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The Changing Structure of the VC Industry

Both Sides of the Table

Always-on connectivity of mobile (164m US smartphone users). ” The pioneering fund of funds realize that their source of differentiation is much more about the latter than the former. It’s hard to work out the cap table with your peers when one of them has no real intent in fixing the problem.

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“the iPhone created a sea-change for women—as consumers but also as entrepreneurs” says BBG Ventures’ Susan Lyne

Hunter Walker

For every new door it opened, every efficiency it created, there was a woman (or 20) who imagined something else she could build on that mobile ecosystem. We had complementary networks and skillsets, and a shared belief that the time was right for a fund focused on women. Why is your differentiation also a competitive advantage?

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Level Setting and Career Goals for VCs: What level are Midas List VCs actually performing on?

This is going to be BIG.

That’s how it feels when your hot deal from two years ago winds up running low on cash and gets into a pay-to-play round that wipes out the cap table. What are these folks who wind up on the Midas List accomplishing day to day that differentiates them from the middle of the pack? But I thought I was good!?” You have outcomes.