Hunter Walker

JANUARY 19, 2023

Can any transition to a venture-financed for profit be truly Open? Of course they want to see startups experimenting with their technology, pushing it forward the use cases, getting input from the developer community. The company you keep does impact behaviors, no? Is this a new model or just a new FAANG?

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Hunter Walker

APRIL 20, 2018

Like many in the venture community, especially us newer investors, I enjoy Fred Wilson’s “process” posts, where he shares a POV on the practice of our profession. Like we do at the seed stage, USV almost always plays the role of “ lead investor.” But it often is not.”

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Asked to respond to the topic, “What collusion happens with AngelList, if any&# I wrote the following: “Um, let’s not be naive here and not think that a “form of collusion&# doesn’t happen on virtually any financing round. Investors talk to each other. How well financed is the competition?

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Professor VC

OCTOBER 20, 2009

However, the individual above was adamant that we should have a PR campaign to let the entrepreneurial community know that we dont participate or support this practice. Im also a strong believer that your track record and reputation are your most valuable assets in the venture community. In how many of those were you a lead investor?

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Bryce Dot VC

FEBRUARY 12, 2015

The equity element will only become a factor if the participating company chooses to raise a round of financing or sell out to an acquiring company. model is cash distributions vs. subsequent rounds of financing which point to a future exit event. community and share with others what you’ve learned. Within the indie.vc

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reidhoffman.org

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

You may happen to emphasize the right points that pique an investor’s interest, but you shouldn’t leave your financing up to chance. Second, understand the broader financing climate. In 2004, investors regained interest in the consumer internet again. Steer into your investors’ objections.

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mashable.com

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

AngelList is an online community that matches startups with investors to streamline the fundraising process. Look for Your Lead Investor. First you’ll want to find a lead investor — someone many other investors will recognize and respect. This list of top angel investors is a good start.

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Babbling VC

DECEMBER 5, 2010

These business would scale on the sheer virality of their communities. Ultimately, money ran out again and this fund decided not to participate in a further financing round. This was absolutely catastrophic to the business as new investors were swayed by an insider (a reputable one at that) not going along with the investment.

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View from Seed

JANUARY 11, 2021

Investors looked to known, credible networks, to closed communities, and sought warm introductions to source new deals. We looked to who from our respected community could help us meet founders, partnered closely with co-investors we’d worked with before and with credible angels.”.

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Agile VC

JANUARY 12, 2012

When a startup doesn’t match the stage where a particular investor focuses, founders may get a response along the lines of “This is interesting to us, but come back once you get from X phase to Y phase” That could be from seed stage to a larger Series A financing need, or to progress from pre-product to post-revenue.

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Reid Hoffman

JANUARY 26, 2021

One of the things a financing round brings is an opportunity to strengthen the startup’s overall network. This is one of the reasons why the best practice for a startup is to raise investment rounds from different lead investors rather than simply doing internal rounds, even if an internal round requires less work.

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