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Playing the Long Game in Venture Capital

Both Sides of the Table

This “overnight success” was first financed in 2004. Entrada Ventures? —?that He writes “Half of all venture funds outperform the stock market which is the benchmark most institutions measure VC funds against.” This is true in consumer but it’s also true in enterprise software.

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Venture Capital is About Human Capital

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Most VCs did well academically and had enough career success that a venture firm was willing to give them an investment role or they were able to raise their own fund. Fundamentally venture capital is about human capital. In the end I know the only true differentiator in venture capital is the company you keep.

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Venture Capital - A Practical Guide to Fund Formation and Management

The Seraf Compass

And, wherever you find entrepreneurs, you will find investors looking to finance those entrepreneurs. 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.

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Changes in the Venture Capital Funding Environment

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The other major trend of 2012–2015 was the entrance of “non VCs” into late-stages of venture capital , which mostly consisted of hedge funds, mutual funds, corporate investors, sovereign wealth funds and even LPs doing direct deals. This works in a booming market or in a company that never hits any headwinds. Non VC Growth Rounds.

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Making Sense of the Stock Market Drops in Relation to Venture Financing

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But I do have some insight into how this will affect venture markets. When many venture investors are seeing their personal public portfolios tank it creeps into their business lives and creates an emotion that is less risk tolerant whether they’re aware of it or not. I caution people from thinking this is necessarily a bottom.

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Upfront Ventures Raises > $650 Million for Startups and Returns > $600 Million to LPs

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Photo by Scott Clark for Upfront Ventures (no, Evan is not standing on a box) Last year marked the 25th anniversary for Upfront Ventures and what a year it was. Photo by Scott Clark for Upfront Ventures A question I often hear is “how is Upfront changing given the current market?” What do you do with a $650 million platform?

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Paul Graham and The World Out There

This is going to be BIG.

However, in this moment, I think one''s career in venture capital depends on changing your perspective. If you are a venture capital investor and you''re not preparing yourself to succeed in a more diverse ecosystem of entrepreneurs, you''re just going to get left behind. Venture Capital & Technology'