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The Lost Art of Early Stage Venture Capital
Finding a lead is one of the most frustrating challenges for a startup entrepreneur—but it is also one of the most important.
David S. Rose • Angel Investing: The Gust Guide to Making Money and Having Fun Investing in Startups
A capital allocator would need to have two things happening simultaneously.
- Limited fund size: The fund would need to be $150M or less, or otherwise, you’ll be back to being wholly subject to the power law.
- Equity optionality: Investors in a startup utilizing this product need to be able to get returns even if the outcome is smaller. That would req
Evan Armstrong • Venture Capital Is Ripe for Disruption
Since these firms are investing at an earlier stage and have a high risk profile, early stage venture firms seek higher returns than growth equity firms. A target or anticipated cash-on-cash return on investment (ROI), or multiple of the amount of cash invested, is typically 8-10x for early stage venture capital investors.4, 5
Bradley Miles • #BreakIntoVC: How to Break Into Venture Capital And Think Like an Investor Whether You're a Student, Entrepreneur or Working Professional (Venture Capital Guidebook Book 1)
Based purely on the number of investments in billion-dollar companies, the firms SV Angel, Y Combinator, Khosla Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Accel, Andreessen Horowitz, Benchmark, First Round Capital, Founders Fund, DCVC, and Felicis Ventures came out on top in my study. Some, including Index Ventures, Accel, and Sequoia, also met great success inves
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