Agile VC
OCTOBER 23, 2012
It’s true that FoFs provide LPs a way to purchase VC funds in a basket, but by design these are comparatively narrow actively-managed investment funds rather than broad-based passive vehicles. fund or marginally profitable fund doesn’t generate any carry for the GPs that are investing it.
SoCal CTO
JUNE 9, 2010
Why Entrepreneurs Hate Lawyers. In many of them I get asked similar questions, including the inevitable “what makes a great entrepreneur?” Marketplace companies are notoriously difficult to start, so I'm constantly amazed that so many entrepreneurs chose this route. If you’re an entrepreneur, the glib answer is “no.”
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The Startup Magazine
MARCH 22, 2019
Most entrepreneurs are aware that securing investments in their companies could be essential to the short-term growth and long-term success of their venture. It can often be confusing to know which investment type might work best for an entrepreneur and business. The question of venture capitalist versus angel investor often arises.
Agile VC
JULY 11, 2012
What’s a “fair” split of fee income and carried interest when a partner joins several years/funds after others? For example carried interest takes years to accrue and is based on the efforts and decisions of both the individual and the firm that happened 5-10 years ago.
ithacaVC
JANUARY 10, 2012
Managing Partner/General Partner (I have seen some with Managing Directors too like an investment bank): top dogs that run the shop and own most of the carried interest. Other staff like a controller or CFO; marketing coordinator; investor relations manager; and general counsel. It carries cache.
BeyondVC
JUNE 29, 2005
I am not sure how many entrepreneurs understand the structure of venture capital funds but the bottom line is that while VCs manage funds, we ultimately report to our investors or Limited Partners (LPs). It is not our money, and we have a fiduciary responsibility to manage it properly and generate the returns our LPs expect of us.
Professor VC
JUNE 20, 2011
And this is a company that has managed to get an A+ list of investors and is executing very well. There are definitely some lessons in the story for entrepreneurs and angel investors, but before discussing, I thought Id share a bit about the early financing history for iControl.
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