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| Page 1 of 4 | Previous | Next | ASK THE VC JANUARY 21, 2013 What is the Appropriate Time Horizon of a Financial Model for VC’s Q: When building a financial projection model for a pitch to VC’s, should you include future rounds of funding in the model or simply show what measurable goal you are trying to achieve with the current round you are seeking? A (Brad): It depends on the stage of the company. In early cases, they are going to focus on cash / monthly-burn-rate. | ASK THE VC JUNE 12, 2012 When Should A Company Be Formed Around an Idea? Question: I participated in a company’s “app challenge weekend” (which they described as somewhere between a hackathon and a startup weekend). am excited to continue working on the product that my team built over the weekend with 2 of the team members (my brother and the guy who pitched the idea). | | | | | |
| ASK THE VC JULY 12, 2012 A New Angel Investing Strategy Dave Balter, the CEO of BzzAgent , founder of Smarterer , and an active angel investor has a guest post up on OnStartups about his approach to angel investing. It’s titled Shorter Flights at Lower Heights: The Right Way To Angel Invest and is definitely worth a read if you are an angel investor. Angel Investing angel investing strategy | ASK THE VC NOVEMBER 28, 2012 Is There More Than One Type Of Convertible Debt? Troy Henikoff and I had lunch a month or so ago in Chicago and the conversation turned to convertible debt. I’d recently made an offer to invest in a company Troy was an investor in and the entrepreneur and I got tangled up in the definition of pre and post money in the context of existing convertible debt. Related articles. | ASK THE VC AUGUST 16, 2012 McClure on Scaling Venture Capital Dave McClure has a great post up today titled VC Evolution: Physician, Scale Thyself. It’s a long ramble, as is Dave’s style, on a bunch of issues around the evolution of how VC works and scales. VC Post of the Day 500 startups mcclure vc post of the day | ASK THE VC AUGUST 23, 2011 Model Cap Tables With VCHub A few days ago I answered a question on AsktheVC about modeling cap tables. After a quick email conversation with Jeff Boardman (founder of LearnVC ), I realize I had left his product off the list. In addition, he’s created a variety of interactive examples that help you understand things like: Anti Dilution – Broad-based Weighted Average. | | | | | | | |
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ASK THE VC | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2, 2013 Issues with Equity Misalignment
Q: In our startup we have 4 founders, two of whom are not full time. We’ve all put in a good sum of cash thus far. The two founders with the least equity happen to be the two tech founders. with the rest for employees + advisors). 32%) seems to think that if we can get funding, the VC will correct this wrong. Am I off base? MORE >> -
ASK THE VC | TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 2012 How Often Do Employees Of VC-backed Startups Get Stock Options?
Question: How often do venture-backed start-up employees (let’s say non-executives) get stock option grants? Besides the initial grant when they start, how often do “re-up” grants come? Should they be expected after further funding rounds? After significant accomplishments/promotions? Never? Equity employees equity stock options MORE >> -
ASK THE VC | THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 2012 Be Patient – It Can Take A Long Fucking Time
I loved Bijan Sabet’s (Spark) post today titled Patience & Persistence. In it, he talks about how OMGPOP’s new game Draw Something is blowing up after nearly four years of making some, but not a ton, of progress. Company xyz now has a zillion users, another company just went viral, overnight sensation, etc. It’s Be patient. MORE >> -
ASK THE VC | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 2012 Where Are The Best Executive Programs and Crash Courses for Venture Capital?
Q: As a rookie VC trial by fire is a great way to learn. Aside from crunching through some early deals, where are the best executive programs and crash courses for newbies to the VC world? A: While self serving, we recommend you start with our book – Venture Deals: Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer And Venture Capitalist. MORE >> -
ASK THE VC | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2012 What Should I Do When Someone Expresses Interest In Acquiring My Company?
I get asked this question many times in many different ways. Sometimes people are coy about it (“someone is expressing strategic interest – what should I do?”) ”) other times people are clear and direct (“someone wants to acquire my company – help!”). ”). His 10 step process is: Assess the acquirer. MORE >>
- Spreadsheets To Model Cap Tables ASK THE VC | MONDAY, AUGUST 8, 2011
- Does Being The First Full-Time Paid Employee Affect That Founder’s Equity In The Company? ASK THE VC | THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 2012
- Wenger: Presenting Option Grants to Boards ASK THE VC | FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 2012
- Wilson: What’s The Difference Between A CTO And A VP Engineering? ASK THE VC | MONDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2011
- Convertible Debt – Valuation Caps ASK THE VC | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2011
- Are People Who Claim To Be “VC Brokers” Legit? ASK THE VC | TUESDAY, AUGUST 30, 2011
- Convertible Debt Series ASK THE VC | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2011
- MacLeod: The Model Board Package ASK THE VC | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11, 2012
- Venture Deals: Chapter 8: How Venture Capital Funds Work ASK THE VC | FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 2011
- How Many Shares Should I Use To Incorporate My Company? ASK THE VC | MONDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2011
- Warrants In A Deal With An Advisor ASK THE VC | SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2011
- Start-up Cost Projections For First Time Entrepreneurs ASK THE VC | MONDAY, MAY 25, 2009
- Brisbourne: The Math Behind Anti-Dilution (With Examples) ASK THE VC | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2011
- Venture Deals Is Officially Released ASK THE VC | MONDAY, JULY 18, 2011
- What Costs Are Considered Reimbursable To The Founders Of A Startup Company? ASK THE VC | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2012
- When to Shut Down Your Company ASK THE VC | MONDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2009
- One Of Our Investors Just Closed Shop. What Should We Do? ASK THE VC | MONDAY, JANUARY 7, 2013
- What Happens to Unvested Options in a Merger? | Ask The VC ASK THE VC | MONDAY, JANUARY 14, 2008
- Why Isn't There A Network or Hub Connecting Venture Capitalists. ASK THE VC | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2008
- Should I Be A Shareholder Representative? | Ask The VC ASK THE VC | TUESDAY, MAY 27, 2008
- Bootstrapping with Brad Feld ASK THE VC | THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 2013
- Do You Need To File A Form D With A Financing? ASK THE VC | TUESDAY, AUGUST 14, 2012
- What Does A VC Mean When He Says Your Product Is “A Feature And Not A Company”? ASK THE VC | SATURDAY, JANUARY 7, 2012
- What Should You Do When An Investor Asks You For A Business Plan? ASK THE VC | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2011
- Baldwin: Advisors – Stop Screwing Startups ASK THE VC | MONDAY, APRIL 30, 2012
- How Do VCs Mitigate Risk In Their Investment Portfolios? ASK THE VC | SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2011
- Do My Early Stage Investors Own Too Much Of The Company? ASK THE VC | FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 2012
- Checklist For Launching A Startup ASK THE VC | FRIDAY, AUGUST 26, 2011
- Where Can I Find Information on Starting Salaries for a SaaS Startup? ASK THE VC | THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 2013
- Pro-rata Rights For Angels ASK THE VC | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13, 2012
- Morgan: Why Entrepreneurs Should Never Meet VC’s Unless They’re Formally Pitching ASK THE VC | MONDAY, AUGUST 1, 2011
- When Financings Fall Apart ASK THE VC | MONDAY, AUGUST 29, 2011
- Entrepreneurs Thoughts On VCs And Angels ASK THE VC | FRIDAY, AUGUST 19, 2011
- 500Startups: Cohort Metrics For Startups ASK THE VC | SATURDAY, JULY 16, 2011
- Roberts: You Can Never Size a Market in Excel ASK THE VC | TUESDAY, AUGUST 30, 2011
- Weiss: The CEO’s Weekly Checklist ASK THE VC | SUNDAY, MAY 13, 2012
- Parker: Open Source and For-Profit Companies ASK THE VC | TUESDAY, MARCH 13, 2012
- Hower: Your Startup Probably Isn’t A Platform ASK THE VC | TUESDAY, AUGUST 23, 2011
- Reid Hoffman – New VC Blogger (Essayist) ASK THE VC | THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 2013
- Shulman: Should Founders Personally Guaranty Bank Loans? ASK THE VC | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 2011
- Suster: Never Negotiate Piecemeal. Here’s Why ASK THE VC | SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 2012
- Josh Breinlinger: Why VCs Lie ASK THE VC | FRIDAY, JUNE 15, 2012
- Wegner: If You Need To Raise Money, Get Your Financing Done ASAP ASK THE VC | THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 2011
- Who are stock certificates issued to and when? ASK THE VC | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2012
- VC Song of the Day: Takin’ VC Money ASK THE VC | FRIDAY, AUGUST 19, 2011
- Venture Deals: Chapter 13: Legal Things Every Entrepreneur Should Know ASK THE VC | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 2011
- Bussgang: Why You Should Eliminate Titles at Start-ups ASK THE VC | THURSDAY, JULY 14, 2011
- If An Entrepreneur Has Children, Does It Impact Funding Decisions? ASK THE VC | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 2011
- Wilson: The Board Of Directors – Selecting, Electing & Evolving ASK THE VC | MONDAY, MARCH 12, 2012
- Takatkah: The Next Big Thing in VC ASK THE VC | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2012
- What Are VC Firm’s Efforts To Connect Firms In Their Portfolio With Fresh MBA Grads? ASK THE VC | SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2011
- Suster: Why You Should Ban Laptops & iPads at Board Meetings ASK THE VC | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2011
- How Hard Is It For A US VC To Fund A Company In Brazil? ASK THE VC | SATURDAY, AUGUST 20, 2011
- What Are Qualified Conditions Of Debt Conversion? ASK THE VC | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 2013
- How Do I Protect My Option Grant From A Down Round In The Future? ASK THE VC | MONDAY, APRIL 2, 2012
- How Do I Get A Job In A Venture Capital Firm? ASK THE VC | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2012
- Raouf: What Made Alex Ferguson a Great Manager ASK THE VC | SUNDAY, JANUARY 1, 2012
- Venture Deals: Chapter 10: Raising Money the Right Way ASK THE VC | SUNDAY, AUGUST 7, 2011
- VC’s Talk About Better Board Meetings ASK THE VC | FRIDAY, JULY 22, 2011
- New VC Blogger – Greg Gottesman (Madrona) ASK THE VC | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2012
- Are VCs Interested in Funding a Services Agency? ASK THE VC | FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2011
- Ehrenberg: Financing your start-up ASK THE VC | SUNDAY, JULY 24, 2011
- Venture Deals: Chapter 2: How To Raise Money ASK THE VC | WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, 2011
- McIntyre: Unencumbered By Reality ASK THE VC | SATURDAY, MARCH 3, 2012
- Husband And Wife VC Posts Of The Day ASK THE VC | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2012
- Go: Startup Jargon Series: DISRUPTION ASK THE VC | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2011
- Convertible Debt – Conversion Mechanics ASK THE VC | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2011
- Do You Need To Be A Corporation To Raise VC Funding? ASK THE VC | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2011
- Suster: What Startups Can Learn About PR and Crisis Management ASK THE VC | MONDAY, AUGUST 15, 2011
- Suster: Spend 2012 on the Right Side of the Haimish Line ASK THE VC | MONDAY, JANUARY 2, 2012
- Suster: Don’t Cede Control: Why You Need to Cut out Middle Men in Negotiations ASK THE VC | WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 2011
- Ehrenberg: Letting Go ASK THE VC | SUNDAY, JANUARY 8, 2012
- Wilson: Pricing A Follow-On Venture Investment ASK THE VC | MONDAY, AUGUST 29, 2011
- Wilson: Financing Options – Capital Equipment Loans and Leases ASK THE VC | MONDAY, AUGUST 8, 2011
- Go: Some Thoughts on Communicating With Your Investors ASK THE VC | TUESDAY, JULY 26, 2011
- O’Donnell: Live In The Problem ASK THE VC | TUESDAY, JULY 19, 2011
- Levine: Beware of ASSHOLE VCs ASK THE VC | THURSDAY, JULY 28, 2011
- Joe Kraus’ Caller ID Test ASK THE VC | THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 2012
- Wenger: A Rational Internet Venture Valuations Bubble ASK THE VC | FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 2012
- Go: Should You Meet With VC’s Early for Feedback? ASK THE VC | FRIDAY, AUGUST 12, 2011
- Sabet: Always Be Recruiting ASK THE VC | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3, 2011
- Why We Wrote Venture Deals ASK THE VC | MONDAY, JULY 25, 2011
- Skok: Multi-axis Pricing: A Key Tool for Increasing SaaS Revenue ASK THE VC | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2011
- Mentors, Revenue Based Financing, and Misperceptions About Venture Capital ASK THE VC | MONDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2011
- Roberts: You’re Doing It All Wrong ASK THE VC | THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2011
- Wenger: Tech Tuesdays ASK THE VC | TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2011
- Teaching With Our Book – Venture Deals ASK THE VC | MONDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2011
- Suster: The Problem with Collecting Logos at Startups ASK THE VC | FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2011
- Venture Deals: Chapter 11: Issues at Different Financing Stages ASK THE VC | MONDAY, AUGUST 8, 2011
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John Morris