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When Software Eats the World, Vulnerable Populations – Like Kids – Can Get Exposed to Venture Risk Without Knowing It

Hunter Walker

One byproduct of this movement, especially during the blitzscaling era , were new startups in areas such as finance, healthcare, housing, education, using venture capital to acquire customers at accelerated rates.

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

David Teten

The majority of funds are using the popular B2C websites and services for basic due diligence, e.g., Linkedin, Twitter, HackerNews. 645 Ventures released a cap table simulator to help level the playing field. Carta , Captable.io , Certent , EquityEffect , and ShareWorks by Morgan Stanley track private company cap tables. .

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“One Thing You Wish People Better Understood About Venture Capital” – Part V, featuring Ethan Kurzweil, Lily Lyman, Ashley Mayer, and Leshika Samarasinghe.

Hunter Walker

As a side note, another thing I wish people (especially women and other underrepresented talent) understood is that while venture is a money-management and investment business, it doesn’t require a deep finance background to do it (at early stages). The best dishes have mix of components in proportions which make sense.

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

David Teten

B2B vs B2C) within the business model preference. . Revenue-Based Finance and Flexible VC investors invest using “alternative VC” structures, as opposed to conventional preferred equity and convertible notes. “Index the Best” – Only invest in companies that have brand name firms on the cap table and/or as leads.