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How to Scale a Venture Capital (or Private Equity) Fund

David Teten

Managers of VC funds typically want to grow their business aggressively, just like the founders we back. – Encourage founders to turn to other founders and their broader community as resources, not just the VC’s own staff. – Create a franchise and license access to it , e.g., the Draper Venture Network.

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10 Ways To Win In 2014: An Entrepreneurs’ Guide To A Successful Startup

YoungUpstarts

And finally, in Darwinian fashion, competition for market share amongst the venture capitalists as a result of increased numbers of angel investment syndicates will clear the decks of the low-value add venture capital dollars. All of these attributes will effectively benefit the entrepreneurial community. Don’t fear Goliath.

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This Week in VC with Dana Settle of Greycroft Partners

Both Sides of the Table

Platform that provides radio music programming via crowd sourced contributions from social community; programming is syndicated nationally. Tested platform on San Francisco’s Live 105; then scaled out for national syndication with positive audience uplift. Read more: VentureWire (requires login) , SF Business Times.

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How VCs Structure a Syndicate and Recruit Coinvestors

David Teten

They don’t automatically invest just because we invested; they usually move more slowly than the company’s management team wants. . Although EquityZen is primarily an online marketplace for secondary shares in private companies, they also offer syndicated primary investments. Fundraising is burdensome. Market Insight.

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Understanding Different Types of Angel Investors

View from Seed

Pros of taking their angel money include the feeder system to venture financing of the next round and the vast network of portfolio CEOs which can be tapped into for connections and help. Pros: Industry-insider who serves as a validator for the rest of the investment syndicate, extremely helpful advice and network connections.

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20 Entrepreneurs Reveal The Entrepreneurs They Consider to be Successful

Hearpreneur

As stated in Entrepreneurship that entrepreneurs must actively manage the relationship between risk and reward in their businesses. They may also communicate. Entrepreneurs can find people with whom they want to collaborate through networking possibilities. Don’t forget to join our #IamCEO Community.

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Flexible VC, a New Model for Companies Targeting Profitability

David Teten

His work on VC and small communities can be found at greatercolorado.vc/blog. As two fund managers employing Flexible VC, we think it is a healthy addition to the ecosystem and will yield more predictable and stable healthy returns for investors. Their only option is to work with management to try to fix the problems.