Both Sides of the Table
NOVEMBER 3, 2009
This is part of my ongoing series of posts and I need to file this one under both Raising Venture Capital and Startup Advice. There were tons of young entrepreneurs showing their latest Web 2.0 Many of these businesses were what First Round Capital called FNACs (features, not companies – this acronym has always stuck with me).
Austin Startup
MARCH 15, 2021
While the Texas weather is preferable to New York City and the cost of living preferable to San Francisco, there are many more reasons that entrepreneurs are flocking to Texas. Thousands of entrepreneurs, programmers and designers gather day and night, in-person and online for meetups, classes and coworking.
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View from Seed
MARCH 12, 2015
So how can entrepreneurs do research on us VCs? Yes, sometimes these are generalities about how we back talented entrepreneurs building great companies, but taking a look at a VC’s portfolio can tell you a lot about the types of companies in which they invest. Here are four key areas to consider. or “Who are your LPs?”.
Both Sides of the Table
JULY 19, 2015
Entrepreneurs could learn about loneliness of success: nobody talks about. The Yo-Yo Life of a Tech Entrepreneur. But needed to be seen. Mark Suster (@msuster) July 19, 2015. And the immediate reaction was obvious – that failure can be pretty lonely, too. Of course that’s true. On what it feels like during the struggle.
Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 6, 2017
But the reality is that “global warming” massively blunted the effects of winter and my prognosis for VC fundings of entrepreneurs in 2017–2018 is now very sunny indeed. Actually, winter did come and I have the data that shows it. Unless of course something Trump’s our good weather. This chart surprised me the most.
The Equity Kicker
OCTOBER 21, 2015
Doing better than average requires what Howard Marks of Oaktree Capital called ‘different and better’ thinking in a recent memo to his investors. We work hard to have an edge at Forward Partners. Being an average investor in startups is therefore a waste of time.
Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 24, 2019
When an entrepreneur takes on investors who take equity (i.e. While it’s true that they are investing LP money from a fund, it’s also true that the VCs are required to write large checks into their funds so every time they do a “capital call” (request money from an LP to fund you) they are also having to wire their own money into the deal.
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