David Teten

JULY 25, 2017

As I’ve worked to build out HOF Capital ’s portfolio acceleration platform , the #1 question I think about is: how do we scalably support our companies? Many VCs offer (or strive to offer) a bundle of levers and support structures to help their portfolio companies. We have lower AUM, therefore lower management fees.

Portfolio 60

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David Teten

DECEMBER 12, 2017

VCs are at the forefront of technological disruption, funding many of the latest cutting edge productivity tools. However, all of the current talk about machine learning and AI tools running on top of these databases is absolutely nonsensical, unless there is keen focus and incentives on getting the underlying data right.

Early Stage 60

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David Teten

JUNE 1, 2011

Build and maintain large email database. Larger funds tend to have industry-specialized sourcing, but less so at the smaller funds due to lack of scale Riverside shares deal-based compensation, so that the sourcing team works together and it’s not zero sum in terms of hoarding contacts. Social media.

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David Teten

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

VCs tout themselves as frontier technology investors, but most are using the same infrastructure tools they have used for the past 20+ years: Excel and recent college grads searching Google. According to Knowledge.VC , under 5% of US VCs have a full-time team member focused on technology. . But we’re doing it slowly.

Private Equity 60

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Ben's Blog

JUNE 18, 2011

We are not in a technology bubble. We have not even taken a major step towards a technology bubble. So let us first ask if “a very high percentage of the population&# has bought into a distorted premise about the future growth prospects for technology. All of those companies trade at high multiples.

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Ben's Blog

JULY 13, 2010

Combine that with cloud being one of the hottest areas of new development and the most overloaded term in technology (well, maybe “real time” is more overloaded, not sure) and I have probably seen more new cloud companies than any other variety. Tags: Companies Financing People Portfolio Companies Venture Capitalists.

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mashable.com

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

The web and technology bubble has a lot in common with the rest of the business world in that there are essentially two disparate groups — the haves and the have nots. Kapor Capital’s expansive portfolio includes Bit.ly Gordon is also operating director of Zynga and director at Amazon, both sFund partners.

Angel Investor 80

Angel Investor Startup San Francisco Social Media 80

reidhoffman.org

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

It doesn’t matter whether an entrepreneur is in our portfolio, whether we’re considering an investment, or whether we’re casually meeting for the first time. we weren’t the natural leader of a market or technology trend that everyone was paying attention to, we didn’t have substantial organic growth, and. Is it a technology advantage?

Entrepreneur 111

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Software By Rob

JANUARY 25, 2012

And the funds came from revenue generated by my portfolio of web applications and websites that I’ve built over the past several years. But when the firm had focused its attention on other things the site was neglected, and the technical headaches ballooned as the original developers left the company. So I scrambled.

Acquisition 63

Acquisition Software Review Fresno Algorithm 63

mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

Crowdsourcing, Networking & Community Wild Apricot – Online tools for clubs, associations, and communities that include email newsletters, blogs, discussion forums, a member database and more. ProofHQ – Online management and review of designs, artwork and documents. Xythos – Online document management and storage.

Software Review 78

Software Review Social Media Social Network Software 78

mobile.smashingmagazine.com

JANUARY 16, 2013

It’s impossible to predict what tech revolution will make mobile design feel antiquated, but we can take reasonable steps to ease the transition. It seems that designing for the future is as much a technical issue as it is one of content management (or content understanding). Moving Forward. Great article, Ben. ” Well said!

Mobile 101

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 6, 2019

Several years prior to this my wife started a newborn photography business, over time I became more involved in the back end operations of the business and within several years had helped her grow her business into a full-time professional position. I’m currently a tech founder, my company is a sponsorship matching platform Vettdeck.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 15, 2020

We reviewed the story of The Diary of Anne Frank and what she went through. If you can reduce your cost per customer acquisition, if you can connect in a way that expands your email database, adds more customers and allows you to connect in new ways, that's setting a platform for the future for you. Like, "Oh, come on. Especially now.

Dallas 68

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online.wsj.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

Loading… Tech. An entrepreneur with a hot technology and venture-capital funding becomes a billionaire in his 20s. He also combed the portfolios of VC firms and talked to people at start-ups, he says. Mossberg Reviews the iPhone 5. Find opportunities in our business and franchise databases. » More.

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www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

VC Cafe covers early stage Israeli and European tech & mobile startups. Every startup faces multiple choices and decisions when it comes to technology. Girls in Tech. Plus, their javascript Library is real time so you get notifications on any database update. Need a database/back end solution? Seed Startups.

Software Review 53

Software Review Technical Review Israel Startup 53

techcrunch.com

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

Tech Gadgets Mobile Enterprise GreenTech CrunchBase TechCrunch TV Disrupt SF More TechCrunch TV Beta Invites Crunchies Elevator Pitches Gillmor Gang Podcasts TechCrunch Europe TechCrunch Trends TechCrunch France TechCrunch Japan Whats Hot: Android Apple Facebook Google Microsoft Twitter Yahoo Zynga Subscribe: Think Your Start-up Is Venture Worthy?

Venture Capital 62

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 9, 2011

I thought about things I never had to as an entrepreneur: check size, ownership percentage, deal stage, portfolio construction and risk. Let’s review all of our existing investments. Mostly we got to see the team operate in stressful times and that changed my perspective on the deal. We need some visibility. Depressing.

Stock 305

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online.wsj.com

JULY 11, 2012

Technology. This service is temporary unavailable due to system maintenance. As a registered user of The Wall Street Journal Online, you will be able to: Setup and manage your portfolio. Loading… Tech. Personal Technology. TECHNOLOGY. WSJ Classroom. Ran gold Resources Ltd. The Wall Street Journal.

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David Teten

MARCH 18, 2021

125 theses so far submitted by investors into the OpenVC database. Investment theses are just hypotheses; the portfolio shows how accurate the hypothesis was. A typical VC thesis: “we invest in tech startups in Europe at an early stage” However, our experience shows that in many cases: . Technical” Companies (i.e.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Cofounder Venture Capital Deal Flow 78

David Teten

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Here’s what I said: In your career in tech and VC, how has your focus on ESG responsibility changed over time? When we launched in 2010, I saw a white space: a burgeoning NY tech ecosystem, but only one angel group regularly writing checks. In its first full year of operation, VCAP attracted 159 applicants.

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