Finance LP Reputation 
Hunter Walker
SEPTEMBER 17, 2024
As a side note, another thing I wish people (especially women and other underrepresented talent) understood is that while venture is a money-management and investment business, it doesn’t require a deep finance background to do it (at early stages). Having a strong POV also helps with finding… LP/GP fit.
www.quora.com
SEPTEMBER 22, 2011
Early employees are paid a salary from day 1, don't have to have the reputation/connections to raise money, take on much less risk, and often have much more information about the company (team so far, financials, product traction/progress) when they decide to join than the founders do when they found the company. The investors are VCs.
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This is going to be BIG.
DECEMBER 3, 2020
By being in a pool of other fund investors, the LP meetings and co-investment calls could be an opportunity to connect with other like-minded or like-situationed investors—but again, it depends on how a fund organizes its community. b) Reputation for adding value. Access to other investors. So is everyone else.
Both Sides of the Table
JULY 23, 2014
At the other end of the spectrum large funds have gotten even larger in the past few years which has massively increased the amount of consolidation in our industry as 66% of LP money into venture is now concentrated in late-stage or full-cycle VCs. The “big boom” in startup financing started around March 2009?—?more Why is this?
K9 Ventures
NOVEMBER 30, 2008
The birth of modern-day venture capital (not considering the European monarchs financing explorations and projects as venture capital) can be traced back to American Research and Development, which was started by Georges Doriot. The LP perspective. The business of venture capital is relatively young.
Professor VC
NOVEMBER 19, 2009
I attended the annual LP meeting for a venture capital firm this week and got into a discussion about the above question. If you have a reputation for cutting corners, not treating employees or partners right, it will become very difficult to do business. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State. ProfessorVC.
abovethecrowd.com
APRIL 20, 2016
Why the Unicorn Financing Market Just Became Dangerous…For All Involved. By the first quarter of 2016, the late-stage financing market had changed materially. Investors were becoming nervous and were no longer willing to underwrite new Unicorn-level financings at the drop of a hat. This is uncharted territory.
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