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Eques Technology did an absolute first-class job in designing and developing our searchable web site of tax professionals. Eques fully understood our project requirements and easily translated our wish list of desired features into a high quality finished product.
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You're living the life of a successful Venture Capitalist in the new economy. Does this sound familiar?

You have a thousand new business plans on your desk every month.
You're constantly shuttling between the nine Boards on which you're serving.
You're having trouble finding good opportunities to put your recently raised billion-dollar fund to work.
Your LPs' expectations about returns are off the charts.
Your portfolio companies have cast you in the role of headhunter because they can't find the talent they need to round out their management teams.
You're watching first mover advantage slip away from your most promising startup because even with $7 million in the bank, they can't find the team of Java programmers to get the concept to market.
Your bandwidth is so narrow your family has all but written you off.
   

Can Eques solve all your problems? Unfortunately not… but we can help you with some of them. How?

We can help you before the deal is done with technical due diligence. There's no doubt that the competition for deals has compressed the traditional due diligence process. Furthermore, it is impossible to be a domain expert in every industry known to man, much less every technology. However, it is your job to see behind the smoke and mirrors of a flashy demo and to decipher the reality contained in techno-babble of every high-tech visionary asking you to write a check.

The question to ask yourself is: Do I have the capability and more importantly bandwidth to quickly ferret out existing problems or potential risks associated with the technology section of a business plan? If not, we can help. Our core competency is the development of innovative software applications. Thus we are ideally positioned to compliment your business acumen when it comes to evaluating high-tech startups.

Eques can also help you after the term sheet is signed by providing the technical resources that your portfolio companies need in order to gain first mover advantage. You are better aware than anyone that there is no shortage of capital in today's market. In fact, there's too much money chasing too few good deals. That's why valuations are sky high and there are so many venture-backed players in every space. As a result, being first to market is more important than ever.

Moreover, you know that the difference between success and failure in a venture depends more on people than money or ideas. And the most critical shortage today is human capital. Just look how many of your colleagues in the VC community are scrambling to bring recruiting talent in-house. The scarcity of management talent needed to execute the business plan is only exceeded by the shortage of technologists required to get the concept to market. Given the time it takes to find the right people, assemble them into a cohesive team, build the infrastructure they'll need to get the job done, it's no wonder that so many promising ventures fail to deliver.

That is why Eques is championing a private equity model that delivers the benefits of a just-in-time technology team, able to respond to the unique needs of your portfolio companies—TODAY. Our Human Capitalist™ model compliments the traditional role of Venture Capital, and allows you to focus on your core competency.

Imagine the following benefits for you and your portfolio.


Shared financial risk and total alignment of interests through Eques co-investment
Mitigated risk of failure through cost containment and experienced development management
Eliminated development risk through an industry exclusive satisfaction guarantee
Compressed time-to-market and first mover advantage through plug-and-play development teams
Decreased burn rate through reduced expenditure on R&D
Increased funds available for sales and marketing through R&D cost savings
Accelerated time-to-exit and time-to-carried interest
   
One call is all it will take to start enjoying all of these benefits. Whether it's an existing portfolio company or a hot new deal, Eques is here to help you and them succeed.