Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 2, 2013

I like the work just published by Bob Rice in “ The Alternative Answer ,” which does a great job of summarizing the investment universe, starting with the “conventional” stocks, bonds, and real estate, but moving on through more esoteric alternatives, including hedge funds, private equity, real assets, managed futures, and finally venture funding.

Angel Investor 269

Angel Investor Cram Down Intellectual Property Venture Capital 269

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

Private equity and venture capital investors are copying our sisters in the hedge fund and mutual fund world: we’re trying to automate more of our job. The extreme example of this are algorithmic investors in the public markets, who design algorithms which trade on the designer’s behalf, as opposed to making trading decisions directly.

Private Equity 60

Private Equity Venture Capital Equity Technical Review 60

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 14, 2011

” Global Money Flow – From the West to Asia. This year’s Techventure conference aims to capitalize on the wealth of promising talent, innovations and technologies in Asia, which are waiting to be discovered by venture capitalists and private equity players from around the globe.” Ongoing Challenges.

Singapore 198

Singapore Technical Review Technology Incubator 198

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

JANUARY 4, 2018

This week we closed $250M in financing from Silver Lake , the premier technology private equity firm. Every day, 5% of the entire online world visits a customer running on the WP Engine Digital Experience Platform. The majority of the funds pay back our early investors who believed in us enough to trust us with their money.

Engineer 152

Engineer Revenue San Francisco Security 152

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 25, 2017

Due to lowering capital costs, global competition that spans industries and continents, quicker market validations, and facilitated iteration, the nature of the investment game has changed. As it happens, in the last 30 years, available capital has tripled to stand at roughly 10 times global GDP. That has now changed for good.

Venture Capital 193

Venture Capital Technical Review Kenya Startup 193

David Teten

DECEMBER 8, 2010

financial probe digs into a murky industry , "So far there is exactly one person [Don Chu of Primary Global] who works for an expert network with any specific allegations against them." How Executives Can Work with Private Equity and Venture Capital Portfolio Companies.and Buy a Company with Private Equity Backing.

Networking 122

Networking Private Equity SEC Software Review 122

Agile VC

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Startup IPO Market: A Fickle Mistress. The IPO market, she is a fickle mistress. In the first half of 2011, the IPO markets were looking strong for VC-backed companies. But if you read the whole article you glean more insight… the entire public equity markets have sunk in the last 3-4 months. Author howerl.

IPO 100

IPO Marketing Silicon Valley Private Equity 100

David Teten

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Prior to joining ff Venture Capital , I published the first-ever study of how private equity and venture capital funds originate new investments, with my coauthor Chris Farmer , CEO of SignalFire and an experienced VC. By analogy, look at a middle market private equity firms such as the Riverside Company.

Private Equity 114

Private Equity Venture Capital Technical Review Equity 114

YoungUpstarts

JULY 3, 2012

DuncanWierman : Duncan Wierman, software CEO, shares his insight into creative online marketing. yodera : CEO of Webtrends Alex Yoder talks strategic vision in digital marketing on Twitter as @yodera. jamescaan : James Caan is a serial entrepreneur and CEO of the Hamilton Bradshaw private equity firm. Marketing & PR.

Cofounder 239

Cofounder Technical Review Social Media PR 239

David Teten

JANUARY 10, 2012

The first panel will focus on public markets and will discuss the use and effectiveness of social media tools and data mining technologies in harnessing the wisdom of crowds to generate investment ideas. Panel 2 – How Social Investing is Disrupting Investments in Hedge Funds, Private Equity Funds, and Other Alternatives.

Technical Review 128

Technical Review Technology North Carolina Switzerland 128

David Teten

MAY 9, 2012

HBSAANY is comprised of New York City tri-state area Harvard alumni who are venture capitalists and other accredited investors investing in early-stage, private companies around the United States. The National Association of Investment Companies (NAIC) is the trade association representing women and diverse private equity and venture firms.

Venture Capital 154

Venture Capital Programming Accredited Investor New York 154

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Private equity and venture capital investors are copying our sisters in the hedge fund world: we’re trying to automate more of our job. . In liquid markets, most of the calories expended on technology and analytics are focused on trade selection, or “ origination ”. The 11 Steps of Investing in Private Companies.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

Haystack

DECEMBER 29, 2018

Technology is, like water, flowing and seeping into nearly every sector and eventually into most of the global economy. Hundreds of new micro funds somehow keep getting into the market. If every sector is to be transformed by technology, and if private markets keep growing, it makes today’s conditions understandable.

Technical Review 165

Technical Review Venture Capital Russia China 165

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

Several factors came into play, including an inability to compete with “fast fashion” stores that rush the latest fashions into consumers’ hands, as well as the chain’s sale several years ago to a private equity firm that cut costs but couldn’t find a buyer.

Private Equity 127

Private Equity Bankruptcy Technical Review America 127

David Teten

JANUARY 9, 2013

Partners for a New Beginning (PNB), a public-private partnership housed at the Aspen Institute, is organizing a Venture Capital, Private Equity and Angel Investor Delegation from the Maghreb. Moderator: Kris Balderston, Special Representative for Global Partnerships, United States Department of State.

Tunisia 114

Tunisia Libya Mauritania Algeria 114

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 4, 2011

Online platforms that connect startups and entrepreneurs are common, but one that connects private equity professionals? But DealMarket ( www.dealmarket.com ), launched in March this year, looks set to be the way that private equity and investment types will work in the future.

Private Equity 150

Private Equity Equity Switzerland Deal Flow 150

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 5, 2017

Several factors came into play, including an inability to compete with “fast fashion” stores that rush the latest fashions into consumers’ hands, as well as the chain’s sale several years ago to a private equity firm that cut costs but couldn’t find a buyer.

Private Equity 113

Private Equity Bankruptcy Technical Review America 113

David Teten

MAY 14, 2013

I’m giving a talk next month on “ How Private Equity Funds Raise Capital and Source Deals with Social Media” at Terrapinn’s Private Equity Latin America & Real Estate Latin America conference in Miami. Recruit “A” performers; Accelerate sales and marketing. Improve operations. Exit investment.

Private Equity 114

Private Equity Social Media Equity Media 114

VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

In 2006, PMC-Sierra acquired Herzliya-based Passave, a developer of system-on-chip semiconductor solutions for the Fiber To The Home (FTTH) access market, for $300 million. Pohang Iron and Steel Company, Korea’s fifth largest conglomerate also known as Posco, joined Israel’s Global Enterprise R&D Cooperation Framework.

Israel 79

Israel Bandwidth Framework Forecast 79

Hearpreneur

JUNE 4, 2021

After doing some market research, I realized that there was a market for the handcrafted greeting cards that I make, and in September 2019, MsCraftprincess Designs was formed. I got my start when I was young—as an eBay Powerseller—and I eventually moved on to building a thriving marketing agency. Thanks to Victoria Wieck. #13-

Entrepreneur 139

Entrepreneur B2B Database Technical Review 139

David Teten

APRIL 13, 2021

Private equity/venture capital managers have a much longer duration than most any other fund type. In 2018, the 8,000 active private equity funds globally had a 15 to 16 percent annual performance differential between top and bottom quartile funds. Fundraising hacks for VC and private equity funds.

Private Equity 60

Private Equity Technical Review Management LP 60

David Teten

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

The Stern Private Equity Club will host its 8 th Annual Stern Private Equity Conference on Friday, March 1 st , 2013. Keynote Speakers are Andrea Bonomi (Chairman of Investindustrial), Mark Dzialga (Managing Director and Chairman of the Investment Committee at General Atlantic) & me.

Private Equity 114

Private Equity Equity Leveraged Buyout South America 114

YoungUpstarts

MAY 4, 2016

Over that period of time, market forces demand innovation to ensure survival. Brand extension and market growth can be aided by a family name in ways a non-family brand name cannot. An in-house incubator or a stand-alone family private equity fund may help capitalize on these insights for the mutual financial benefit of the family.

Technical Review 100

Technical Review Private Equity Non-Compete Naming 100

deal architect

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

In the 68th episode of Burning Platform, we again host Tamas Hevizi, Global Head of Private Equity at Automation Anywhere to discuss trends he is seeing in digital markets from an investor perspective. He was previously a guest in December.

Private Equity 221

Private Equity Equity Hosting Global 221

Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 29, 2017

In 2014, I saw that influencer marketing was growing in importance but not getting more sophisticated. So in 2015, we launched Carusele to apply digital media targeting to influencer marketing. Thanks to Maggie O’Keefe, Maggie the Marketer ! #6- I positioned Driven Insights to address that market pain.

Entrepreneur 90

Entrepreneur Social Media Liquidity Event Private Equity 90

Austin Startup

MAY 11, 2017

645 Ventures 645 Ventures makes deeply-researched investments in institutional Seed to Series A rounds for exceptional companies who demonstrate stellar early results in the areas of market validation, product differentiation, team strength, and brand narrative. We solve problems and dominate critical markets.

Private Equity 48

Private Equity Venture Capital Technical Review Seed Stage 48

Eric Friedman

DECEMBER 27, 2021

4/ Streaming equity – venture funds + employee stock becomes more liquid. With the advent of programs like CartaX and what I call streaming venture funds , the liquidity in private markets is going to get the foundation to grow significantly in 2021. 7/ SaaS roll-ups and micro-private equity become huge.

Balance Sheet 97

Balance Sheet Stock Private Equity Option Pool 97

VC Cafe

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Awesome news Omer Slavin and team BiltOn on your $15M series A for your construction operations and risk management platform that already serves 70% of the local market! Global funding also dropped. Kudos Or Shoshani and team Stream.Security on securing a $30M series B for your cloud detection and response platform ! Funding for U.S.

Israel 78

Israel Generative AI Taiwan Arizona 78

David Teten

JULY 25, 2017

Large private equity funds like KKR can afford to pursue a consulting model ( Capstone ), typically with associated fees, but that doesn’t normally make economic sense for a VC. C ustomer Development – We have relationships with hundreds of large global corporations. We have lower AUM, therefore lower management fees.

Portfolio 60

Portfolio Technical Review Private Equity Database 60

David Teten

DECEMBER 12, 2017

As a globally focused LP in early stage VC funds, we at Blue Future Partners have observed a growing trend of firms investing substantially in software tools, whether developing proprietary solutions or adopting off the shelf tools. Most VCs we surveyed use Gartner’s research to quantify consumer trends and market opportunities.

Early Stage 60

Early Stage Technical Review Software Review Venture Capital 60

500hats.com

AUGUST 2, 2012

While institutional LPs know big changes are happening, most focus too much on 1) increasing/decreasing fund size or 2) marketing + branding as the major trends. Or, as my friend Marc Andreessen might say, Software Eats the Private Equity World. This is a long piece, so if you’re not a fan of inside baseball, skip it.

Silicon Valley 74

Silicon Valley Early Stage Venture Capital Valuation 74

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 16, 2012

These rates are actual retail rates offered by money changers, not mid-market rates one finds on established currency converter like XE.com, Reuters or Yahoo! the global rate used by major banks to trade currencies among themselves), so all you need to do is find the rate you like, and head directly for that particular money changer.

Singapore 237

Singapore Private Equity Asia China 237

David Teten

MAY 12, 2011

It’s been very exciting to see such a strong response to our recent research study on “Best Practices in Private Equity and Venture Capital Deal Origination”, published in the Winter 2010 Journal of Private Equity. Private Equity Funds’ Best Practices in Sourcing Investments. -

Private Equity 122

Private Equity Institutional Investors Equity Venture Capital 122

David Teten

JANUARY 21, 2021

V: Should you raise venture capital from a traditional equity VC or a Revenue-Based Investing VC? VI: Revenue-based financing: The next step for private equity and early-stage investment. —– UP Fund is a rolling venture fund launched in Q4 2020, and part of global SaaS accelerator Upekkha, based in India.

Equity 78

Equity Revenue Cofounder Colorado 78

David Teten

APRIL 1, 2011

I hope that you can join us Monday night, April 4, midtown NYC, at a panel on “Innovation in Private Company Liquidity-Online Merger Markets, Social Media, Secondary Markets, Non-US Markets, Private Equity, and the Disappearing IPO” The program is sponsored by the HBS Club of New York and the HBS Angels of NY.

Private Equity 68

Private Equity Merger IPO Equity 68

Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 25, 2020

And then from there, I was running a fitness company on the west coast by the name of 24 Hour Fitness, which was private equity backed and quite a bit of debt. We have companies now who have every store, globally or in a whole country, shuttered. Their offices are shuttered, all these facilities are shuttered.

Technical Review 148

Technical Review Balance Sheet Texas Austin 148

Pascal's View

SEPTEMBER 5, 2010

B, becoming number two globally, next to the US; the US venture capital investment was $25.6B Mannie and I share a strong interest in research in the field of venture capital and private equity. Venture Capital started in China in 1985, when the first government-sponsored venture capital firm was established.

Venture Capital 44

Venture Capital China Technical Review Silicon Valley 44