Operations Partner Technical Cofounder Venture Capital 
Steve Blank
JANUARY 17, 2023
He said that from what he read, the path to building and funding a company seemed to be: 1) come up with an idea, 2) form a team, 3) start testing minimal viable products, 4) raise seed funding, 5) then obtain venture capital. But these look for founders who have a technical or business model insight and a team.
David Teten
MARCH 14, 2018
But, we normally have a clear ceiling on how high we can grow AUM, before hitting practical limits to deploying capital within the traditional VC model. . My Partners at HOF Capital are younger than I am, which means that we have a half-century horizon for the franchise we are building. So we think about scaling a lot.
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Startup Professionals Musings
AUGUST 4, 2014
The next default of waiting until later is equally bad, since partners who bow out early will still expect an equal share of that first billion you make later. Co-founders only able to work part-time, with responsibility and major income sources elsewhere, don’t carry the same risk as others with more operational responsibility.
Up and Running
SEPTEMBER 5, 2017
At the outset, it is worth noting that when it comes to the world of venture funding, I am a bit of an outsider. Until a handful of years ago, I didn’t even know what venture capital was, let alone anything about the complicated process of actually acquiring VC funding. I don’t know how it operates behind closed doors.
blog.nahurst.com
JULY 19, 2010
Nathan Hursts Blog Thoughts on Software, Technology, and Startups « Back to blog Im on the technical side of entrepreneurship in NYC. The graphic below balances the risks cofounders take with their relative contributions to help answer this question. I love programming, board games, and my wife. This doesnt have to be the case.
David Teten
JANUARY 19, 2021
(co-written with Jamie Finney, Founding Partner at Greater Colorado Venture Fund. Every Flexible VC structure allows founders to access immediate risk capital while preserving exit, growth trajectory, and ownership optionality. . Our categorization is not a technical one. Collab Capital, Earnest Capital, TinySeed.
Steve Blank
MAY 29, 2011
Max and his partners interviewed and analyzed over 650 early-stage Internet startups. Many investors invest 2-3x more capital than necessary in startups that haven’t reached problem solution fit yet. Investors who provide hands-on help have little or no effect on the company’s operational performance. ——-.
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