David Teten

DECEMBER 1, 2020

I took this as a challenge, and brainstormed a list of ideas on how universities can do more to engage their alumni community. This helps create diversified deal flow and closed investments. Build and manage active alumni online communities, not just a simple alumni database. Provide more career support for alumni.

Private Equity 60

Private Equity Database Florida America 60

This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 21, 2021

I’ve backed multiple Black founders and entrepreneurs from the LGBTQ community and so I’ve seen a very wide mix of founders pitch, get funded and get passed on. This is lazy, sexist, and racist—and also stupid because it has no provable impact on deal flow quality. So how come the numbers are so skewed in favor of white men?

Venture Capital 162

Venture Capital Cofounder Deal Flow Later Stage 162

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. . In the private equity universe, most Partners have primary training as deal-makers, not as managers.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

I often advise startup companies not to try and pin all of your brand equity into an announcement. We are trying hard to live up to the guidelines we laid out for our investors, our portfolio companies and our community. The link for the video is here and if you want a short firsthand view on our changes it’s a great resource.

Ireland 324

Ireland Jordan Portfolio Flash 324

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 21, 2010

You never got around to agreeing exact equity splits but you had many conversations about it. I find that one of my best sources of deal flow is from lawyers. He’s totally tapped into the startup communities in Silicon Valley and a bit in LA. I write about some of the lessons in my post on Startup Mistakes.

Southern California 318

Southern California Silicon Valley IP Stock Options 318

www.paulgraham.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Angelrounds are their whole business, as online video was for YouTube.Whereas VCs who make angel investments mostly do it as a way togenerate deal flow for series A rounds. [ Angels In the big angel rounds that increasingly compete with series Arounds, the investors wont take as much equity as VCs do now.

Startup 93

Startup Valuation Non-Compete Deal Flow 93

www.seriesseed.com

DECEMBER 9, 2012

We went with equity because ivestors would prefer to get equity for the following reasons: 1. One of the reasons notes have become so popular is that the equity documents were too expensive. Ted: Great service to the startup community! Good idea, I think this will benefit lots of startups and some angels. Great effort!

Finance 40

Finance Term Sheet Vesting LLC 40

The Equity Kicker

OCTOBER 24, 2014

It’s a great way for us to meet with lots of founders, improve our deal flow and hopefully give a little back to teh community. Every month we run an open office hours. Many other VCs do something similar. Most entrepreneurs come here to pitch us.

Deal Flow 120

Deal Flow Community Founder Partner 120

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 15, 2011

A group such as LinkedIn’s Deal Flow Network has over 11,000 members and provides a simple way for investors to share tips about strategies and upcoming opportunities. Online startup communities, such as Go Big Network and Fundingpost , also make it possible for investors to search for new opportunities.

Exit Strategy 167

Exit Strategy Balance Sheet Salary Startup 167

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

ReadWriteStart

APRIL 7, 2011

Last up, Alvin Yuen from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, pitched Techsailor , a services company that provides online community engagement to major brands. We're here to supplement your efforts and provide a base level of entrepreneurship education to a large number of entrepreneurs in your communities in a scalable manner through a virtual program.

Malaysia 114

Malaysia Incubator Silicon Valley Entrepreneur 114

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 16, 2022

This software platform is used by many local angel organizations for managing deal flow. This is another very popular website for raising equity or debt investments for startups. This group claims to be the largest angel investment community in the world. USA Angel Investment Network.

North America 337

North America Accredited Investor Angel Investor Angel Groups 337

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. However, 87% of our respondents don’t actively participate in any such community.

Early Stage 60

Early Stage Technical Review Software Review Venture Capital 60

David Teten

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

It might appear that origination is becoming much easier because of new tools like AngelList and the SEC moving toward adoption of rules that will allow equity based crowdfunding. We published the full report in the Journal of Private Equity ; it’s now the #2-most viewed article in the Journal’s history.

Private Equity 114

Private Equity Venture Capital Technical Review Equity 114

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 14, 2019

This software platform is used by many local angel organizations for managing deal flow. This is another very popular website for raising equity or debt investments for startups. This group claims to be the largest angel investment community in the world. USA Angel Investment Network.

Angel Investor 241

Angel Investor North America Accredited Investor Angel Groups 241

This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 22, 2018

Vetting deal flow is part of the job. I don't want to outsource my deal vetting to people who don't do what I do for a living. Another thing that skews the process is the lack of accessibility of many partner-level VCs, especially to diverse communities. Your network never signed up to do your outsourced job for you.

Founder 100

Founder Conversion Naming Term Sheet 100

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

This software platform is used by most local Angel organizations for managing deal flow. This is another very popular website for raising equity or debt investments for startups. It powers over 1,000 investment Angel and VC groups in 80+ countries. Angel Capital Association (ACA).

North America 289

North America Rhode Island Accredited Investor Angel Investor 289

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 11, 2017

This software platform is used by many local angel organizations for managing deal flow. This is another very popular website for raising equity or debt investments for startups. This group claims to be the largest angel investment community in the world. USA Angel Investment Network.

Angel Investor 167

Angel Investor North America Accredited Investor Angel Groups 167

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 20, 2013

This software platform is used by most local Angel organizations for managing deal flow. This is another very popular website for raising equity or debt investments for startups. Although relatively new, they announced early last year that their community had already grown to more than 500 startups, and 2,500 investors.

Angel Investor 270

Angel Investor North America Rhode Island Accredited Investor 270

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2011

I believe AngelList is capable of managing deal flow by acting as a filter. I personally like meeting teams very early on and wish I could get more proprietary deal flow from it. All investors must be accredited with a couple of deals already under their belt. My Personal Take on AngelList.

Valuation 292

Valuation Deal Flow Lead Investor Cofounder 292

David Teten

MARCH 18, 2021

J-Angels “is a community and a VC fund of top American investors (Jewish-American & Israeli-born) in Silicon Valley and San Francisco.”. Revenue-Based Finance and Flexible VC investors invest using “alternative VC” structures, as opposed to conventional preferred equity and convertible notes. 5) Structure-defined funds.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Cofounder Venture Capital Deal Flow 78

VC Cafe

JULY 20, 2010

D eloitte Touche in Israel produces a Venture Capital and Private Equity survey every other quarter in an attempt to identify trends within the venture capital arena, give a summary of VC expectations of the Israeli VC community for the next six to twelve months. 77% of venture capitalists believe the gap is in Seed and First Round.

Mezzanine 92

Mezzanine Venture Capital IPO 92

This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 1, 2020

"Uber’s ascent to the largest rideshare company in the world was fueled by a recurring cycle in which it blatantly ignored state and local laws, became entrenched and widely used in a community, and then tried to use its largesse to change the laws it was breaking." Who benefitted equity-wise from Uber's success?

Michigan 117

Michigan Deal Flow Accredited Investor Equity 117

David Teten

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

– SignUp.com is an organizing platform to quickly mobilize and coordinate people in their community, school, religious organization, or other social networks. Clients typically use it to create and strengthen local community initiatives: bake sales, barbeques, political organizing, etc. . Why is that?

Venture Capital 60

Venture Capital Partner Technical Review Cofounder 60