Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

It is basically a return to the type of VC that was done 20 years ago long before the craziness of the Internet boom that skewed things so greatly. Access to the best deal flow – I think the most obvious thing you need to be successful is access to the right deals in the first place. Deal flow alone is not good enough.

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Silicon Valley Deal Flow Angel Investor Cofounder 306

Mucker Lab

AUGUST 27, 2014

In Silicon Valley, given how tightly knit the ecosystem has become, and how well-networked entrepreneurs have learned to be, there is almost no such thing as “proprietary” deal flow. The top tier funds see almost all of the best deals. These are businesses aiming for scale and impact, not merely monetization.

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Los Angeles Southern California Silicon Valley Technical Review 138

ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 29, 2010

The Internet might be truly global then, but the world of startups still revolves much around Silicon Valley. The most striking difference was to see a fully fleshed out capital market, where hobbyist and professional angels, superangels, top tier VCs and smaller firms compete for the more attractive deals.

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Silicon Valley Finland Sweat Equity Entrepreneur 156

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Part 1 – Access to Great Deal Flow – is here. But the problem is that most deals – even really promising ones – fail. Access to Deal Flow. This is the second article in a series on what it takes to be a great angel investor (and why this should matter to entrepreneurs). Domain Knowledge.

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Angel Investor Deal Flow Viral Algorithm 288

crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 3, 2011

VCs also indicated their optimism about the overall quality of the deal flow with high percentages from all countries surveyed indicating that quality would “remain the same&# or improve in their countries in 2011. Startups will sustain domestic employment.

Technical Review 93

Technical Review Venture Capital India Startup 93

Gust

AUGUST 27, 2014

These are typically Internet-enabled, or consumer products, or medical devices. Benefits of joining a group include pooling deal flow, capital, domain expertise, and investing experience. Most are somewhere in between, focusing primarily on early-stage, high-growth companies with scalable business models.

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Angel Investor Accredited Investor Angel Groups Syndicate 133

Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 14, 2012

They end up on the calling (now emailing) lists for a bunch of VC firms who have an outbound deal flow program. Recently, I’ve been forwarded a few of these emails from CEOs of companies I’m an investor in with the question “how do I deal with this?

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Email Deal Flow Portfolio Finance 141

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.

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Silicon Valley IPO Technical Review Venture Capital 217

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

Meyler Capital is taking the analytical rigor of modern internet marketing and applying it to fund marketing. 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. 2) Raise capital. She is a model for us all!

Private Equity 60

Private Equity Venture Capital Equity Technical Review 60

ReadWriteStart

APRIL 13, 2011

The investment analysts at CB Insights have released their quarterly report on venture capital activity, and in terms of deal-flow and funding levels, the news is good. The first quarter of 2011 saw these return to their pre-recession levels with financing for Internet companies up 83% from the last quarter of 2010.

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Illinois Massachusetts Deal Flow California 124

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 24, 2011

billion jump in funding over the same quarter of 2010 with a similar number of deals, so it clearly shows a trend to larger deal sizes for fewer startups. Sure, there is always some seed funding (10% of overall deal flow), but you can bet that this money goes to entrepreneurs who have been there before and won.

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Venture Capital Revenue Elevator Pitch Silicon Valley 233

Business Plan Blog

AUGUST 6, 2013

Angel investor median deal sizes increased as valuations remained strong in the first quarter of 2013. The majority of deals went to healthcare, mobile and internet startups. 81% of deals were completed in angel groups’ home states. Angel Investor Valuations Remain Strong. All data thanks to CB Insights.

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Pre-Money Valuation Angel Groups Angel Investor Valuation 49

Haystack

AUGUST 18, 2019

We know the web and mobile internet have hit critical mass and embedded into our lives. We know private markets hold the key to 100x or even 1,000x multiples. We know global markets are open — today, for example, everyone in Malaysia could be a DAU for Zoom.

Seed Stage 108

Seed Stage Cap Table Early Stage Malaysia 108

Early Growth Financial Services

JULY 17, 2014

Deal flow in internet specific businesses is higher than in 2001: while VCs invested $7B in 141 deals so far this year versus $65 billion in 375 deals in … Continue reading → Valuation' While buyout multiples are at 10.7 times versus 6.8

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Pre-Money Valuation Valuation Deal Flow Stock 38

ReadWriteStart

MARCH 28, 2011

His answer: With respect to the consumer Internet world, there are almost no valid reasons. This becomes more important as deal-flow gets more and more competitive and investors try to proactively discover these startups. I continue to be shocked how competitive this is becoming.

Stealth 126

Stealth Deal Flow Reputation Lean 126

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

Part 1 – Access to Great Deal Flow – is here. Part 2 discussed the need for domain knowledge since merely “joining the right club deal&# will in no way determine success. This is the third article in a series on what it takes to be a great angel investor (and why this should matter to entrepreneurs).

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Angel Investor Early Stage Cap Table Deal Flow 284

Business Plan Blog

JANUARY 2, 2014

government’s long standing restrictions on fundraising has given life to a new type of financing called crowdfunding that allows Angel and other early stage investors to quickly assemble a group of investors over the internet. An easing on some of the U.S. Want To Learn More? Download our free Raising Capital from Angel Investors eBook.

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Angel Groups Accredited Investor Angel Investor Due Diligence 51

aweissman.com

JULY 31, 2007

It is not the time sink of the deal and diligence process, but maybe the lack of quality deal flow, too much LP money in the system, everyone wanting in on the Internet boom (again!), One could argue what really causes the compromise.

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Venture Capital LP Technical Review Deal Flow 20

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Part 1 – Access to Great Deal Flow – is here. Part 2 discussed the need for domain knowledge since merely “joining the right club deal&# will in no way determine success. This is the third article in a series on what it takes to be a great angel investor (and why this should matter to entrepreneurs).

Angel Investor 152

Angel Investor Cap Table Early Stage Deal Flow 152

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 16, 2022

With today’s access to the Internet, and Google searches, it really isn’t that hard. This software platform is used by many local angel organizations for managing deal flow. It won’t help your case or your workload to do an email blast and follow-up with 250,000 members around the world.

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North America Accredited Investor Angel Investor Angel Groups 337

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. Wise people of the Internet, what are your rules and ethical guidelines for creative work? We can change it. Which is not to say you can’t do both; that’s the aim!

Design 48

Design Deal Flow Architecture Reputation 48

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Meyler Capital is taking the analytical rigor of modern internet marketing and applying it to fund marketing. . She answered, ‘We see a lot of deals.’ I said we had a lot of deal flow. Kushim manages your deal flow and track portfolio performance. Her answer? ‘I I chose my words very carefully.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

Rob Go

JANUARY 10, 2012

In some cases, a fund may have one partner with disproportionate deal flow because of their high visibility or “celebrity status” But that’s not the case in our fund. I think this is important for a couple reasons.

Due Diligence 46

Due Diligence Seed Stage Cofounder Deal Flow 46

ConversionXL

JULY 25, 2017

According to a comScore white paper , all internet traffic growth came from mobile last year. 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.

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B2B Mobile Analytics Deal Flow 92

ConversionXL

JULY 25, 2017

According to a comScore white paper , all internet traffic growth came from mobile last year. 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.

B2B 77

B2B Mobile Analytics Deal Flow 77

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 14, 2019

With today’s access to the Internet, and Google searches, it really isn’t that hard. This software platform is used by many local angel organizations for managing deal flow. It won’t help your case or your workload to do an email blast and follow-up with 250,000 members around the world.

Angel Investor 241

Angel Investor North America Accredited Investor Angel Groups 241

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. This requires that you go one or two layers deeper than someone who is smart and has done a few hours of internet research. There are a two basic strategies to be this kind of person.

Technical Review 28

Technical Review Due Diligence Deal Flow Early Stage 28

BeyondVC

JUNE 8, 2005

It is in the best interest of enterprise architects to start setting aside time to learn about technologies that are not yet released within the marketplace and are seeds within the minds of CTOs of Internet startups. With this thought in mind, I have decided to take deliberate action in making this situation better for both parties.

Demand 60

Demand Venture Capital Early Stage Silicon Valley 60

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

With today’s access to the Internet, and Google searches, it really isn’t that hard. This software platform is used by most local Angel organizations for managing deal flow. It won’t help your case or your workload to do an email blast and follow-up with 250,000 members around the world.

North America 289

North America Rhode Island Accredited Investor Angel Investor 289

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 11, 2017

With today’s access to the Internet, and Google searches, it really isn’t that hard. This software platform is used by many local angel organizations for managing deal flow. It won’t help your case or your workload to do an email blast and follow-up with 250,000 members around the world.

Angel Investor 167

Angel Investor North America Accredited Investor Angel Groups 167

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 20, 2013

With today’s access to the Internet, and Google searches, it really isn’t that hard. This software platform is used by most local Angel organizations for managing deal flow. It won’t help your case or your workload to do an email blast and follow-up with 250,000 members around the world.

Angel Investor 270

Angel Investor North America Rhode Island Accredited Investor 270

David Teten

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Some VCs monitor Internet traffic reports or job boards to see which companies are growing. We have such a deluge of inbound deal flow via our network that we are not investing a lot of energy seeking out additional companies to filter.

Private Equity 114

Private Equity Venture Capital Technical Review Equity 114

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2011

Helped get the first security to ever be sold over the internet with a credit card. I believe AngelList is capable of managing deal flow by acting as a filter. I personally like meeting teams very early on and wish I could get more proprietary deal flow from it. A Quick Look at Jody’s Previous Success.

Valuation 292

Valuation Deal Flow Lead Investor Cofounder 292

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. They exist as heuristics, but at the end of the day, deal flow trumps everything. In the battle for deal flow, the thesis is at the core of a fund’s value proposition.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Cofounder Venture Capital Deal Flow 78

Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 23, 2019

I want to create deal flow for years, not just today because man, that’s really hard. In that content, at the same time, you have to build the content where you are finding that common ground. You’ve got to find that common ground. You’ve got to make that connection. When you do, it’s beautiful.

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Sales Conversion Social Media Networking 58

www.paulgraham.com

APRIL 28, 2010

Deal Flow Of course the question of how to choose startups presumes youhave startups to choose between. But once you prove yourself as a goodinvestor, the deal flow, as they call it, will increase rapidly inboth quality and quantity. And only good people can ride the thermals if they hitthem anyway. How do you find them?

Angel Investor 63

Angel Investor Syndicate Syndication Dilution 63

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

He’ll usually go first because oftentimes he receives a deal flow through a friend who’s already committed. TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) : network transfer protocol, basically it defines requirements for network communications. Terms for less technical people.

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Angel Investor Cofounder Southern California .Net 302