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How to Scale a Venture Capital (or Private Equity) Fund

David Teten

The firm attracts deal flow by promising a decision (positive or negative) in under 2 weeks, with minimal paperwork and without repeating due diligence. Prehype , Rocket Internet , and numerous others. GOOG); Actua Corporation (ACTA, formerly Internet Capital Group); GSV Capital (GSVC); Harris & Harris Group, Inc.

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Get Inside the Mind of an Angel Investor

Both Sides of the Table

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.