ConversionXL

AUGUST 2, 2017

These are actual results a startup Ringadoc got from their partner program. Chris Samila , Partnerships Manager at Optimizely shares: “We saw building and supporting a partner ecosystem as a massive opportunity. So we started building out the partner program.”. B2B tech partners are now targeting business leaders instead of IT.

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Channel Partner Programming B2B 84

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

To do this they have to accomplish five things; 1) get deal flow – via networking and legwork, they identify likely industries, companies and teams with the potential for rapid growth (less than 10 years), 2) evaluate those companies and teams on the basis of technology, market opportunity, and team.

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Silicon Valley IPO Technical Review Venture Capital 237

ConversionXL

AUGUST 2, 2017

These are actual results a startup Ringadoc got from their partner program. Chris Samila , Partnerships Manager at Optimizely shares: “We saw building and supporting a partner ecosystem as a massive opportunity. So we started building out the partner program.”. B2B tech partners are now targeting business leaders instead of IT.

Channel 77

Channel Partner Programming B2B 77

Gust

OCTOBER 29, 2014

IBM partnered to provide sponsorship and hosting on it’s Bluemix cloud platform. From our inception we have been perfecting this process from the perspective of deal flow. Digital.NYC is the result of a public-private partnership between NYCEDC, the NYC Mayor’s Office, IBM, and Gust.

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Early Stage Technical Review New York Deal Flow 133

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

One of few ways to learn is by doing (or observing your own partners, or other senior investors). I also find this as an invaluable source of future deal flow, future recruiting and future decisions about whom I want to co-invest with. msuster Many investors don't know how to be good Board members. I try not to be.

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Cofounder Conversion Management Founder 251

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.

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North America Seed Stage Early Stage Lead Investor 120

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. And finally, we wish to thank everyone who has been a part of the Version One community for this incredible year, from our LPs, peers, partners, entrepreneurs, friends, followers, and our families. Bio/healthcare.

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Technical Review North America Seattle Deal Flow 123

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 90

Portfolio New Zealand Management Technical Review 90

Mucker Lab

AUGUST 27, 2014

For the last couple of years, I’ve been investing in startups as a partner at Mucker, while spending a lot of time in the Valley working with potential co-investors and partners. The top tier funds see almost all of the best deals.

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Los Angeles Southern California Silicon Valley Technical Review 138

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

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 ! But returns are partly a function of whether one can get access to great deal flow. I thought about the fact that I was starting in LA? Maybe I could be SoCal guy?

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LP Israel Technical Review Deal Flow 150

Gust

DECEMBER 21, 2011

You are much more flexible than VCs or strategic partners – they prefer not to travel, a they have lots of local opportunities to invest their money. This is not to say that there is no competition for deals in Seattle, Boston, New York and elsewhere.)

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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.

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Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

ithacaVC

MAY 24, 2014

Good perspective though I am favorably biased towards activity that I see “up here” Our deal flow is strong and constantly growing. This study, which updates reports published by Excell Partners in 2009, confirmed that New York State continues to be exceptionally strong in academic R&D and innovation.

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New York Venture Capital Technical Review New York City 79

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Just as with any company, the most important issue is the team; see “ How to Negotiate a Partner Role at a Venture Capital or Private Equity Firm “ . For example, we created a pipeline management tool that automatically adds deals along with relevant information (such as attachments received) to our funnel.

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Technical Review Private Equity Management Cap Table 60

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Just as with any company, the most important issue is the team; see “ How to Negotiate a Partner Role at a Venture Capital or Private Equity Firm “ . For example, we created a pipeline management tool that automatically adds deals along with relevant information (such as attachments received) to our funnel.

Technical Review 60

Technical Review Private Equity Management Cap Table 60

www.paulgraham.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Angelrounds are their whole business, as online video was for YouTube.Whereas VCs who make angel investments mostly do it as a way togenerate deal flow for series A rounds. [ In a traditional series A round, the partnerwhose deal it is takes a seat on the startups board. In this case the super-angels are the invaders.

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Startup Valuation Non-Compete Deal Flow 93

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

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. Access to Deal Flow. I have talked extensively about “social proof&# in fund raising in the past.

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Angel Investor Deal Flow Viral Algorithm 288

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

This is going to be BIG.

OCTOBER 12, 2020

They’re too busy awkwardly trying to explain their overdue search for a new “diverse” partner and why it took until 2020 to realize that a fund full of white people was a problem. That’s why I share my deal flow with them free of any additional fees and carry. That’s also why we do educational classes on VC best practices.

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LP Technical Review Software Review Valuation 146

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

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

If you’re an associate, an assistant, in finance or a new partner interviewing with the firm – you know what we expect! Greg Bettinelli – You may know that we added partner Greg Bettinelli earlier this year. Hamet Watt – More recently we announced that we hired Hamet Watt as a partner as well.

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Ireland Jordan Portfolio Flash 324

thebarefootvc

JULY 3, 2017

Limited partners (LPs), who manage the capital that gets deployed into venture capital funds, can play an important role in diversifying the funding landscape. Limited partners are pension funds, university endowments, funds of funds (who get their money from pension funds), family offices and foundations.

LP 65

LP Technical Review Silicon Valley Limited Partner 65

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 8, 2010

Box.net ( raised $15 million led by Scale Venture Partners and included DFJ and USVP. Talked about the roles of partners, venture partners, associates and principals in a VC. - My blog and what it’s done for my deal flow. - We discussed some of the recent IPOs. and much more.

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Venture Capital IPO Valuation Deal Flow 232

mashable.com

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Mashable Mashable reached out to angels, seed stage investors and VC firm partners and asked them to share their wisdom with the rest of us. Here’s an overview: Mitch Kapor: Kapor is founding partner of Kapor Capital , a firm that invests in seed and early stage startups. Associate Digital Account Director at.

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Angel Investor Startup San Francisco Social Media 80

Haystack

JULY 13, 2018

About a month ago, I wrote a post about how the Bay Area seed ecosystem is generating deal flow levels that are nearly impossible to keep up with. To set the context, all new inbound deal flow comes to me via text message (20%) or email (80%). These are the signals that matter to me.

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Deal Flow Email Founder Portfolio 60

View from Seed

MAY 12, 2015

Yet once the right firms are identified, I believe that the tougher challenge is to determine which partner at these firms to approach. Most firms have anywhere from a couple to up to a dozen or more partners listed on their websites. Sometimes it’s as simple as going to the partner who is “easiest” to get to.

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Partner Term Sheet Reputation Deal Flow 120

Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 19, 2017

Those folks may be hired in vertical specialties, and the larger and more successful incubators have enough deal flow to keep their agendas filled. Dreamit has another program in health, and there they’ve assembled the mother lode of corporate partners and based themselves amidst that group in Philadelphia.

Incubator 48

Incubator Vertical Deal Flow Technical Review 48

View from Seed

MAY 29, 2019

These funds would regularly share deal flow with one another and could share the work in supporting founders and helping to push the company forward. The challenge is that most seed funds still make 5+ new investments per year per partner, which seems like too many to fully support founders.

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Syndicate Syndication Cofounder Cap Table 267

This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 20, 2024

On the other hand, I feel things are a lot more predictable on the fund side—and that getting limited partners for your fund or syndicate is a lot more grounded in something that resembles logic. Yes, as track record is a combination of deal flow and deal selection. Are there proxies for track record?

Deal Flow 147

Deal Flow Syndicate Syndication Cap Table 147

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

I spent time today negotiating it with him and getting my partners bought into some changes. We call these investors “LPs” for limited partners. Any of my partners or portfolio companies can attest otherwise. Marketing = deal flow = share of mind = start of future relationships. I had lunch with an LP.

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Email Product Term Sheet Portfolio 314

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2011

I still think it’s best to take money from Dave when you’re also partnered with a more focused, hands-on seed-stage VC who brings different things to the table – like more ability to write larger checks in a downturn (for one) or solving a deep crisis that involves super hands-on involvement. My Personal Take on AngelList.

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Valuation Deal Flow Lead Investor Cofounder 292

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 24, 2011

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. 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.

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Venture Capital Revenue Elevator Pitch Silicon Valley 233

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

MARCH 11, 2014

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. I think I might be able to speed things up, especially now that everybody always talks about the book The Lean Startup.

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Technical Cofounder Cofounder Software Review Management 220

David Teten

MAY 29, 2019

Most private equity professionals fail to see even a majority of the potential deals flowing through their target markets, according to the latest research. David Teten, Venture Partner, HOF Capital. Suggested background: Deal Origination Best Practices. Suggested background: Deal Origination Best Practices.

Private Equity 60

Private Equity Deal Flow Equity LLC 60

David Teten

OCTOBER 1, 2015

Partnering with a source of capital, connections, and expertise for a large equity chunk is often worth it in those scenarios (e.g., I spoke with Thatcher Bell , Managing Partner, CoVenture. Partner (manga) — Photo credit: Wikipedia. There’s a huge caveat to the above comments. Rock Health).

Software Developers 60

Software Developers Software Development Software Review Technical Cofounder 60

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. Some of the firms that have analyst sourcing programs include places like Summit Partners, Insight Venture Partners, Bessemer, OpenView, and Volition. ” That’s pretty much it.

Technical Review 28

Technical Review Due Diligence Deal Flow Early Stage 28