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Stop Looking for The Holy Grail.
From Jan Andriessen - HenQ (@janandrssn) It seems to be a strong human tendency to be looking for that one thing that answers it all. We are looking for that one technology that solves all of our problems. In one of my previous blogs about the technology effect, I write about how this can lead entrepreneurs and investors to overestimate...
Understanding Reasons for VC rejections – Customer, Traction, Growth, Scaling?
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...
The Netherlands: The west coast of Europe!
By Pieter Welten - Prime Ventures (@pieterwelten) A few weeks ago I attended the South Summit in Madrid. I was aware of the keynote of HRH Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands later that afternoon on the main stage. Prince Constantijn recently succeeded Neelie Kroes as special envoy of the Dutch start-up programme StartupDelta2020. Being Dutch...
“I don’t want to speak with you, you are just an Associate”
By Nick Kalliagkopoulos - Prime Ventures (@kalliagk) A big part of my job is to reach out to and meet with CEOs and management teams of fast growing European technology companies. Since we are looking for later stage investments with our fund, the companies we typically engage with have already achieved a nice size of around 50-100 employees and a...
VEECEE meets corporates – September 28th, 2016
Over the last twelve months VEECEE organized four networking events to connect venture capital professionals (VCs) with each other and other groups within the technology ecosystem. Our last event was all about connecting startups founders of software companies to VCs. The next event will be at the intersection of corporates and VCs and is held on...
