David Teten

MAY 9, 2012

We are in the midst of two great disruptions to American business: the internet’s ongoing disruption of most traditional industries: finance, healthcare, retail, finance, fashion, etc. VCAP© Addresses the Gap between Venture Capital and Funding for Women and Diverse Entrepreneurs. competitiveness.

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ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 29, 2010

Together with 40 Nordic entrepreneurs , we decided to take a trip to the startup mecca, looking for opportunities and lessons to learn. Not Businessmen, Entrepreneurs. We Europeans think of entrepreneurs as businessmen. Access to Finance. legislation is not on the foreign entrepreneur’s side. Photo by luigig.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

One of the biggest mistakes entrepreneurs make is misunderstanding the role of venture capital investors. There’s lots of lore, emotion, and misconceptions of what VC’s do or don’t do for entrepreneurs. What this meant for entrepreneurs and VC’s was simple– the gold rush to liquidity was on. What Do VC’s Do?

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

That would mean that the increased number of new business startups will lead to a “funding gap&# of deals that can’t get financed. Yet nearly any entrepreneur who has an idea that other people aren’t doing will tell you that it’s hard to get investors excited. Investors are conformists by nature.

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Gust

SEPTEMBER 27, 2014

To begin with, it is important to understand some basic facts about the world of entrepreneurial finance: There are many more entrepreneurs than there are investors, with the result that only one company out of every 400 that seeks venture funding actually receives it. One of the primary ones is the referral source.

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Angel Groups Elevator Pitch Software Review Deal Flow 159

Gust

FEBRUARY 22, 2014

However, there is actually much more to Gust than is apparent on the surface, or even from the viewpoint of a current user (either entrepreneur or investor). As I’ve discussed elsewhere, Gust’s long-term goal is to serve as the infrastructure platform for the entire global, early stage finance industry.

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 11, 2023

I will tell you brief details about seed stage funding, and deal sourcing on this page, so read the conclusion until the end. The following is a condensed explanation of seed funding: Seed money is a form of early-stage financing that new businesses receive from investors in exchange for a share of ownership in the company.

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Mucker Lab

AUGUST 27, 2014

As an entrepreneur himself, founding and operating printed circuit board factories in Taiwan, my father was debating between two places to immigrate to and build his next new venture: Los Angeles (“The Valley” aka San Fernando Valley) and Santa Clara (“Silicon Valley”).

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

I started this series in part to help entrepreneurs but also to help newer investors because I’ve know with so many new companies you have so many new board members and many people are trying to figure out there respective roles. A new investor wants to finance the company?—?is Founders are fighting and can’t work together?—?how

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 3, 2011

2011 is going to be a great year for entrepreneurs – even better than 2010. The survey indicated that the VCs surveyed felt the best prospects were for entrepreneurs in emerging markets like China, Brazil, and India. But this investment will happen globally and the US may see a decline in VC-funded startups in 2011.

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www.seriesseed.com

DECEMBER 9, 2012

Series Seed Financing Documents Blog. Series Seed Financing Documents. Listed below are links to weblogs that reference Series Seed Financing Documents : 1 Reblog. My quest is to simplify financing for seed stage investments. I think they will be a big help (to entrepreneurs and attorneys alike). SeriesSeed.com.

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Haystack

OCTOBER 2, 2019

It feels like a tsunami of deal flow , and for me, I’ve outlined how I pay attention to inbound flow in terms of what gets priority. And one of the sources of that flow are the new accelerators (I’m lumping incubators, accelerators, etc. ” And, surely, it “can” work.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

A few years ago it was all the rage to have MBAs in the top finance role. These days, with Sarbanes-Oxley and all the new SEC regulations, an MBA does not begin to cover the accounting, process, and tax knowledge needed to steer a company’s finances. So, choose a CFO who is very comfortable with legal documents, as well as finance.

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mashable.com

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

This dynamic births serial entrepreneurs and motivates angels and venture capitalists to pull their friends into investment deals. For the first-time entrepreneur or founder looking for seed stage funding, this circle can be especially difficult to penetrate.

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David Teten

APRIL 1, 2021

As an agenda for each meeting, I suggest: – How can we most add value, in addition to helping with financing? Relationships with Venture Partners, Entrepreneurs in Residence , and other non-salaried personnel who can help your companies. A true industry luminary will help in deal flow & differentiation .

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

” We explained what we felt the core values of a firm of the future needed to uphold: Provide real operational insights to entrepreneurs (the days of being “money men” are gone). Give direct feedback to entrepreneurs on their businesses or if we’re not investing why it’s not a fit for us.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 3, 2012

Angels are typically high net-worth individuals, investing their own money, interested more in early or “seed” financing of amounts starting as low as $25K. Successful serial entrepreneurs usually find it easier to raise money from venture capitalists. The basics are simple. Team experience. Founder network.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 9, 2013

A few years ago it was all the rage to have MBAs in the top finance role. These days, with Sarbanes-Oxley and all the new SEC regulations, an MBA does not begin to cover the accounting, process, and tax knowledge needed to steer a company’s finances. So, choose a CFO who is very comfortable with legal documents, as well as finance.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 7, 2011

A few years ago it was all the rage to have MBAs in the top finance role. These days, with Sarbanes-Oxley and all the new SEC regulations, an MBA does not begin to cover the accounting, process, and tax knowledge needed to steer a company’s finances. So, choose a CFO who is very comfortable with legal documents, as well as finance.

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ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 31, 2012

In my recent piece Reengineering Capitalism I highlighted a phenomenon that the global entrepreneurship ecosystem is paying very little attention to: Over 99% of entrepreneurs who seek funding get rejected. Angels and VCs, of course, discard most of their "deal flow." And entrepreneurs? This is wrong.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

Angels are typically high net-worth individuals, investing their own money, interested more in early or “seed” financing of amounts starting as low as $25K. Successful serial entrepreneurs usually find it easier to raise money from venture capitalists. Tags: entrepreneur startup investor angel VC business. The basics are simple.

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David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Small investment firms often have interns and entrepreneurs in residence passing through, each of which is a security risk. I said we had a lot of deal flow. Pioneer runs an extremely open contest focused on lowering the bar to raising capital for “scientists, artists, entrepreneurs and civic activists.” 2) Market .

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Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

article in a series on what it takes to be a great angel investor (and why this should matter to entrepreneurs). Part 1 – Access to Great Deal Flow – is here. And if you’re an entrepreneur you should look for investors that play across the entire spectrum. This is the fifth & final (I promise!)

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 24, 2011

billion to work across 738 financing deals with U.S. billion jump in funding over the same quarter of 2010 with a similar number of deals, so it clearly shows a trend to larger deal sizes for fewer startups. I just read the Q1 2011 report from CB Insights , which shows venture capital is back. Overall, investors put $7.5

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

This is the third article in a series on what it takes to be a great angel investor (and why this should matter to entrepreneurs). Part 1 – Access to Great Deal Flow – is here. Part 2 discussed the need for domain knowledge since merely “joining the right club deal&# will in no way determine success.

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Angel Investor Early Stage Cap Table Deal Flow 284

ReadWriteStart

JULY 21, 2011

Earlier, of course, we covered AngelList at length , also a crowd sourcing venture in the angel financing space, and this week, we have covered SecondMarket , which is powering Facebook's private market capital raising. Please note, that I work exclusively with 1M/1M entrepreneurs. peerbackers. Quipu Applications. efforts to get them.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2011

I was saying that I was happy it was all out in the open because I felt at least everybody could now understand the issues & opportunities from the perspectives of angels, entrepreneurs and VCs. Jody didn’t exactly have an easy time fund raising because he’s not one of the prototypical Silicon Valley funded entrepreneurs.

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Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 14, 2012

They end up on the calling (now emailing) lists for a bunch of VC firms who have an outbound deal flow program. These emails ofter appear immediately after a large financing is announced. In addition, they are offering to introduce themselves to you in order to earn your trust and interest when you do a next financing.

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ReadWriteStart

JULY 28, 2011

On July 1, 2006, commenting on the Indian startup scenario, I had written a blog post called Too Much Money, Too Few Deals. Today, the Indian scenario has improved greatly, but still the issue of lack of a mature deal flow remains. She is a Silicon Valley entrepreneur and strategy consultant. iFood.tv.

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Gust

APRIL 23, 2014

When you realize that the platform operates in half a dozen languages and has investors or entrepreneurs in over 200 countries engaging in both local and cross-border investments, you can begin to see the outlines of the future of finance.

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Angel Groups Accredited Investor Private Equity Deal Flow 127

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

Entrepreneurs, business owners, senior managers at large corporations. Building out your own network of other Angel or Seed investors increases the quality of your deal flow. Plus, founders and entrepreneurs talk. Chances are if you are backing startups you have had some level of success in your career.

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Gust

JANUARY 22, 2014

Gust is the infrastructure that underlies much of the professional world of early stage finance.

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ReadWriteStart

APRIL 7, 2011

At today's session, therefore, all our entrepreneurs were pitching from Malaysia. Another entrepreneur from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Darren Panag with Convep Mobilogy , pitched AppsAsia, a mobile platform for business apps on various mobile devices such as iOS, Android, BlackBerry, and so on. ISA Innovation. A mistake, in my opinion.

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ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 20, 2012

Today’s venture capital deal flow to innovative new companies looks a lot like a fat man trying to squeeze into a slim Italian suit. Today, venture capital deal flow has slowed to a relative trickle, just $28.4 It just doesn’t fit. In 2000, venture capitalists poured a staggering $112.2 Slimmer Pickings.

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View from Seed

JANUARY 30, 2020

When you are talking to entrepreneur references, keep in mind that almost no one has an incentive to offer a negative reference. Did you ever face serious financing risk? How did this differ in a weak vs. strong financing round? Are you aware of any internal rules that govern how the firm approaches follow-on financing?

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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. Our co-founder/CEO, Kathy Bartlett, has more than 20 years of entrepreneurial experience, holding positions in a range of industries, from finance to restaurants.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

This is the third article in a series on what it takes to be a great angel investor (and why this should matter to entrepreneurs). Part 1 – Access to Great Deal Flow – is here. Part 2 discussed the need for domain knowledge since merely “joining the right club deal&# will in no way determine success.

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Angel Investor Cap Table Early Stage Deal Flow 152