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11 Things I've learned from running a micro VC in the last year

Hippoland

And then later, when the fund needs money, the fund does a capital call. Typically, capital calls are done over the course of 3 years. So, if let’s say an investor commits to investing $300k into a fund, then on average, that fund will call 1/3 of the money each year over the course of 3 years.

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11 Things I've learned from running a micro VC in the last year

Hippoland

And then later, when the fund needs money, the fund does a capital call. Typically, capital calls are done over the course of 3 years. So, if let’s say an investor commits to investing $300k into a fund, then on average, that fund will call 1/3 of the money each year over the course of 3 years.

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Keep the Good News Flowing - Pass the JOBS Act, Now

Seeing Both Sides

And, finally, finally, finally, we saw overwhelming bipartisan support from the House of Representatives in support of a bill that will help small businesses raise capital, called the JOBS Act, which passed 390-23 last week and is now being debated in the Senate. Email your senators and underscore your support.

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In The Long Run, We Are All Dead

Seeing Both Sides

GigaOm reports that Sequoia Capital called an all-hands, emergency meeting with its portfolio CEOs to walk through a recommended plan of action. I have received copies of emails from a few other funds alerting their CEOs with similar messages. Take action now. Don't dither.

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Why Co-Founders Are a Startup's Biggest Liability | The Startup Lawyer

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Contact The Startup Lawyer: Home Page About Contact FAQs Glossary Ryan Roberts Law: Home Page Social Networks: Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Flickr Delicious Digg Last.FM He obviously never launched a startup and got shafted by a co-founder. Leave a Reply Click here to cancel reply.

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ProfessorVC: The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic

Professor VC

However, as we soon discovered, many of these firms were forced to hoard capital for existing portfolio companies and focus most of their time and energy on deciding which ones deserved these reserves. Some were also dealing with issues of limited partners struggles with capital calls and asset allocations. Email This BlogThis!

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My dad said: “Never take on a business partner.”

Berkonomics

Rarely is there any formal written agreement memorializing these initial expectations and stating the consequences of non-performance or inability to make capital calls when required. Email readers, continue here…] I recall one very personal situation when I was young, that reinforces Dad’s advice.

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