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The Rise & Fall of Great Venture Firms [Part 1] ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

Some disgruntled younger partners left to go start a new firm in 1965 called Greylock. Some disgruntled younger partners left in the 90s to form what is now Redpoint Ventures (IT team) and Versant Ventures (healthcare team). Big success was Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC), in which ARD invested about $2.1M

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Why LP’s Passed on Seed Funds 10 Years Ago (And What’s Happened Since)

View from Seed

The objection goes something like this: “yes, I can see rookie founders turning to you for a seed round. But won’t all good founders go to established firms that raise series A’s out of the gate?”. And quite a few founders make the choice to do YC first rather than raise a traditional seed or pre-seed round.

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Top 29 Startup Posts May 2010

SoCal CTO

But founders need to know how to ask for their advice and when to ignore it. Startup Insights From Paul English, Co-Founder of Kayak - OnStartups , May 10, 2010 I’m just wrapping up several weeks of attending conferences across both coasts. Why Entrepreneurs Hate Lawyers. was having coffee with a friend who teaches at the U.C.

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What Makes an Entrepreneur? Cojones (7/11)

Both Sides of the Table

So we as VCs search for entrepreneurs/founders who have the whole package or as much of it as possible. He and his partner told me about this new idea over the course of nearly a year. Partners in VC funds only wanted to fund entrepreneurs who had a certain percentage of their net worth tied up in their venture. It was May.

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How to Negotiate a Partner Role at a Venture Capital or Private Equity Firm

David Teten

It’s hard enough to get a job at a venture capital or private equity firm; it’s even more complex to join as a Partner. Sean Seton-Rogers, Partner, Profounders Capital, breaks the conversation into three areas: Control: voting/veto for new deals, share of management company. In theory, carry correlates with decision-making power.

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What’s the Difference? Venture Capitalist vs. Angel Investor

The Startup Magazine

Investment firms are staffed with analysts, partners, and others to ensure deals are soundly vetted. An article in Forbes explains that a venture capital firm makes its money through management fees (a percentage of the amount of capital that they have under management) and carried interest (a percentage of the profits of the business).

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Where Does VC Money Actually Come From? [Flowchart]

View from Seed

This post was originally published on the personal blog of NextView founding partner Lee Hower. Most of the dollars a VC firm invests come from outside limited partner investors (LPs). I believe great entrepreneurs do (and should) seek capital from VCs they think will be great long-term, value added investment partners.

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