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Does the Size of a VC Fund Matter?

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I’m writing this series because if you better understand how VC firms work you can better target which firms make sense for you to speak with. It in not uncommon to see a VC talk about “total assets under management&# as in “We have $1.5 What is a VC fund? VC’s don’t invest 100% of their own money.

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Should You Really be a Startup Entrepreneur?

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If you’ve taken the roller coaster ride that is a startup – you know what I’m talking about. I’m enjoying being a VC. I thought I’d talk a bit about the differences I’ve experienced between being an entrepreneur & a VC – you know, from “both sides of the table.&#. VC meetings going well.

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Good Times Ahead for VC-backed Tech Companies?

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They do around 7% of the total VC-backed deals in the US per year or just under 40 deals / year on average (present year excluded!). Where I add commentary from myself or my fellow VC colleagues from our discussion after Jamie left I’ll put in red. This time period is usually 10 years (although small extensions are common).

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Get to Know Richard de Silva of Highland Capital

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I took the opportunity this past week to publish summary notes of some of the VCs and entrepreneurs I had interviewed on This Week in VC. One of my goals in doing the show was not only to educate entrepreneurs but also to put a human face on many of the VCs in our industry as VCs can be hard to get to know. Thank you. (if

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Because the Domain Makes it Really Real

This is going to be BIG.

Henry told me that I should start a fund--me, a 27 year old former VC analyst turned product manager with no MBA at a startup that wasn''t really headed in any particular direction. I tried to write a book for college kids in 2002-2003, couldn''t get it published, so I started blogging in February of 2004.

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How Venture Funding For Early-Stage Startups Will Change During the COVID-19 Crisis

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During our recent Dreamit Kickoff week, Bullpen Capital Founder and General Partner Paul Martino ( @ahpah ) spoke with our Spring 2020 cohort about the state of the VC ecosystem in the current economic crisis. Startups should know how VCs work. startup) per month.

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Why You Should Make Your Competitors Your Frenemies

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But many startups take this too far and I would actually encourage a dose of enemy & friend. And as I talked about in my “talking to VCs about your competition&# post, the first instinct of a VC is no different. In the early days at my first startup I purely demonized competitors. You know, frenemies.