YoungUpstarts

JUNE 21, 2019

Gui Costin , author of “ Millennials Are Not Aliens “, is an entrepreneur, and founder of Dakota, a company that sells and markets institutional investment strategies.

Technical Review 147

Technical Review Software Review Due Diligence Institutional Investors 147

The Next Web

MAY 4, 2013

If you’re a European and work in tech in San Francisco, every summer you’ll be inundated with dozens of emails from friends, contacts and unknown European entrepreneurs who will ask you for advice and introductions to US investors for their classic VC fundraising trip. Put yourself in the shoes of a US investor.

San Francisco 159

San Francisco Europe Technical Review Due Diligence 159

YoungUpstarts

JULY 19, 2019

Gui Costin , author of “ Millennials Are Not Aliens “, is an entrepreneur, and founder of Dakota, a company that sells and markets institutional investment strategies.

Software Review 154

Software Review Marketing Due Diligence Institutional Investors 154

David Teten

MARCH 28, 2012

Even the best VCs and entrepreneurs have a painfully high failure rate. We’re now in the midst of surveying VCs and entrepreneurs for this research. Entrepreneurs please click here. Entrepreneurs please click here. I’ve also posted this at Betabeat.). View more presentations from David Teten.

Portfolio 144

Portfolio Private Equity Venture Capital Early Stage 144

View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

In the 10th edition of Traction, we hear the story of Vin Vacanti , co-founder/CEO of Yipit.com (daily deals aggregator) and YipitData (analyzes web data for institutional investors). Listeners should also check out Vin’s blog for entrepreneurs, ViniciusVacanti.com. So much tactical goodness rolled into one episode.

CTO Hire 120

CTO Hire Framework Cofounder Seed Stage 120

The Equity Kicker

OCTOBER 14, 2014

Then, if you press them for more detail most will say that for them the team is the most important (although I think they say that at least partly because it’s what entrepreneurs want to hear). Early stage investors like Forward Partners look for a minimum of a great entrepreneur and a great idea. Venture Capital'

Early Stage 123

Early Stage Institutional Investors Startup Venture Capital 123

David Teten

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

We drew on our work with leading institutional investors and in-depth interviews with over 150 funds. At ffVC, our primary origination strategy is to provide a high level of services to entrepreneurs, and then let word of mouth spread. They’re the entrepreneurs on the cutting edge of their respective disciplines.

Private Equity 114

Private Equity Venture Capital Technical Review Equity 114

Agile VC

OCTOBER 23, 2012

Diversification in that a small investor (by large institutional standards), say a foundation with $25M in assets that wants to commit $1M (4%) of their assets to VC, can get exposure to 10+ individual VC funds through a FoF but might only be able to inveset in 1-2 if they tried to do it directly.

LP 176

LP Accredited Investor Carried Interest Distribution 176

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

JULY 24, 2012

Mark: But Dan, I want to say, your language, you have to be careful about not coming across as a grumpy entrepreneur. Venture capitalists are raising money from other investors, institutional investors who expect certain returns from us. Sign up for AppSumo 's daily deals specifically for web geeks & entrepreneurs.

Silicon Valley 204

Silicon Valley Software Review Internet Technical Review 204

The Next Web

JANUARY 16, 2014

He is co-founder of international start-up community event organisation 3beards and founder and director of Albion Drive , a fully integrated communicaitons agency for entrepreneurs and challenger brands. Australia Entrepreneur Analysis and Opinion Investigations Lists Roundups'

Australia 146

Australia San Francisco IPO Cofounder 146

Pascal's View

MARCH 16, 2010

This is the seventh in our series of ten frequently asked questions from investors in venture capital partnerships. Susan Mangiero , CEO of Investment Governance’s Fiduciary X , asked me the following: Question; How should institutional investors contact VC funds? Directly or via an investment consultant?

Institutional Investors 28

Institutional Investors Government Technical Review Due Diligence 28

The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Asia has far fewer VC firms and institutional investors, each of which invests a far smaller amount of capital. Many Asian entrepreneurs tell me that they want to raise funds from Silicon Valley firms because they perceive the valuations to be higher. Asia Entrepreneur Analysis and Opinion evergreen tomclaytonasiaseries'

Asia 132

Asia Silicon Valley India Term Sheet 132

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 15, 2013

Some entrepreneurs start polling venture capitalists for that multi-million dollar investment before they even have a business plan. Every entrepreneur needs help and support along the way, from developing the initial idea, to selling off the successful business (exit strategy). Growth and exit stage. Marty Zwilling.

Incubator 256

Incubator Entrepreneur Exit Strategy Institutional Investors 256

View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Of the last 15 investments we’ve made, we’ve been the lead or co-lead investor over 80% of the time. . 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.

North America 120

North America Seed Stage Early Stage Lead Investor 120

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Some entrepreneurs start polling venture capitalists for that multi-million dollar investment before they even have a business plan. Every entrepreneur needs help and support along the way, from developing the initial idea, to selling off the successful business (exit strategy). Growth and exit stage.

Incubator 429

Incubator Startup Exit Strategy Institutional Investors 429

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.

Angel Groups 159

Angel Groups Elevator Pitch Software Review Deal Flow 159

David Teten

JANUARY 9, 2013

Aspen is looking for institutional investor and entrepreneur speakers willing to share their investing insights and personal experiences. The group is about 22 people; managing directors, partners and COO’s of major investments firms in Morocco, Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, and Tunisia. More details.

Tunisia 114

Tunisia Libya Algeria Mauritania 114

View from Seed

JUNE 7, 2016

For an entrepreneur to grow from founder to true CEO, it helps to act as if your business is already at the next stage. At NextView, one founder we invested in last year proactively asked us, as her lone institutional investor, to start doing this. They can all largely be summed up by one benefit: preparing for success.

Seed Stage 120

Seed Stage Founder Seed Capital Institutional Investors 120

VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 6, 2011

My key takeaways from talking to roughly 40 institutional investors in the valley about investing to an European startup are: Traction cures all ills. Pitch to your advisors, to US entrepreneurs, to your colleagues, wife, what not. Several entrepreneurs tend to agree with that. And what do the investors think?

Silicon Valley 104

Silicon Valley Startup Seed Stage Delaware 104

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 25, 2011

Yesterday I saw a Tweet from Chris Sacca fly by that prompted me to want to write a blog post helping entrepreneurs understand why they should push back against VCs asking for “super pro-rata” rights. Institutional investors will always insist on pro-rata rights. A primer on “pro-rata” rights.

Entrepreneur 310

Entrepreneur Dilution Finance Silicon Valley 310

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 2, 2022

I still get a lot of questions on these mysterious and often invisible investors, so here is another attempt to bring them out of the ether. By definition, an angel investor is not an “institutional investor.” Venture capitalists (VCs) are paid to invest other people’s money, and measured on the rate of return they get.

Angel Investor 384

Angel Investor Advisory Board Database Institutional Investors 384

This is going to be BIG.

OCTOBER 5, 2012

If you were an entrepreneur, getting connected to money was terrifically hard. Nowadays, particularly in cities like NYC and SF, access to capital has never been so entrepreneur friendly. For entrepreneurs, knowing more VCs equals better options--better fits from a working style and expectation standpoint and better terms.

LP 97

LP Venture Capital Technical Review Nebraska 97

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 11, 2020

In my experience working with entrepreneurs, once they feel they have a winning formula for their business, they are often hesitant to change or update it. Even if your business success so far has been based on bootstrapping, it may be time to look to institutional investors to help you with acquisitions and new initiative funding.

Customer 359

Customer Institutional Investors Channel Acquisition 359

VC Cafe

JUNE 9, 2010

In broad strokes, the high-tech support plan consists of the following pieces: Renewing the flow of capital to the high-tech industry - primarily by encouraging Israeli institutional investors to invest in Israeli venture capital funds. Today, most of the LPs for Israeli funds are foreign investors.

Technical Review 88

Technical Review Government Israel Technology 88

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 22, 2020

In their passion to succeed, too many entrepreneurs treat friends and family investments as “low-hanging” fruit, only to find out later, after a stumble, that the pain of lost relationships is greater than the loss of their beloved startup. In these cases both the entrepreneur and the friends are the fools. Don’t be one or create one.

Management 308

Management Cram Down Angel Investor Equity 308

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 5, 2023

Some entrepreneurs start polling venture capitalists for that multi-million-dollar investment before they even have a business plan. Every entrepreneur needs help and support along the way, from developing the initial idea, to selling off the successful business (exit strategy). Growth and exit stage.

Startup 305

Startup Incubator Exit Strategy Institutional Investors 305

View from Seed

OCTOBER 29, 2014

Very small funds may not have any large institutions as LP investors, just individuals, but even the largest and most established VC funds often have “sidecar” funds to enable a select group of individuals to invest in their funds (typically entrepreneurs the firm knows well). The first is a staff constraint. Should they care?

LP 335

LP Private Equity Institutional Investors Venture Capital 335

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

I’ve also presented at a range of industry conferences on how institutional investors can use professional networks for research , origination , market research , and value creation. David Teten: What is GLG Share, and why did you launch it?

New York 114

New York Technical Review Networking Advisory Board 114

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 10, 2014

In their passion to succeed, too many entrepreneurs treat friends and family investments as “low-hanging” fruit, only to find out later, after a stumble, that the pain of lost relationships is greater than the loss of their beloved startup. In these cases both the entrepreneur and the friends are the fools. Don’t be one or create one.

Founder 254

Founder Cram Down Angel Investor Equity 254

Rob Go

OCTOBER 14, 2012

Although the resumes of these founders differ quite a bit, for the most part, we back entrepreneurs with deeply authentic founding stories and a strong focus on product. Net net, I think things have gotten much better for entrepreneurs, which is a good thing for us overall.

New Hampshire 50

New Hampshire Croatia Omaha Institutional Investors 50

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 4, 2014

I’m continually amazed at the number of entrepreneurs who go for months into a new business without really keeping a formal record of money spent or assets acquired. entrepreneur funding hobby investors startup' Measure yourself against a researched plan, or your “out of cash” brick wall will be looming before you know it.

Startup 268

Startup Institutional Investors Angel Investor Bootstrapping 268

Rob Go

AUGUST 11, 2011

Although I’ve given a flavor of this advice before, I would caution most entrepreneurs about taking this too far. We (myself included since I’m a micro-VC) would rather make an investment decision with maximum information and after an entrepreneur has de-risked the investment as much as possible. Here’s why: 1.

Software Review 62

Software Review Florida Institutional Investors Lean 62

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 27, 2013

I still get a lot of questions on these mysterious and often invisible investors, so here is another attempt to bring them out of the ether. By definition, an angel investor is not an “institutional investor.” entrepreneur startup angel funding match Paul Graham business' Marty Zwilling.

Matching 253

Matching Advisory Board Angel Investor Database 253

David Teten

MARCH 5, 2021

A number of the institutional investors we’ve spoken to have gone so far as to say that they can no longer meet their targets without alternatives, including venture investments. “. Second, the outlier model of investing in VC also typically results in a bias towards investing in homogeneous teams.

Cofounder 78

Cofounder Founder Technical Cofounder Technical Review 78

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 17, 2013

In their passion to succeed, too many entrepreneurs treat friends and family investments as “low-hanging” fruit, only to find out later, after a stumble, that the pain of lost relationships is greater than the loss of their beloved startup. In these cases both the entrepreneur and the friends are the fools. Don’t be one or create one.

Cram Down 230

Cram Down Angel Investor Equity Dividend 230

David Teten

MARCH 24, 2014

For Professional Institutional investors: agency risk is a huge problem. For family offices / high net worth investors: the fact that some funds succeed with high returns motivates those with gambler mentalities to chase hot managers or to think that they can use their luck / smarts / intelligence to find the best managers.

Software Review 114

Software Review Due Diligence Venture Capital Portfolio 114

Agile VC

OCTOBER 29, 2014

Very small funds may not have any large institutions as LP investors, just individuals, but even the largest and most established VC funds often have “sidecar” funds to enable a select group of individuals to invest in their funds (typically entrepreneurs the firm knows well). The first is a staff constraint. Should they care?

Venture Capital 279

Venture Capital LP Private Equity Institutional Investors 279