YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

by Lu Zhang, founder and managing partner of Fusion Fund. Before sending an email to potential investors, take a look at their website and see what types of companies they’ve already invested in. If you don’t have connections that can make an introduction, don’t be afraid to send an unsolicited email.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Here are some benefits of partnering with a virtual assistant: · They help put processes in place. As you know, not all of the emails, phone calls or texts we receive are always worth responding to. The process starts with considering which workflows you want to outsource and which ones you want to keep in-house.

Technical Review 147

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David Teten

JANUARY 23, 2021

I’ve been fortunate to be a Partner at two different VC firms over the past 9 years, and we’ve grown AUM 10X both times. Build the firm as much as possible before you solicit limited partners. . The next best move is to build your core team, e.g., recruit an Advisory Board, Venture Partners, and EIRs. Lastly, gather feedback.

Private Equity 78

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 27, 2020

A “deal room” is a cloud-based or physical space dedicated to storing the massive amounts of data to be used in due diligence by a buyer, lender or by an investor. Email readers, continue here…] But maintaining such an electronic or physical facility is time-consuming and costly. Your data room and its contents.

Software Review 62

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 29, 2017

Here are my guidelines for when a signed agreement is required, versus other alternatives: Insist on a two-way NDA for partner negotiations. Most often, your best partners are in some way a competitor, or already in a business complementary to yours. Never disclose trade secrets without a contract.

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Berkonomics

JANUARY 14, 2021

In some groups, if you cannot find such a person, you cannot even find the way to apply for funding, as some groups make it imperative that any introductions come from the inside, from a member or partner. How to waste your fundraising effort. Differentiating yourself from others.

Technical Review 62

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Berkonomics

JANUARY 9, 2014

Nowhere is this more evident than with the issues related to business partners. Thinking about a business partnership like a marriage might be helpful in how you go about selecting a business partner. You are likely to spend more time with your business partner than your spouse in the early stages of launching a business.

Partner 114

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Rembrandt Communications

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

The secret side to publicity uncovered… You get an email every other day about a new press release service… “Your competitors are using us. Probably not, so… Do your due diligence when it comes to press releases and publicity. Do your due diligence. Why aren’t you?” These marketing messages sound great.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2014

On August 23rd, 2013 I had an email intro from my good friend and trusted source Jeff Berman who only sends me stuff when it is somebody he respects (ie a strong filter vs. those who send casual intros). And to watch my partner Steven really develop a great thesis around where gaming and transmedia are heading into the future.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 17, 2015

By Janis Kestenbaum , a partner in Perkins Coie. Privacy issues that come to light in the course of the due diligence process for an acquisition can also threaten their valuation. Avoid serious problems down the road by following a few basic steps now: 1. Startups have bigger concerns than privacy, or so they think.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

Avoid email templates like the plague. Those contacts are already rubbed raw by unsolicited emails and phone calls. Your chances are way better if you fit their normal profile and you’ve been able to meet one of the partners, or get an introduction from somebody they know. Don’t do anything in bulk. Make it seamless.

Software Review 124

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2014

The partner most obsessed with the startup lifestyle tests the water by going to work in an early-stage startup, similar to one they might hope to start someday. Use LinkedIn to check for a fit, and craft personal resume emails and letters to make your case. Typically you can browse them by region or technology to find founders.

Technical Review 250

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View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

Different partners in a VC firm are different. If the partner involved is on the board of an online ad network, an entrepreneur spending tons of time presenting an argument about the explosion of online spending ad isn’t necessary. Backup paper copies if the on-screen presentation fails are a bit low-tech but work almost as well.

Technical Review 308

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David Teten

APRIL 13, 2021

As Greycroft said in an essay : “Since we were a small fund, it would have been overwhelming to us and our small administrative staff to set up the meetings and follow ups, fill out questionnaires (which for the most part fall into a dark hole), and respond to the myriad of questions which occur during the due diligence process.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

We were trying to optimize around a few criteria: price, size of round, number of syndicate partners and, of course, terms. We moved into the legal process and final due diligence in January and February of 2000. I always made them commit in an email to the day they would ship documents and then I’d hold them too it.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 29, 2010

GRP Partners is looking to hire two analysts (maybe even three) to join our practice in Los Angeles. Well, aside from it showing discipline and intelligence – we always get flooded with emails when we recruit and when you have to manage volume you need to go for obvious filters. Please do not email either me or Michael directly.

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Austin Startup

DECEMBER 17, 2020

End of Year Update After officially announcing Breyer Capital Austin earlier this year after two years of active planning and due diligence, I received a humbling number of gracious emails and messages from Austin-based leaders, entrepreneurs, executives, and investors. Breyer Capital Austin?—?End

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 24, 2015

If you receive an email requesting details on your plan from someone you don’t know, you should respond with a CDA, as well as begin a more serious cross-check with reliable sources. Discussions with potential strategic partners. Most often, the best potential partners are already in a business complementary to yours.

Non-disclosure Agreement 120

Non-disclosure Agreement Technical Review NDA Due Diligence 120

Berkonomics

JUNE 19, 2014

In some groups, if you cannot find such a person, you cannot even find the way to apply for funding, as some groups make it imperative that any introductions come from the inside, from a member or partner.

Technical Review 83

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 18, 2015

The partner most obsessed with the startup lifestyle tests the water by going to work in an early-stage startup, similar to one they might hope to start someday. Use LinkedIn to check for a fit, and craft personal resume emails and letters to make your case. Typically you can browse them by region or technology to find founders.

Technical Review 120

Technical Review Entrepreneur Stock Options Due Diligence 120

Up and Running

MARCH 21, 2012

This question came from somebody who lives on an island that is a frequent stop for cruises: My partner and I are planning to purchase some ground tour excursions from an existing operator. It’s just an email; I don’t know the person; so I have to make assumptions ). Take the time to actually do the due diligence.

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Berkonomics

OCTOBER 3, 2013

A “deal room” is an electronic or physical space dedicated to storing the massive amounts of data to be used in due diligence by a buyer, lender or by an investor. Email readers, continue here.] That’s a comprehensive piece on a company for use by a buyer in determining fit.

Software Review 76

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Berkonomics

JANUARY 16, 2014

Taking on a business partner is like a entering into a marriage. Taking on a business partner can be an excellent strategic decision in helping move the business forward. Email readers, continue here.] Most of the important benefits for partnering include: Combining of complimentary skill sets.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2018

These collective sets of documents form the basis of what somebody looking at investing would call “financial due diligence.” If you’ve got the skills to be a strong entrepreneur then it shouldn’t be too difficult to find people who know a partner at a VC firm and if you can build relationship with them you can get introduced.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 13, 2011

The value of Pitch Decks; Brad’s personal preferences on deal presentation; and Brad’s practice of accepting cold approaches via email. Very few people can do a good job with a presentation that is emailable.”. You have said outloud anyone can send you an email, is that fair? Yeah, my email address is Brad@Feld.com.

Technical Review 288

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 20, 2011

Office Hours – Two or three partners post a sign-up sheet to meet with entrepreneurs. These partners travel to a city and take ten minute pitches from the entrepreneurs. It is possible to submit a plan through email but it is not the best approach. How do people get access to First Round Capital?

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

And I also now have to raise money myself, but this time from bigger institutions that our industry calls LPs (limited partners). Partners make investment decisions. Also recognize that WITHIN a VC you have partners who focus on different areas. I now observes the fund raising process as a profession. Meet in person.

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David Teten

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

PEVCTech is partnering with Blue Future Partners to run the first large-scale survey of VCs’ technology stack. Johann Kratzer of Blue Future Partners , a fund of funds, observed, “The majority of the hundreds of funds we’ve diligenced rely predominantly on their relationships to source deals. Greylock Partners.

Private Equity 60

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Hunter Walker

AUGUST 7, 2021

That’s not to say we’re always correct, but I will specifically tell a founder ‘and now I’m putting on my Homebrew hat’ when I have a POV that’s informed by my own needs as their capital partner versus what I generally think should be the company’s strategy. Addendum: When is a verbal or email offer as good as a termsheet?

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Austin Startup

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

They will manage the steps necessary to identify, select, and integrate your software and IT vendors, including third party product dependencies, email, network, wiki, intranet, project management, and telecommunications. They shorten the sales cycle, mitigate risks, and provide assurance in the context of technical due diligence.

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Now, SEO for an ecommerce website requires a great deal of due diligence by the site owner, regardless of the platform. Not only is this good practice for gaining email addresses and information, but it should also ideally enable the shopper to save their credit card information for future use.

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David Teten

JANUARY 2, 2013

If a driver has mechanical trouble, the correct response is to call, email, and text me to alert me that he’s delayed, and give me an ETA for a replacement. My suggestion to Uber: as you evaluate whom to partner with in the New York market, do your due diligence. The dispatcher told me, “The driver had mechanical trouble.

Partner 114

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 25, 2010

“Yes&# was given to me by one of my favorite angel investor / seed VC’s to work with – John Greathouse of Rincon Venture Partners and author of the blog InfoChachkie that you should check out because it is filled with great info from a guy who has been a very successful operator.

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David Teten

JANUARY 11, 2020

Many investors including me spend most of our day doing the same things people have always done in our job: in my case, due diligence, deal execution, etc. They’re taking a $1m check from me, or giving $5m to me as a limited partner. Superhuman **, my email client. Jourdan Urbach, Managing Partner of Brandt & Co.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 19, 2009

Yet two smart VC firms, Sigma and Matrix Partners, realized that somewhere in this mess there was value. When I went through their financials as part of my due diligence I realized that if they ditched their low margin disk drive products, it wouldn’t take much to make them a profitable company. To Order Outside of the U.S.

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 3, 2023

Friends, family and fools: [Email readers, continue here…] This term, although pejorative, describes the typical mix of early investors in a small, young growing business. It is most often a win-win for both you and the strategic partner. Professional angels: This is the arena where I work and play.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 13, 2018

The surest sign a fund-raising process has stalled is when you aren’t getting follow-up meetings or hearing from the VC or hearing from friends that they got a phone call or email asking about you. You might start with a partner in the meeting or it might be a principal or associate. It doesn’t have to be a partner?—?every

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