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 19, 2010

As a member of the local angel group Selection Committee, I’ve seen a lot of startup presentations to investors, and I’ve never seen one that was too short - maybe short on content, but not short on pages! Solution product & technology. Describe your technology patents and “secret sauce”. Opportunity sizing.

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This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 5, 2014

At the early stage, the ranks of the non-partner investor are disappearing. VC firms are going back to being mostly partner driven shops, where dealflow and decisions stay up top. Christina Bechhold didn''t forget that--and so she co-founded her own angel group. Venture Capital & Technology'

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David Teten

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

. - Susan Balloch, Managing Director, Golden Seeds; formerly Executive Director and Principal, The Blackstone Group. Karen Bantuveris, CEO of VolunteerSpot ( ff VC and angel-backed startup with 2.5m David Teten, Partner, ff Venture Capital ; Chairman, HBS Alumni Angels of Greater New York. Robert Dahl.

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Gust

AUGUST 19, 2012

As a member of the local Angel group selection committee, I’ve seen a lot of startup presentations to investors, and I’ve never seen one that was too short – maybe short on content, but not short on pages! Solution product & technology. Describe your technology patents and “secret sauce”. Opportunity sizing.

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Professor VC

JANUARY 27, 2011

And in order to increase our groups returns, one of our goals should be to get more people and man hours involved in the diligence process. This feels about right for an early stage angel investment and no reason that the process needs to drag out for months and even weeks. Labels: angel investing , Black Swan.

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Haystack

JULY 3, 2019

Yet, there are things that are in the VC’s control, and Susa is one of a few firms at seed that’s nailed it a short period of time: 1/ Started Out As An Angel Group – The core group started off writing angel checks and enjoyed each other’s company.

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Up and Running

JUNE 25, 2014

More and more lenders are now coming in, and alternative lenders and companies like SmartBiz, are coming in and making this process much more … Using technology to make the process faster and easier. I think that the team from Palo Alto Software, I think I saw some partners that are in this area that just focus on that early stage business.

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Austin Startup

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Jackie Kimzey , one of the early Sevin Rosen general partners, is a fellow professor on the faculty of UT Dallas with me.) And, there have been active angel networks, including the North Texas Angel Network , or NTAN, Cowtown Angels , aka, the Ft. Capital One campus in Plano (Dallas): can you say 5,000 employees!

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David Teten

JANUARY 21, 2021

(co-written with Jamie Finney, Founding Partner at Greater Colorado Venture Fund. The founders, LPs, and venture partners have a long history in local startup ecosystems in the Southeast including LaunchTN , The Company Lab , CoStarters , and several other regional funds and resources. II: Who are the major Revenue-Based Investing VCs?

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Gust

OCTOBER 20, 2011

Working within a network of angel investors also expands the pool of expert resources and helps divide the work of screening companies and investment due diligence. Earlier this month, I reported on the most current survey of angel groups: 2011 Valuation Survey of North American Angel Groups. Product/Technology.

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David Teten

DECEMBER 12, 2017

(written by Philipp von dem Knesebeck , Managing Partner, Blue Future Partners (bluefp.com, @bluefutureteam ), and David Teten ). VCs are at the forefront of technological disruption, funding many of the latest cutting edge productivity tools. But what tools are they using themselves to automate their own processes?

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Berkonomics

JANUARY 9, 2014

He is Director of the Leatherby Center for Entrepreneurism and Business Ethics, and Chairman Emeritus of the Tech Coast Angels, the largest angel group in the United States. Nowhere is this more evident than with the issues related to business partners. In many ways having a business partner is like getting married.

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VC Adventure

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

You can see my post on that subject here , one from my partner Jason Mendelson over on peHUB here , Jason Calicanis’ very popular post on the subject here (and a quick search on Google will pick up dozens more). At issue is the question of whether it’s reasonable to charge entrepreneurs to get in front of potential investors.

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VC Adventure

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

You can see my post on that subject here , one from my partner Jason Mendelson over on peHUB here , Jason Calicanis’ very popular post on the subject here (and a quick search on Google will pick up dozens more). At issue is the question of whether it’s reasonable to charge entrepreneurs to get in front of potential investors.

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VC Adventure

DECEMBER 1, 2009

Online technology magazine Xconomy wrote an article yesterday that focused on the controversy surrounding Boston based Revolutionary Angels - the angel group that is sponsoring a business plan competition in which companies are charged a $4,995 "entry fee" and vie for a $250k investment from the group.

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David Teten

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

The venture capital industry is continuing its evolution from an upside-down pyramid (typically 3-10 Partners, plus some administrative support) to a traditional hierarchical pyramid. Annual Deal Pipeline for Selected VCs and Angel Investor Groups. Angel groups using Gust. Acquirer/ Investor. ff Venture Capital.

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David Teten

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

I’m looking for someone who wants to lead this. - Organizing events for local mid- to large-company CIOs / CEOs to meet technology startups , in order to help startups get traction and keep their momentum going. HBS Angels will likely execute this in 2012. We typically do this by partnering with graduate student teams.

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David Teten

MAY 3, 2019

My main goals are: to understand the cutting edge of new disciplines; meet potential founders/employees; and also to help the broader technology and research community. Partner with students to execute research on topics of mutual interest. Partner on promoting entrepreneurship.

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thestartuplawyer.com

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

About the Author Ryan Roberts is a startup lawyer and represents technology companies through all phases of the startup process, including incorporation, seed & venture financings, and exit transactions. He obviously never launched a startup and got shafted by a co-founder. Click here to learn more about his practice.

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www.paulgraham.com

APRIL 28, 2010

Angel Investors Angels are individual rich people. Angels whove made money in technology are preferable,for two reasons: they understand your situation, and theyre asource of contacts and advice. Infact, the more prominent the angel, the less likely they are tobelong to a group. Whendel.icio.us

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Growthink Blog

JUNE 28, 2010

Famed technology investors like Vinod Khosla and Ron Conway have taken this approach, with personal investment positions in literally dozens (if not more) of companies. angel investor deal community - namely Silicon Valley. Joining an Angel Group. Building a Portfolio One Company At A Time.

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