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10 Reflections After 10 Years of NextView

View from Seed

One industry specific example is the strange fascination among some LPs and GPs around term IRR. Even though everyone knows that VC funds take 10+ years to come to fruition, one often can’t help but benchmark themselves based on IRR in the early days. at exit due to dilution. So it’s like this same fund actually invested $2.5M

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10 Reflections After 10 Years of NextView

View from Seed

One industry specific example is the strange fascination among some LPs and GPs around term IRR. Even though everyone knows that VC funds take 10+ years to come to fruition, one often can’t help but benchmark themselves based on IRR in the early days. at exit due to dilution. So it’s like this same fund actually invested $2.5M

IRR 156
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10 Reflections After 10 Years of NextView

View from Seed

One industry specific example is the strange fascination among some LPs and GPs around term IRR. Even though everyone knows that VC funds take 10+ years to come to fruition, one often can’t help but benchmark themselves based on IRR in the early days. at exit due to dilution. So it’s like this same fund actually invested $2.5M

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ESG in Venture Capital: Interview with Blue Future Partners (VC Fund of Funds)

David Teten

Here’s what I said: In your career in tech and VC, how has your focus on ESG responsibility changed over time? One of the impact initiatives I’m proudest of is founding Harvard Business School Alumni Angels of New York , a nonprofit and now the East Coast’s largest angel group. I quickly recruited a board of experienced hands.