Dream It

APRIL 12, 2020

In New York, for instance, there are now venture funds with a West Coast mentality and firms with an East Coast mentality; the same is true for firms in San Francisco. Will a financial crisis affect how venture funds deploy capital? The biggest question for a venture firm is whether LPs will fail to make capital calls in a crisis. “It

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APRIL 14, 2014

Brooklyn Bridge Ventures came in first, with a whopping 61%. Lerer Ventures was second, with just under 20%. Take the most widely used number--that way fewer women are getting venture funding than guys. Most companies don''t ever raise venture capital and they do just fine. Well, it''s gotta mean something, right?

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2021

A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of talking to Samir Kaji on the Venture Unlocked podcast about a wide range of topics that we as venture capitalists think about everyday, including: How to build a generational firm?—?retaining Let me explain. We invest 40% of our dollars in Southern California firms?—?and

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 23, 2014

There has been much discussion in the past few years of the changing structure of the venture capital industry. The overall trends in our industry have breathed a new life into the venture capital industry. Twitter spread through the tech crowds at SxSW and raised its first venture capital round led by Fred Wilson. Why is this?

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FEBRUARY 21, 2021

Or that venture capital is a meritocracy? This doesn’t take into consideration, however, that venture capital is a financial product—a product that works for some people and doesn’t work for others. I’m going to call this the risk/wealth effect and it definitely nudges the numbers towards the funding of wealthier white men.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 22, 2012

Viewing the article through the lens of a venture capitalist there’s much to agree with under the mantra of “growth!” He also nails the reason why venture capital is still necessary to grow large businesses quickly in a world where the costs of running startups have fallen dramatically. So I like that bit, too.

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Dream It

JANUARY 13, 2021

The venture capital screening call is an important step to get right in due diligence. 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. By Elliot Levy , Healthtech Associate at Dreamit Ventures Book Office Hours with me.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 4, 2012

At this time I can tell you that the Brits definitely didn’t have a culture of failure. 33:15 Thank you to Detroit Venture Partners for supporting the show. 49:30 Steve: When’s the last time venture capital actually led an innovation? I remember this lesson well. Everyone give them a big thanks @dvptweets.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2014

I think this is a Seriously great example of how this process works for at least one VC – Upfront Ventures. So this was definitely an introduction I was going to take. Tech Market Analysis Upfront Ventures' But I’m guessing the narrative is similar elsewhere. He hit me from two very trusted sources.

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JUNE 8, 2014

Changes in the Software World & in Venture Capital. That didn’t make them bad – it just didn’t make them efficient at making rapid decisions of whether to fund a startup or not and the terms on which they would fund were typically not “market” for a startup company that would become venture backed one day.

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Hunter Walk

FEBRUARY 22, 2025

A few years back I helped start Screendoor , a fund that backs new venture firms by hopefully being one of their earliest and largest supporters. Most strategies are some combination of innovation and best practices along the classic five steps of venture investing: See, Pick, Win, Service, Exit. .’

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 25, 2023

The thing we thought was happening with robotic investments is definitely happening by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch A proper bounce back, on the other hand, seems inevitable, but only those with high-powered crystal balls can say precisely when.

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JUNE 11, 2018

Yeah, I definitely wasn't putting in that kind of volume. 2) When you do get to the point where you think the person has an interesting skillset and you'd like to get a better idea of where they are talentwise-- outsource your assessment to Headlight Labs (A Brooklyn Bridge Ventures portfolio company).

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 27, 2014

I was having dinner with a friend last night and we were chatting about venture capital and a bit about what I’ve learned. The biggest difference from experience is that in bad markets people without venture capital experience or strategies are the first to the exit. By definition this means others will doubt you.

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Dream It

AUGUST 29, 2019

For this reason, it would be ridiculous for a founder to ever tell a venture investor that they want to keep the company private. 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.

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DECEMBER 11, 2014

It''s a solid exit to a company that has lots of revs, is growing, and together will form a very formidable player in the data backup space--one that can definitely be a public company in the next couple of years. Venture Capital & Technology' Today, Backupify announced that it is getting purchased by Datto.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 18, 2014

Great programmers are artists, for sure, but rock stars is about the last definition I’d choose. This is how Upfront Ventures came to fund Tristan Walker – one of the most talented and passionate entrepreneurs with whom we work whose new company is called Bevel.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Are you trying to figure out how to build a place that creates venture backed IPOs or are you trying to build something where technical people can feel like they’re in a community? Lastly, your city needs to be livable—and that definition is changing. First, you have to ask yourself what the desired outcome is.

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MAY 2, 2023

The venture asset class seems to have already decided that AI is the next great investment opportunity, but I’m not so sure it’s going to disrupt business and create the across-the-board wealth that has been predicted. What was notable was how similar they all sounded—that is, until I got the pitch from Brad and Fred at Union Square Ventures.

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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. That plus CallWave spawned companies such as RightScale , AppFolio and RingRevenue – all large, venture-backed companies now.

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APRIL 25, 2016

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. If you're in NYC and you haven't raised $750k yet in a previous round, Brooklyn Bridge Ventures leads. They told me their fund wasn't big enough. That is the job.*

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

Today Upfront Ventures is announcing that we’ve backed Rebecca Kantar ’s startup Imbellus , a company designed to assess human potential and ultimately change the way we teach children. We led a $4 million investment along with Thrive Capital, GLG and Sound Ventures. But really it’s something I look for.

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JULY 21, 2014

Venture capitalists have raised increasing amounts of money from their investors (LPs) every year. Poorly implemented this category was the definition of shelfware. Since 2009 we’ve been in an unequivocal bull market. An impressive number of new VCs have been created – most of them with new seed funds.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 19, 2022

Conductive Ventures raised a $200 million Fund III to continue its focus on investing in founders where other venture capital firms did not see the potential. Conductive Ventures launches $100 million enterprise fund. Just how much has late-stage venture capital slowed?

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 25, 2013

Ex Venture Capitalist with Battery Ventures. In the most perfect sense of the definition. I considered her one of LA’s great talents. You can imagine the narrative … Native Angelino. Competitive sportswoman. Stanford MBA. Leaves to work in Corp Dev at IAC. They are yin & yang. Kara as CEO.

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Founder Bounty

JANUARY 21, 2025

If its a top tier accelerator like Ycombinator you should definitely do it. But not ALL are equity, however if its YC definitely take it or apply if you have not done so. The answer is YES. I have worked in finance and well as been though Techstars and have seen it all in the world of startups.

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Hunter Walk

JULY 18, 2022

As a result, there’s a lot of incentive to remain a ‘great’ company, which is still venture investable, versus falling into a trough of uncertainty. This is challenging but definitely not impossible. Fewer huge outcomes means less late stage private capital and continued power law returns among the best venture funds.

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OCTOBER 22, 2017

There are a lot of ways the startup world describes venture capitalists that portrays a certain power dynamic, real or perceived, that I believe is at the heart of so many of the industry's problems. We can debate whether they're sociopaths, but we definitely shouldn't assume that every "great investor" is "great" at being human.

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MARCH 23, 2015

At Brooklyn Bridge Ventures , I want to be part of the first money to go into a company, no matter what you call it. New venture funds get raised all the time--and big ones, too. The term "seed" implies the very beginning to me. I do the same kind of rounds today that I was doing five years ago.

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JANUARY 25, 2015

So you need to really know what to measure as a definition of success. If venture capital is propping up your business performance – good luck when the spigot slows one day. There is no better post to read on this topic than Ev Williams “ A Mile Wide and An Inch Deep.” Push yourself hard to be honest with yourself.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2013

If you track the venture capital industry it would be hard to miss the conversation going on this week over AngelList “Syndicates.” 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. Bowery Capital).

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Register Startup founders need to be authentic and prepared when they get the chance to meet prospective investors, according to Rex Fong, founding partner at investment and advisory group Capitale Ventures. Fong’s Capitale Ventures is an investment and advisory group with expertise in complex, cross-border transactions.

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David Teten VC

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

One of the first decisions we had to make in setting up our new VC fund, Versatile Venture Capital , was our CRM and marketing technology infrastructure. . Linkedin : Versatile Venture Capital / David Teten personal. Price was definitely a consideration. I run PEVCTech , a community focused on this area. Some firms (e.g.,

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 28, 2021

During an online business workshop in December 2020, the presenter asked me whether our venture was a hobby or a business. There’s no need for long-term strategy or a plan for growth because there’s no risk if your venture fails to attract clients. Being a solopreneur, by definition, means going it alone.

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abovethecrowd.com

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

As the bull market raged on from 2015 to 2022, it became quite trendy for venture capitalists to wave the requirement for an annual audit which is embedded in almost every standard Series A term sheet. There are also frequent claims of being “profitable” on some definition of “margin” that is specific to the company.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Venture is back, baby! But not really at the later stages and, oh, also definitely not at the same valuations or cadence as 2021. After more than six months of declining deal counts and venture activity, venture deal pace is starting to pick up again.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 1, 2024

Of course there are moments of self-doubt, especially when venturing into uncomfortable initiatives. Loneliness is definitely a reality in entrepreneurship. We all have different definitions of success. I encounter failure all the time. There are too many cases to pick one. It’s a daily occurrence, but so is success.

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