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Where are the Deals? How VCs Identify the Next Generation of Startups

David Teten

We drew on our work with leading institutional investors and in-depth interviews with over 150 funds. Historically, institutional investors kept their investing strategy very discreet. MCM Capital ( case study ) is a rare example of a lower middle-market private equity fund with a proactive social media strategy.

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

David Teten

“We’re using … TinyLetter for our “Content Newsletter” … and Buffer to schedule social media posts. Point Nine Capital uses Mention for media monitoring. I use Hootsuite to coordinate my social media activity, which consists of Teten.com, PEVCTech.com , Linkedin , AngelList , and (passively) Twitter and Facebook.

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

David Teten

We gain insight into the management style of portfolio company management by assessing their social media activities and digital exhaust, e.g., I use Fullcontact as my “chief of staff” to brief me on the interests and backgrounds of the people I meet. 6) Negotiate deal. Accompany focuses on this use case.