View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

According to First Round’s State of Startups 3 out of 4 early-stage founders (series A or earlier) say hiring is their #1 concern, but the same amount say they spend less than 20% of their time on it. Great returns in early stage investing is driven by great deal flow and good picking.

North America 120

North America Seed Stage Early Stage Lead Investor 120

Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 19, 2017

Those folks may be hired in vertical specialties, and the larger and more successful incubators have enough deal flow to keep their agendas filled. If you are a real estate tycoon and have the urge to mentor, the odds are that Dreamit will have deal flow of interest to you. In any event, don’t bloviate.

Incubator 48

Incubator Vertical Deal Flow Technical Review 48

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 29, 2013

AngelList 101 : As you know, AngelList is a platform where angels can invest in semi-screened tech deals. It should help some entrepreneurs to better access early-stage capital and should allow some angel investors better access to deal flow. interviewing critical hires at a time where they have 3 other offers.

Syndicate 356

Syndicate Syndication Cofounder Early Stage 356

This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Are investors allowed to come into deals that the fund does side by side with the fund? This creates a source of deal flow for investors who aren’t out there full time creating opportunities. In fact, those deals are actually set up as mini-funds. In a way, that’s like having a free analyst at your disposal.

Portfolio 134

Portfolio Syndicate Syndication Deal Flow 134

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Deal Flow I often talk about how I think the best VCs “ play offense ,” by which I mean proactive go out and find a market segment or niche that they uniquely know, can uniquely serve or have some other natural advantage and go out and find deals you like. Deal flow and winning will drive change faster than any other outcome.

Founder 256

Founder San Francisco Deal Flow Los Angeles 256

David Cohen

JUNE 18, 2022

This is how I am inspired when Sistahbiz helps a Black woman cross the 7-figure line, access her first business loan, or hire her first team of employees as she steps out of the day-to-day in her business. She can now hire and access supplemental resources for her child’s learning journey. She experiences new freedoms in parenting.

Kansas City 136

Kansas City Kansas Equity Deal Flow 136

ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 29, 2010

More events, money and startups, means more competition, making it all the more necessary to stand out by hiring outstanding people, being more ambitious, more risk-taking. This makes for a more fluid deal flow, with more standardized and competitive terms, with more contacts and experience on top. Bigger is Better.

Silicon Valley 156

Silicon Valley Finland Sweat Equity Entrepreneur 156

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 16, 2011

If you want to read more about hiring at a startup check out: 1. Hire Fast, Fire Fast. You won’t land the big jobs unless you’re in there shaping the discussion about what the company needs, convincing them that they need you before they’re even ready to hire. Increase your deal flow. Job Hunting.

Dividend 410

Dividend Deal Flow Hiring Advertising 410

VC Cafe

JULY 31, 2020

To be an effective VC, proactivity is part of the job description: Proactively learn about new companies trends and markets Proactively network (deal flow, peers, industry partners) Proactively seek opportunities to help. But being proactive goes beyond just speed. Habit #2 – Begin with the end in mind.

Venture Capital 183

Venture Capital Deal Flow Silicon Valley Portfolio 183

David Teten

JUNE 1, 2011

I enjoyed participating in last week’s Capital Roundtable Private Equity Masterclass on “ Best Practices for Sourcing Quality Deal Flow & Developing New Business ” (May 26 th , 2011). High Road Capital Partners Deal Sourcing Keynote. Question : What portion of your deal flow is proprietary?

Private Equity 122

Private Equity Deal Flow Equity Developer 122

This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

People often ask me for advice on fundraising, generating deal flow, hiring, increasing visibility , triathlons, babies, etc.--a Apparently, this doesn’t just happen in cartoons. a really wide range of stuff. This post isn’t meant as a criticism of anyone for doing so.

Deal Flow 97

Deal Flow Video Hosting Channel 97

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

And the most wonderful byproduct is that I believe it helps communicate with all of our team and with future hires what our expectations are. Hamet Watt – More recently we announced that we hired Hamet Watt as a partner as well. ” I promise to disclose that deal when/if it closes. It would be out of sync.

Ireland 324

Ireland Jordan Portfolio Flash 324

Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 21, 2011

The Austin Technology Incubator is hiring for these positions, so make sure to apply now. The Assistant Director will manage the deal flow process and lead our due diligence efforts to admit new members. Interested in being part of the entrepreneurial and startup ecosystem in Austin?

Technical Review 70

Technical Review Intellectual Property Incubator Due Diligence 70

www.paulgraham.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Angelrounds are their whole business, as online video was for YouTube.Whereas VCs who make angel investments mostly do it as a way togenerate deal flow for series A rounds. [ Sowhen investors stop trying to squeeze a little more out of theirexisting deals, theyll find theyre net ahead, because so manymore new deals appear.

Startup 93

Startup Valuation Non-Compete Deal Flow 93

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

Sebastian Soler recently launched Knowledge.vc , which uses software and machine learning to enhance deal sourcing and diligence for VC firms. 4) Manage deal flow. For example, we created a pipeline management tool that automatically adds deals along with relevant information (such as attachments received) to our funnel.

Private Equity 60

Private Equity Venture Capital Equity Technical Review 60

Rob Go

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

According to First Round’s State of Startups 3 out of 4 early-stage founders (series A or earlier) say hiring is their #1 concern, but the same amount say they spend less than 20% of their time on it. Great returns in early stage investing is driven by great deal flow and good picking.

North America 36

North America Seed Stage Early Stage Lead Investor 36

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

Building out your own network of other Angel or Seed investors increases the quality of your deal flow. While this doesn’t mean you need to put your hand up to run this aspect of the company you can at least advise the startup on appropriate new hires, or if they should be looking to implement something sooner rather than later.

Pre-Money Valuation 187

Pre-Money Valuation Seed Stage IP Deal Flow 187

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 21, 2010

I know he’s smart but you wouldn’t hire a Javascript developer to do your database design – would you? I find that one of my best sources of deal flow is from lawyers. But I don’t have money to pay a fancy lawyer – I’ll just have my cousin do it - Don’t. Here’s a hack for you.

Southern California 318

Southern California Silicon Valley IP Stock Options 318

ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 12, 2010

The "Which startups in San Francisco Bay Area are hiring?" We've written about hiring for startups numerous time here - guides on recruiting both technical and non-technical staff. Making hiring decisions, particularly at the early stage of a company, is both challenging and crucial. thread on Quora gives just a glimpse.

San Francisco 118

San Francisco Non-Compete Deal Flow Startup 118

Haystack

AUGUST 18, 2019

Many of these new data-driven funds are hiring experienced VCs across early stages and building outposts in the Bay Area. On this dimension, most seed funds can’t even compete on network, brand, or the cost of capital.

Seed Stage 108

Seed Stage Cap Table Early Stage Malaysia 108

Austin Startup

JANUARY 28, 2020

that’s a full third of our deal flow in our first full year of operation. The money is flowing in Dallas too?—?our Bryan Chambers, General Partner and VP of Accelerator Last year we hired our first full time employees in Houston and launched a partnership with The Cannon.

Houston 86

Houston San Antonio Fort Worth Dallas 86

A Crowded Space

DECEMBER 14, 2012

The questions are: How good is the deal flow of the referrer? In addition, seeing a lot of deal flow tends to increase the referrer’s judgment. Quality of Referrer’s Network (their deal flow). If you hire a banker to try to help raise an early round , it’s the kiss of death.

Angel Investor 68

Angel Investor Deal Flow Networking Portfolio 68

This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

but in a moment of clarity, I realized that everything I get--dealflow, fund investors, opportunities to hire people, etc.--comes To be a good VC, you're going to offer up a lot of time to companies that may never pay back a dime--or even to deals you never wind up doing. There's no magic flow of great deal flow.

Venture Capital 107

Venture Capital Deal Flow Europe Early Stage 107

Genuine VC

JULY 26, 2010

Without additional cash flow coming into the firm, Micro VCs lack the ability to hire associates or other support to provide leverage on deal sourcing, so they instinctively turn to their fellow firms. This reliance on outsider syndicates for deal flow does present risks for Micro VCs.

Syndicate 128

Syndicate Syndication Due Diligence Seed Stage 128

Rob Go

DECEMBER 13, 2016

The stock answer from most investors is that they get most of their deal flow from referrals. Great referrals comes from having a great product, and so the most important part of effective deal flow is having a great “venture capital product” that fits the needs of founders and exceeds their expectations.

Deal Flow 28

Deal Flow LP Channel Software 28

Austin Startup

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Because labor is highly specialized and skill levels are all over the place, if you plan to make a living from your work deal-flow is often slow and manual. When you’re hired to do a job for a client you’re the expert at the process. We can change it. Set expectations, then meet them. So lead the process.

Design 48

Design Deal Flow Architecture Reputation 48

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

She answered, ‘We see a lot of deals.’ I said we had a lot of deal flow. Chris Dixon, Partner, A16Z, observes , “Success in VC is probably 10% about picking, and 90% about sourcing the right deals and having entrepreneurs choose your firm as a partner”. ff Venture Capital hired two full-time engineers to build out Totem.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

ConversionXL

JULY 25, 2017

Why A/B test something if simply adding it for anyone means you have to hire more? Tracking Deal Flow in a CRM. Phone conversations may involve hiring new staff, or reworking the existing organization such that more people can converse around the existing deal flow. Implementing Lifecycle Emails.

B2B 92

B2B Mobile Analytics Deal Flow 92

ConversionXL

JULY 25, 2017

Why A/B test something if simply adding it for anyone means you have to hire more? Tracking Deal Flow in a CRM. Phone conversations may involve hiring new staff, or reworking the existing organization such that more people can converse around the existing deal flow. Implementing Lifecycle Emails.

B2B 77

B2B Mobile Analytics Deal Flow 77

A Crowded Space

DECEMBER 9, 2013

He describes his deal flow process as simply “waiting for the phone to ring.” “ Somebody once said that in looking for people to hire, you look for three qualities: integrity, intelligence, and energy. If you hire somebody without [integrity], you really want them to be dumb and lazy.”

Technical Review 68

Technical Review Deal Flow Balance Sheet Down Round 68

Austin Startup

MAY 19, 2018

Most of the time we are being told no by somebody whether it’s prospects, investors, or hires who aren’t willing to take the risk at a startup. Just as you look at deal flow as a funnel, a good CEO disqualifies and moves on. If you’re an associate then most of your work is on deal flow and analysis.

Founder 75

Founder Early Stage Software Review Deal Flow 75

Rob Go

JANUARY 10, 2017

Have domain expertise in an emerging area that the VC cares about and wants to develop more authority and deal flow around. These firms often hire junior folks from top-notch schools, sometimes right out of college (and often collegiate level athletes). ” That’s pretty much it.

Technical Review 28

Technical Review Due Diligence Deal Flow Early Stage 28

This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 22, 2018

However, if you don't want to evaluate your inbound deal opportunities, that's the job, my friend. If you can't handle the cold inbound, hire some help. Vetting deal flow is part of the job. Your network never signed up to do your outsourced job for you.

Founder 100

Founder Conversion Naming Term Sheet 100

David Teten

OCTOBER 1, 2015

Making good (development) investments requires all the deal flow generation and evaluation work of a professional investor; the alternative is poor selection. Help identify key technologist and product hires to transition in-house (week 13 onward, however this can take 1 year).

Software Developers 60

Software Developers Software Development Software Review Technical Cofounder 60

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

MARCH 11, 2014

So hiring more people and being around more people and getting more things done is not actually one of the reasons. And so professional angels that have access to real deal flow? ” So people who are great and have good deal flow have the ability to not have to take as much risk. Lots of things change.

Technical Cofounder 220

Technical Cofounder Cofounder Software Review Management 220

View from Seed

MAY 29, 2019

These funds would regularly share deal flow with one another and could share the work in supporting founders and helping to push the company forward. Some funds have elevated or hired junior professionals to “partner” titles to try to address this.

Syndicate 267

Syndicate Syndication Cofounder Cap Table 267

This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Sourcing You're seeing the majority of deals done in your stage and sector and you see nearly everything that gets announced that you really would have wanted to. You're competing against other top tier VCs for your deal flow--as top founders look to get backed by top investors. You need a risk-seeking appetite.

Non-Compete 97

Non-Compete Cofounder Cap Table Reputation 97