Steve Blank

JUNE 1, 2011

Reinventing the board meeting may offer venture-backed startups a more efficient, productive way to direct and measure their search for a profitable business model. Yet boards of large companies exist to monitor efficient strategy and execution of a known business model. 1) It’s their fiduciary responsibility.

Silicon Valley 273

Silicon Valley Business Model Venture Capital Balance Sheet 273

David Teten

JANUARY 11, 2020

They’re taking a $1m check from me, or giving $5m to me as a limited partner. In the venture capital/private equity business, investors are B2B microinfluencers. Other coinvestors: Limited partners, other VCs who are coinvestors, private equity funds which are potential growth-stage investors, etc.

Social Media 60

Social Media Technical Review Media Private Equity 60

Agile VC

JULY 19, 2012

This is true not only in a firm’s dealings with entrepreneurs but also with it’s limited partners and even within the firm among its partners. While their model isn’t necessarily to create a firm that endures after the founders, they have avoided at least one of the biggest reasons why great firms fail.

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Cofounder Limited Partner Early Stage LP 193

David Teten

AUGUST 19, 2019

I’ve been a traditional equity VC for 8 years, and I’m now researching new business models in venture capital. Our proprietary business accelerator programs, learning platform, and growth methodologies transition these underserved service-based businesses into companies with $5 million to $50 million in recurring revenue.

Revenue 60

Revenue Technical Review Software Review Equity 60

David Teten

DECEMBER 12, 2017

While the historic capital-raising process is driven by face-to-face networking and salesmanship, some GPs actively participate in LP/GP communities to find and build relationships with potential LPs. We believe this way we can extrapolate insights for our particular business model (portfolio operator VC fund) previously missed out.”.

Early Stage 60

Early Stage Technical Review Software Review Venture Capital 60

View from Seed

OCTOBER 29, 2014

Most of the dollars a VC firm invests come from outside limited partner investors (LPs). The actual partners of a VC firm (GPs) will typically invest a minimum of 1% of the total size of their fund,* though frequently this percentage is substantially higher (especially in many of the best funds). What Are These Intermediaries?

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LP Private Equity Institutional Investors Venture Capital 335

ReadWriteStart

JUNE 13, 2011

Reinventing the board meeting may offer venture-backed startups a more efficient, productive way to direct and measure their search for a profitable business model. Yet boards of large companies exist to monitor efficient strategy and execution of a known business model. It's their fiduciary responsibility.

Silicon Valley 117

Silicon Valley Balance Sheet Metrics Early Stage 117

Growthink Blog

MAY 23, 2011

Through connections, or through a chance meeting at a networking or social event, an angel investor hears the entrepreneur's story, likes them and their technology, and on the spot, writes a check to provide the company with its first outside financing. For most companies, it is simply a non-starter.

Angel Investor 112

Angel Investor Venture Capital Sweat Equity Cram Down 112

Agile VC

OCTOBER 29, 2014

Most of the dollars a VC firm invests come from outside limited partner investors (LPs). The actual partners of a VC firm (GPs) will typically invest a minimum of 1% of the total size of their fund,* though frequently this percentage is substantially higher (especially in many of the best funds). What Are These Intermediaries?

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Venture Capital LP Private Equity Institutional Investors 279

Professor VC

DECEMBER 8, 2015

one company running out of cash and another with cash but searching for a business model). I was a Limited Partner in Angel Investors II (Ron Conway's angel fund) that was an investor in Confinity. Often times those involve trading within a venture capital portfolio or between two venture firms portfolios.

Merger 28

Merger LP IPO Redemption 28

Professor VC

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

Rather than going through their networks or targeting specific sectors for deal flow, they are going to rely on an algorithm to select companies. My first reaction is incredulity that limited partners would buy into this idea. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"?

San Jose 28

San Jose Silicon Valley Venture Capital Angel Investor 28

BeyondVC

JUNE 29, 2005

I am not sure how many entrepreneurs understand the structure of venture capital funds but the bottom line is that while VCs manage funds, we ultimately report to our investors or Limited Partners (LPs). It is not our money, and we have a fiduciary responsibility to manage it properly and generate the returns our LPs expect of us.

LP 60

LP Private Equity Due Diligence Venture Capital 60

Professor VC

JANUARY 20, 2009

Some were also dealing with issues of limited partners struggles with capital calls and asset allocations. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? With that in mind, new funds are a great place to focus. A Lot of Horn Tooting over a Kazoo sized deal. ► January. (1).

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Venture Capital Silicon Valley San Jose Bootstrapping 28

Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

always focus on the business model and assumptions, but there are too many unknowns to put much faith in the future cash flow projections. I was a limited partner in Angel Investors, LP, Ron Conways fund in the late 1990s. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"?

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San Jose Angel Investor Venture Capital Mezzanine 33