David Teten

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

PEVCTech is partnering with Blue Future Partners to run the first large-scale survey of VCs’ technology stack. Johann Kratzer of Blue Future Partners , a fund of funds, observed, “The majority of the hundreds of funds we’ve diligenced rely predominantly on their relationships to source deals. Greylock Partners.

Private Equity 60

Private Equity Venture Capital Equity Technical Review 60

David Teten

DECEMBER 12, 2017

(written by Philipp von dem Knesebeck , Managing Partner, Blue Future Partners (bluefp.com, @bluefutureteam ), and David Teten ). Based on this paper, Blue Future Partners and PEVCTech recently completed a large-scale survey to find out which tools are most commonly used by venture capital firms.

Early Stage 60

Early Stage Technical Review Software Review Venture Capital 60

View from Seed

MAY 29, 2019

These funds would regularly share deal flow with one another and could share the work in supporting founders and helping to push the company forward. This post will try to describe why this is happening and what repercussions are for founders and investors. Is This is Good or Bad for Founders?

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Syndicate Syndication Cofounder Cap Table 267

Rob Go

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Most of these rhyme with what we’ve said in the past, but some have also evolved to fit the changing landscape and our own convictions about what really matters for founders and their investors at the seed stage. Of the last 15 investments we’ve made, we’ve been the lead or co-lead investor over 80% of the time. .

North America 36

North America Seed Stage Early Stage Lead Investor 36

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2011

I was hanging out the other day with my buddy Jody Sherman, founder & CEO of EcoMom. Co-founded a company in the private jet business – sold to Virgin America. I had also expressed my concern for SproutBaby’s lack of independence from their partner with Jody. Through this process he raised $2 million.

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Valuation Deal Flow Lead Investor Cofounder 292

Rob Go

JANUARY 10, 2017

Have domain expertise in an emerging area that the VC cares about and wants to develop more authority and deal flow around. A number of funds that invest in growth-stage companies have established sourcing teams that essentially cold-call founders and track them over a long period of time. ” That’s pretty much it.

Technical Review 28

Technical Review Due Diligence Deal Flow Early Stage 28

The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

FUND is a national connector of entrepreneurs, VCs, angel investors, and industry experts with a focus on deal flow and making connections. Along with professional stories created by our in-house team, we will eventually allow freelance journalists/podcasters, media partners and listeners to contribute stories as well.

Chicago 148

Chicago Illinois New York City Cofounder 148

David Teten

MAY 29, 2019

Most private equity professionals fail to see even a majority of the potential deals flowing through their target markets, according to the latest research. Speakers (to date): Dave Harvey, CEO, Harvey & Co LLC. Nadim Malik, founder and CEO, Sutton Place Strategies. David Teten, Venture Partner, HOF Capital.

Private Equity 60

Private Equity Deal Flow Equity LLC 60

This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 3, 2020

The partner at the fund, the VC, gets to do the fun part—the meeting with founders, vetting deals, negotiating, helping, etc. Side Benefits Ideally, a small fund could get you the following, but you have to ask to make sure it’s available: Co-investing opportunities. Access to the partner. So what’s the point?

Portfolio 103

Portfolio Syndicate Syndication Deal Flow 103

This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

They’re trying to get exposure and diversification at the same time, while potentially seeing co-investment deal flow. A lot of VC fund pitches—and I know this because I used to vet VCs for a living as an institutional limited partner at a pension fund—sound the same. Could you have led any of these deals?

Accredited Investor 106

Accredited Investor Term Sheet Deal Flow .Net 106

This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 21, 2021

I’m a female founder. I don’t have a technical co-founder. These are all of the things I heard from a founder that I recently backed. So what about all of the above statements—things that founders widely hold to be true barriers to fundraising? It’s the “hook” that gets a team noticed in a partner meeting.

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Venture Capital Cofounder Deal Flow Later Stage 178

This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 4, 2018

It’s an entirely fair question—and the risk is that limited partners, founders, or other VCs might not want to work with me because I’m vocal about my political views. I suspect, though, there are even some founders out there who could be put off by the things I write and probably how I write them. We get judged all the time.

Arkansas 105

Arkansas Cofounder Limited Partner Algorithm 105

David Teten

JANUARY 28, 2013

The good news for Techcrunch readers: Every major study conducted to date has placed angel investors’ IRR between 18 and 38 percent, as summarized by my Partner John Frankel and Professor Robert Wiltbank in prior Techcrunch articles. But when you look at who is doing at least two deals a quarter, the numbers fall to just 200 firms.

IRR 114

IRR Angel Investor Angel Groups Cofounder 114

Austin Startup

JANUARY 28, 2020

In 2018, we launched in Dallas with the help of The DEC, the Dallas Regional Chamber, UT Dallas, Accenture, Deloitte, Varidesk and many other partners. that’s a full third of our deal flow in our first full year of operation. The money is flowing in Dallas too?—?our Our word of the year was “Dallas”.

Houston 86

Houston San Antonio Fort Worth Dallas 86

This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Since I started coaching investors , especially non-partners and partners at emerging funds, I’ve been asked the same questions in all sorts of ways: “What things should I be doing to be great?” You're competing against other top tier VCs for your deal flow--as top founders look to get backed by top investors.

Non-Compete 97

Non-Compete Cofounder Cap Table Reputation 97

Up and Running

OCTOBER 21, 2016

We work with like-minded partners who also want to help your businesses succeed by providing the best tools and content for the job. If our readers choose to learn more or purchase from links to our partners, sometimes we earn affiliate commissions that support Bplans’ mission. Never heard of Burbn?

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Silicon Valley Deal Flow Cofounder Affiliate 60

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

MARCH 11, 2014

Listen to this episode if you want to hear about a founder who has a product and users and paying customers … and is trying to figure out how to take his company to the next level and grow faster. Well yeah, you could potentially find a cofounder. I first did it for the founder. Why not get a partner? Jason: Yeah.

Technical Cofounder 220

Technical Cofounder Cofounder Software Review Management 220

Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

You can see a list of the 70+ investors and other partners who have signed on to participate in local programming at the bottom. You should come along for the ride if you are interested in investing more in Texas technology and disruptive commerce companies and want to develop relationships with local investors who can be your deal flow.

Texas 50

Texas San Antonio Dallas Houston 50

Rob Go

JANUARY 10, 2012

The other idea is the concept of collaboration and shared ownership between the partners of our fund. One practice that we instituted early on was to create a co-working culture, much like what you see in the startups we invest in or the shared workspaces where startups are birthed. This collaboration manifests itself in many ways.

Due Diligence 46

Due Diligence Seed Stage Cofounder Deal Flow 46

Austin Startup

AUGUST 30, 2019

“I didn’t set out to write a book but as we looked around the market for an operational playbook for sales, we couldn’t find one, so I tapped into my 20 years of sales experience and my network so that we could create a valuable resource for founders everywhere,” said Schwartzfarb. Denver, CO?—? RSVP here Sept. New York City, NY Sept.

Austin 48

Austin Management Los Angeles New York City 48

David Teten

OCTOBER 1, 2015

Should you co-found your company with a software development shop? I’ve talked with a number of software development shops who are eager to get into the business of cofounding companies, i.e., getting product revenue and equity instead of just consulting revenue. What are the terms of their relationship with the founder?

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Software Development Software Developers Software Review Technical Cofounder 60

David Teten

MARCH 14, 2018

Managers of VC funds typically want to grow their business aggressively, just like the founders we back. My Partners at HOF Capital are younger than I am, which means that we have a half-century horizon for the franchise we are building. . This evolves the VC from a server to a router.

Private Equity 60

Private Equity Venture Capital Equity Cofounder 60

David Teten

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Blue Future Partners, a venture capital fund of funds, recently interviewed me on ESG in venture capital. Starship was launched by the co-founders of Skype. The Boston Consulting Group and MassChallenge , a US-based global network of accelerators, partnered to study why “ women-owned startups are a better bet ”.

Venture Capital 60

Venture Capital Partner Technical Review Cofounder 60

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

In my ongoing quest to get you good transcripts of the wonderful interviews we’ve done in the past, I present you with one amazing interview here with Tom McInerney – a friend, co-investor, former entrepreneur turned angel investor and “wizard of Oz&# behind the scenes at the uber hot startup Klout.

Angel Investor 302

Angel Investor Cofounder Southern California .Net 302

David Teten

MARCH 18, 2021

(co-written with Stephane Nasser , co-founder of OpenVC , an open-source initiative to collect and analyze all VC theses.). OpenVC is a new, open-source initiative to collect and analyze all publicly available VC theses, to help founders more efficiently find the right investors, and vice-versa. of venture capital deals.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Cofounder Venture Capital B2B 78