Differentiation LP Networking Venture Capital 
David Teten
APRIL 13, 2021
Empirically, few small emerging investment managers hire placement agents, particularly in venture capital. LPs tend to assume that the highest-quality managers have all the demand they can handle. Private equity/venture capital managers have a much longer duration than most any other fund type. But can you?
Both Sides of the Table
JULY 23, 2014
There has been much discussion in the past few years of the changing structure of the venture capital industry. The rise of alternative sources of capital (crowd funding and the like). ” The pioneering fund of funds realize that their source of differentiation is much more about the latter than the former.
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Genuine VC
SEPTEMBER 7, 2010
The famed business strategist Michael Porter described a set of successful general strategies which firms employ to achieve a sustainable competitive advantage: differentiation strategy and cost leadership strategy for those firms with a broad market scope, and a segmentation strategy for those with a narrow market scope.
Genuine VC
OCTOBER 11, 2011
Last September I wrote a post outlining my view of the venture capital industry: increasingly evolving like the beer industry as it continues to mature. They’ll certainly know the ecosystem and be able to share learnings and network across the portfolio. Local brewers = geography matters.
Both Sides of the Table
JANUARY 16, 2012
He’s focused on that sector (not exclusively but predominantly) and therefore has an amazing network at large financial services firms to help you with business development. Fred Wilson likes, “large networks of socially connected people” while Foundry lists its 5 key themes on its website. Do your homework.
David Teten
JUNE 1, 2011
Estimated 100 – 200 total entities Friends & family – basic networking. Question : How do generalist PE funds differentiate and get in the advisers list? Question : How do PE funds differentiate in the LOI phase? Prestegaard, High Road Capital Parnters. Zubin Avari, Charter Oak Equity LP Christopher A.
Austin Startup
DECEMBER 12, 2017
Cindy Revol, Joe Beard and Anurag Jain from Perot Jain, LP We received a warm welcome from Trey Bowles when we first came to Dallas and there have been many others who have opened their arms to us since. According to Pitchbook, Capital Factory has been the most active investor in Texas since 2013. Ross Perot, Jr., and Anurag Jain.
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