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Instead of sticking a fork in the venture market, realize. there is no fork

This is going to be BIG.

How else can you explain this headline matching a story about a professional social network still trying to explore revenues raising $17mm on an $80mm valuation? Did I mention it only took the founder a month? Most founders that get funded know their backers or have close connections to them well before they officially "pitch.".

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How Private Equity and Venture Capital Investors Are Eating Their Own Dogfood

David Teten

Even for later-stage companies with predictable financials, the lack of liquidity, audited financials, and standardized metrics creates real challenges to scaling quantitative investing. Relationship Science makes it easier to understand and map social networks into potential limited partners. Pitchbot.vc

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

David Teten

To learn more about this space, I suggest join an online community I co-founded, PEVCTech. . Tim Friedman, Founder, PE Stack , said, “If I could offer one piece of advice to today’s managers, it would be to take the time to understand the demands of the modern institutional LP. The 11 Steps of Investing in Private Companies.

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This Week in VC with @VCMike Hirshland of Polaris Ventures

Both Sides of the Table

He says they are just as selective on seed investments as they are in later stage deals. Finally, I do want to mention that Mike was the founder of DogPatch Labs , which has facilities in Cambridge, New York and San Francisco. -Also offers premium ad campaigns to publishers by tracking reader intent, behavior, and demographics.

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Corporate Venture Capital: Obligatory or Oxymoron?

David Teten

Previously she was Co-Founder and CEO of SNAZZ, a cloud-based event management platform. At Virgin Mobile USA, Mari led early initiatives in mobile commerce, social networking and advertising. What are some of the unique benefits and constraints from the point of view of a founder? . Mari Holds a B.A.

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Early stage startups don’t need a perfect idea, they need a great thesis

The Equity Kicker

Later stage companies have the reverse situation. Josh Miller, co-founder of Branch has a good post up on Medium today which examines what we should look for in early stage companies in a bit more detail. Fab started as social network. They have released products to a market and have built a brand.

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What Most People Don’t Understand About How Startup Companies are Valued

Both Sides of the Table

Social networking finally came of age connected the planet and leading to enormous wealth creation for Facebook employees and investors. So the multiples paid by publics matter and when they drop, the late-stage markets drop, too. Many founders don’t understand why inside rounds are so difficult. Even Sequoia.

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