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

David Teten

Many tools designed for B2B marketing in general are also relevant to investors. I previously posted a detailed presentation with sales technology tools useful for B2B sales. 645 Ventures released a cap table simulator to help level the playing field. It sounds simple; however, very few asset managers actually do it.”

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Who are the Major Revenue-Based Investing VCs?

David Teten

Investment Criteria: B2B SaaS or tech-enabled services with proven, recurring contracts. Limited amount of existing debt and a clean cap table”. We developed Scaleworks venture finance loans to fill a need we saw for our own B2B SaaS companies. We’re also regularly following-on for existing portfolio companies.”.

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

David Teten

Many tools designed for B2B marketing in general are also relevant to investors. I previously posted a detailed presentation with sales technology tools useful for B2B sales. EShares is an increasingly popular tool in our portfolio for tracking private company cap tables. 1) Market fund.

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Does Your VC have an Investment Thesis, or a Hypothesis?

David Teten

“Tech” means B2B Saas/Fintech or Consumer apps. For example, Point Nine Capital focuses on B2B SaaS and marketplaces at the seed stage, across many industries. B2B vs B2C) within the business model preference. . “Europe” means a handful of countries, for instance, France, UK, and Germany.

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How to Launch, Manage, and Invest a VC Fund

David Teten

We also use Carta , which specializes in cap table management and has just launched a fund administration service which we have transitioned to. 10) Time, market, and exit investment. See my overview of sales technology tools useful for B2B sales. 8) Monitor and report investments. 9) Accelerate portfolio company value.

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How to Launch, Manage, and Invest a VC Fund

David Teten

We also use Carta , which specializes in cap table management and has just launched a fund administration service which we have transitioned to. 10) Time, market, and exit investment. See my overview of sales technology tools useful for B2B sales. 8) Monitor and report investments. 9) Accelerate portfolio company value.

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Customers Love Free Stuff … But That’s Not Your Problem

abovethecrowd.com

These are the parties on the cap table prior to the transaction. Why would a founder or CEO want an investor on the cap table who was only interested in “paying attention” to the company if there is a large, free, one-day incentive? The others are all B2B companies. Party B: The investment banks.

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