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How to Scale a Venture Capital (or Private Equity) Fund

David Teten

Coinvestors need to figure out ways to prioritize themselves in a VC’s preference stack for syndicating opportunities. – Syndicate Special Purpose Vehicles (“SPVs”) for specific opportunities.

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Bitesize Friday: Israeli startups get funded, launch new products

VC Cafe

Fribiz , a syndicated virtual currency platform launched this week. Consumer confidence in Israel drops for the second month in a row – reflecting the growing concern about the deteriorating economic conditions in Europe. Europe or US, which is Better for Entrepreneurs? Newteevee tries to answer the question.

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A Visit With the European Startup Community

Gust

On May 2nd and 3rd, I led workshops for about thirty Estonian investors on syndication, due diligence, valuation and the post-investment relationship with entrepreneurs. We found Tallinn to be both a delightful place to visit and the best preserved medieval city in Northern Europe. We also discovered that Estonians love to sing.

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The Story Behind Our Investment In Fiddler Labs

Haystack

New laws like GDPR in Europe have introduced the concept of a “Right To Explanation” as a feature of data privacy laws. Enter, Fiddler Labs. In the future, will companies feel pressure to expose these black boxes to their customers, or to regulators, or to law enforcement? Some states in the U.S.

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What are the biggest global events for Venture Capitalists and Business Angels where they can learn about their own business?

Gust

The European/International counterpart to the ACA Summit, the annual EBAN Congress rotates among different countries in Europe. There is probably a 25% overlap in attendance between the two conferences, with the leaders of the largest North American and international angel groups (known as BANs in Europe) typically attending both.

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How the Seed-Stage VC Trend Began, The Downsides of Unicorns & Much More

Both Sides of the Table

If you are a 20-something tech entrepreneur you could be forgiven for thinking that seed-stage investors, Angellist Syndicates and widely available angel money always existed. Let me take you back just 10 years ago to 2005 in Silicon Valley where I returned after 11 years of living in Europe. It is, of course, a very recent phenomenon.

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HBS Alumni Angels NY new chairman: Jason Klein

David Teten

We saw over time that our investor group, just like Angel List and most other angel groups, was good at syndication and not so good at leading rounds. As a result, we launched the Fast Track program, which helps VCs and active investors who are HBSAANY members to syndicate rounds with value-added members of our network. 4) Inclusion.

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