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SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

By definition?—?I’m On the one hand, you’re over paying for every investment and valuations aren’t rational. That used to be called A-round investing. The market definition has changed but what we do mostly hasn’t. The biggest change for us in early-stage investing is that we now need to commit earlier.

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JUNE 22, 2021

Whilst there are a wide range of LPs and you could have first meetings for months (and many VCs do), there is probably a much smaller number of LPs who want to invest in a fund your size, with your focus, and whose minimum or maximum check size lines up with what you’re seeking. We invest 40% of our dollars in Southern California firms?—?and

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 25, 2023

There was a brief, beautiful moment for a few months in 2021 when it felt like robotic investments might be immune from broader market forces. Image Credits: Crunchbase A couple of top line points: 2022 was the second worst year for robotics investments over the past five years. Uncertainty doesn’t breed investing confidence.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2014

I think it''s likely that it will unfocus the company and what it definitely does is eliminate the possibility of exiting for anything less than two and a half billion dollars. The fact is, it''s just not cool to criticize the investing side of the venture capital market. But can''t I disagree with him on an investment?

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DECEMBER 8, 2014

2) You are signing up to sell the company one day--to another company or to the public market, but definitely to someone. 9) You will own less and less of your company over time as you take on additional investment. 10) You will face more competition as venture investment signals that what you''re doing may be attractive. 'If

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APRIL 14, 2014

Last week, there was a Business Insider article measuring the percent of female founded companies that NYC seed funds invest in. That means you actually have a *better* shot, statistically, of getting VC investment at these firms, statistically, once you actually pitch. In truth, that''s what''s actually driving my investments.

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Dream It

JULY 12, 2021

Be clear on the basic terms & key items of notes & SAFEs Before we can start talking about how to set the terms, including cap, let’s quickly review some definitions related to convertible notes and SAFEs. You’ll learn 6 key points to be prepared and ready the next time you’re structuring a convertible note or SAFE financing.

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JULY 2, 2015

You only invest in scalable businesses? So what's really the definition of scalability these days? It requires you to set up the operation from scratch in every city--and it probably only works in cities. There is a ton of regulatory risk. Right now the market is pretty much only high net worth individuals. Sorry, I didn't realize.

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AUGUST 25, 2023

A recurring theme in a lot of my BSList posts is that, if an investor thinks they can make a boatload of money with you, they’ll go to all sorts of lengths to invest. That includes investing way earlier than they would normally, investing outside of scope, investing with their personal capital outside of the fund, etc.

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A Smart Bear

AUGUST 22, 2017

Trash it if it’s a flop, or invest if it’s a seedling with potential. This is decidedly different from the classic MVP, which by definition isn’t complete (and in fact is embarrassing). “Minimum” and “viable” are definitely not two of those ways. But it’s a selfish act. of something simple.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

It made me think of an investment I just made where the entrepreneur found an extremely profitable niche that he is already taking advantage of. It's definitely not the kind of relationship I want to have as an investor. Who wants to be around someone who counts every last penny and never misses an opportunity to cash in.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 29, 2013

But Jason is one of the smartest thinkers in our industry so while style points in his eye-poking post might be low, he’s definitely scratching at something important. AngelList 101 : As you know, AngelList is a platform where angels can invest in semi-screened tech deals. Less investments, more active.

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Hunter Walk

FEBRUARY 22, 2025

Most strategies are some combination of innovation and best practices along the classic five steps of venture investing: See, Pick, Win, Service, Exit. What’s my needle magnet definition? So my general advice is as you’re building a firm, think about which magnets feel right to you and start investing in them early.

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David Teten VC

AUGUST 30, 2021

have created or supported funds to invest in local VC managers. Schiff Professor of Investment Banking at Harvard Business School. . all bear the marks of government investment. Instead, they should consider investing in VC funds which invest in their diaspora, and more generally, taking other moves to support their diaspora. .

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 4, 2013

I guess this is the ultimate definition of implementing a business model when you’re not clear on strategy! Put simply – you need enough users in a segment who care about what you’re doing to dictate investing further in the product or in sales & marketing resources. My take on his argument is this: 1.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 22, 2012

LPs (the people who invest in VC funds) want to know what “hot” deals you’re in. In a pool of 25-30 investments in a VC fund the goal is to have 2-3 huge outliers. Our partners have invested in more than dozen companies that became worth more than a billion dollars and that has disproportionately drive returns.

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Andreessen Horowitz

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

It’s incredibly fast and versatile, and the pictures it generates range from high-definition anime to abstract art to photorealistic images. Ideogram’s latest model largely solves the typography problem. The improved typography support is hard to overstate.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

OCTOBER 20, 2021

We started looking at crypto ten years ago, starting investing nine years ago, and have had a front-row seat to its development ever since. It has been enlightening, exciting, rewarding, but definitely not mainstream.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

When I work with community leaders I often encourage them to “pool capital” together from many angels into a fund structure run by a small investment committee that can make more rapid funding decisions, take more risks (it is pooled capital so goes across more investments), and standardize investment terms.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 5, 2022

The first two MyEO DealExchange conferences in 2018 and 2019 made a significant impact on the members who attended—including a 7-figure investment in Scott Mesh (EO New York)’s company. Each person gets 90 seconds to share the details of the investment opportunity or the “deal need” they’re presenting or seeking.

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APRIL 1, 2014

Why bother making any new investments at that point? Given all that, I feel like I might as well quit while I''m ahead.

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JULY 8, 2013

That''s kind of like what it''s like being on board with these companies after you make an early stage investment. In VC, no one''s investment gets bought on the first day, or the second day, or the third day. I got mine just a year after starting to lead investments, but even that felt like forever--and that''s not the norm.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

Recently I wrote a post arguing to make the definition of a Startup more inclusive than that to which Silicon Valley, fueled by Venture Capital return profiles, would sometimes like to attach to the word. Think USV is only invested around Union Square in NYC? This article originally appeared on TechCrunch. Think again. Angry Birds?

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Andreessen Horowitz

JUNE 22, 2023

SpaceX led the way with 61 launches , and the People’s Republic of China definitively replaced Russia as the world’s No. Without question, we have entered … The post Investing in Apex appeared first on Andreessen Horowitz. Last year, 180 launches successfully reached orbit—a record year for space. 2 space power.

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Dream It

AUGUST 29, 2019

Investors are giving you capital to make 10x, 20x, or 100x their investment. The definition of Exit Strategy from Investopedia: “The method by which a venture capitalist or business owner intends to get out of an investment that he or she has made in the past. To realize this, there must be an exit.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 19, 2013

The era of VCs investing in successful consumer Internet startups such as eBay led to a belief system that seemed to permeate many enterprise software startups that hiring sales or implementation people was a bad thing. This article initially appeared on TechCrunch. “We want low-touch or zero-touch businesses” was the mantra.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

MAY 11, 2021

Last week I spent three hours with my six partners in a conference room talking through what we are investing in and why. In one hour we learned enough from the founder to be able to make a decision on whether or not to invest in the founder’s company. And investors in NYC can access investments in Singapore with ease.

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APRIL 25, 2016

I led the $1.8mm seed investment in goTenna with $250k. There's no official definition of a lead other than someone who puts down a term sheet, helps gather the round, and who is most active with the company. Do you really want that person invested in your company? They told me their fund wasn't big enough.

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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. pre-money valuation you certainly would want to exercise your right to continue investing if you had prorata rights. and the bigger funds can’t get in directly.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2021

It’s a way of looking at venture that I never thought of before—that venture capital and its distribution of ending outcomes is probably not something you’re going to go after if you don’t have at least a little bit of wealth cushion and definitely not if you’re already under water.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 18, 2014

In my Twitter bio is says that I’m “ looking to invest in passionate entrepreneurs ,” which almost sounds like I was just looking for a cliché soundbite to describe myself. Great programmers are artists, for sure, but rock stars is about the last definition I’d choose.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 18, 2014

If the deal is from out of your geography and/or out of your focus area or a deal is being referred by a well-know investor who normally co-invests with similar syndicates – at least ask yourself, “Why am I so lucky to be getting this call.” My investment philosophy: Invest in moonshots more than incrementalism.

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DECEMBER 5, 2022

What this tech definitely does is that it expands the size of the creator market. As it is, I’m a paid Canva user and you definitely wouldn’t have counted me in that target demo as narrowly defined by Adobe’s core audience ten years ago. That being said, I’d hate to be a stock photography model these days.

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Dream It

JANUARY 13, 2021

Alana suggests that before speaking to an associate, you gain a basic understanding of the fund’s focus and stages they invest in. It means you haven’t properly framed this deal in the associate’s mind and that makes it hard for us to come to a definitive conclusion. What does good prep look like?

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