David Teten

MARCH 14, 2018

The firm attracts deal flow by promising a decision (positive or negative) in under 2 weeks, with minimal paperwork and without repeating due diligence. Coinvestors need to figure out ways to prioritize themselves in a VC’s preference stack for syndicating opportunities. – Launch a “ venture studio ” or “ foundry ”.

Private Equity 60

Private Equity Venture Capital Equity Cofounder 60

Agile VC

APRIL 17, 2011

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. Now that Google’s acquisition of ITA is closed, following lenghty FTC review, it would appear Kayak is poised to proceed with their IPO in the coming months. =. Financial Snapshot: 2010 Revenue: $170 million. Revenue growth: 51% YoY (2010), 1% YoY (2009), 131% YoY (2008).

Pre-Money Valuation 113

Pre-Money Valuation Liquidation Preference Dividend Common Stock 113

www.paulgraham.com

APRIL 28, 2010

I wassurprised recently when I realized that all the worst problems wefaced in our startup were due not to competitors, but investors.Dealing with competitors was easy by comparison. There never has to be atime when you have no revenues. Some angel investors join together in syndicates. Whendel.icio.us

Technical Review 76

Technical Review Startup Software Review Angel Investor 76