View from Seed

JANUARY 11, 2021

Said one investor, “We may have overdone it on socialization at the expense of productivity.”. Of the eight venture capitalists we interviewed, six commented that they felt more efficient and were able to have more early conversations during this period than before.

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Venture Capital Cofounder Early Stage Seed Stage 350

VC Adventure

MAY 21, 2014

A few months ago AngelList announced Syndicates - enabling investors on AngelList to create fund-like groups of investors to invest together in AngelList companies (following a single lead investor). We were the first formal venture fund to do this. And they do look at terms so structuring a fair deal is important.

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Syndicate Syndication Technical Review Due Diligence 93

VC Adventure

MAY 21, 2014

A few months ago AngelList announced Syndicates – enabling investors on AngelList to create fund-like groups of investors to invest together in AngelList companies (following a single lead investor). We were the first formal venture fund to do this. The big spike is Tuesday.

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Syndicate Syndication Technical Review Due Diligence 48

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 13, 2018

If you’re raising a round where a new lead investor would invest $5 million the VC fund must have no less than $100 million and if you’re looking for them to write $15–20 million as the lead their fund realistically should be at least $400 million. How Many Investors Should You Talk to in a VC Fund Raise?

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Term Sheet Due Diligence Campaign Sales 332

Reid Hoffman

JANUARY 26, 2021

The primary goal of this conversation was to explain how and why a great startup board can be a powerful tool to help the CEO make the company successful. The challenge is that it’s very difficult to fire an investor board member, because a venture round’s legal paperwork typically entitles a lead investor to a board seat.

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Startup Equity Early Stage Green 36

Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 9, 2020

In the first part of our conversation, we talk about the chronology of what has happened to Airbnb, the impacts the pandemic has had on their business and the emergency measures the company was required to take. You can listen to our conversation on Apple podcasts , Google podcasts , or wherever you like to download. I am Eric Ries.

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Silicon Valley Hosting Cofounder Employee 60