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Venture Fund Blueprint: How to Access Capital, Achieve Launch, and Actualize Growth
Venture Fund Blueprint: How to Access Capital, Achieve Launch, and Actualize Growth

Learn how to build, launch, and grow your fund.

2022

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Kaego Ogbechie Rust, et al.
Kaego Ogbechie Rust, Shea Tate-Di Donna

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My Book is Here! The Venture Fund Blueprint!

My Book Launches Today ~ The Venture Fund Blueprint! Very excited to announce that my new book, The Venture Fund Blueprint, is officially out today, December 13th! You can order it on Amazon here. Building on our work with hundreds of fund managers, we truly enjoyed the writing process. We…

Books

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My Book is Here! The Venture Fund Blueprint!
My Book is Here! The Venture Fund Blueprint!
Books

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May 24

Fundraising Unveiled: The Ultimate Guide To Securing Capital

As fundraising is one of the most challenging aspects of running a fund, it is helpful to have a full plan with a starting point, ending point, and realistic expectations on timing along the way. …

Venture Capital

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Fundraising Unveiled: The Ultimate Guide To Securing Capital
Fundraising Unveiled: The Ultimate Guide To Securing Capital
Venture Capital

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May 3

The Art of Creating an SPV (Special Purpose Vehicle): 7 Essential Insights

Unlocking the ability to assemble an investor syndicate for speed, efficiency, capital access, and streamlined management with the popularized use of SPVs (special purpose vehicles) has been game-changing in the venture industry. SPV has become a lexicalized acronym with most fund managers likely participating in them as common practice. We…

Special Purpose Vehicles

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The Art of Creating an SPV (Special Purpose Vehicle): 7 Essential Insights
The Art of Creating an SPV (Special Purpose Vehicle): 7 Essential Insights
Special Purpose Vehicles

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Apr 20

Fund Manager Tax (Part 3): PTET, QSBS, and The 1045

This is the third installment of our 3-part series on venture fund tax planning and strategies in collaboration with some of the knowledgeable tax minds over at Andersen. …

Investing

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Fund Manager Tax (Part 3): PTET, QSBS, and The 1045
Fund Manager Tax (Part 3): PTET, QSBS, and The 1045
Investing

9 min read


Apr 5

Fund Manager Tax (Part 2): Expenses, GPs in Different States, and Deferred 2023 Filings

This is the second installment of our 3-part series on fund tax planning and compliance strategies — in collaboration with some of the knowledgeable tax minds over at Andersen. In this piece, we will cover lessons learned in fund tax return preparation, best practices for substantiating and tracking fund expenses…

Investing

11 min read

Fund Manager Tax (Part 2): Expenses, GPs in Different States, and Deferred 2023 Filings
Fund Manager Tax (Part 2): Expenses, GPs in Different States, and Deferred 2023 Filings
Investing

11 min read


Mar 21

Fund Manager Tax (Part 1): Structure, Partnerships, and K-1 vs W-2

Many of the questions received from The Venture Fund Blueprint involve tax compliance and planning. Both are critical components of building and maintaining a successful fund. In this 3-part series on venture fund tax planning and strategies, we will share some commonly asked tax questions from emerging fund managers with…

Investing

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Fund Manager Tax (Part 1): Structure, Partnerships, and K-1 vs W-2
Fund Manager Tax (Part 1): Structure, Partnerships, and K-1 vs W-2
Investing

10 min read


Mar 2

Guidelines to Grow Your Circle (with Email Intro Examples)

Venture capital is first and foremost a people business, which means relationships are the essential currency on which interactions operate. Relationships are critical for identifying investment opportunities, conducting due diligence, creating value for portfolio companies, fundraising from Limited Partners (LPs), and finding co-investors or sourcing customer relationships for investments. We…

Investing

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Guidelines to Grow Your Circle (with Email Intro Examples)
Guidelines to Grow Your Circle (with Email Intro Examples)
Investing

7 min read


Feb 16

Work Models for Your Firm: In-Person, Remote, Hybrid

Work Models for Your Firm: In-Person, Remote, Hybrid We have recently had many conversations about work style and work location, both with fund managers and founders alike. Nimble funds are contemplating whether a physical office space is necessary or preferred. …

Investing

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Work Models for Your Firm: In-Person, Remote, Hybrid
Work Models for Your Firm: In-Person, Remote, Hybrid
Investing

5 min read


Jan 31

A List of Outsourced CFOs for Fund Managers

In collaborating with hundreds of fund managers over the years, we have observed certain patterns of those interested in building a firm with lasting impact and value as well as great returns. When the fundraising close occurs, these emerging managers then expand their focus of efforts toward company building —…

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A List of Outsourced CFOs for Fund Managers
A List of Outsourced CFOs for Fund Managers

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Jan 25

A Launch Checklist for Emerging Manager Funds

To Institutional Investors, the term “Emerging Manager” indicates a venture capital investor with less than ten years of investing experience, fewer than four funds, and under $1bb in assets under management (AUM). …

Investing

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A Launch Checklist for Emerging Manager Funds
A Launch Checklist for Emerging Manager Funds
Investing

3 min read

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