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The LP Opportunity to Change Tech Culture

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Over the past month, Silicon Valley has been at the forefront of many conversations outside of the technology world. The post The LP Opportunity to Change Tech Culture appeared first on The Barefoot VC. Unfortunately not for groundbreaking technology, but for rampant sexual harassment and predatory behavior.

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Observations from my trip to India

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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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Why Hearing “No” in a Fund-Raising Process is Actually Healthy

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What I’m looking for in the conversation is: Whom at the firm are you meeting with? I once had a potential LP back in 2010 (when fund-raising as a VC was harder for me) tell me that he thought he was a better fit to look at our next fund rather than this one. He also has gone on to become one of my closer LP advisors.

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What Do LPs Think of the Venture Capital Markets for 2016?

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At the Upfront Summit in early February, we had a chance to have many off-the-record conversations with Limited Partners (LPs) who fund Venture Capital (VC) funds about their views of the market. LPs See The Over-Valuations and Don’t Like It. All isn’t completely rosy in the LP views of the venture industry.

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What Mistakes Do VCs Make When Fundraising?

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You can listen to the entire conversation above or via this link , but I also wanted to highlight one topic we discussed that I feel strongly about, which is how I think enterprise sales and venture fundraising are basically the same muscle. OK, so you’ve found your target LPs who invest in funds at your stage. Why Buy Me?

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If You Don’t Respect Your Customers You Won’t Be Successful

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Contrast that with a VC conversation I had. We were talking about raising money from LPs. He was lamenting how much he hated LP meetings and how little he wanted to interact with LPs going forward. I even once met with one very, very well known VC who told me, “I don’t attend LP meetings.

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Kara Nortman Was Just Promoted to Co-Managing Partner at Upfront Ventures. Here’s What it All Means

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I called an (ex) LP to tell him about her and my goals for her. Here’s What it All Means was originally published in Both Sides of the Table on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story. She has an amazing ethical compass with heart, compassion and drive.

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