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Charting a Course: Building a Winning VC Fund Strategy [Part II]

The Seraf Compass

In Part I of this article we discussed several key concepts of fund investment strategy and how funds are categorized, whether it be by industry, geography, stage, specialty (e.g. social impact, corporate, etc.) or some other criteria. Now let's take a closer look at capital allocation strategy and the life cycle of a venture fund.

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Three Places At Once: Challenges VCs Face In Managing Their Time [Part II]

The Seraf Compass

In Part I of this article we talked about the challenges and responsibilities General Partners face managing a fund. Now let's take a closer look at the time commitment involved when you're ready to invest in a company, what's required when serving as a board director, and how GPs should handle communications with their LPs.

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How To Become A Thought Leader: 6 Steps to Elevate Your Impact

Entrepreneurs' Organization

But when my first article was published, I felt a huge rush of validation that maybe I do have something worth sharing. When I shared it on LinkedIn, people started liking the article, commenting how they loved my ideas and planned to implement them. You can also join groups and post articles there, which can further expand your reach.

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Venture Capital - A Practical Guide to Fund Formation and Management

The Seraf Compass

This series of articles is written for fund managers who are creating these new sources of entrepreneur-focused capital today, and those who aspire to start funds in the near future. And, wherever you find entrepreneurs, you will find investors looking to finance those entrepreneurs.

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Learning the Hard Way - Due Diligence Mistakes

The Seraf Compass

As a way of wrapping up this series of articles with a review, let’s take a look at a few common mistakes and see what we can learn from them.

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Bigger Isn?t Always Better: 4 Benefits of Staying Small

Entrepreneurs' Organization

When I started to research this article, my working title was How to break geographic self-bottlenecking. Renée Rouleau (EO Austin), wrote a great article about her 25 Lessons in 25 Years , detailing lessons her entrepreneurship journey taught her. and more articles from the EO blog. As we say in America, “The sky’s the limit!”

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A Guide To Angel Investing Documents: Preferred Stock Deals

The Seraf Compass

This article is intended to provide a quick overview of the principal documents in a fundraising where the investors are purchasing stock.