The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

The event presenter, FUND, is a national connector of entrepreneurs, VCs, angel investors, and industry experts with a focus on deal flow and making connections. The beauty of our marketplace model is that we can transform our “competition” into partners in ways that Amazon and Etsy can’t.

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Technical Review Software Review Illinois Due Diligence 158

Gust

OCTOBER 29, 2014

IBM partnered to provide sponsorship and hosting on it’s Bluemix cloud platform. This exposure helps in recruiting entrepreneurs for their rapidly growing Global Entrepreneur Program , as well their integrated suite of cloud services targeted towards tech and startup community members.

Early Stage 133

Early Stage Technical Review New York Deal Flow 133

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”). That number in the Valley might be closer to 10%.

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Los Angeles Southern California Silicon Valley Technical Review 138

Version One Ventures

DECEMBER 18, 2018

US VC deal flow in healthcare hit an all-time high this year as we continue to refine our thesis on the space. If you’re enthusiastic about these themes as an entrepreneur, investor, or operator, please reach out! This helps encourage the mainstream adoption of cryptocurrency ). Bio/healthcare.

Technical Review 123

Technical Review North America Seattle Deal Flow 123

David Teten

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

The venture capital industry is continuing its evolution from an upside-down pyramid (typically 3-10 Partners, plus some administrative support) to a traditional hierarchical pyramid. dedicated deal sourcers for every generalist investment professional.

Private Equity 114

Private Equity Venture Capital Technical Review Equity 114

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. One of few ways to learn is by doing (or observing your own partners, or other senior investors).

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Cofounder Conversion Management Founder 251

NZ Entrepreneur

MAY 31, 2021

The Angel Association of New Zealand ( AANZ ) is co-hosting with New Zealand Growth Capital Partners ( NZGCP ) a series of workshops on early-stage investment. Building deal flow so that you have access to more opportunities and can select from the best possible options.

Portfolio 94

Portfolio New Zealand Management Technical Review 94

View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

That said, we tend to be very flexible on syndication to bring on great partners, and have collaborated with terrific partners like our most frequent co-investors Founder Collective, Accomplice, LHV, Softech, and others. Great returns in early stage investing is driven by great deal flow and good picking.

North America 120

North America Seed Stage Early Stage Lead Investor 120

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

In 2006 when I was a budding entrepreneur building my second startup I ran into a young (ish) enthusiastic founder of an electronic signature company called EchoSign. I had no idea I’d eventually be boxed out of the SaaS branding by Jason (SaaStr) and the LA branding by my partner Greg Bettinelli with #LongLA ! Some background.

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LP Israel Technical Review Deal Flow 150

Gust

DECEMBER 21, 2011

The Valley produces world-class entrepreneurs, angel investors, venture capitalists and successful high-tech companies – all growing and creating jobs on one relatively small peninsula. Many other communities are entrepreneur-friendly and, by any measure, have the tools in place to spawn new high growth companies.

Silicon Valley 107

Silicon Valley Southern California Tucson Seattle 107

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

But, most of use raise capital and source deals the same way people looked for dates 20 years ago: by networking at conferences (or bars). . But in business, you want a lot of partners. In the private equity universe, most Partners have primary training as deal-makers, not as managers. I said we had a lot of deal flow.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

David Teten

APRIL 1, 2021

Dan Kozikowski, Partner and Head of Platform, First Mark Capital , said to me, “Firms should match services to the stage-specific needs of companies. Relationships with Venture Partners, Entrepreneurs in Residence , and other non-salaried personnel who can help your companies. AskAnything.VC Advantages. Disadvantages.

Private Equity 78

Private Equity Venture Capital Portfolio Equity 78

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

This is the second 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. But the problem is that most deals – even really promising ones – fail. So many deals seem like obvious money makers.

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Angel Investor Deal Flow Viral Algorithm 288

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. What follows is the best advice and tips from these interviews.

Angel Investor 80

Angel Investor Startup San Francisco Social Media 80

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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Ireland Jordan Portfolio Flash 324

thebarefootvc

JULY 3, 2017

One of the reasons I launched FuturePerfect Ventures in 2013 after 20 years in the tech industry was that I strongly believed we needed more women with decision making power on the VC side of the table to find and collaborate with the best entrepreneurs. They decide which VCs receive capital to invest in entrepreneurs.

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LP Technical Review Silicon Valley Limited Partner 65

David Teten

DECEMBER 12, 2017

(written by Philipp von dem Knesebeck , Managing Partner, Blue Future Partners (bluefp.com, @bluefutureteam ), and David Teten ). Based on this paper, Blue Future Partners and PEVCTech recently completed a large-scale survey to find out which tools are most commonly used by venture capital firms.

Early Stage 60

Early Stage Technical Review Software Review Venture Capital 60

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

The idea is simple enough: several female VC partners at top funds will hold 1-hour meetings with 40 promising female entrepreneurs looking to get advice on their business and pitch in a friendly, non-judgmental, safe environment. My partner Kara wrote a great post on the topic that you should read. we have a long way to go.

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Founder San Francisco Deal Flow Los Angeles 256

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

PEVCTech is partnering with Blue Future Partners to run the first large-scale survey of VCs’ technology stack. Johann Kratzer of Blue Future Partners , a fund of funds, observed, “The majority of the hundreds of funds we’ve diligenced rely predominantly on their relationships to source deals. Greylock Partners.

Private Equity 60

Private Equity Venture Capital Equity Technical Review 60

David Teten

OCTOBER 1, 2015

I’ve seen a range of options for supporting entrepreneurs, which I can rank from least to most involvement in companies by investors: financier VCs, e.g., Correlation Ventures. Partnering with a source of capital, connections, and expertise for a large equity chunk is often worth it in those scenarios (e.g., mentor VCs, e.g., most VCs.

Software Developers 60

Software Developers Software Development Software Review Technical Cofounder 60

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

I do what I wish all entrepreneurs would do. It’s an entrepreneur with whom I’ve been wanting to work for 6 years. I spent time today negotiating it with him and getting my partners bought into some changes. We call these investors “LPs” for limited partners. ” I never said that. Marketing.

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Email Product Term Sheet Portfolio 314

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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Valuation Deal Flow Lead Investor Cofounder 292

Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 19, 2017

Several conversations over the last month have turned to the topic of helping entrepreneurs. Those folks may be hired in vertical specialties, and the larger and more successful incubators have enough deal flow to keep their agendas filled. As you probably know, I prefer advising founders in long, immersive engagements.

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Incubator Vertical Deal Flow Technical Review 48

View from Seed

MAY 12, 2015

For entrepreneurs setting out to raise a round of VC financing, with some diligent research, it’s reasonably straightforward to put together a list of target firms to pitch. Yet once the right firms are identified, I believe that the tougher challenge is to determine which partner at these firms to approach.

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Partner Term Sheet Reputation Deal Flow 120

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 24, 2011

Sure, there is always some seed funding (10% of overall deal flow), but you can bet that this money goes to entrepreneurs who have been there before and won. Investment firms specialize by business sectors, and each partner within the firm has a specialty. Identify the right people in the right firms.

Venture Capital 233

Venture Capital Revenue Elevator Pitch Silicon Valley 233

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

MARCH 11, 2014

Welcome back to Smart Bear Live … the show were Jason speaks with entrepreneurs looking to improve their businesses. Why not get a partner? And so professional angels that have access to real deal flow? ” So people who are great and have good deal flow have the ability to not have to take as much risk.

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Technical Cofounder Cofounder Software Review Management 220

ReadWriteStart

JULY 21, 2011

Today, Andrew Rachmell from Boca Raton, Florida, discussed peerbackers , a crowdsourced fund raising platform to help very early stage entrepreneurs raise small denomination funding ($50, $100) from friends, family, and peers to help finance the prototype development phase with about $25,000 in seed financing. peerbackers. Quipu Applications.

Affiliate 130

Affiliate San Francisco Entrepreneur Silicon Valley 130

Rob Go

JANUARY 10, 2017

Have domain expertise in an emerging area that the VC cares about and wants to develop more authority and deal flow around. Prove access to entrepreneurs through hustle, pervasiveness, good EQ, and a strong network. In selecting a firm, I’d prioritize fit and the strength of the firm’s deal flow.

Technical Review 28

Technical Review Due Diligence Deal Flow Early Stage 28

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.

Incubator 128

Incubator Silicon Valley Malaysia Entrepreneur 128

VC Cafe

JULY 31, 2020

A 2018 study by Creandum ventures found that speed, is the third most important factor for entrepreneurs when dealing with VC, but it’s only the 10th on the list for VCs. To do just that, my partner at Remagine Ventures uses and recommends Clockwise. What’s important to founders vs. VCs ( Creandum ).

Venture Capital 183

Venture Capital Deal Flow Silicon Valley Portfolio 183

Rob Go

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

That said, we tend to be very flexible on syndication to bring on great partners, and have collaborated with terrific partners like our most frequent co-investors Founder Collective, Accomplice, LHV, Softech, and others. Great returns in early stage investing is driven by great deal flow and good picking.

North America 36

North America Seed Stage Early Stage Lead Investor 36

View from Seed

JANUARY 30, 2020

Partnering with an investor and/or board member is very long term commitment, and I’m always surprised by how little diligence founders do prior to signing up for what could be a 10+ year collaboration. When you are talking to entrepreneur references, keep in mind that almost no one has an incentive to offer a negative reference.

Due Diligence 195

Due Diligence Partner Term Sheet Finance 195

ReadWriteStart

APRIL 7, 2011

Andrew Wong, CEO of MAD, has been working with us for almost a year, and we have made a mutual choice to deepen the partnership by making MAD a premiere value-added reseller partner of the 1M/1M program. At today's session, therefore, all our entrepreneurs were pitching from Malaysia. ISA Innovation. A mistake, in my opinion.

Malaysia 114

Malaysia Incubator Silicon Valley Entrepreneur 114

Genuine VC

JULY 6, 2011

A lot has been written for entrepreneurs about optimizing a venture capital fundraising process, but one aspect which isn’t discussed very often is the pacing of it. Two (seemingly contradictory) maxims that are often repeated in this context are: “it goes slow until it goes fast” and “time kills all deals.”

Term Sheet 150

Term Sheet Deal Flow Venture Capital Conversion 150

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 15, 2011

They tend to invest in small packs, with inexperienced souls following the lead of seasoned ex-entrepreneurs.”. A group such as LinkedIn’s Deal Flow Network has over 11,000 members and provides a simple way for investors to share tips about strategies and upcoming opportunities. We start with the people first.

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Exit Strategy Balance Sheet Salary Startup 167

The Equity Kicker

OCTOBER 24, 2014

It’s a great way for us to meet with lots of founders, improve our deal flow and hopefully give a little back to teh community. Most entrepreneurs come here to pitch us. Do your research on Forward Partners ahead of time (or other VCs if you are meeting them) – you want the whole 15 minutes to be about you.

Deal Flow 120

Deal Flow Community Founder Partner 120

Genuine VC

JULY 26, 2010

While traditional VCs sometimes have a love/hate relationship with their syndicate partners (often depending on how well their mutual portfolio companies are performing), it seems as though in the Micro VC arena all of the players speak and act like best friends. What’s the reasoning for all of this chummy behavior?

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Syndicate Syndication Due Diligence Seed Stage 128