We are reviewing applicants now for the next Coolwater Capital cohort of emerging VCs. Apply ASAP to build the next great VC fund. We accelerate VC funds to help them build the next great VC powerhouse. We have backed 226 VC funds, which have raised $2B+. Via our portfolio GPs, we are invested in and...
[Continue Reading]How investors can fight terror
Historically, many investors have tried hard to be apolitical. But US political dysfunction has forced many investors to become active in domestic politics, and Hamas’s war on Israel forces many of us to fight Hamas. You might think I condemn Hamas because I am both Jewish and Israeli. But that is not the reason. First,...
[Continue Reading]Bain Capital->Leveraging a private equity/VC firm’s proprietary relationship network
Hunt Club recently became a sponsor of my websites. Hunt Club enables you to recruit vetted talent, faster. We leverage our proprietary referral network of 25k business leaders to source talent proven to perform better and stay longer at companies. Clients include Bain Capital, Tiger Global, WestCap, and FJ Labs. Darren Herman, an Operating Partner...
[Continue Reading]Process Mining in Non-Financial Risk
My wife Luba Teten has extensive experience automating financial engineering processes at the intersection of business strategy, risk, and compliance. She has worked in Corporate Risk (market risk, credit risk, Tier 1 capital requirements) and Wealth Management at Morgan Stanley and Merrill Lynch. She is presenting next week at the TSAM New York asset management...
[Continue Reading]Databases of limited partners investing in emerging VC funds
I’ve collected numerous lists of allocators focused on emerging VC fund managers. Of course, I emphasize you’re not going to be very effective if you just bulk-email these allocators. Please do your background research and pitch each LP based on how you uniquely fit their criteria. I’ve met few emerging managers who had success with...
[Continue Reading]VC and Free Market Values
Liberty Ventures is a community “Building the ecosystem of purpose-driven leaders committed to a free and prosperous future to build their businesses and so their impact.” I recently presented Coolwater Capital’s model to their members. Libery Ventures asked me how we align with their values. I responded: Two of our key values are innovation and...
[Continue Reading]Announcing launch of MiniVC: my AI avatar (free)
After some experimentation, I built and launched MiniVC, an AI avatar of myself. Check it out! It requires a subscription to ChatGPT Plus. You might ask: how is this different from off-the-shelf ChatGPT? It’s designed to draw primarily from my research, 2 published books, and over 100 public presentations at leading universities and finance/tech conferences. This...
[Continue Reading]What should VCs do with zombie companies?
Inevitably, some of a VC’s portfolio companies will become “zombies”: not dead, but not growing. They have some technology and revenues, but morale is low. The CEO is hinting he’d like to get into VC or otherwise find a soft landing. Finding a buyer is difficult, because the company is not exciting to anyone, including...
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