Agile VC

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

There are some obvious structural reasons why a shakeout in the venture capital industry takes a long time. The reality is that it wasn’t until the GEC (Global Economic Crisis, Great Recession, Credit Crunch, call it what you will) of late 2008 and early 2009 that the shakeout really began for venture capital.

LP 154

LP Portfolio Venture Capital IRR 154

Growthink Blog

JANUARY 20, 2015

This is especially important in good economic conditions like we have currently (see here and here ), where the more relevant historical period might be say - the 2006/2007 period – i.e. one of similarly “frothy” macro-economic conditions. Business Planning Entrepreneurship Financing Investing Jay Turo Management Venture Capital'

Conversion Ratio 48

Conversion Ratio Venture Capital Business Model Retention 48

Cracking the Code

JULY 6, 2007

Venture Capital. (3). ► 2006. (7). Best Venture and Technology Podcasts for 2007. Explore Venture Capital. Different models require different performance metrics. Favorite Podcasts. (1). internet. (6). McKinsey highlights. (1). Online Gaming. (1). Portfolio. (3). sales and marketing. (10). software. (10).

Software Review 66

Software Review Metrics Valuation Technical Review 66

Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 10, 2008

This single number is the key to determine your level of sales and marketing investment and is very simple to calculate by looking at a quarterly GAAP P&L: you just have to divide the annualized net gross margin added during the quarter by the sales and marketing costs of the previous quarter. Philippe Botteri. Bessemer SaaS Law # 4.

Software Review 48

Software Review North America Europe Metrics 48

Growthink Blog

MARCH 1, 2016

This is especially important in good economic conditions like we have currently (see here and here ), where the more relevant historical period might be say - the 2006/2007 period – i.e. one of similarly “frothy” macro-economic conditions. How Big is My M arket? How is the C ompetition Doing?

Conversion Ratio 48

Conversion Ratio Business Model Retention Revenue 48

Diego Basch

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

For most people the utility of going from a net worth of 100k to a few millions is huge. This is crucial to a VC: if Facebook had sold to Yahoo for one billion dollars in 2006, the 10-year return for Meritech Capital Partners would look very different (and not in a good way). I wouldn’t affirm it’s fifty, though.

Silicon Valley 73

Silicon Valley Entrepreneur Stock Options Vesting 73

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

The net effect for [my company] for example is we are now doing reasonably well. The company did well in 2006 as we delivered a phenomenal product that got much industry acclaim at conferences and with initial customers. Tags: Pitching VCs Start-up Advice VC Industry startup technology vc venture capital.

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Founder Liquidation Preference Term Sheet Participating Preferred 329

Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 4, 2008

Venture Capital. (3). ► 2006. (7). Best Venture and Technology Podcasts for 2007. Explore Venture Capital. Some of the content presented during the event as well as select articles are available on the SaaS section of the Bessemer website. Favorite Podcasts. (1). internet. (6). McKinsey highlights. (1).

Software Review 48

Software Review South Korea IPO Portfolio 48

VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Israel’s Koor Industries, an investment company with holdings in Israeli telecom, defense electronics, agro-chemicals and venture capital markets, will retain 40% of the maker of fungicides, pesticides and herbicides. Perrigo, which recorded net sales of $2.7 Food and Drug Administration.

Architecture 92

Architecture Dividend Minneapolis 92

abovethecrowd.com

APRIL 17, 2013

The percentage rake is the amount that the marketplace charges as a percentage of GMS (gross merchandise sales), which typically represents net revenues for the marketplace. In 2006, Benchmark started spending time with Gary Swart and the team at oDesk. Many Internet marketplaces also have a rake or vig.

Europe 101

Europe Social Network Technical Review IPO 101

Startup Company Lawyer

MAY 26, 2012

This lending model was further refined, and peer-to-peer lending companies like Prosper emerged in 2006 and Lending Club emerged in 2007. 10 percent, not to exceed $100,000, of annual income or net worth of an investor, if either the investor’s annual income or net worth is equal to or greater than $100,000.

SEC 58

SEC Securities and Exchange Commission Accredited Investor Private Placement 58

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 3, 2010

This is part of a series that I’ve been working on called Understanding Venture Capital. As a reminder, VC funds are comprised of money from LP’s (Limited Partners) that include university endowments, pension funds, high-net-worth individuals, insurance companies and large corporations.

Pre-Money Valuation 226

Pre-Money Valuation Venture Capital LP Term Sheet 226

This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 25, 2013

Back in 2006, when I started working on putting together some community groups for entrepreneurs and tech people, I looked for a better name to reference this collection of people. Anyone who was doing something new and cutting edge should feel connected to each other--whether or not they are building a venture backed startup.

Community 114

Community Washington New York City Silicon Valley 114

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 17, 2009

2006 was the last time I went out to raise venture capital. This was pre Venture Hacks so not a lot of help on terms on the Net. I had multiple term sheets to do my Series A financing. The best series was done by Brad Feld on his blog here.

Founder Vesting 252

Founder Vesting Vesting Founder Term Sheet 252