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The Importance of Proprietary Deal Flow in Early-Stage VC

Both Sides of the Table

Should I trust my instincts for founders and products or should I be more focused on the market size or business plan? I tapped my friends at big tech companies (Salesforce, Google, Oracle). There is one source that was always problematic for me – intros from investment bankers. What kind of deals should I be doing?

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Why Early-Stage VCs Should Be Careful About Intros from Bankers

Both Sides of the Table

Should I trust my instincts for founders and products or should I be more focused on the market size or business plan? I tapped my friends at big tech companies (Salesforce, Google, Oracle). There is one source I never liked and no early-stage VC should – investment bankers. What kind of deals should I be doing?

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The Economics of a Small VC Fund

This is going to be BIG.

If I was optimizing for cash, I would have been an investment banker a long time ago. I send out my own term sheets and review docs myself--especially since I''m in sydicated rounds. I have a desk in a co-working space--that''s $5k a year. Venture Capital & Technology' I don''t have any kids.

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

David Teten

When I met my now-wife, I realized that any technology that can find me a spouse is a killer app. I’d argue that the same type of technologies that have revolutionized dating can revolutionize our industry. . I walk through below how progressive investors are using technology and analytics throughout all of their operations.

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Here’s How To Make Your Startup Irresistible To Investors

YoungUpstarts

by Lihi Pinto Fryman, Co-Founder and CMO of Syte. We didn’t approach a single VC until we knew the technology could play in the big leagues. They’re pitching the same investors that you are (and the same tech journalists for that matter!). Lihi Pinto Fryman is the CMO and one of the co-founders of Syte.

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Build, Buy Or Build To Buy

YoungUpstarts

I gave a presentation at a legal technology conference last week. When I got back to the office, I reviewed some of the other accounts that we were currently working with, and I noticed some patterns emerge. by Ryan Gerhardy, CEO of Pitchly. Afterward, I met the CIO from one of our law firm clients who was in the audience.

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25 Entrepreneurs Share Their Thoughts on the Future of Entrepreneurship

Hearpreneur

Every waking day, we are having tremendous changes in regulations and technology which greatly affects the way businesses operate. But, thanks to today's digital platforms and technical infrastructure, it's becoming more typical to be able to create a billion-dollar business in less than a decade. 8- More digital. It isn't knowledge.