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Venture Capital, A Game Called ‘Unicorn Hunting’?
From Pieter Welten - Prime Ventures (@WeltenPie) A couple of days ago I discussed the ‘hits-driven’ nature of gaming companies with several other investors. There is, from a venture capital point of view, a lot of skepticism towards the industry since it is very difficult for a company to achieve ‘sustainable hit creation’. And that’s...
Entering the Venture Capital Funnel.
From Pieter Welten - Prime Ventures (@WeltenPie) I have been working for almost 2.5 years at Prime Ventures. I work hard to establish a network of entrepreneurs, investors, and (financial) advisors and try to attend as many relevant tech events as possible. In addition, I read dozens of tech blogs and books, be active on Twitter and Linkedin and...
‘Go work for 20 years prior to entering Venture Capital’ vs. Young Venture Capitalists.
From Nick Kalliagkopoulos - Prime Ventures (@kalliagk) A typical Venture Capital fund, with the size of 100-200 million would probably have 2-4 Partners, possibly 1 Principal and 1-2 Associates or Analysts. In a recent blog post, Vincent Jacobs from Kima Ventures took a deep dive at the backgrounds of junior employees at European venture capital...
Understanding reasons for VC rejections – Why are you different?
From Mathijs de Wit - Newion Investments (@mathijsdewit) Approximately 1-2% of relevant deal flow for a VC firm will become a portfolio company. Hence, rejecting entrepreneurs is something a VC professional will have to do as part of his job. As most people have an intrinsic urge to be liked, I believe most VCs want to be honest about their...
Attending a Tech Conference? Prepare Yourself.
From Pieter Welten - Prime Ventures (@WeltenPie) Next week I will be attending the Web Summit in Dublin for the third consecutive year. Together with the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, the Web Summit belongs to the largest tech conferences in Europe. Within only five years the event managed to attract +30,000 attendees and speakers such as...