Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2013

When I was new at Venture Capital I was trying to figure out the business. What kind of deals should I be doing? Should I trust my instincts for founders and products or should I be more focused on the market size or business plan? One of the major calibration pieces for me was where to find deal flow.

Early Stage 361

Early Stage Deal Flow Investment Bankers Technical Review 361

Haystack

OCTOBER 2, 2019

It feels like a tsunami of deal flow , and for me, I’ve outlined how I pay attention to inbound flow in terms of what gets priority. And one of the sources of that flow are the new accelerators (I’m lumping incubators, accelerators, etc. Ultimately, the buck stops with the founder.

Deal Flow 106

Deal Flow Cap Table Early Stage Institutional Investors 106

View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Most of these rhyme with what we’ve said in the past, but some have also evolved to fit the changing landscape and our own convictions about what really matters for founders and their investors at the seed stage. Of the last 15 investments we’ve made, we’ve been the lead or co-lead investor over 80% of the time. .

North America 120

North America Seed Stage Early Stage Lead Investor 120

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 29, 2013

If you track the venture capital industry it would be hard to miss the conversation going on this week over AngelList “Syndicates.” AngelList 101 : As you know, AngelList is a platform where angels can invest in semi-screened tech deals. founder fighting. In virtually every deal I do I leave space for angels.

Syndicate 356

Syndicate Syndication Cofounder Early Stage 356

This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 3, 2020

The partner at the fund, the VC, gets to do the fun part—the meeting with founders, vetting deals, negotiating, helping, etc. Having a better overall portfolio of venture capital by adding funds into the mix. Are investors allowed to come into deals that the fund does side by side with the fund?

Portfolio 134

Portfolio Syndicate Syndication Deal Flow 134

This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 21, 2021

I’m a female founder. I don’t have a technical co-founder. These are all of the things I heard from a founder that I recently backed. So what about all of the above statements—things that founders widely hold to be true barriers to fundraising? Or that venture capital is a meritocracy?

Venture Capital 162

Venture Capital Cofounder Deal Flow Later Stage 162

Rob Go

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Most of these rhyme with what we’ve said in the past, but some have also evolved to fit the changing landscape and our own convictions about what really matters for founders and their investors at the seed stage. Of the last 15 investments we’ve made, we’ve been the lead or co-lead investor over 80% of the time. .

North America 36

North America Seed Stage Early Stage Lead Investor 36

Version One Ventures

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

Aileen Lee, founder of Cowboy Ventures, posted a brilliant analysis on why VCs have to look for billion dollar companies (“unicorns”) to deliver acceptable returns, and how rare it is to invest in one: “The odds are somewhere between catching a foul ball at an MLB game and being struck by lightning in one’s lifetime.”.

Vertical 153

Vertical B2B B2C Venture Capital 153

Gust

JANUARY 22, 2014

This is obviously a softball question that I’ve been Asked to Answer, as I’m the Founder/CEO of Gust. Disclaimer: the author is the Founder & CEO of Gust, and therefore this answer, while completely accurate, is not disinterested. original post can be found on Quora @ [link] *.

Angel Investor 150

Angel Investor Angel Groups Accredited Investor Early Stage 150

Austin Startup

JANUARY 28, 2020

40 of the 120 startups that joined the Capital Factory Accelerator in 2019 came from Dallas?—?that’s that’s a full third of our deal flow in our first full year of operation. The money is flowing in Dallas too?—?our It’s working?—?40 Not many other investors can claim a half dozen Houston investments?—?and

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Houston San Antonio Fort Worth Dallas 86

David Teten

OCTOBER 1, 2015

Should you co-found your company with a software development shop? I’ve seen a range of options for supporting entrepreneurs, which I can rank from least to most involvement in companies by investors: financier VCs, e.g., Correlation Ventures. The question is: how should they be compensated when cofounding a company? The cliffs?

Software Developers 60

Software Developers Software Development Software Review Technical Cofounder 60

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Private equity and venture capital investors are copying our sisters in the hedge fund world: we’re trying to automate more of our job. . To learn more about this space, I suggest join an online community I co-founded, PEVCTech. . 3) Raise capital. She answered, ‘We see a lot of deals.’ 1) Manage the firm .

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

Gust

JANUARY 22, 2014

This is obviously a softball question that I’ve been Asked to Answer, as I’m the Founder/CEO of Gust. Disclaimer: the author is the Founder & CEO of Gust, and therefore this answer, while completely accurate, is not disinterested. original post can be found on Quora @ [link] *.

Angel Investor 89

Angel Investor Angel Groups Accredited Investor Early Stage 89

Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

You should come along for the ride if you are interested in investing more in Texas technology and disruptive commerce companies and want to develop relationships with local investors who can be your deal flow. Venture Capitalists and Family Offices from around the U.S. and around the world.

Texas 50

Texas San Antonio Houston Dallas 50

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

MARCH 11, 2014

Listen to this episode if you want to hear about a founder who has a product and users and paying customers … and is trying to figure out how to take his company to the next level and grow faster. Well yeah, you could potentially find a cofounder. I first did it for the founder. For venture capital, right?

Technical Cofounder 220

Technical Cofounder Cofounder Software Review Management 220

David Teten

DECEMBER 12, 2017

In his white paper How Private Equity and Venture Capital Investors Are Eating Their Own Dogfood , PEVCTECH.com founder David Teten explored how private equity and venture capital investors are trying to automate more of their job. I’d expect a similar shift in venture over the next decade or two.”.

Early Stage 60

Early Stage Technical Review Software Review Venture Capital 60

David Teten

JANUARY 28, 2013

But when you look at who is doing at least two deals a quarter, the numbers fall to just 200 firms. Those firms are only going to do a few Series A deals a year.” AngelList co-founder Naval Ravikant concludes , “The real winners here are going to be the seed funds and early stage VCs that can write a $1 million to $2 million check.

IRR 114

IRR Angel Investor Angel Groups Cofounder 114

The Startup Magazine

MAY 21, 2018

FUND is a national connector of entrepreneurs, VCs, angel investors, and industry experts with a focus on deal flow and making connections. With backgrounds in commercial real estate, my co-founder Dan Slaven and I knew the self-storage market well.

Fort Worth 61

Fort Worth Phoenix Houston Dallas 61

David Teten

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Prior to joining ff Venture Capital , I published the first-ever study of how private equity and venture capital funds originate new investments, with my coauthor Chris Farmer , CEO of SignalFire and an experienced VC. Deal origination is a slow, labor-intensive, frustrating process. ff Venture Capital.

Private Equity 114

Private Equity Venture Capital Technical Review Equity 114

A Crowded Space

DECEMBER 9, 2013

For me, it’s changed the way I look at my job as an investor in venture capital. So, here are my lessons learned and applications to venture: . He describes his deal flow process as simply “waiting for the phone to ring.” He doesn’t seek co-investors. Pretty clear philosophy. .

Technical Review 68

Technical Review Deal Flow Balance Sheet Down Round 68

This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Venture capital is basically the complete opposite. Midas List Visibility You get asked to participate at TC Disrupt and similar top tier conferences as a judge/speaker, especially the under the radar/exclusive ones like The Lobby or Allen & Co's conference. You can call BS quickly by carefully listening to founders.

Non-Compete 97

Non-Compete Cofounder Cap Table Reputation 97

Rob Go

JANUARY 10, 2017

Have domain expertise in an emerging area that the VC cares about and wants to develop more authority and deal flow around. A number of funds that invest in growth-stage companies have established sourcing teams that essentially cold-call founders and track them over a long period of time. ” That’s pretty much it.

Technical Review 28

Technical Review Due Diligence Deal Flow Early Stage 28

K9 Ventures

DECEMBER 10, 2011

I must admit that I do also have some exceptions to this rule – LucidChart is based in Provo, UT, and Occipital is presently in Boulder, CO. I’m not saying that VCs work harder than founders do, but they’re not slacking off either. the flow of information and connections happens quickly and efficiently.

Silicon Valley 124

Silicon Valley San Jose Portfolio Cofounder 124

K9 Ventures

DECEMBER 10, 2011

I must admit that I do also have some exceptions to this rule – LucidChart is based in Provo, UT, and Occipital is presently in Boulder, CO. I’m not saying that VCs work harder than founders do, but they’re not slacking off either. the flow of information and connections happens quickly and efficiently.

Silicon Valley 112

Silicon Valley San Jose Portfolio Cofounder 112

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2011

I was hanging out the other day with my buddy Jody Sherman, founder & CEO of EcoMom. Co-founded a company in the private jet business – sold to Virgin America. Part 2/3 of Interview: AngelList: A Quick Introduction and Interview with Founders Babak Nivi & Naval Ravikant – [Minutes: 23:00 – 55:00].

Valuation 292

Valuation Deal Flow Lead Investor Cofounder 292

David Teten

MARCH 18, 2021

(co-written with Stephane Nasser , co-founder of OpenVC , an open-source initiative to collect and analyze all VC theses.). OpenVC is a new, open-source initiative to collect and analyze all publicly available VC theses, to help founders more efficiently find the right investors, and vice-versa. of venture capital deals.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Cofounder Venture Capital Deal Flow 78

Feld Thoughts

JUNE 6, 2012

” When we make an investment, we are completely agnostic as to whether or not we have a co-investor. Because we are syndication agnostic, we are delighted to work with great co-investors and welcome and encourage the interaction and partnership. We describe Foundry Group ‘s behavior as “syndication agnostic.”

Syndicate 136

Syndicate Syndication Cofounder Angel Investor 136

mashable.com

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

This dynamic births serial entrepreneurs and motivates angels and venture capitalists to pull their friends into investment deals. For the first-time entrepreneur or founder looking for seed stage funding, this circle can be especially difficult to penetrate.

Angel Investor 80

Angel Investor Startup San Francisco Social Media 80

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

In my ongoing quest to get you good transcripts of the wonderful interviews we’ve done in the past, I present you with one amazing interview here with Tom McInerney – a friend, co-investor, former entrepreneur turned angel investor and “wizard of Oz&# behind the scenes at the uber hot startup Klout.

Angel Investor 302

Angel Investor Cofounder Southern California .Net 302

Professor VC

AUGUST 14, 2012

I had a conversation recently with Alex Mittal, Co-founder and CEO of FundersClub (FC) and decided to revisit my blog post from last fall that was skeptical of crowdfunding for angel investments. Micro Ventures ) or provide a secondary marketing between investors (i.e. Second Market ).

Accredited Investor 42

Accredited Investor SEC Cap Table Angel Groups 42

David Teten

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Blue Future Partners, a venture capital fund of funds, recently interviewed me on ESG in venture capital. For example, I’m an investor via ff Venture Capital in: – Plated.com is a meal kit company, delivering you the recipe and fresh ingredients to make a gourmet meal in your own kitchen.

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Venture Capital Partner Technical Review Cofounder 60