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I Just Invested in @Burstly, a Mobile Ad Management Company

Both Sides of the Table

Evan and I met regularly over a three year period from the time he was running Flux, which he sold to Viacom ( who was his strategic investor ). This is his third company that is in this related space and he was an early investor in Adconion.

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Corporate Venture Capital: Obligatory or Oxymoron?

David Teten

A corporate investor can provide diversity on the Board as someone who thinks differently from independent VCs. Corporate venture funds are often referred to as ‘strategicinvestors because of the unique benefits they bring to the table. Some corporate funds lead rounds and take board seats, others don’t.

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The Summer of Initial Coin Offerings

Seeing Both Sides

We typically advise our portfolio companies to avoid taking on strategic investors at an early stage for this very reason. Entrepreneurs who embark on ICOs may similarly want to be careful before empowering their community of supporters too early. Fuzzy Governance.

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The Summer of Initial Coin Offerings

Seeing Both Sides

We typically advise our portfolio companies to avoid taking on strategic investors at an early stage for this very reason. Entrepreneurs who embark on ICOs may similarly want to be careful before empowering their community of supporters too early. Fuzzy Governance.

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When Not What

Austin Startup

I’m familiar with many deals where a looming strategic investor froze all other fundraising. Employees and even customers will be on edge if they know something major can possibly happen and don’t know exactly what it is or how it will affect them.

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Is Strategic Money an Oxymoron?

Both Sides of the Table

The topic of &# strategic&# investors came up. And I had 2 “strategic&# investors in my first company. What is a “strategic&# investor and why do you keep putting the word “strategic&# in quotes? Keep that in mind when you’re thinking about ’strategic’ money.

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Deal with Your Elephant in the Room

Both Sides of the Table

You have a “strategic investor&# who wants to invest in your B round as long as a financial investor will lead. Your A round investors are not stepping up. - I will talk about how to deal with skeletons in my next post – this post only covers issues that the VC will for sure be thinking in your first meeting.