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

David Teten

A major angel group used Influitive , an advocate management tool, to track, activate and motivate their members. The historic capital-raising process is driven by face-to-face networking and salesmanship. Some funds are using intermediaries to help them sell to retail LPs ( Artivest , iCapital Network ). Pitchbot.vc

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

David Teten

But, most of use raise capital and source deals the same way people looked for dates 20 years ago: by networking at conferences (or bars). . 1) Manage the firm . Before you can actually invest, you have to manage your fund. In the private equity universe, most Partners have primary training as deal-makers, not as managers.

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Startups: It’s not Thelma & Louise

Austin Startup

If you’re a founder/product manager/business owner, I encourage you to find that out! Turns out my network (of politicos and do-gooders) is not one of accredited tech investors (meaning they meet income and net wealth thresholds and choose to make investments at all, and specifically in startups). and the outcomes. “If

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

David Teten

However, we’d argue that for most smaller managers who are not brand names, it’s better to be highly identified in your niche than being a generalist. Most LPs we speak with agree. . USV invests in companies that increase “ access to knowledge, capital, and well-being by leveraging networks, platforms, and protocols ”.