thebarefootvc

MAY 8, 2012

If there is an opportunity to bring in a syndicate partner that will add exponential value, it would be foolish to not include them. It is the downturns and bumps that separate the dedicated, long-term investors from passive ones — and entrepreneurs should keep this in mind as they build out their syndicates.

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David Teten

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Just as with any company, the most important issue is the team; see “ How to Negotiate a Partner Role at a Venture Capital or Private Equity Firm “ . See How Private Equity and Venture Capital Investors Are Eating Their Own Dogfood. . 3) Raise capital. 4) Originate investments. 6) Due diligence.

Technical Review 60

Technical Review Private Equity Management Cap Table 60

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Just as with any company, the most important issue is the team; see “ How to Negotiate a Partner Role at a Venture Capital or Private Equity Firm “ . See How Private Equity and Venture Capital Investors Are Eating Their Own Dogfood. . 3) Raise capital. 4) Originate investments. 6) Due diligence.

Technical Review 60

Technical Review Private Equity Management Cap Table 60

David Teten

JANUARY 19, 2021

Similar to the explosion of seed funds in the past decade, we (and some limited partners too ) believe these Flexible VCs are on the forefront of what will become a major segment of the venture ecosystem. We detail below the major categories of VC: VENTURE CAPITAL TYPOLOGY. FLEXIBLE VC VS. OTHER VENTURE CAPITAL MODELS.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 27, 2021

Most entrepreneurs have found by now one or more of the many popular crowdfunding sites , and have the name and contact information for at least one of the big venture capital firms. Their realm fits between crowdfunding and venture capital sources. contributes more than $25 billion to fund 70,000 startups every year.

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View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

It’s been an interesting several years in the early stage venture eco-system, and the sands have shifted considerably. Amidst the rise of new funds, new technologies, and potentially disruptive late stage players, I thought it was important to share what we consider to be our core operating principles here at NextView. .

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 21, 2023

Solicit venture capital investors. Most metropolitan areas have groups of local high-net-worth individuals interested in supporting startups, and willing to syndicate amounts up to a million dollars for qualified startups. Look for a warm introduction to make this work. Apply to local angel investor groups.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 21, 2009

On the third Wednesday of every month I co-chair a meeting called the SoCal VCA (venture capital alliance), which represents participants from all of the top venture capital firms in Southern California as well as prominent members of the Tech Coast Angels (TCA). with only 19% saying they would decrease levels.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 24, 2021

The move to remote work forced quick adoption of cloud technology and tools that were once having difficulties selling to large corporates, saw explosive growth – from Zoom to Hopin, new unicorns were born in record time. I also believe that there was a fundamental change in consumer behaviour.

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Technical Review Audio Forecast Social Media 207

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 29, 2020

Solicit venture capital investors. Most metropolitan areas have groups of local high-net-worth individuals interested in supporting startups, and willing to syndicate amounts up to a million dollars for qualified startups. Look for a warm introduction to make this work. Apply to local angel investor groups.

Equity 436

Equity SBA Small Business Administration Syndicate 436

David Teten

JANUARY 11, 2020

In the venture capital/private equity business, investors are B2B microinfluencers. PEVCTech.com , a community for investors and technologists responsible for investing in private companies, primarily at private equity and venture capital funds. Kevin has written over 620 syndicated columns). Distributing content.

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Up and Running

JUNE 14, 2010

And the beneath-the-surface rumblings were about how it was screwing up the venture capital business model. VCs needed to invest hundreds of millions of dollars every couple of years, and liked to go into groups and syndications, which meant they wanted deals for a few millions dollars. No, I don’t have data.

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Disintermediation Venture Capital Angel Investor Seed Stage 66

This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 16, 2014

It''s also not the best way to create a helpful syndicate of investors that share the founder''s vision for the company. Venture Capital & Technology' Theoretically, someone could meet you, sign your document, and write you a check for deposit that day, but that''s not how it usually works.

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David Teten

MAY 15, 2019

– The technology stack which makes the deal process efficient and scaleable, without sacrificing the value of relationships. – Discussion of technologies within the Secondary PE Market. Who: Members of PEVCTech.com, specifically investors in private companies who want to use technology to make better investments.

Syndicate 60

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 15, 2014

He’s one of those rare people that after every meeting you have with him you feel like you have much more insight into the future of the technology industry than before your conversation began. We kept meeting at conferences over the next 18 months and he kept showing me what he was working on.

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Founder CTO Hire Silicon Valley Leadership 309

This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 25, 2010

They also couldn’t have asked for a better syndicate of investors. Both groups signed up for the deal, as did Lerer Media Ventures, and several other prominent angels—including Josh Stylman and Pete Hershberg, who backed my previous company. GroupMe is more than just a way to text in groups.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 21, 2014

And finally, in Darwinian fashion, competition for market share amongst the venture capitalists as a result of increased numbers of angel investment syndicates will clear the decks of the low-value add venture capital dollars. All of these attributes will effectively benefit the entrepreneurial community.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 22, 2020

Typically, individual investments will be less than $100K, but a group of angels may syndicate multiples. Venture capitalists, on the other hand, rarely consider requests below $2M. Lead with your credentials, rather than with your technology. Angels spread their risk by making multiple smaller investments.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Solicit venture capital investors. Most metropolitan areas have groups of local high-net-worth individuals interested in supporting startups, and willing to syndicate amounts up to a million dollars for qualified startups. Look for a warm introduction to make this work. Apply to local angel investor groups.

Entrepreneur 240

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Rob Go

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

It’s been an interesting several years in the early stage venture eco-system, and the sands have shifted considerably. Amidst the rise of new funds, new technologies, and potentially disruptive late stage players, I thought it was important to share what we consider to be our core operating principles here at NextView. .

North America 36

North America Seed Stage Early Stage Lead Investor 36

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Private equity and venture capital investors are copying our sisters in the hedge fund world: we’re trying to automate more of our job. . When I met my now-wife, I realized that any technology that can find me a spouse is a killer app. I previously posted a detailed presentation with sales technology tools useful for B2B sales.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

Most entrepreneurs have found by now one or more of the many popular crowdfunding sites , and have the name and contact information for at least one of the big venture capital firms. Their realm fits between crowdfunding and venture capital sources. Most share expertise as well as money.

Angel Investor 120

Angel Investor Accredited Investor Venture Capital Startup 120

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 12, 2014

Solicit venture capital investors. Most metropolitan areas have groups of local high-net-worth individuals interested in supporting startups, and willing to syndicate amounts up to a million dollars for qualified startups. Look for a warm introduction to make this work. Apply to local Angel investor groups.

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Entrepreneur Startup Equity SBA 283

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 5, 2015

A micro venture capital firm. Micro-VCs, by definition, are firms that invest institutional money (meaning other people’s money) in projects that are at the seed stage or are too small to attract the attention of more traditional venture capitalists. A “genesis” venture capital round.

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This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 3, 2014

Would the entrepreneur enthusiastically include them in the syndicate of their next venture? Venture Capital & Technology' Even if their record looks good because of that deal, was it really their deal? Did they lead it? Will the entrepreneur count that investor among their most helpful?

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Syndicate Syndication Venture Capital Valuation 124

This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 23, 2014

I''ve been helping to syndicate a few opportunities lately and what has really surprised me was how wishy washy the turndowns were. Venture Capital & Technology' The world is uncertain and making bets in an uncertain world is what risk is all about. At the end of the day, my bet is that you''d rather get that.

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K9 Ventures

JULY 19, 2012

I am pleased to announce the formation of K9 Ventures II, L.P. – A $40M technology-focused micro-VC fund. K9 Ventures started investing in 2009 with our first fund, K9 Ventures, L.P., With the new fund K9 Ventures will be able to invest between $250K – $750K as an initial investment in the companies we back.

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Technology Seed Stage San Francisco Limited Partner 132

K9 Ventures

JULY 19, 2012

I am pleased to announce the formation of K9 Ventures II, L.P. – A $40M technology-focused micro-VC fund. K9 Ventures started investing in 2009 with our first fund, K9 Ventures, L.P., With the new fund K9 Ventures will be able to invest between $250K – $750K as an initial investment in the companies we back.

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Haystack

JULY 15, 2018

Occasionally here, I’ll make a smaller investment to start and help syndicate. Sometimes they find it refreshing, and we get to know each other better, and hopefully, they find these sessions useful. Of course, should things progress in a manner that I like, I can always invest.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2021

Texas is the most promising technology market in the United States. The University of Texas System is the third most innovative university in the world , behind only the University of California system and Massachusetts Institute of Technology in intellectual property patents.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 25, 2016

Solicit venture capital investors. Most metropolitan areas have groups of local high-net-worth individuals interested in supporting startups, and willing to syndicate amounts up to a million dollars for qualified startups. Look for a warm introduction to make this work. Apply to local Angel investor groups.

Equity 120

Equity Small Business Administration SBA Syndicate 120

David Teten

JULY 23, 2019

See How VCs structure a syndicate and recruit coinvestors for more on this. Though these tools can be helpful to the syndication process, I believe it will largely remain a relationship-based process for some time to come. . – Drop Technologies *: The fastest-growing mobile rewards program.

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Haystack

FEBRUARY 9, 2019

My old friend Krishna Gade and his new co-founder, Amit Paka, were teaming up to build a new startup in one of the most exciting technology spaces out there today — artificial intelligence. But Gade’s and Paka’s vision wasn’t simply to leverage AI for a vertical application.

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Artificial Inteligence Algorithm Term Sheet Cofounder 107

This is going to be BIG.

JULY 1, 2013

This current indecisiveness in our investor community is leading to party rounds, lower quality syndicates, and lots of founder time wasted. Venture Capital & Technology' I''m going to rededicate myself to being even more responsive to founders--coming to decisions right there in the first pitch when I know it''s a no.

Syndicate 112

Syndicate Syndication Venture Capital Portfolio 112

Haystack

AUGUST 18, 2019

They’ve all accepted that this is a new world of capital abundance and that the pistons driving the global economy are technology and network effects. When more capital is chasing the same set, entry prices go up and returns are likely to go down. You lose way more than you win. You wait the longest for liquidity.

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Seed Stage Cap Table Early Stage Malaysia 108

Haystack

JANUARY 16, 2019

A savvy operator at a breakout technology company may parlay his/her early pick (in the form of stock, cash, or reputation) to an executive title in the next role, or a plush investment job; a daring creator may parlay a government grant into a product that works magically, and then parlay that into a company.

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Portfolio Syndicate Syndication Reputation 111

This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 8, 2015

To date, I''ve backed three fashion related companies--Refinery29, chloe + isabel, and Ringly--and now I have the pleasure of joining the syndicate of investors in Bradford Shellhammer ''s new company, Bezar. Venture Capital & Technology' Could I a less likely candidate for such a portfolio? :).

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