To Follow-on or Not to Follow-on, Part 2 of Un-learnings from a VC-Turned-LP

In the investment world, FOMO, fear of missing out, runs rampant. VCs and LPs both dread “missing out” on those asymmetric exits that generate millions or billions of dollars....

Un-learnings from a VC-Turned-LP: Risk and Reward Paradigm Shift, Part 1

Ben Choi has a unique perspective on investment intuition. He started out as a venture capitalist investing in early-stage startups and then became a Limited Partner, which gives him a comprehensive ...

The Truth About Investor Updates

The topic of “investor updates” has been debated frequently. Most folks who are not close to early-stage startups and new company formation would be surprised to discover that a high number of com...

B2B vs. B2C IPOs

For the past dozen years, Top Tier Capital Partners has believed that using data wisely can potentially help us to “see around corners”. Venture capital is an industry enshrouded in secrecy, makin...

What Makes a Good Annual Meeting? An LP’s Point of View

Annual meetings are simple in concept but can be difficult to execute well. At Sapphire Partners, we are constantly asked what makes a good annual meeting, which makes sense given the typical GP atten...

Motivation

My junior year at Notre Dame, I applied to take a finance elective called Applied Investment Management. This elective was always oversubscribed, and comprised the top finance students in their final ...

Generational Transitions at VC Firms

There are right ways and wrong ways to handle generational transitions at venture capital firms. This concept is most often associated with family businesses, which inevitably are required...

BFP #OpenLP Series (6) — VC Partnership Models: How to Split the Economics

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20MinVC Podcast with Sarah Smith, Bain Capital Ventures

Sarah Smith is a Partner @ Bain Capital Ventures, a leading US venture fund with a portfolio that includes the likes of LinkedIn, Lime, SendGrid, Jet.com and more incredible companies. As for Sarah,...