David Teten
SEPTEMBER 23, 2017
The historic capital-raising process is driven by face-to-face networking and salesmanship. A more efficient approach is to mine the data exhaust from the Limited Partner universe to identify those LPs most likely to find your fund attractive, and focus all your energy on them. 2) Raise capital.
Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 1, 2009
But you can’t keep your pocketbook on the sidelines forever and still expect LPs (limited partners or the people who invest their money in VC funds) to pay you 2% management fees every year. The growth of Facebook and social gaming led by Zynga – Another obvious trend is Facebook. Notice that I didn’t say “social networking.”
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David Teten
DECEMBER 3, 2019
A more efficient approach to fundraising than haphazard networking is to mine the data exhaust from the limited partner universe to identify those LPs most likely to find your fund attractive, and focus all your energy on them. Cobalt for General Partners helps GPs to optimize their fundraising strategy.
Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 6, 2019
Yes, VC / Startup Funding is up Massively If you look at how much VC firms have raised from Limited Partners (LPs) over the past 2 decades you’ll see that we’ve returned to a level that we haven’t seen since 1999. If you want the whole deck you can find it on SlideShare but I’ve written up a short summary with commentary below.
Eric Friedman
AUGUST 18, 2021
What I mean by this is that a lot of folks are perched on soap boxes across social networks, shouting from the hilltops. I would say from the introduction here that you represent a personality that’s different from many other investors that are out there. Can you share more about why you take this approach? Why is that?
David Teten
SEPTEMBER 6, 2015
At Virgin Mobile USA, Mari led early initiatives in mobile commerce, social networking and advertising. The alternative model is to set up a dedicated venture fund and even supplement it with outside limited partners. Mari Holds a B.A. The long-term view cannot be emphasized enough.
Both Sides of the Table
JULY 23, 2014
Limited Partners or LPs (the people who invest into VC funds) have taken notice as 2014 is by all accounts the busiest year for LPs since the Great Recession began. But it still takes VC to scale a business (thus large capital into industry winners like Uber, Airbnb, SnapChat, etc). The iPhone was released.
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