Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 25, 2015

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. “By January 1984, investors had turned away from hardware toward software.” This isn’t true.

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Venture Capital SBIC Technical Review Silicon Valley 70

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

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Haystack

DECEMBER 18, 2019

1/ Consumer feels dry: I can’t prove this but simply based on how our deal flow has changed and frankly what is getting funded by the top institutional funds, consumer is increasingly harder to get right. As these productivity tools spread, so too do ideas about how to better architect industries using software and networks.

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The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

FUND is a national connector of entrepreneurs, VCs, angel investors, and industry experts with a focus on deal flow and making connections. At this year’s FUND Conference in Chicago, Illinois, over 100 startups presented their early-stage companies in front of hundreds of investors and industry leaders. Sounds like a great team.

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Gust

APRIL 23, 2014

That’s likely why SWIFT, the international banking consortium, this year named Gust the world’s most innovative financial technology startup, and why the US software industry has awarded Gust the CODiE for Best Collaboration Solution for two years in a row.

Angel Groups 127

Angel Groups Accredited Investor Private Equity Deal Flow 127

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 3, 2012

In addition, most venture capitalists want startups that have clearly defined economies of scale (such as software companies) vs. ones that scale linearly with some factor (such as service companies). Venture capitalists seek to fund businesses with the potential to be enormous. Angels are less type-focused. Expected return rate.

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IRR Term Sheet Startup Valuation 248

David Teten

OCTOBER 1, 2015

Should you co-found your company with a software development shop? I’ve talked with a number of software development shops who are eager to get into the business of cofounding companies, i.e., getting product revenue and equity instead of just consulting revenue. Vlad is also the CEO at DarwinApps , a software development shop.

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Software Developers Software Development Software Review Technical Cofounder 60

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

Building out your own network of other Angel or Seed investors increases the quality of your deal flow. A team of two or three who are juggling developing the software/solution, fundraising, marketing, etc may very easily overlook something to do with financial management or human resources.

Pre-Money Valuation 187

Pre-Money Valuation Seed Stage IP Deal Flow 187

Rob Go

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Great returns in early stage investing is driven by great deal flow and good picking. We also invested in more traditional IT and software categories much like other VC’s, and had not developed more of a market and consumer-driven POV on the future. Belief #4: The Best Way to Spot Outliers is to be Thematic.

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North America Seed Stage Early Stage Lead Investor 36

Version One Ventures

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

To reduce redundancy in deal flow, for instance, we collaborate online as much as possible with web apps like RelateIQ. News data e-commerce investing Investor marketplaces Software as a service venture capital' Manage your time wisely. To consume content quickly, I am a power Feedly user and Twitter discoverer.

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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.

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Startup Valuation Non-Compete Deal Flow 93

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

In addition, most venture capitalists want startups that have clearly defined economies of scale (such as software companies) vs. ones that scale linearly with some factor (such as service companies). Venture capitalists seek to fund businesses with the potential to be enormous. Angels are less type-focused. Expected return rate.

IRR 225

IRR Startup Term Sheet Angel Investor 225

Haystack

AUGUST 18, 2019

We know that technology and network effects (like marketplaces or in software) drive the world economy. They have to deliver on this promise, though. A lot has changed since when I wrote my first check in 2013. We all now know how big the stakes are. We know private markets hold the key to 100x or even 1,000x multiples.

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Austin Startup

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Binaize (Bangalore, India) Nikhil Jois, CEO Binaize is a network intelligence software product for Industrial IoT that helps minimize machine downtime and increase the operational efficiency of industrial control systems. Investors connect with Techstars to gain access to quality deal flow.

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Tim Keane

MAY 22, 2006

   He's also requiring that you source your software development through his consulting company at a price "to be negotiated."    This wasn't the deal you thought you were getting, and in the meantime, you've turned away several other investors.    Do the same. 

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 21, 2016

Bplans and Palo Alto Software are strong supporters of entrepreneurs and small business owners. His popularity is largely rooted in his personal success—he originally worked as a VC and was in charge of deal flow in Silicon Valley.

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Silicon Valley Deal Flow Cofounder Affiliate 60

David Teten

DECEMBER 1, 2020

This helps create diversified deal flow and closed investments. Use advocate management software (e.g., Similarly, in April 2017, HBS Angels NY organized the first annual MENA Tech Summit joint between Harvard Arab Alumni Association, ABANA (formerly the Arab Bankers Association), HBS Alumni Angels NY , and HOF Capital. .

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Private Equity Database Florida America 60

Rob Go

DECEMBER 13, 2016

In particular, you can think of it like the marketing function of a company selling business facing software. There is no magic bullet about how a great software company markets. The stock answer from most investors is that they get most of their deal flow from referrals.

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Deal Flow LP Channel Software 28

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

The Startup Magazine

JULY 16, 2018

FUND is a national connector of entrepreneurs, VCs, angel investors, and industry experts with a focus on deal flow and making connections. During our 6 months at Capital Factory we met with A LOT of mentors and a consistent theme we saw emerge was the assumption that we didn’t need hardware, the software was our “secret sauce.”

Startup 77

Startup Texas Angel Investor Mobile 77

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”. Kushim manages your deal flow and track portfolio performance.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

David Teten

DECEMBER 12, 2017

As a globally focused LP in early stage VC funds, we at Blue Future Partners have observed a growing trend of firms investing substantially in software tools, whether developing proprietary solutions or adopting off the shelf tools. What tools to VCs use to manage their deal flow and internal processes?

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Early Stage Technical Review Software Review Venture Capital 60

ReadWriteStart

JULY 21, 2011

Michael has almost 90,000 free users and is looking for a way to be in the deal flow of people looking for business plan software. Next, Michael Issa, from the San Francisco, CA, pitched Quipu Applications , which is a cloud based business plan financial modeling application. efforts to get them.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 16, 2022

This software platform is used by many local angel organizations for managing deal flow. This is perhaps the most widely-used source of information on angel investor groups across the world, run by the “Father of Angel Investing in New York,” David Rose.

North America 337

North America Accredited Investor Angel Investor Angel Groups 337

ConversionXL

JULY 25, 2017

Software businesses have a conversion problem that’s both getting worse and going mostly unsolved. Mobile traffic’s conversion rate is, at best, a third of desktop for software businesses. The barriers are different in software, but they’re still significant. Tracking Deal Flow in a CRM. And that problem is mobile.

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B2B Mobile Analytics Deal Flow 92

ConversionXL

JULY 25, 2017

Software businesses have a conversion problem that’s both getting worse and going mostly unsolved. Mobile traffic’s conversion rate is, at best, a third of desktop for software businesses. The barriers are different in software, but they’re still significant. Tracking Deal Flow in a CRM. And that problem is mobile.

B2B 77

B2B Mobile Analytics Deal Flow 77

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

MARCH 11, 2014

Jason: Okay, so that’s a very small company in which the CEO is pulling out the credit card for meeting software because even people with a hundred people, the CEO is not the person pulling out a credit card for the meeting software. I don’t care about what the software looks like yet. Edwin: I tend to disagree.

Technical Cofounder 220

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 14, 2019

This software platform is used by many local angel organizations for managing deal flow. This is perhaps the most widely-used source of information on angel investor groups across the world, run by the “Father of Angel Investing in New York,” David Rose.

Angel Investor 241

Angel Investor North America Accredited Investor Angel Groups 241

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

This software platform is used by most local Angel organizations for managing deal flow. This is perhaps the most widely-used source of information on Angel investor groups across the world, run by the “Father of Angel Investing in New York,” David Rose. It powers over 1,000 investment Angel and VC groups in 80+ countries.

North America 289

North America Rhode Island Accredited Investor Angel Investor 289

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

Let’s make a deal” - The dream team CFO not only runs the deal process for fundraising, but should also bring deal flow into the company. They should have a track record of originating and closing equity deals, and should have a long list of potential financing sources that are willing to take their call.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 11, 2017

This software platform is used by many local angel organizations for managing deal flow. This is perhaps the most widely-used source of information on angel investor groups across the world, run by the “Father of Angel Investing in New York,” David Rose.

Angel Investor 167

Angel Investor North America Accredited Investor Angel Groups 167

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 20, 2013

This software platform is used by most local Angel organizations for managing deal flow. This is perhaps the most widely-used source of information on Angel investor groups across the world, run by the “Father of Angel Investing in New York,” David Rose.

Angel Investor 270

Angel Investor North America Rhode Island Accredited Investor 270

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 9, 2013

Let’s make a deal” - The dream team CFO not only runs the deal process for fundraising, but should also bring deal flow into the company. They should have a track record of originating and closing equity deals, and should have a long list of potential financing sources that are willing to take their call.

NDA 237

NDA CPA Startup SEC 237

Gust

SEPTEMBER 21, 2014

Let’s make a deal” – The dream team CFO not only runs the deal process for fundraising, but should also bring deal flow into the company. They should have a track record of originating and closing equity deals, and should have a long list of potential financing sources that are willing to take their call.

NDA 147

NDA CPA SEC Startup 147

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 7, 2011

Let’s make a deal” - The dream team CFO not only runs the deal process for fundraising, but should also bring deal flow into the company. They should have a track record of originating and closing equity deals, and should have a long list of potential financing sources that are willing to take their call.

NDA 233

NDA CPA Startup SEC 233

Austin Startup

JUNE 4, 2017

Startup deal flow is the most important thing in an institutional investor’s life. Startup deal flow is the least important thing in a non-institutional (angel) investor’s life. I sure as hell do and I plan to with Meta SaaS, the best SaaS management software if we don’t get bought first. Just move on.

Austin 54

Austin Institutional Investors Angel Groups Deal Flow 54

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. Software is by far the most sought-after class, with 94% of VCs investing in it. software”); 43 invest in 2 types of technology (e.g., software” and “deeptech”), and so on.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Cofounder Venture Capital Deal Flow 78