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

David Teten

Tim Friedman, Founder, PE Stack , said, “If I could offer one piece of advice to today’s managers, it would be to take the time to understand the demands of the modern institutional LP. We are also seeing technology evaluation as an increasingly important part of LP operational due diligence.

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

David Teten

The majority of funds are using the popular B2C websites and services for basic due diligence, e.g., Linkedin, Twitter, HackerNews. Jaime Hildreth, Managing Director of GP and LP Strategies at Ipreo , informed us that 97% of Ipreo’s GP clients report that data requests from LP’s have increased over the past two years.

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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

For example, Ashley’s background in marketing and comms (across B2B and B2C) differentiates her from many other emerging managers.] Having a strong POV also helps with finding… LP/GP fit. You just have to find LP/GP fit, or the folks who are in the market for your particular POV. Your portfolio is your brand.

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Startups: It’s not Thelma & Louise

Austin Startup

swing for the fences category-building B2C software capital?—?wasn’t We have the consumer market, but not investor market for what I’m selling : B2C software.) So, when folks say, “I don’t understand B2C”, it’s essentially saying “I don’t understand women!” wasn’t readily available in Austin. (We

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My Thoughts on the Current Market: on 20-Minute VC

Both Sides of the Table

B2C Companies We talked about how some companies saw an immediate decline in purchasing (for example if you’re in travel or hospitality). Harry asked me whether I thought LP “defaults” (not funding the VC commitments it made) would go up. Burn through your cash quickly at your peril.

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

David Teten

B2B vs B2C) within the business model preference. . As such, there are 3 stakeholders when building a thesis: the investing Partners, the LPs and the founders. . It incorporates influences from the LP and, more and more, from the founders. These firms also sometimes target startups that serve a specific kind of customer (e.g.