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High Returns On A Small Fund Challenge Low Returns On A Big Fund

David Teten

We thought that you’d be interested in our conversation. Second, credibility (fund reputation) is a huge confound. A cynical observer might argue this is why some firms raise many concurrent small funds… then they have both large management fee streams and high volatility on each given carried interest pool.

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How to Negotiate a Partner Role at a Venture Capital or Private Equity Firm

David Teten

If you join a fund, you’ll invest your financial capital, but far more importantly, your reputational capital. Sean Seton-Rogers, Partner, Profounders Capital, breaks the conversation into three areas: Control: voting/veto for new deals, share of management company. These are many of the steps I went through when I joined HOF Capital.