David Teten
SEPTEMBER 6, 2015
She had so much insight to share that we broke the interview into two parts, 1) Corporate Venture Capital and more broadly, 2) How the Fortune 500 Can Buy, Invest and Partner with the Innovation Economy (coming soon). . Teten: What makes for a good vs. bad corporate venture investor? The investment horizon should reflect that.
The Startup Magazine
JANUARY 17, 2024
You can also consider doing syndication, much like how real estate syndicators make money where they pool their resources in order to allow investors to access larger and more profitable deals than they could alone. Entrepreneurs too can emerge victorious in their quest for investment, emerging wiser and stronger on the other side.
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David Teten
JULY 12, 2017
Although EquityZen is primarily an online marketplace for secondary shares in private companies, they also offer syndicated primary investments. This is primarily an advantage for the underlying investor in the company, not the VC leading the syndicate. . Market Insight. Alpha pursues a similar model. Cross-posted on PEHub.
This is going to be BIG.
DECEMBER 3, 2020
Having a better overall portfolio of venture capital by adding funds into the mix. Consider the following two portfolios: You have $500,000 that you want to put to work in venture capital over the next three years. b) Reputation for adding value. Option #2 Do 50/50 angel investing and fund investing.
Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 27, 2014
I was having dinner with a friend last night and we were chatting about venture capital and a bit about what I’ve learned. The biggest difference from experience is that in bad markets people without venture capital experience or strategies are the first to the exit. They worry too much about missing out on a deal.
Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 3, 2010
This is part of my ongoing series on Understanding Venture Capital. I recently wrote a blog post on understanding how the size and age of a venture capital fund might affect you when you’re raising money. I believe these VC funds have suffered some amount of reputation fall out. Same with True Ventures.
This is going to be BIG.
JULY 1, 2013
If there were a reputable investor who invested $100k on good terms and promised to decide yes or no within 24 hours, they''d get access to almost all the best deals, because every good startup would approach them first.". Venture Capital & Technology' And in this context, low-cost means deciding quickly.
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