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Observations from my trip to India

Version One Ventures

Version One has made only one investment in the region ( Headout , a fast growing marketplace for travel experiences) and I had written a small LP cheque into an emerging fund manager ( 1947 Rise , run by the awesome Shiva Sangwan ). Sequoia, Accel, Lightspeed, Nexus, Matrix and Elevation came up in conversations all the time.

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2022 Predictions

Eric Friedman

Operating as a sort of fund-of-funds model there is an economy of scale program for figuring out the GP/LP structure, working out the services providers like legal, audit, and tax handling. 5/ the US power grid becomes a focus point for conversation from a major disruption due to an attack. . 8/ A proper accelerator is setup for GPs.

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The Snap IPO Happened. What Next LA?

Both Sides of the Table

He was running to be the 42nd mayor of Los Angeles and he outlined his vision to “open up the city government to technology and innovation” if he were elected. was originally published in Both Sides of the Table on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story. What Next LA?

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Founder Mental Health Pledge

Feld Thoughts

While this de-escalated on Sunday night after the US Government took decisive action, the level of stress and anxiety, especially for first-time founders, was extreme. Yesterday, Aaron Gershenberg, a long-time friend and LP of ours from SVB Capital, emailed an introduction to Naveed Lalani, Founder & CEO of Pioneer Mind.

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Real talk on fundraising for a small fund

This is going to be BIG.

I took my last LP meeting the first week of March and clearly, I didn’t close anyone that I had met with at that time. I watched in June as VCs tiptoed into race conversations in a way that revealed their discomfort, fear, and unfamiliarity around doing hard work and taking risks in this area. He seemed paranoid.

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Why 2017 Should be a Great Year to Raise Venture Capital

Both Sides of the Table

Since the change in government is still fresh on people’s minds we asked what VCs thought about the Trump Administration. Below is the full deck with a lot more data and insights and if you missed the recently published LP Survey Results you can find them here.

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Flexible VC, a New Model for Companies Targeting Profitability

David Teten

Yes, via conversion rights at a valuation cap. Yes, via conversion rights at a valuation cap. As a result, unfounded hockey-stick graphs and unicorn promises give way to financial fluency, realistic expectations, frank conversations about what a business can credibly achieve, and transparency. . Governance.