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Does Fintech Disruption Break The Investment Banking Model?

YoungUpstarts

by Joe Duncan, founder of Duncan Capital LP. Blockchain is a distributed ledger technology (DLT) wherein all network participants can have separate copies of the entire record of transactions on the network. Fintech is triggering a profound rethink for financial institutions, from retail to investment banking. Transaction Processing.

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10 Reflections After 10 Years of NextView

View from Seed

But the general idea is that for software driven businesses, traction can create unpredictable upside that is hard to account for but should not be ignored. I can tell a story looking backwards why our LP base was carefully constructed. Traction creates opportunity. This means a number of different things.

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10 Reflections After 10 Years of NextView

View from Seed

But the general idea is that for software driven businesses, traction can create unpredictable upside that is hard to account for but should not be ignored. I can tell a story looking backwards why our LP base was carefully constructed. Traction creates opportunity. This means a number of different things.

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10 Reflections After 10 Years of NextView

View from Seed

But the general idea is that for software driven businesses, traction can create unpredictable upside that is hard to account for but should not be ignored. I can tell a story looking backwards why our LP base was carefully constructed. Traction creates opportunity. This means a number of different things.

IRR 136
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My Thoughts on the Current Market: on 20-Minute VC

Both Sides of the Table

Nobody will be immune because in a bull market executives are paid to “innovate” so they sign software contracts and run projects. It takes time to sell in your software, get it implemented, prove the value, build a business case, gain executive support and then roll it out more broadly. What Do You Need to Prove to Raise an A Round?

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Why The SBIC Doesn’t Work For Venture Capital Anymore

Feld Thoughts

On paper, only one is in positive return territory as a fund, but the SBIC leverage is a substantial negative factor for the LP investors in that particular fund. As a partner in one of the most visible VC firms in Colorado and an LP in many of the Colorado VC firms, I’ve never heard from Matthew or anyone from the SBIC.

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VCs eating our own dog food: Using technology and analytics to make better investments

David Teten

Tim Friedman, Founder, PE Stack , said, “If I could offer one piece of advice to today’s managers, it would be to take the time to understand the demands of the modern institutional LP. We are also seeing technology evaluation as an increasingly important part of LP operational due diligence. Fincura specializes in serving lenders.