Gust

OCTOBER 29, 2014

The Digital.NYC hub (an “Ecosystem Hub” as we call it behind the scenes) features every resource and insight for the NYC tech and startup scene including news, jobs, courses, events, blogs, and even available workspaces. From our inception we have been perfecting this process from the perspective of deal flow.

Early Stage 133

Early Stage Technical Review New York Deal Flow 133

Gust

SEPTEMBER 27, 2014

That means they spend a lot less time actively seeking out new deals than they do responding to inbound deal flow. VCs therefore use whatever heuristics they can in order to triage the deal flow. One of the primary ones is the referral source.

Angel Groups 159

Angel Groups Elevator Pitch Software Review Deal Flow 159

View from Seed

DECEMBER 6, 2018

The belief is that the best founders and investment opportunities are quite obvious to any smart investor, so it’s imperative to have proprietary deal flow and relationships. Early in my career, there was the sense that you needed to invest in companies that no one else saw.

Early Stage 120

Early Stage Florida Deal Flow Venture Capital 120

Haystack

JULY 15, 2018

Recently on this blog, I’ve been attempting to unpack how an investor can sort through deal flow and potential investment opportunities. After writing about “ the quick kill ” to discard of inbound flow, next I wrote about what actually captures my attention and graduates to a meeting.

Founder 60

Founder Syndicate Syndication Deal Flow 60

David Teten

APRIL 1, 2021

I have developed a founder curriculum on my blog. A true industry luminary will help in deal flow & differentiation . These folks are rare, expensive, and often have multiple side obligations (book deals, speaking engagements, etc.). AskAnything.VC aggregates resources from all the VCs. Disadvantages.

Private Equity 78

Private Equity Venture Capital Portfolio Equity 78

ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 29, 2010

We regularly ran into Robert Scoble and other major blogs, and they were very keen on listening to us. The last thing you want when you launch is to tailor to several languages, cultural differences, distribution channels and small blogs and other media. Access to Finance.

Silicon Valley 156

Silicon Valley Finland Sweat Equity Entrepreneur 156

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

I am avoiding “frenzied&# deals for all of the reasons Roger Ehrenberg talks about in his excellent blog post. I’m skating where I think the puck is going. I’m not giving up on the market completely. I’m trying to pick themes that I think will map to macro trends over the next 5-10 years.

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Florida Technical Review San Antonio Los Angeles 299

This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

People often ask me for advice on fundraising, generating deal flow, hiring, increasing visibility , triathlons, babies, etc.--a Apparently, this doesn’t just happen in cartoons. a really wide range of stuff. This post isn’t meant as a criticism of anyone for doing so. This also allows us to build a relationship.

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Deal Flow Video Hosting Channel 97

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 1, 2013

The new website features a resource map, interactive events calendar and a blog, which will showcase best practices and ideas from well-known Atlanta entrepreneurs and thought leaders. It also includes Atlanta’s startup deal flow , outlining angel investments and venture capital that support promising area companies.

Atlanta 173

Atlanta Deal Flow Startup Venture Capital 173

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

Be open & transparent (mimicking the greater social order changes that have come with blogs & social media). He is already increasing our deal flow in key areas in “the quantified self” and digital media and begun working operationally with existing companies. When he starts his blog I’ll let you know.

Ireland 324

Ireland Jordan Portfolio Flash 324

Version One Ventures

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

The best introductions come from people who have brought good deal flows to investors in the past. Interact with the investor through social media: follow them on Twitter , read their blog and make thoughtful comments. However, never comment on a blog post just for the sake of getting your name out there.

Due Diligence 161

Due Diligence Venture Capital Deal Flow Social Media 161

Haystack

JANUARY 18, 2020

While VCs have blogged and tweeted often before 2010, some still resisted being too forward with their point of view. There are too many angels, accelerators, scouts, and seed funds who are giving them checks early, potentially diverting deal flow. Acceptance that firms and partners need to actively market themselves.

Seattle 130

Seattle Seed Stage Deal Flow Vertical 130

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

To do this they have to accomplish five things; 1) get deal flow – via networking and legwork, they identify likely industries, companies and teams with the potential for rapid growth (less than 10 years), 2) evaluate those companies and teams on the basis of technology, market opportunity, and team. .&# Blog at WordPress.com.

Silicon Valley 217

Silicon Valley IPO Technical Review Venture Capital 217

Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 14, 2012

They end up on the calling (now emailing) lists for a bunch of VC firms who have an outbound deal flow program. Recently, I’ve been forwarded a few of these emails from CEOs of companies I’m an investor in with the question “how do I deal with this?”

Email 141

Email Deal Flow Portfolio Finance 141

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 8, 2010

My blog and what it’s done for my deal flow. - . - Talked about the roles of partners, venture partners, associates and principals in a VC. - Why VC’s who have “dial out&# programs to early-stage startups damage their reputation. - and much more.

Venture Capital 232

Venture Capital IPO Valuation Deal Flow 232

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 21, 2010

I recently read a post over on VentureHacks titled, “ Top Ten Reasons Entrepreneurs Hate Lawyers &# written by Scott Walker (who blogs on legal issues for entrepreneurs ). I find that one of my best sources of deal flow is from lawyers. I know that people have an allergy to lawyers out of fear of being screwed.

Southern California 318

Southern California Silicon Valley IP Stock Options 318

crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 3, 2011

VCs also indicated their optimism about the overall quality of the deal flow with high percentages from all countries surveyed indicating that quality would “remain the same&# or improve in their countries in 2011. Startups will sustain domestic employment.

Technical Review 93

Technical Review Venture Capital India Startup 93

Version One Ventures

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

To reduce redundancy in deal flow, for instance, we collaborate online as much as possible with web apps like RelateIQ. This is a tangible display of appreciation that helps keep me in mind for future connections and deals. Manage your time wisely. To consume content quickly, I am a power Feedly user and Twitter discoverer.

Vertical 153

Vertical B2B B2C Venture Capital 153

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

You’re writing a freaking blog post! Plus, he’s a loyal reader of this blog. I know many people think I blog all day long. Marketing = deal flow = share of mind = start of future relationships. “But WAIT !!! How the hell can you tell us you don’t have time for email?” Marketing.

Email 314

Email Product Term Sheet Portfolio 314

Rob Go

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Great returns in early stage investing is driven by great deal flow and good picking. Indeed, this trend is happening across the world, but for now, we are primarily focused on North America. Belief #4: The Best Way to Spot Outliers is to be Thematic. As Peter Thiel has said, the key is to be non-consensus-right.

North America 36

North America Seed Stage Early Stage Lead Investor 36

ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 12, 2010

In a blog post this morning, investor Fred Wilson described the talent war as part of what he identifies as "storm clouds" brewing in the tech industry. million to not leave for Facebook, Wilson says that this, along with the massive deal flow, is all "unsustainable."

San Francisco 118

San Francisco Non-Compete Deal Flow Startup 118

ReadWriteStart

MARCH 28, 2011

We've talked in the past about different types of startup blogs on ReadWriteStart but the key point here is you can start blogging to build an early community. This becomes more important as deal-flow gets more and more competitive and investors try to proactively discover these startups.

Stealth 126

Stealth Deal Flow Reputation Lean 126

Hunter Walker

OCTOBER 21, 2013

Still takes work – especially if you don’t live in a tech center – but if you hustle, if you build something, if you contribute interesting ideas on blogs, you’ve got a chance to build a reputation. Now they’re the go-to people for those areas, leading to privileged deal flow and information.

Deal Flow 95

Deal Flow Reputation Government Restful 95

Haystack

APRIL 10, 2018

We’ve heard this trope below, but the data does show it and in the last year, this is what I’ve observed — it’s easy to the pre-seed round, but then folks line up to pitch the best seed funds, but those seed funds are drowning in deal flow from the pre-seed funnel.

Seed Stage 60

Seed Stage San Francisco Ratchet Silicon Valley 60

Tim Keane

MAY 22, 2006

  Groups of investors usually cannot afford to try this kind of stuff; their deal flow dries up.    Groups of investors usually cannot afford to try this kind of stuff; their deal flow dries up.  Subscribe to this blogs feed. But, if neither of these facts apply, be very cautious. 

Wisconsin 60

Wisconsin Offshore Warrant Angel Investor 60

View from Seed

JANUARY 30, 2020

These partners are probably inundated with new deal flow, are managing some high-fliers in the firms portfolio, and are probably just starting to take on a leadership role in fundraising and firm management. For these folks, the question will be around whether you will get prioritized.

Due Diligence 195

Due Diligence Partner Term Sheet Finance 195

www.seriesseed.com

DECEMBER 9, 2012

Series Seed Financing Documents Blog. Blog Archives. I've not studied them yet, but at first glance I can see some really slick technologies being transferred into a Newco with these basic terms, and funding a lot more deal flow. Subscribe to this blogs feed. SeriesSeed.com. Series Seed Financing Documents.

Finance 40

Finance Term Sheet Vesting LLC 40

ReadWriteStart

JULY 28, 2011

One theme seems to come up over and again, especially from geographies outside Silicon Valley: lack of a reliable pipeline of deals. On July 1, 2006, commenting on the Indian startup scenario, I had written a blog post called Too Much Money, Too Few Deals. She is a Silicon Valley entrepreneur and strategy consultant.

Incubator 128

Incubator Silicon Valley Malaysia Entrepreneur 128

ReadWriteStart

JULY 21, 2011

Some recent trend posts on my blog include There's a Trend To Spot In Groupon's Growth Rate , Customer Service and the Social Web , SaaS Enabled BPO and Near-shoring and U.S. Michael has almost 90,000 free users and is looking for a way to be in the deal flow of people looking for business plan software. efforts to get them.

Affiliate 130

Affiliate San Francisco Entrepreneur India 130

Hippoland

NOVEMBER 27, 2016

So, I’m trying a little experiment here on my blog. I want to try to connect relevant entrepreneurs with new investors and help new investors get more qualified deal flow and exposure. Afterwards, I’ll publish the interviews to the public on my blog. I’m pleased to announce my first guests.

Southern California 48

Southern California Los Angeles Seed Stage Asia 48

Business Plan Blog

JANUARY 2, 2014

wealthy, verified investors), the lifting of the ban on general solicitation has allowed investors to publicly advertise that they are raising capital, be it on their blog, Twitter, Facebook, or crowdfunding site such as AngelList. While startups are still limited by the types of investors they can take money from (i.e. Want To Learn More?

Angel Groups 51

Angel Groups Accredited Investor Angel Investor Due Diligence 51

Haystack

JULY 12, 2019

I was catching up on MG’s newsletter/blog and came across this opening line , which got me thinking about a concept in investing, specifically in deal sourcing: To me, all information is about triangulation. To find signal in all the noise of that deal flow stream, “who” the source is certainly matters.

Early Stage 72

Early Stage Deal Flow Technical Review Social Media 72

Hippoland

JANUARY 1, 2017

3) My blog readers My new year’s resolution for 2016 was to consistently blog at least once a week. In the beginning, I started the blog, because writing was cathartic for me and was a way for me to write down what I was advising founders already on a 1:1 basis. B) Blogging 3x per week In 2017, I am aiming to blog 3x per week.

Seed Stage 48

Seed Stage Cofounder Email Canada 48

Business Plan Blog

AUGUST 6, 2013

Median pre-money valuations for angel deals remain unchanged from 2012 at $2.5M, dispelling the great ‘bubble myth.’ ’ Internet, healthcare and mobile dominated angel investment dollars, receiving over 72% of overall angel deal flow. All data thanks to CB Insights.

Pre-Money Valuation 49

Pre-Money Valuation Angel Groups Angel Investor Valuation 49

Rob Go

DECEMBER 13, 2016

The stock answer from most investors is that they get most of their deal flow from referrals. Great referrals comes from having a great product, and so the most important part of effective deal flow is having a great “venture capital product” that fits the needs of founders and exceeds their expectations.

Deal Flow 28

Deal Flow LP Channel Software 28

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

She answered, ‘We see a lot of deals.’ I said we had a lot of deal flow. Chris Dixon, Partner, A16Z, observes , “Success in VC is probably 10% about picking, and 90% about sourcing the right deals and having entrepreneurs choose your firm as a partner”. See their blog post on multiples.). Her answer? ‘I

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

ReadWriteStart

APRIL 7, 2011

This, we believe, will create a strong downstream deal flow for all of you - incubators, angel investors, and VCs. We're here to supplement your efforts and provide a base level of entrepreneurship education to a large number of entrepreneurs in your communities in a scalable manner through a virtual program.

Malaysia 114

Malaysia Incubator Silicon Valley Entrepreneur 114