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Launching a Portfolio Acceleration Platform at a Venture Capital or Private Equity Fund

David Teten

I’ve recently advised a number of emerging private equity and VC funds who are wrestling with the question: What are the highest impact steps they can take to support their portfolio companies? . Almost every private equity and venture capital investor now advertises that they have a platform to support their portfolio companies.

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Nokia as “He Who Must Not Be Named” and the Helsinki Spring

Steve Blank

Nokia as “He Who Must Not Be Named”. You find early stage employees expecting to work normal hours, to get paid a regular salary, and not asking or expecting equity. Filed under: Business Model versus Business Plan , Customer Development , Teaching , Venture Capital. Nokia was Finland’s symbol of national competence.

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How Private Equity and Venture Capital Investors Are Eating Their Own Dogfood

David Teten

Private equity and venture capital investors are copying our sisters in the hedge fund and mutual fund world: we’re trying to automate more of our job. High-frequency trading, algorithmic by its nature, is estimated to account for at least 50% of US equity markets trading volume. . But we’re doing it slowly.

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How to Launch, Manage, and Invest a VC Fund

David Teten

Most of my research is also relevant to private equity. Just as with any company, the most important issue is the team; see “ How to Negotiate a Partner Role at a Venture Capital or Private Equity Firm “ . It seamlessly creates a deal folder (company name) in our Google Drive. 3) Raise capital.

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How to Launch, Manage, and Invest a VC Fund

David Teten

Most of my research is also relevant to private equity. Just as with any company, the most important issue is the team; see “ How to Negotiate a Partner Role at a Venture Capital or Private Equity Firm “ . It seamlessly creates a deal folder (company name) in our Google Drive. 3) Raise capital.

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China Startups – The Gold Rush and Fire Extinguishers (Part 5 of 5)

Steve Blank

Note to Chinese Communist party – the best name for your propaganda department should probably not be the “Propaganda Department.”). Filed under: China , Customer Development , Technology , Venture Capital. China Customer Development Technology Venture Capital' It’s an amazing cat and mouse system.

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How VCs Can Accelerate Portfolio Company Returns

David Teten

We’ll feature in our published work the most effective firms and practices we identify, subject to the interviewees giving us permission to use their names and data. We’re now in the midst of surveying VCs and entrepreneurs for this research. We’d greatly appreciate you taking a few minutes to fill out our survey: VCs please click here.

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