David Teten

JANUARY 8, 2013

Fewer private equity funds are using social media for outreach, but 2xPartners , Healthpoint Capital , and MCM Capital Partners are notable exceptions. Private equity investing is a relationship business. MCM has implemented Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, an RSS feed, and a blog on its website.

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David Teten

JANUARY 11, 2020

In the venture capital/private equity business, investors are B2B microinfluencers. Other coinvestors: Limited partners, other VCs who are coinvestors, private equity funds which are potential growth-stage investors, etc. Superhuman **, my email client. We market to four populations: High-potential founders.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 28, 2018

It’s true that some later-stage private equity firms like to fund “roll ups” (a company that acquires many related companies in it sector), but this is seldom the domain of VCs. Note: If you enjoy or are learning from this series please subscribe by entering your email below?—?it

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Mike Michalowicz

AUGUST 10, 2015

Joseph has more than 20 years of strategic, operational and senior management experience in business ranging from early stage start-ups to private equity backed assets and from mid-stage business to large turn-around operations. Email Kristina or Mike! Email Kristina or Mike! Online booking systems are a huge time saver!

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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. Venture, private equity and more: Here we lump a large number of investor classes into one.

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Haystack

DECEMBER 29, 2018

There’s a good chance I’ve missed something — if you feel that way, by all means, please share your point of view on Twitter (or email) and link to the post. We kept detailed notes month by month and today, I tried to organize them by key sections, what you’ll see below. 6/ Venture Capital In Expansion Phase.

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Hunter Walker

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

My partners and I have all worked with transformational creative talent to do versions of this before and we came together with a very smart, very patient financing partner who agreed that the best way to do this in the 2020s will be a hybrid of venture and private equity. That’s about all we’ll say for now. More to come. Thanks Jeff!

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ConversionXL

DECEMBER 7, 2017

That summer a private equity fund acquired the assets of the company. And most of us love “triggered emails” because these represent a core part of marketing automation: automation triggered when our visitors or customers do something like abandon a cart. And you can automate these triggers with your CRM or email software.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 1, 2020

For mature businesses, there are Private Equity or PE firms. ? One can also proactively reach out to investors by sending them emails with the teaser document and follow up for a meeting. Debt investors. The fourth source of funding is debt investors, which are usually banks and commercial institutions.

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Steve Blank

JULY 7, 2009

luck… and as one of Steve Blank’s posts today mentioned, you can’t test hypotheses from within your building. To Order Outside of the U.S. Now In Print! Steve Blanks 30 years of Silicon Valley startup advice.

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Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

The most striking example was the one hundred million–dollar purchase of one of my companies by a New York private equity investor using only five million of its cash. But I learned it again and again in my various business lives. Here’s a striking example.

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www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Whether you’re wondering what site search you should use or what is the best email marketing tool, knowledge is power. Email Integration. Email marketing. Sendgrid : Need to send email out to users? They make sure that your emails never to go spam folders. Email Blasting. email blast and mgmt software.

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The Next Web

MARCH 2, 2014

This was reported as being untrue by British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (BVCA) about a year ago. The average startup fails at 20 months with $1.3million in funding according to CB Insights , who surveyed a group of failed/acquired startups. Like pretty much everything, it takes practice.

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David Teten

MAY 4, 2011

The Capital Roundtable is holding a MasterClass May 26 on “ Best Practices for Sourcing Quality Deal Flow & Developing New Business for Private Equity Funds “, and I’m honored to be one of the speakers. Bennett, Ground Swell Equity Partners LP. Gebelein, Private Equity Growth Advisors LLC.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 12, 2010

I recently got an email from a friend who had been approached by a well known VC. He sent me an email asking whether the approach was real and whether he should take it seriously. Here is the email he received (reprinted without names with his permission). Why do VCs send generic outbound emails like this?

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David Teten

JANUARY 2, 2019

A few years ago I published a research paper on how private equity and venture capital firms originate investments. Speed of response on emails and calls. Length and degree of customization of emails (even if they are rejection notes). I brought it up to the investment committee (“IC”)… but they turned it down.”

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

This came in part due to the huge influx of money into VC but also because hedge funds and private equity shops with no VC experience wanted part of the action. Enter the famous Sequoia “RIP Good Times” presentation and Ron Conway’s publicly leaked emails calling for big slashes in burn rates.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 3, 2012

bonforte : CEO of Xobni Jeff Bonforte discusses how people can email and communicate smarter. jamescaan : James Caan is a serial entrepreneur and CEO of the Hamilton Bradshaw private equity firm. tallboy6 : Find out what eBay CEO John Donahoe is up to on @tallboy6.

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Berkonomics

MAY 31, 2018

Email readers, continue here…] One day Tom came to me and said, “I want to transfer to marketing. Five years later, I received an email from Tom. An email to preserve and show. In one of the most understated several word paragraphs in history, I responded by email, “Gee, Tom. Hello again, Dave,” it began.

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David Teten

DECEMBER 1, 2020

For example, I developed a training for executives on “ How to Work with Private Equity and Venture Capital Funds “, which helps leaders of all backgrounds grow into executive roles or board seats at private equity and VC-backed companies. Provide more career support for alumni.

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www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Email address: Home. Will Work for Equity. Dave Graham Business Venture Capital Private Equity GlobalLogic Inc. Theres a huge opportunity cost in not taking equity," he says. In the past few years, hundreds of small companies have been snatched up by private equity firms willing to agree to ever-rising valuations.

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Berkonomics

JUNE 8, 2017

Email readers, continue here…] Bootstrapping: This term describes your ability to start a business with little investment and grow it using internally-generated funds. Venture, private equity and more: Here we lump a large number investor classes into one. These include Y-Combinator and TechStars, among others.

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Private Equity Valuation Cap Table Accredited Investor 106

OnlyOnce

DECEMBER 5, 2014

First we announced a $35mm financing led by Vista Equity Partners, an exceptional private equity firm that I’d never heard of before the middle of the fundraising process a few months ago.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 28, 2010

Summit is a hugely respected firm in Silicon Valley and a long-term “institution&# but they’re better known as more of a “private equity&# investor meaning that they do later stage investments in much larger companies that are profitable. Obviously they see big things in Wildfire. 4mm in Series A.

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David Teten

AUGUST 7, 2014

Mark has been a startup CEO, management consultant at Accenture, leader of revenue strategies for Starwood Hotels and a $1B aviation company, and spearheaded growth at a portfolio company of the private equity arm of Macquarie. He generously agreed to answer a few pricing questions that come up frequently for early-stage companies.

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Private Equity Early Stage Email Equity 114

David Teten

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

Her job is to lead a professional outreach campaign to investors, writing highly customized emails to each, based on your agreed-upon template. If you don’t have a pre-existing relationship, it is critical that you write emails which are palpably customized and of course well written, or else you’re just spamming.

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David Teten

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

We’ll send you all the details via email. Negotiating Employment with a Private Equity Firm – 7 Surprises to Expect. “The board has met and we’d like to extend you an offer to join the company. We are excited to have you join us!” ” If you get that phone call, what should you be thinking about?

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Up and Running

AUGUST 18, 2021

b) Investors like venture capitalists or private equity funds. NARROW) I get too many emails—Are they all work emails? PROBLEM) I get too many spam emails—This is the closest to a problem you can solve. c) Other FinTech Companies. d) Corporates that aren’t financial services. Who to target.

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The Equity Kicker

APRIL 18, 2016

Hat tip to Gail McManus of PER , a recruitment firm for private equity professionals. She stimulated this post by emailing me a link to an LBS article: Why CEO pay should be 100% fixed.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

The venture capital industry is facing real competition for the first time in decades. Not only that, but the growing battle between venture capital firms and “super angels&# presents an amazing opportunity for entrepreneurs trying to build the next big thing.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

The venture capital industry is facing real competition for the first time in decades. Not only that, but the growing battle between venture capital firms and “super angels&# presents an amazing opportunity for entrepreneurs trying to build the next big thing.

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The Equity Kicker

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

I’m at the Super Investor conference in Amsterdam, which is the main event each year when private equity and venture capital fund managers and their investors (Limited Partners out LPs) get together.

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 17, 2012

But the company, which was bought by private equity firms for $2.25 Domian names, website hosting and site-building tools, SSL certificates, marketing tools like search engine optimization, search engine marketing, email marketing and social media. billion last year has even bigger aspirations. “We

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www.thedailymuse.com

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

Steve Kaplan, attorney at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP , practices in the areas of venture capital and private equity, mergers and acquisitions, and other commercial transactions. Email (required). Rebecca Thormans goal is to help you find meaningful work, enjoy the heck out of it, and earn more money. Leave a Comment.

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VC Adventure

AUGUST 15, 2013

I was reminded (again) of this today from an exchange on our CEO email list (which includes about 75 CEOs of Foundry portfolio companies). The email read: To: FoundryExec. I''m on my way back from [an] investor conference where we met a bunch of VC & Private Equity guys. From: [CEO of Foundry portfolio company}.

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 20, 2015

The company provides identity theft protection, and took a large round from a private equity firm, which returned about eight times investment in cash to the early angels, and still left them with all their stock in the deal, an outstanding result. Email readers, continue here…] Not so fast.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2021

Private Equity According to Pitchbook data, there are over 600 private equity firms in Texas. Dallas has the largest share with 218 private equity investors, followed by Houston with 170 and Austin with 83. Email me at Josh@QuitYourJob.com and I’ll try to fix it. Did we describe something incorrectly?

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