Agile VC

OCTOBER 23, 2012

LPs investing in venture hold a subset of all the funds in the VC universe by design (see #4 & 5). It’s true that FoFs provide LPs a way to purchase VC funds in a basket, but by design these are comparatively narrow actively-managed investment funds rather than broad-based passive vehicles.

LP 176

LP Accredited Investor Carried Interest Distribution 176

Hunter Walker

AUGUST 15, 2023

I belong to an industry (tech) and in a role (investor) which benefit immensely and directly from the entrepreneurism of technical founders, often first generation Americans or newly arrived. I can have my immigration reform and my carried interest designation? False tradeoff you say? Great, I’ll take it I guess.

America 118

America United States Stock Options Carried Interest 118

SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

Why Entrepreneurs Hate Lawyers. In many of them I get asked similar questions, including the inevitable “what makes a great entrepreneur?” Marketplace companies are notoriously difficult to start, so I'm constantly amazed that so many entrepreneurs chose this route. If you’re an entrepreneur, the glib answer is “no.”

Fractional CTO 248

Fractional CTO Startup Venture Capital Cofounder 248

K9 Ventures

NOVEMBER 30, 2008

In addition, there is a performance incentive — the Carried Interest or Carry. The carry is typically around 20% of any gains on the fund. The Entrepreneur perspective. For entrepreneurs the problems occur at multiple levels. This is both time consuming and sometimes frustrating for entrepreneurs.

IRR 48

IRR Venture Capital LP Early Stage 48

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 29, 2009

But the biggest innovation was the “carried interest” (called the “carry”.) Aligning their interests with their limited investors and the entrepreneurs they were investing in. Theme: Digg 3 Column by WP Designer. In a typical venture fund, the partners receive a 2% management fee. Blog at WordPress.com.

Silicon Valley 130

Silicon Valley SBIC San Francisco RSS 130