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The Big VC Thaw – Why The Market is Moving Again (part 2 of 3)

Both Sides of the Table

IPOs and M&A have returned – and with them the investment bankers have staged a rebound. More tellingly was the sale of Mint.com to Intuit for $170+ million because it showed VCs that a well-executed investment can still garner a quick, solid results (the company was sold around 3 years after its foundation).

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

David Teten

A more efficient approach to fundraising than haphazard networking is to mine the data exhaust from the limited partner universe to identify those LPs most likely to find your fund attractive, and focus all your energy on them. I previously posted a detailed presentation with sales technology tools useful for B2B sales.

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Soundbites from the Future – 2013

Start Up Blog

While non bank business financing is currently miniscule by comparison, the numbers from kickstarter.com tell us something is brewing. Residents are collaborating to start, finance and manage public works projects and proving they can bootstrap a better job themselves. It was anti-social in nature.

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Should You Really be a Startup Entrepreneur?

Both Sides of the Table

One investor played chicken with me by threatening not to approve my next-round financing unless I gave him more equity. My SVP of Sales & Marketing quit 30 minutes before an important board meeting. before the really profitable years of social networking and when many in the industry were despondent. It was 2007.

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Should You Really be a Startup Entrepreneur?

Both Sides of the Table

One investor played chicken with me by threatening not to approve my next-round financing unless I gave him more equity. My SVP of Sales & Marketing quit 30 minutes before an important board meeting. before the really profitable years of social networking and when many in the industry were despondent. It was 2007.