Steve Blank

MARCH 19, 2018

While Silicon Valley has grown to have global influence, in many ways the cultural leadership from the venture community has dramatically shrunk in the last decade. Chasing deal flow has resulted in many VCs leading the race to the bottom in startup ethical behavior. Lessons Learned.

Part-Time VPE 321

Part-Time VPE Leadership Silicon Valley Los Angeles 321

David Teten

MARCH 18, 2021

a16z’s Cultural Leadership Fund aims to “enable more young African-Americans to enter the technology industry.”. J-Angels “is a community and a VC fund of top American investors (Jewish-American & Israeli-born) in Silicon Valley and San Francisco.”. They exist as heuristics, but at the end of the day, deal flow trumps everything.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Cofounder Venture Capital Deal Flow 78

This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Opening up our circle to create and scale genuine engagement for people outside of typical venture networks is how we do business—and we’re getting exceptional deal flow because of that. You passed on investing in my company but you still made an investment in my leadership and I'm deeply appreciative.”

Venture Capital 94

Venture Capital Community Accredited Investor Deal Flow 94

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

I also find this as an invaluable source of future deal flow, future recruiting and future decisions about whom I want to co-invest with. Having a relationship with investor groups that don’t have a board seat helps keep relationships strong with the investment community.

Cofounder 251

Cofounder Conversion Management Founder 251

Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 21, 2011

ATI has served the entrepreneur community for over twenty years and focuses on the IT, Wireless, Clean Energy and Bioscience verticals. The Assistant Director will manage the deal flow process and lead our due diligence efforts to admit new members.

Technical Review 70

Technical Review Intellectual Property Incubator Due Diligence 70

David Cohen

JUNE 18, 2022

She has the authority to hire and place other people of color in leadership in ways that creates the same freedoms for them that she has found. I am encouraged by the efforts nationwide to close equity gaps in the Black community, but it didn’t take 2 years to get us here, and 2 years won’t get us out.

Kansas City 136

Kansas City Kansas Equity Deal Flow 136

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. Presidential Leadership Scholars . Build and manage active alumni online communities, not just a simple alumni database.

Private Equity 60

Private Equity Database Florida America 60