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Launching a Portfolio Acceleration Platform at a Venture Capital or Private Equity Fund

David Teten

Almost every private equity and venture capital investor now advertises that they have a platform to support their portfolio companies. I propose here a framework for prioritizing your platform buildout. A well-organized library of best practices for founders in your vertical, which you can share as appropriate.

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How to Get Superior Returns in Venture Capital

David Teten

Many VCs focus on specific verticals, usually based on the sector in which a VC initially made her reputation. That said, one limitation in early-stage investing particularly is that 2022’s growth sectors probably don’t fit neatly into a vertical we can define today. What VCs most typically talk about are: – Industry expertise.

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How to Get Superior Returns in Venture Capital

David Teten

Many VCs focus on specific verticals, usually based on the sector in which a VC initially made her reputation. That said, one limitation in early-stage investing particularly is that 2022’s growth sectors probably don’t fit neatly into a vertical we can define today. What VCs most typically talk about are: – Industry expertise.

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How Private Equity and Venture Capital Investors Are Eating Their Own Dogfood

David Teten

Private equity and venture capital investors are copying our sisters in the hedge fund and mutual fund world: we’re trying to automate more of our job. The most visible evidence of the trend towards automation is an increasing number of engineers working at venture capital and private equity funds.

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Meet Chainalysis, the startup that brought down the biggest dark web marketplace

Cracking the Code

However, in order for cryptocurrency to achieve this potential and for the industry to mature, there is a growing need for foundational infrastructure and regulatory frameworks to drive compliance and transparency between all stakeholders. important pillars towards the inevitable maturation of the cryptocurrency space.

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State of VC 2.0

View from Seed

The three-question framework goes as such: Q: How much tech-related market cap will be created in the next 10-20 years? Q: What is going to happen to the cost of capital? Was this a lost decade for venture capital? Or simply put, a small % of VC funds take home a large % of venture return. Source: AngelList.

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State of VC 2.0

View from Seed

The three-question framework goes as such: Q: How much tech-related market cap will be created in the next 10-20 years? Q: What is going to happen to the cost of capital? Was this a lost decade for venture capital? Or simply put, a small % of VC funds take home a large % of venture return. Source: AngelList.

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