List of LP questions

Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp Email Join the community to ask and answer questions Clay Norris:Β This articleΒ has a bunch of good questions and resources in the footnotes.Would love to build a list of questions to expand on thisΒ @De’Havia StewartΒ if you or anybody else wants to help add to it Β  David Teten: teten.com/lpdd Β  Β  Β  Read […]

Building an investment thesis

Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp Email Join the community to ask and answer questions Clay Norris: This section of the resource library has a few good examples: https://confluencevc.super.site/confluencevc-premium-membership/investment-thesis-generation Read More

Hiring venture two roles at the same time

Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp Email Nikos Liodakis: We had two different postings. Made it easier to sort through resumes given the work experience was fairly different across the roles Cecilia Manduca: We also had 2 different postings as associate required extra experienceΒ Β 

Conducting due diligence on a startup

Kevin Monserrt: We have a standardized process, founders filling out forms and we are digitizing the whole process. David Teten: Have you found a good tool to record dialog with the company? E.g., I ask a question, they answer, I have a follow-up, etc. Ideally with time & date stamp on each Kevin Monserrt: We’ve […]

Securely sharing video content

Clay Norris: You should check out Loom. We’ve started using it for everything Amr Alshihabi: seems like they have a 4mb limit Clay Norris: Paid plans are worth the $10/month price tag Jonathan Abrams: https://www.getdebrief.com/ Ashish Aggarwal: Vimeo is one of the best options. Most of the individual creators use Vimeo for sharing high-quality videos […]

Shareable resources for compensation

Clay Norris: Might not be exactly what you’re looking for, but this is pretty good data: https://angel.co/salaries Clay Norris: Also, if you’re looking for VC salary data, check out the survey we ran last November: https://airtable.com/shrByET3TTeivARRH

Good resources for financial models and pitch decks

Miki Reynolds: forecastr.co is a Techstars alum that has taught several workshops on financial modeling. Their CEO has a wealth of templates and tools to share also. steven@forecastr.co if you want to reach out David Teten: Teten.com/pitch ; and https://teten.com/speaker/finance/

Portfolio management software options

Clay Norris: Shameless plug, but Visible is the best in the market Jack Abramowitz: Quaestor is good Halle Kaplan-Allen: +1 for visible Aditi Rajagopal: @Jack Abramowitz do they have an investor relations portal? Jack Abramowitz: Yes, they do as far as I understand

Finding a legal firm with deep construction experience

Alice: There may be a bunch of other things to consider when it comes to finding a lawyer for construction — what market vertical, size of projects, types of contractors, what products are in the marketplace, what scopes of work does it impact, etc. One lawyer that comes to mind that may make sense is […]

Finding a buyer in the M&A process

Clay Norris: MicroAcquire might be a fit (https://microacquire.com/) David Teten: https://teten.com/how-to-choose-an-investment-banker-or-replicate-one/ Brian Yoon: if they aren’t on amazon perhaps rolling on to Thrasio might be a play as well Clay Norris: Tiny Capital might also be worth checking out