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VCs eating our own dog food: Using technology and analytics to make better investments

David Teten

However, in private markets, there is more room to optimize across all 11 steps of the investing process: firm management , marketing, fundraising , origination , manage relationships, due diligence, negotiation, monitoring, portfolio acceleration , reporting, and. I said we had a lot of deal flow. 3) Raise capital.

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

David Teten

“Tech” means B2B Saas/Fintech or Consumer apps. Foundry Group, investing primarily in “ Software and Internet ”, follows six major themes, e.g., Human Computer Interaction (HCI) or Distribution. Software is by far the most sought-after class, with 94% of VCs investing in it. software” and “deeptech”), and so on.

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How Private Equity and Venture Capital Investors Are Eating Their Own Dogfood

David Teten

Many tools designed for B2B marketing in general are also relevant to investors. I previously posted a detailed presentation with sales technology tools useful for B2B sales. A number of analysts have particular focus on serving the customers of technology companies, e.g., Gartner and 451 Research. 4) Manage deal flow.

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The NextView Ventures Manifesto

View from Seed

This is why we actually have one of the lowest # of investments/partner among all institutional seed funds, and have invested in developing a platform of resources to support founders around team building, product, customers acquisition, and capital planning. Belief #4: The Best Way to Spot Outliers is to be Thematic.

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Our Investing Manifesto at NextView

Rob Go

This is why we actually have one of the lowest # of investments/partner among all institutional seed funds, and have invested in developing a platform of resources to support founders around team building, product, customers acquisition, and capital planning. Belief #4: The Best Way to Spot Outliers is to be Thematic.

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Essential Startup Funding Tips from 8 Seasoned Investors

mashable.com

The group seeks out technologies that are complementary to the company’s core operations, including applications, software and infrastructure startups. When you get a Chris Sacca, or a Dave Morin, or a Chris Dixon on board first, it’s going to lead to a lot of deal flow.&#