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

David Teten

This typically includes: Relationships with relevant service providers in your vertical, often with pre-negotiated discounts: coaches, lawyers, accountants, common software vendors, consultants. Generally, I suggest explore Builtfirst , Clutch , Fundedbuy , Rocketplace , and/or Spotsource. Organize events in your vertical.

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

David Teten

Keren Moynihan, CEO, Boss Insights , said, “Last week at an industry function, we asked a high rolling VC, “how’s your lead gen?” So we probed, ‘Oh, so you don’t need a qualified lead generation tool then?’ the Untouched Vertical. She answered, ‘We see a lot of deals.’ Her answer? ‘I I chose my words very carefully.