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

David Teten

But in business, you want a lot of partners. In the private equity universe, most Partners have primary training as deal-makers, not as managers. See Bessemer Venture Partners’ A comprehensive guide to security for startups. Most of us want one spouse and we’re done. The 11 Steps of Investing in Private Companies.

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

David Teten

2) Business model-defined funds. B2B vs B2C) within the business model preference. . Most of these firms state categorically that they exclusively invest using these models, in order to reduce the process friction of explaining their model to companies which may not be comfortable with it. .