The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

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Technical Review 153

Technical Review Software Review Illinois Due Diligence 153

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 24, 2014

I spent my first year developing proprietary deal flow and learning the business and then the Sept 2008 / Lehman Bros collapse / financial meltdown happened. It turns out it actually takes time to build a high-growth business with differentiated intellectual property and roll out large, enterprise-class marketing solutions.

Los Angeles 387

Los Angeles Intellectual Property LP Venture Capital 387

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

Running a company is distinctly different from simply having operating experience – (working in bus dev, sales or marketing.) Market/technology acuity (patterns of success, domain expertise). Rolodex/deal flow (deal sourcing/ability to make connections for the portfolio). People skills. People skills.

Venture Capital 332

Venture Capital Early Stage Technical Review Startup 332

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

For example, we created a pipeline management tool that automatically adds deals along with relevant information (such as attachments received) to our funnel. This tool serves to standardize & automate the process of collecting inbound deal flow. It seamlessly creates a deal folder (company name) in our Google Drive.

Technical Review 60

Technical Review Private Equity Management Cap Table 60

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

For example, we created a pipeline management tool that automatically adds deals along with relevant information (such as attachments received) to our funnel. This tool serves to standardize & automate the process of collecting inbound deal flow. It seamlessly creates a deal folder (company name) in our Google Drive.

Technical Review 60

Technical Review Private Equity Management Cap Table 60

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

Part 1 – Access to Great Deal Flow – is here. The first three skills I espoused were: access to the highest-quality deal-flow, domain knowledge of the topic area in which you’re investing and access to VCs to help fund the next stages of development. Total disruption on the funding market?

Cap Table 283

Cap Table Angel Investor Liquidation Preference Deal Flow 283

ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

According to that report, over the past year the top 30 firms participated in 663 unique deals (almost a quarter of all deals) with amounting to almost $9 billion in investment. Healthcare was the number 2 sector for both the deal numbers and deal size.).

Deal Flow 121

Deal Flow Venture Capital Web Development Advertising 121

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 7, 2013

Yet 2013 is still projected by The Fiscal Times as a difficult IPO opportunity for startups, due to choppy markets, continuing fiscal uncertainty, and the Facebook fiasco. The dot.com heydays of free flowing venture capital and supercharged IPOs are not back.

Venture Capital 252

Venture Capital IPO Elevator Pitch Initial Public Offering 252

Version One Ventures

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Lots of ICOs and capital poured into the frenzy of this market in 2017. US VC deal flow in healthcare hit an all-time high this year as we continue to refine our thesis on the space. After the 2017 price run up, reality set in during 2018; both BTC and ETH value plummeted. Some say that we are in “crypto winter.” Bio/healthcare.

Technical Review 124

Technical Review North America Seattle Deal Flow 124

View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Although we had a busy summer, I was fortunate enough to take a bit of time off as well, and to step back for a moment and reflect on Nextview’s strategy and market position going forward. . The rest have been companies with some early market validation. However, our overall goal is to invest in the full spectrum of seed.

North America 120

North America Seed Stage Early Stage Lead Investor 120

View from Seed

DECEMBER 6, 2018

They make room for exceptions, and they are very sensitive to when things change in the market. – Saying you will never do a deal in a certain location (eg: never do a deal in Florida. – Discounting entire market segments because they are too hard to make money (eg: music. Except… Chewy). Except… Spotify).

Early Stage 120

Early Stage Florida Deal Flow Venture Capital 120

This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 16, 2024

What if I ran a community of GTM experts and hosted a podcast about the best practices and success stories of new companies that punched above their weight on the marketing side? What successful founder wouldn’t reach out to me to brainstorm strategies and potential first hires?

Founder 88

Founder Bandwidth Deal Flow B2B 88

NZ Entrepreneur

MAY 31, 2021

Marcel spoke about five Cs that help him select the right investment opportunities: Connections: can your networks offer access to markets or relevant expertise? Building deal flow so that you have access to more opportunities and can select from the best possible options.

Portfolio 81

Portfolio New Zealand Management Technical Review 81

David Teten

MAY 9, 2012

VCAP© will be operated through NAIC’s subsidiary, The Marathon Foundation, a business development network that supports entrepreneurial growth, access to capital and deal flow. domestic market. domestic market. HBSAANY’s investment in VCAP© was inspired in part by the Harvard Business School U.S.

Venture Capital 154

Venture Capital Programming Accredited Investor New York 154

Steve Blank

MAY 17, 2010

A business plan is the execution document that large companies write when planning product-line extensions where customer, market and product features are known. One of my favorites: “ Judging will include such factors as: Market opportunity, reward to risk, strategy, implementation plan, financing plan, etc.”) There is no alternative.

Business Plan 312

Business Plan Business Model Customer Development Deal Flow 312

David Teten

APRIL 1, 2021

Similarly, customer introductions are invaluable in the early days, but become less valuable once a company has a fully-formed go to market function.”. Lastly, as a model of what’s possible, an investor can market to talent that they offer a career path throughout the firm’s portfolio. Fundraising. Celebrity Relationships.

Private Equity 78

Private Equity Venture Capital Portfolio Equity 78

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

While many of my friends bragged about their 5 condos in Florida I kept talking about how the real estate market was in a bubble – their gains an illusion. above inflation yet in many markets in the US & Europe prices were rising at 10-25% per year. “Yeah, but there is a shortage of supply.

Florida 299

Florida Technical Review San Antonio Los Angeles 299

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.

Founder 256

Founder San Francisco Deal Flow Los Angeles 256

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 28, 2021

Chances are you’ll see a lot of good deals. I’d be willing to bet that you’d even see a lot of deals that seem amazing. In the current market it’s not that hard to find executives leaving: Facebook, Google, Airbnb, Netflix, Snap, Salesforce.com, SpaceX … you name it?—?to Don’t rush to do deals.

Angel Investor 301

Angel Investor Deal Flow Portfolio Forecast 301

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. Access to the partner. But maybe you could do it?

Portfolio 134

Portfolio Syndicate Syndication Deal Flow 134

Gust

SEPTEMBER 27, 2014

In order to be competitive, a company needs to have just about everything in place, from its product to its team to market traction, before it is ready to seek funding. That means they spend a lot less time actively seeking out new deals than they do responding to inbound deal flow.

Angel Groups 159

Angel Groups Elevator Pitch Software Review Deal Flow 159

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. Flow is a function of reputation and share of mind in target market.

Private Equity 122

Private Equity Deal Flow Equity Developer 122

Version One Ventures

JANUARY 31, 2024

— Boris Wertz (@bwertz) January 11, 2024 While I was aware of many emerging GPs raising right now, I didn’t realize just how many were in the market. In this market, emerging managers should be more focused on the minimum viable fund rather than their ideal fund. DM's open. generalist focus, operator background).

LP 73

LP Differentiation Deal Flow India 73

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. Social proof can be helpful. But it can also be destructive. AngelList does this.

Syndicate 356

Syndicate Syndication Cofounder Early Stage 356

Gust

FEBRUARY 22, 2014

This has resulted in a platform with over 150,000 companies actively using Gust for investor relations, over 40,000 Accredited Investors using Gust to manage their deal flow and portfolios…and over a billion dollars of seed and early stage investments tracked through the platform since we started.

Belarus 107

Belarus Kazakhstan Portugal Accredited Investor 107

ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 13, 2020

Will Decker has expertise advising companies large and small on strategy, product, marketing, and business development. A solution that lets the company get faster to market and find a better solution that’s more nimble? The Deal Flow Session. The model that’s worked consistently is the deal flow session.

Silicon Valley 78

Silicon Valley Deal Flow IP Curation 78

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

But with its growth and success it will encourage many people to enter the market who will lack 5 critical success criteria for earning positive returns. It’s the same with business – choose a market in which you have better odds at winning because you’re playing against less sophisticated players. Deal flow alone is not good enough.

Silicon Valley 306

Silicon Valley Deal Flow Angel Investor Cofounder 306

Haystack

JULY 15, 2018

Recently on this blog, I’ve been attempting to unpack how an investor can sort through deal flow and potential investment opportunities. After writing about “ the quick kill ” to discard of inbound flow, next I wrote about what actually captures my attention and graduates to a meeting.

Founder 60

Founder Syndicate Syndication Deal Flow 60

VC Cafe

MAY 18, 2023

Look beyond the spreadsheet and into the team, the product, and the market. Thou Shalt Not Covet Thy Neighbor’s Deal Flow : It’s easy to get envious of other VCs’ deals. Thou Shalt Not Worship False Prophets (or Projections) : Remember, every startup’s financial projections are a work of fiction.

Venture Capital 78

Venture Capital Due Diligence Exit Strategy Deal Flow 78

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. For me it’s about obsessing myself with the company and its market.

Venture Capital 184

Venture Capital Deal Flow Silicon Valley Portfolio 184

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. I personally try to avoid many of these club deals. So many deals seem like obvious money makers. Access to Deal Flow. Domain Knowledge.

Angel Investor 288

Angel Investor Deal Flow Viral Algorithm 288

Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 25, 2015

Instead, the driver was the 1983 bull market. Put a willing and forgiving exit market following any investment period and you get spectacular returns. As dollars flowed into the industry, cooperation was replaced by competition, to the detriment of deal flow, due diligence, ability to add value and, of course, returns.

Venture Capital 70

Venture Capital SBIC Technical Review Silicon Valley 70

Mucker Lab

AUGUST 27, 2014

If you took a random sample of 100 entrepreneurs here in LA, over 50% might not be able to tell you how to technically calculate 90-day cohort retention or how to build a cash flow statement. The top tier funds see almost all of the best deals. Oftentimes they see a market need and simply want to serve those customers.

Los Angeles 138

Los Angeles Southern California Silicon Valley Technical Review 138

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

The extreme example of this are algorithmic investors in the public markets, who design algorithms which trade on the designer’s behalf, as opposed to making trading decisions directly. High-frequency trading, algorithmic by its nature, is estimated to account for at least 50% of US equity markets trading volume. . 1) Market fund.

Private Equity 60

Private Equity Venture Capital Equity Technical Review 60

ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 29, 2010

The market is larger, less fragmented, the consumers are earlier adopters. 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. Access to Finance. Still Insular.

Silicon Valley 156

Silicon Valley Finland Sweat Equity Entrepreneur 156

crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 3, 2011

The survey indicated that the VCs surveyed felt the best prospects were for entrepreneurs in emerging markets like China, Brazil, and India. International entrepreneurship will see strong growth while the US market may plateau. But this investment will happen globally and the US may see a decline in VC-funded startups in 2011.

Technical Review 93

Technical Review Venture Capital India Startup 93

Haystack

JULY 4, 2019

I spend a good deal of time sharing deal flow up and downstream with Series A and B investors, and when they ask me about opportunities coming down the pipeline in 6-12 months, I usually share what I’ve been told from the founders themselves over email or phone — I become their subtle pitch man.

Early Stage 167

Early Stage Deal Flow Finance Metrics 167