Many emerging fund managers find that large anchor investors request economics in their general partnership or management company. To help guide that negotiation, here’s a template of an opening letter to a potential anchor investor, laying out all your deal structuring options. You may find helpful a piece from Techcrunch on Should you give an...
[Continue Reading]Seeking Cofounders for Vertical AI startup: Identify and Move the Hidden Levers of Power, and Help Advocacy Groups Execute Their Mission
Looking 4 entrepreneurial software engineer/product mgr/biz-dev killer 4 a network-based service.. pre-launch, BIG equity, big peeps involved–ANY TIPS?? If the answer is yes to any of these, keep reading. Briefly, we think there’s a substantial market for a tool to execute initiatives which require coordination with outside stakeholders, e.g., make a large sale to a...
[Continue Reading]Family Office Masterclass: Who Will Disrupt Investment Management, and How?
Thanks to Family Office List for hosting me in a Masterclass today on “Who Will Disrupt Investment Management, and How?”. You can see the slides and video below. ...
[Continue Reading]For high school seniors: visit a very different America for a week, at no cost
I just won agreement from one of our children’s high schools to participate in the American Exchange Project. This program sends high school seniors on a week-long trip to an American community very different from their own, and helps them welcome other students into their hometown for the same incredible experience. And it’s all 100%...
[Continue Reading]Organizing a Fundraising Dinner: Template Best Practices
One of the most powerful ways to attract investors to your fund or company is to organize a carefully curated dinner for qualified potential investors. Here’s my quick template cheatsheet for making that happen: Invite [Firm] Investor Dinner Please join us at a curated salon dinner exclusively for existing and potential investors in [Fund] Where?...
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