David Teten

SEPTEMBER 6, 2015

Corporate venture funds are often referred to as ‘strategic’ investors because of the unique benefits they bring to the table. Access to the corporate investor’s ecosystem can open up great opportunities from technology validation to customer and partner development.

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The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

Box Accelerator is available today, at no cost, for all Box business and enterprise customers. Venture Partners, and strategic investors salesforce.com and SAP. In the modern age it’s very chic to think about the 23-year-old entrepreneur who’s out to change the world. Check out the video for more details.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2010

It was especially fun for me because we got the chance to talk about the VC industry and how entrepreneurs should think about the VC industry in addition to discussing deals. Investors: Greylock (Asheem Chandna) (lead), LightSpeed (Ravi Mhatre) (lead). If you raise strategic money raise it in your B or C round not your A.

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The Next Web

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

Entrepreneurs with businesses in Asia know that fundraising here can be a daunting task. With this in mind, I would like to use my experience as an entrepreneur, having closed several sizable rounds of investment around Asia over the last six years, to help explain the landscape as it currently stands.

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Berkonomics

JUNE 8, 2017

composed of these investors and management. However, most often, these funds are solicited by a well-meaning entrepreneur from investors who are not qualified as accredited investors under the law (currently requiring a proved income of $200,000 a year or $1 million in net worth for an individual investor).

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 18, 2010

Are “strategic investors&# (e.g. industry investors rather than VCs) a good idea for entrepreneurs. His view: sometimes entrepreneurs expect too much value from the partner. Customers Include: Reuters, Associated Press, , Dow Jones, Ask.com , healthcare companies, and major investment banks and hedge funds.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2010

For entrepreneurs who want to learn about how to work with investment banks, how to position yourself to be acquired and what the IPO markets look like this is the episode to watch. They have relationships that are hard for entrepreneurs to build. Allows customers to select potential inventory through Be the Buyer program.

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Hunter Walker

JUNE 7, 2016

This week I’ll be running a series of Five Question interviews with small businesses which were facilitated by BondStreet , a SMB lending platform (we’re investors). These people are true founders and entrepreneurs just like any venture backed company. Hunter Walk: Can you share the founding story of Chaia ? How did it all begin?

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Hunter Walker

JUNE 7, 2016

This week I’ll be running a series of Five Question interviews with small businesses which were facilitated by BondStreet , a SMB lending platform (we’re investors). These people are true founders and entrepreneurs just like any venture backed company. Hunter Walk: Can you share the founding story of Chaia ? How did it all begin?

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Growthink Blog

OCTOBER 15, 2010

If you say that customers are going to love your solution, provide testimonials from prospective customers. If you say that you're going to progress your company week after week, then make sure to follow up with investors every week after your initial meeting to keep them aware of your progress (and actually make real progress).

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VC Adventure

AUGUST 10, 2010

As a result, we are all emotionally involved in the investment (a phrase you’ll see in later posts about this topic) which I believe is both beneficial to the entrepreneur and extremely important to the VC firm. It’s a great example of how we like to work with entrepreneurs – especially those that we have a long history with.

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Berkonomics

JANUARY 20, 2010

Money from these sources is relatively easy to come by, and most often comes with no strings as to oversight by a formal board composed of these investors and management. And even with the significant cost of credit card debt, many entrepreneurs aggressively use existing cards to finance a startup.

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BeyondVC

OCTOBER 11, 2007

Put yourself in these entrepreneurs’ shoes – you launch a great product or service today, usage is growing, revenue is nil or minimal, and cocktail party chatter and buzz are at its highest. " Similarly, I have graphically represented the choices an entrepreneur has to make in the continuing saga of build or flip.

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The Next Web

APRIL 22, 2013

It’s almost impossible not to be impressed with Javier Agüera , a 20-year-old technology entrepreneur and engineering student from Madrid. The company is currently raising funding from a number of strategic investors and is looking to secure 1 million euros or more to accelerate growth. And then some.

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 28, 2010

Founded in 2006, Anobit has several of Israel’s top high-tech entrepreneurs are behind it: chairman and CEO Prof. In addition to Intel Capital, investors include Pitango Venture Capital , Battery Ventures , and strategic investors. Keep your investors abreast of milestones with status.net [link].

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