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As of December 2024, Decile Hub has a full featured Newsletter tool. You can find it in the left nav of Hub. If for some reason you can't find the Newsletter in the left nav of your Hub, reach out via Hub Support channel to request it to...

As of December 2024, Decile Hub has a full featured Newsletter tool. You can find it in the left nav of Hub. If for some reason you can't find the Newsletter in the left nav of your Hub, reach out via Hub Support channel to request it to be enabled.

Making an angel investment alongside your fund is potentially a conflict of interest. In order to proceed here, you will need to get approval from your limited partner advisory committee (LPAC).  

Making an angel investment alongside your fund is potentially a conflict of interest. In order to proceed here, you will need to get approval from your limited partner advisory committee (LPAC).  

Generally speaking, a Fund should not enter into a Venture Partner agreement with a company, unless the company is wholly owned by one individual. Services provided to a Fund are typically very personal and delegation is usually unwant...

Generally speaking, a Fund should not enter into a Venture Partner agreement with a company, unless the company is wholly owned by one individual. Services provided to a Fund are typically very personal and delegation is usually unwanted. Attempting to do this also creates additional legal, securities law, and tax complexities.  It is far easier for the Fund to enter into an individual agreement with each relevant person within a company or other type of organization. 

1. To edit the link for your pitch deck, go to the Data Room / Folder where your deck is located and find the deck file.  2. Click on the paperclip symbol next to the deck file's name and click "Copy file URL to share". This will copy th...

1. To edit the link for your pitch deck, go to the Data Room / Folder where your deck is located and find the deck file.  2. Click on the paperclip symbol next to the deck file's name and click "Copy file URL to share". This will copy the link.  3. Then, go to Entity Management (found on the left-hand-side panel under "Settings").  4. Click "edit" to the right of your fund 5. "Fundraising Deck URL" is below Fund Thesis.  6. Paste the copied deck link into the field and click the Save button. 7. Now, whenever you send an email with the deck url variable, it will automatically pull the deck from your Data Room / Folder.

The Setup Checklist is seen on your Dashboard.  you can get here from three locations 1. Go to {{YOUR_SUBDOMAIN}}.decilehub.com/dashboard 2. At the bottom of the left nav is a link to "Dashboard" 3. In the green banner at the top, if yo...

The Setup Checklist is seen on your Dashboard.  you can get here from three locations 1. Go to {{YOUR_SUBDOMAIN}}.decilehub.com/dashboard 2. At the bottom of the left nav is a link to "Dashboard" 3. In the green banner at the top, if you still have steps to complete, you will see your progress, you can click this banner If you still have steps to complete for setup, the checklist will be at the top of your dashboard. For more information on setting up your Decile Hub Instance, you can also review this Base Question

1. Begin by clicking on your profile picture located in the top right-hand corner of the screen. 2. From the dropdown menu that appears, select "edit profile." 3. You will now see an open field labeled "Email Signature" where you can inp...

1. Begin by clicking on your profile picture located in the top right-hand corner of the screen. 2. From the dropdown menu that appears, select "edit profile." 3. You will now see an open field labeled "Email Signature" where you can input your desired email signature. 4. Once you've filled in your email signature, simply click on the green "Save changes" button.

Though there are "standard seed-stage valuation methods" (Comps, VC, Scorecard, Berkus) valuation at early stage (pre-revenue) is a bit more art than science, a balance between optimism and delusion and between strategy and tactics. Fact...

Though there are "standard seed-stage valuation methods" (Comps, VC, Scorecard, Berkus) valuation at early stage (pre-revenue) is a bit more art than science, a balance between optimism and delusion and between strategy and tactics. Factors include: • Team - their ability to build a company to execute • Target market(s) size(s) • Potential for the startup to dominate, create or disrupt the market for substantial revenue • Unique Value Proposition, and is it compelling to potential customers • What is the Go-To-Market strategy • What are the economics • A realistic understanding of the competitive landscape • What is the capital investment required to get to milestones:  Proof-Of-Concept, Minimum-Viable-Product, Product-Market-Fit • What is the technology and does it scale • What is the intellectual property • What are the risks • Exit potential

That's by design. You first select your interest level, then you sign the document. Work through the PACT workflow yourself because it's pretty straight forward. They can't sign without reading the document, which is the 2nd step. So, ju...

That's by design. You first select your interest level, then you sign the document. Work through the PACT workflow yourself because it's pretty straight forward. They can't sign without reading the document, which is the 2nd step. So, just respond with something like this in your own words: After you select your interest level, you will be promoted to view and sign the PACT agreement. 

0. Avoid working with broker dealers. They struggle to place LPs in emerging manager funds due to the risk and red tape. In addition, their fees are too expensive for emerging managers with small funds and because they are usually due on...

0. Avoid working with broker dealers. They struggle to place LPs in emerging manager funds due to the risk and red tape. In addition, their fees are too expensive for emerging managers with small funds and because they are usually due on placement, they rarely align with a fund's capital call schedule. 

Family Offices typically require a substantial diligence process. They want to ensure that your firm will be in business for a long time and has a major edge over the 100s of mangers they diligence every year. In general, Family Offices ...

Family Offices typically require a substantial diligence process. They want to ensure that your firm will be in business for a long time and has a major edge over the 100s of mangers they diligence every year. In general, Family Offices like to invest in VC funds for direct follow on and co-investment opportunities. Be prepared to answer a litany of sourcing related questions such as: What channels do you use to source besides traditional accelerator demo days? How do you win competitive deals? What is your process for narrowing opportunities? Note: they are trying to identify that you have logical approach that you can scale.  What signal do you communicate to the market after you invest in a company? What is your co-investment strategy/policy?  Then, be prepared to share a robust data room that includes the following: Presentation, Deal Memos, References, Research, Models, Bios and Legal Agreements.

Please review the Decile Partners quarterly report template guide

Please review the Decile Partners quarterly report template guide

You should not sign confidentiality agreements with startups. Ask Base: why VCs can not sign NDAs?  With regards to the Week 4 assignment, upload a memo for a startup that you don't have a confidentially agreement. If you don't have tha...

You should not sign confidentiality agreements with startups. Ask Base: why VCs can not sign NDAs?  With regards to the Week 4 assignment, upload a memo for a startup that you don't have a confidentially agreement. If you don't have that, then just build out a memo for test company. The whole point of this exercise is for you to tune the deal memo tool for your process. The output is helpful for you to test this. 

IRR takes into account contributions and distributions at the time of their recording; regardless of cash flow. Also, it takes into account any accrued income or expenses at the time of recording. When larger expenses are accrued, it can...

IRR takes into account contributions and distributions at the time of their recording; regardless of cash flow. Also, it takes into account any accrued income or expenses at the time of recording. When larger expenses are accrued, it can drag down the IRR in the short term and should gradually fix itself over time.

Limited Partners (LPs) are generally not issued units, shares, or any equivalents for their investment into a VC Fund - this is a common misconception. LPs simply own a percentage of the limited partnership's interests.  By design, the...

Limited Partners (LPs) are generally not issued units, shares, or any equivalents for their investment into a VC Fund - this is a common misconception. LPs simply own a percentage of the limited partnership's interests.  By design, the structure of VC Funds makes it very difficult for LPs to pull their money out until there are liquidity events (exits). This is because the capital is directly invested in private companies - money is returned to LPs usually when one of those companies undergoes a liquidity event (acquisition, IPO, etc.). 

Generally speaking, no - but it's complicated. Every country has it's own securities regulations regime (which may also interact with other countries' regimes), and nearly every one imposes restrictions, exemptions, etc. on crowd funding...

Generally speaking, no - but it's complicated. Every country has it's own securities regulations regime (which may also interact with other countries' regimes), and nearly every one imposes restrictions, exemptions, etc. on crowd funding (assuming here that you are referring to general solicitation). For example, you can learn more about 506(c) here (for the USA): https://www.decilehub.com/base/17-fund-operations/1782-what-is-this-506-c-thing-i-keep-hearing-about-should-i-do-it Should you have additional questions regarding your specific domicile and circumstances, we strongly recommend that you consult an experienced attorney who can best advise you. Securities regulations are (depending on the jurisdiction) stringently enforced and can lead to sub-optimal consequences if violated.