Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

Many of these businesses were what First Round Capital called FNACs (features, not companies – this acronym has always stuck with me). Great product managers who are not great business people still often fail. But they should also be the map and the Lingua Franca of your management discussions. portfolios.

Business Plan 334

Business Plan AJAX Venture Capital Technical Review 334

Transformify

MAY 24, 2018

In this role you will work closely with the senior management and executive board, supporting in the businesses planning and strategy. You must also have excellent presentational and communication skills. The ability to build relationships with other members of the executive team is also key.

Finance 40

Finance Carried Interest Forecast Valuation 40

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

billion in venture capital funds with one A-round fund and one late-stage fund. In case you’re keeping score at home — that’s approximately the size of 65 US seed-stage funds managed by one company. Baidu alone raised $3.2 Those two investments represent the equivalent of another 32 US seed-stage funds just in two deals.

Venture Capital 150

Venture Capital Saudi Arabia Kuwait Burn Rate 150

Hippoland

JULY 24, 2018

I enjoy learning about new technologies and ideas – and you get to see a lot of them in this business especially in early stage investing. In many cases, fund managers invest 1-5% of the fund size. They want you as a fund manager to be incentivized to make good investments, because you are staking your own cash too.

Salary 48

Salary Capital Call Bootstrapping Cofounder 48

Hippoland

JULY 24, 2018

I enjoy learning about new technologies and ideas – and you get to see a lot of them in this business especially in early stage investing. In many cases, fund managers invest 1-5% of the fund size. They want you as a fund manager to be incentivized to make good investments, because you are staking your own cash too.

Salary 48

Salary Capital Call Bootstrapping Cofounder 48

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

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. VCs most certainly do have skin in the game.

Warrant 187

Warrant LP Cofounder Founder 187