Pascal's View

MARCH 16, 2010

This is the seventh in our series of ten frequently asked questions from investors in venture capital partnerships. Susan Mangiero , CEO of Investment Governance’s Fiduciary X , asked me the following: Question; How should institutional investors contact VC funds? Directly or via an investment consultant?

Institutional Investors 28

Institutional Investors Government Technical Review Due Diligence 28

David Teten

MAY 20, 2016

Our meetup is focused on how to use technology to enhance investing in private markets, including VC, growth, buyout, and distressed. Membership in the Meetup is open exclusively to: Institutional investors in private markets (VC, growth, buyout, distressed, etc.) I asked him to write a guest post: Hi!

Private Equity 113

Private Equity Equity Cap Table Venture Capital 113

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 5, 2023

Support organizations at this stage are usually professional financial advisors, or investment banks , which have nurtured relationships with institutional investors. Companies at this stage must have a large market, good traction, and be focused on scaling infrastructure and market adoption. Growth and exit stage.

Incubator 305

Incubator Startup Exit Strategy Institutional Investors 305

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 23, 2014

Some get stuck in a rut and get run over by competitors with new technology, like Eastman Kodak, and others get pushed into a crisis, like Apple did, before they reinvent themselves into a new market. Everyone and every company needs to continually learn from their experience and adapt to a changing world to thrive. “If

Technical Review 262

Technical Review Entrepreneur Due Diligence Institutional Investors 262

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Some get stuck in a rut and get run over by competitors with new technology, like Eastman Kodak, and others get pushed into a crisis, like Apple did, before they reinvent themselves into a new market. Everyone and every company needs to continually learn from their experience and adapt to a changing world to thrive. “If

Technical Review 149

Technical Review Due Diligence Institutional Investors Angel Investor 149

The Startup Magazine

JULY 20, 2021

The shrewd marketing tactics of an experienced business executive transformed what had been a regional sunglasses maker into an international company that is focused on disrupting the industry. With a viral approach to marketing and customer-friendly pricing, Hawkers today is sold primarily online and in 50 countries. Growing Hawkers.

Viral 155

Viral Private Equity Venezuela Los Angeles 155

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Support organizations at this stage are usually professional financial advisors, or investment banks , which have nurtured relationships with institutional investors. Companies at this stage must have a large market, good traction, and be focused on scaling infrastructure and market adoption. Growth and exit stage.

Incubator 429

Incubator Startup Exit Strategy Institutional Investors 429

View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

In the 10th edition of Traction, we hear the story of Vin Vacanti , co-founder/CEO of Yipit.com (daily deals aggregator) and YipitData (analyzes web data for institutional investors). So much tactical goodness rolled into one episode. How did both these companies come into being at the same time?

CTO Hire 120

CTO Hire Framework Cofounder Seed Stage 120

View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Although we had a busy summer, I was fortunate enough to take a bit of time off as well, and to step back for a moment and reflect on Nextview’s strategy and market position going forward. . The rest have been companies with some early market validation. However, our overall goal is to invest in the full spectrum of seed.

North America 120

North America Seed Stage Early Stage Lead Investor 120

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 23, 2014

15 years ago we were at the peak of Internet hype with the launch of many over-capitalized businesses with a market size & opportunity was limited. The VC market has right-sized (returned back to mid 90′s levels & less competition). But markets value high growth over short-term profitability. Where are we today?

Technical Review 398

Technical Review Venture Capital Valuation Pre-Money Valuation 398

Gust

APRIL 27, 2014

This will include the first version of many critical processes that can be split out later, including market opportunity, requirements, product definition, business model, sales process, and organization. Write down the key elements of your business plan very early, and keep it current as things evolve. Product development process.

Startup 187

Startup Institutional Investors Angel Investor Bootstrapping 187

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 11, 2020

I’m not talking about just making incremental improvements in their products and processes, but more fundamental changes to the business model, such as the following: Announce a new market launch that fits your core competency. You didn’t wait until a new market was totally proven before entering. Remember when you were a startup?

Customer 359

Customer Institutional Investors Channel Acquisition 359

David Teten

MAY 9, 2012

HBSAANY members include venture capitalists, individual accredited investors, and other institutional investors. The National Association of Investment Companies (NAIC) is a 501(c)(6) trade association representing women and diverse alternative asset managers whose investment strategies focus on mid-market opportunities.

Venture Capital 154

Venture Capital Programming Accredited Investor New York 154

The Equity Kicker

OCTOBER 14, 2014

. ———————————– If you ask most VCs what they look for in a startup they will say great team, great product and great market. Early stage investors like Forward Partners look for a minimum of a great entrepreneur and a great idea. Venture Capital'

Early Stage 123

Early Stage Institutional Investors Venture Capital Startup 123

David Teten

JUNE 22, 2012

VCAP© launched on May 9, 2012 and generated entries from a large range of industries and market sectors, including technology, retail and entertainment. HBSAANY members embody try capitalists, particular accredited investors, and other institutional investors. domestic market. domestic market.

Programming 128

Programming Accredited Investor Naming New York 128

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 22, 2020

In the interim, there is no market for the shares, and no dividends or interest. Treat the transaction as you would expect to be treated by an angel investor or VC. Insist on paying market rates for commercial loans, since the IRS can instigate some nasty consequences on “gifts.” Make sure the money is discretionary.

Management 308

Management Cram Down Angel Investor Equity 308

The Startup Magazine

JULY 20, 2021

The shrewd marketing tactics of an experienced business executive transformed what had been a regional sunglasses maker into an international company that is focused on disrupting the industry. With a viral approach to marketing and customer-friendly pricing, Hawkers today is sold primarily online and in 50 countries. Growing Hawkers.

Viral 78

Viral Private Equity Venezuela Los Angeles 78

YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

This piece provides insights on three opportunities for startups that would like to breakout into the Fintech market. Startups can also provide investors with an opportunity to invest in the debt-funding market by creating an online peer-to-peer lending platform. into the Fintech sector. You can create a robo-advisor platform.

Investment Bankers 113

Investment Bankers Marketing Startup Institutional Investors 113

David Teten

JUNE 22, 2012

VCAP© launched on May 9, 2012 and generated entries from a large range of industries and market sectors, including technology, retail and entertainment. HBSAANY members embody try capitalists, particular accredited investors, and other institutional investors. domestic market. domestic market.

Programming 114

Programming Accredited Investor Naming New York 114

ithacaVC

MARCH 9, 2017

The importance of the Board is why institutional investors (like VCs) often get a seat on the Board after an investment. But don’t be fooled, there is an element of control as investors want a say in critical decisions. We followed in line with the lead investor and went along with the structure.

Seed Stage 58

Seed Stage Software Review Institutional Investors Lead Investor 58

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

If you’re scared to invest directly in gold, as some people and institutional investors are prone to do, then you can use a gold ETF. It’s not necessary for you to analyse market research to calculate which direction markets are expected to move.

Institutional Investors 241

Institutional Investors Government Salary Stock 241

The Startup Magazine

JULY 1, 2022

Like the stock market, Cryptocurrency can be bought and sold based on supply and demand. Since the crypto markets are still relatively new, there is a lot more volatility, less information about products and sometimes outright fraud. This results in high investment risk for the Crypto market. How is Crypto an investment?

Stock 135

Stock Institutional Investors Demand Portfolio 135

David Teten

JULY 14, 2014

Technology innovation, globalization of markets, and recent market volatility such as the 2008 market collapse are driving painful changes (for some) in the asset management industry. What drove the expansion of the ETF market and who are the players that are taking advantage of it? However, this is about to change.

Management 114

Management Portfolio Institutional Investors Government 114

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 28, 2018

Support organizations at this stage are usually professional financial advisors, or investment banks , which have nurtured relationships with institutional investors. Companies at this stage must have a large market, good traction, and be focused on scaling infrastructure and market adoption. Growth and exit stage.

Incubator 236

Incubator Exit Strategy Institutional Investors Angel Investor 236

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 12, 2014

Prorata rights are one of the most important rights of a private market technology investors and yet are seldom fully understood. They often create the biggest tensions between investors who are investing at different stages in the business. So the answer is: sometimes they take it, sometimes they don’t.

Technical Review 336

Technical Review Later Stage Early Stage LP 336

View from Seed

APRIL 30, 2019

And Zoom has become the most valuable of the three in terms of market cap though daily fluctuations put it and Lyft fairly close ($16B+). I believe this was primarily because public market investors believed there was some chance that these high profile consumer companies would be once-in-a-generation type companies.

IPO 180

IPO B2B B2C Institutional Investors 180

The Next Web

MAY 4, 2013

On top of deciding if the market is big enough, most investors only do one type of due diligence for seed deals: reference check the founders. If you have no mutual connections with the investors and thus no credible references, well. Reference Checks. it’s hard to check them.

San Francisco 159

San Francisco Europe Technical Review Due Diligence 159

Agile VC

OCTOBER 23, 2012

Diversification in that a small investor (by large institutional standards), say a foundation with $25M in assets that wants to commit $1M (4%) of their assets to VC, can get exposure to 10+ individual VC funds through a FoF but might only be able to inveset in 1-2 if they tried to do it directly.

LP 176

LP Accredited Investor Carried Interest Portfolio 176

David Teten

JANUARY 9, 2013

Aspen is looking for institutional investor and entrepreneur speakers willing to share their investing insights and personal experiences. Promising start-ups exist in the region but the lack of a robust ecosystem for IT companies is a challenge, as is the lack of a link with US market. More details.

Tunisia 114

Tunisia Libya Algeria Mauritania 114

Gust

JANUARY 31, 2013

Modern theories of economics and finance teach us that in a world of perfect information, the market will decide what a fair price is for any company’s stock at any point in time based on its current financial condition, results of past operations, analysts’ forecasts of future performance, industry conditions and so on.

SEC 158

SEC Prospectus United States Technical Review 158

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

I’ve also presented at a range of industry conferences on how institutional investors can use professional networks for research , origination , market research , and value creation. That could be a VC trying to diligence a space they don’t know well or a Fortune 500 company trying to expand into a new market.

New York 114

New York Technical Review Networking Advisory Board 114

The Equity Kicker

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

I just saw a great presentation from Mark Suster/Upfront Ventures on the State of the Venture Capital in 2016 which explains the discrepancy between the sentiment in the market and the observation that there are lots of funds out there which need to deploy capital.

Marketing 60

Marketing Institutional Investors Venture Capital Later Stage 60

Agile VC

APRIL 30, 2019

And Zoom has become the most valuable of the three in terms of market cap though daily fluctuations put it and Lyft fairly close ($16B+). I believe this was primarily because public market investors believed there was some chance that these high profile consumer companies would be once-in-a-generation type companies.

IPO 100

IPO B2B B2C Institutional Investors 100

The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

The final piece of my four-part guide to expanding a business into Asia is tailored more towards local startups and a big issue that affects many of them: raising funding from investors. Asia has far fewer VC firms and institutional investors, each of which invests a far smaller amount of capital. Thus, VCs have the upper hand.

Asia 132

Asia Silicon Valley India Term Sheet 132

Hunter Walker

JUNE 9, 2021

And frankly, much of the venture industry is moving too slowly, making incremental hires or diluting the impact of their diversity statements with self-serving content marketing efforts. It proves that firms which often compete in the market can come together for a bigger purpose and mission.

Columbus 134

Columbus Institutional Investors Dilution Early Stage 134

Rob Go

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Although we had a busy summer, I was fortunate enough to take a bit of time off as well, and to step back for a moment and reflect on Nextview’s strategy and market position going forward. . The rest have been companies with some early market validation. However, our overall goal is to invest in the full spectrum of seed.

North America 36

North America Seed Stage Early Stage Lead Investor 36

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 9, 2018

In the interim, there is no market for the shares, and no dividends or interest. Treat the transaction as you would expect to be treated by an angel investor or VC. Insist on paying market rates for commercial loans, since the IRS can instigate some nasty consequences on “gifts.” Make sure the money is discretionary.

Cram Down 148

Cram Down Angel Investor Equity Dividend 148