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

David Teten

When I met my now-wife, I realized that any technology that can find me a spouse is a killer app. I’d argue that the same type of technologies that have revolutionized dating can revolutionize our industry. . I walk through below how progressive investors are using technology and analytics throughout all of their operations.

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Where would I go to invest in startups or emerging companies?

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That’s why one of the best options for you today is to join a local angel investor group, where you will work collegially with 25-250 other investors to hear pitches from companies, do your due diligence homework, and then—if you are interested—pool your money with the others to make meaningful investments.

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How Private Equity and Venture Capital Investors Are Eating Their Own Dogfood

David Teten

VCs tout themselves as frontier technology investors, but most are using the same infrastructure tools they have used for the past 20+ years: Excel and recent college grads searching Google. According to Knowledge.VC , under 5% of US VCs have a full-time team member focused on technology. . But we’re doing it slowly.

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Valuations 101: Scorecard Valuation Methodology

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Working within a network of angel investors also expands the pool of expert resources and helps divide the work of screening companies and investment due diligence. Earlier this month, I reported on the most current survey of angel groups: 2011 Valuation Survey of North American Angel Groups.

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Angel Bootcamp, The Blog Post: A Primer on Angel Investing

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A little under a year ago, we hosted an event called Angel Bootcamp that was a primer for folks thinking about getting into angel investing. Here’s a great recap on the Boston Globe’s tech blog.). Run in packs and learn from the group (but keep an independent mind). More reading: Brad Feld’s suggestions for angels.

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Angel Bootcamp, The Blog Post: A Primer on Angel Investing

View from Seed

A little under a year ago, we hosted an event called Angel Bootcamp that was a primer for folks thinking about getting into angel investing. Here’s a great recap on the Boston Globe’s tech blog.). Run in packs and learn from the group (but keep an independent mind). More reading: Brad Feld’s suggestions for angels.

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A Visit With the European Startup Community

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Between Northern Ireland and Ireland, I spent nineteen hours in front of audiences, while delivering eight lectures and workshops to one hundred and sixty-two entrepreneurs and one hundred and ninety angel investors. That same afternoon, FiBAN organized a two-hour workshop on Due Diligence in the offices of PricewaterhouseCoopers.

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