The Startup Magazine
AUGUST 11, 2023
One needs to evaluate their go-to-market strategy, distribution channels, scalability, execution team, and so on at this time. They look for businesses with a novel business plan, proven leadership, and in-depth industry experience to back them. An investor can make two types of investments in a startup: direct and indirect.
Steve Blank
SEPTEMBER 14, 2009
To do this they have to accomplish five things; 1) get deal flow – via networking and legwork, they identify likely industries, companies and teams with the potential for rapid growth (less than 10 years), 2) evaluate those companies and teams on the basis of technology, market opportunity, and team. tags: vc entrepreneurship) [.]
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Steve Blank
MAY 7, 2009
In exchange, these VCs/companies get early looks at new deal flow and offer aspiring entrepreneurs feedback and advice on their business plan. For those of you who don’t know, business plan competitions are held by universities who get their students to enter and compete to see who has the best business idea.
David Teten
MARCH 18, 2021
Foundry Group, investing primarily in “ Software and Internet ”, follows six major themes, e.g., Human Computer Interaction (HCI) or Distribution. a16z’s Cultural Leadership Fund aims to “enable more young African-Americans to enter the technology industry.”. Data from OpenVC shows that VCs typically focus on 2 technology classes.
This is going to be BIG.
JUNE 1, 2020
I don't have to tell you what the racial distribution of the group benefitting looks like relative to those doing the work. Sure, that means exponentially opening up the flow of deals and going through a ton of deal flow. Or these NYPD officers who took a knee.
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