YoungUpstarts

MAY 24, 2018

These tax liabilities, which many companies believe don’t exist, can turn into a heavy burden in the event that a company seeks investors, financing, IPO or sale. Rebecca Stidham is Senior Manager – Tax Services at OUM & Co.

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South Dakota North Dakota Wyoming United States 160

David Teten

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Howell, Professor of Business Administration at Tuck, writes that you should turn your budgeting process upside down by “reformat[ting] planning and budgeting templates to highlight cash rather than accounting net income.”. Without systems in place to manage distributed spending, finance teams will leave money on the table.”.

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Agile Management Forecast Silicon Valley 60

Pascal's View

AUGUST 28, 2010

6) The most efficient fuel for this IPO engine is venture capital. The study reveals that, both on average and for all but seven years between 1977 and 2005, existing firms are net job destroyers, losing 1 million jobs net combined per year. Microsft, Apple, Google, Cisco—have been funded by venture capital.”.

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Venture Capital America Initial Public Offering IPO 56

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 5, 2015

Entrepreneurs who require funding for their startup have long counted on self-accredited high net worth individuals (“angels”) to fill their needs, after friends and family, and before they qualify for institutional investments (“VCs”). billion collected in 2014. Compliance is definitely a regulatory burden, and could become a nightmare.

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Angel Investor Angel Groups Accredited Investor IRR 120

Version One Ventures

JULY 22, 2014

First, there will be a consolidation in the accelerator space, with the net effect of reducing the number of available spaces for start-ups. Any entrepreneur trying to navigate the financing landscape should be aware of the over-abundance of angel money compared with subsequent rounds. Is your opportunity at least $100M?

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Finance Seed Money Bootstrapping Angel Investor 167

Austin Startup

MARCH 20, 2017

Since the field’s estimated beginnings in 2009 , subsegments like “feminomics” and “inclusive finance” have spun off, but at it’s core gender lens investing is: incorporating gender as a factor to guide investment strategies. Contrasted with an average VC fund size of $30M… there is a mismatch.

Private Equity 54

Private Equity Venture Capital United States Equity 54

David Teten

AUGUST 19, 2019

I’ve been a traditional equity VC for 8 years, and I’m now researching new business models in venture capital. Since 2017 we’ve managed $3 million in revenue-based financing, which helps cash-strapped technology companies grow. Bigfoot Capital. Decathlon Capital. Key elements: . “We

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Revenue Technical Review Software Review Equity 60

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 16, 2010

LP’s who invest in funds are typically university endowments, public & private pension funds, insurance companies, large corporations and very high net worth individuals called “family offices.&# To give you an indication of how bad, for example, university endowments are suffering check out this chart.

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LP Technical Review Early Stage Silicon Valley 311

Berkonomics

AUGUST 3, 2023

The subject of raising money is critical to many businesses and a passing option to others, depending upon the capital efficiency of the enterprise. And even with the significant cost of credit card debt, many entrepreneurs aggressively use existing cards to finance a startup. For those of you who fit that description, nice work.

Private Equity 118

Private Equity Valuation Cap Table Accredited Investor 118

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 19, 2017

The Basics The starting point — the 101 — is knowing the difference between gross burn and net burn. Gross burn is your cost base and net burn is the difference between your revenue and costs. GAAP Net Income, which at times isn’t a good reflection of cash burn). In short, it’s the amount of cash you’re burning every month (vs.

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Burn Rate Startup .Net Venture Capital 212

VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Together, we mapped 89 companies, that collectively raised over £2 billion in venture capital across consumer experiences, enabling technologies and infrastructure. Access to finance and skills remain the key barriers to industry growth. The pandemic was generally viewed to have been a net positive for the industry.

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Startup Generative AI Venture Capital Valuation 123

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 27, 2021

We’ve had two companies where we had to bridge finance them several times before they eventually IPO’d We had a portfolio company turn-down a $350 million acquisition because they wanted at least $400 million. You need shots on goal as not every one will go in the back of the net. Early-stage venture capital is about extreme winners.

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Bankruptcy Bridge Financing Portfolio Angel Investor 294

Steve Blank

MARCH 31, 2014

As the venture capital business has come roaring back in the last 5 years, startups are awash in available capital. Instead of measuring success in dollars of profit, …firms focus on measuring capital efficiency. Perhaps that’s because where established companies might see risks or threats, startups see opportunity.

Private Equity 325

Private Equity Metrics China Intellectual Property 325

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 24, 2021

This “overnight success” was first financed in 2004. LPs Haven’t Yet Grokked the Long Game While the VC community realized 5ish years ago that short-termism in venture capital didn’t make sense and has capitalized on the scale advantages of letting companies go long, the LP community by and large hasn’t totally grokked this.

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Venture Capital LP Valuation Later Stage 363

ReadWriteStart

MAY 18, 2012

“For the most part, VCs add very little value, so it’s not surprising that if you can get a high-liquidity, low-maintenance form of early-stage funding for your startup, that will pretty quickly push aside more traditional capital providers like bad VCs,” Kedrosky says. The early record on multiround financing is not good.”.

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Venture Capital Early Stage .Net Finance 140

crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 3, 2011

The past year saw startups on the rise, an increase in venture capital funding (both in real dollars and numbers of companies funded), a resurgence of IPOs, and the rise of David against Goliath, as best represented by Groupon’s spurning of a $6 billion offer from Google. Investors will be bullish on startups.

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Technical Review Venture Capital India Startup 93

Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

C-Corp largely because (i) VCs have historically favored C-Corps for nuanced tax and other reasons, and (ii) virtually all of the standardized legal infrastructure around startup finance and equity compensation assumes a C-Corp. However, times are changing. VCs are also growing more comfortable with LLCs. But not all VCs think that way.

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Delaware LLC Startup Silicon Valley 48

YoungUpstarts

JULY 9, 2019

Debt funding, in simple terms, is a way of raising the capital needed in the establishment or development of a business enterprise. To start any business, you need capital, and in order to raise this capital, you need to have a business. However, there are many people who don’t plan to raise venture capital anytime soon.

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Startup Equity Venture Capital Finance 113

The Startup Magazine

MARCH 22, 2019

The question of venture capitalist versus angel investor often arises. Venture capital and angel investments offer excellent options to startup businesses. Most venture capital firms focus on targeted sectors of the business world, such as software, or on a specific geographical area when entertaining possible investments.

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Angel Investor Venture Capital Accredited Investor Equity 123

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 5, 2019

Finance is getting more and more high tech each year. Still, coming up with sufficient capital to start any business – whether it’s from your own savings, a loan from a relative, or cash from an investor – can present a formidable problem. You will face challenges and one of those could be raising capital. Crowdfunding.

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Angel Investor Accredited Investor Bootstrapping Boston 113

The Next Web

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

This is typically in conjunction with an upcoming financing or pending takeover offer. A competitive commodity business, or a “me too” story , will be less demanded, and hence, will require a lower valuation to close your financing. Freshman are a piece of paper to beta site (bootstrap financed—raise $50K to $500K).

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Valuation Forecast Seed Stage .Net 167

Up and Running

JUNE 17, 2019

When investors look at your business plan , they will use your income statement to assess the level of risk involved in extending credit or venture capital your way. Assets aren’t just what your business owns, but what it controls or what is in its possession, such as bank accounts or a financed vehicle.

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Balance Sheet Small Business Finance .Net 120

Steve Blank

JUNE 23, 2016

As a consequence, corporations used metrics like return on net assets (RONA), return on capital deployed, and internal rate of return (IRR) to measure efficiency. Second, the leaders of these companies tended to be those who excelled at finance, supply chain or production. They knew how to execute the current business model.

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Architecture IRR Balance Sheet Liquidity Event 227

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

Given how efficient markets are when a large market like LA starts to blossom it attracts capital pretty quickly. billion in venture capital to LA’s technology startups and 2014 will shatter that figure. But our best Internet software engineers have historically been exported on a net basis to the Bay Area.

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Los Angeles Silicon Valley Entrepreneur Seattle 376

The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 15, 2022

These statements should outline your company’s budget, current and projected financing needs, market analysis, and marketing strategy. Most importantly, your business plan will be able to help you determine your target market, determine the level of financing that you’ll need, and project your financial future.

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Merger Acquisition Due Diligence Valuation 130

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 3, 2018

Mint was because I had a challenge managing my own finances using Quicken and Microsoft Money. – Aaron Patzer, founder of web-based personal finance service Mint.com, which he ultimately sold to Intuit for $170 million. – Sarah Blakeley, inventor of Spanx underwear, whose net worth is now valued at more than $1 billion.

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Seed Stage Venture Capital Finance .Net 178

This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 1, 2010

It’s often some combination of the idea not being big enough to sustain a venture exit or the company just not being appropriate for venture financing. My company was not well executed enough to achieve venture capital financing—and that wasn’t the city’s fault, it was mine. I was there, too.

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New York City New York Startup Burn Rate 113

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 25, 2011

This thinking is largely driven by the venture capital industry (and subsequently Wall Street) who are in search of high margin, highly scalable businesses. It’s nearly impossible to get a services company financed by VCs. You’re a small fish. This team is talented. They wanted advice. And probably some money.

Silicon Valley 332

Silicon Valley IP Dividend Finance 332

David Teten

JANUARY 28, 2019

My former Partner John Frankel of ff Venture Capital observes that 20 years ago, the defining movie of the generation was “Wall Street”. Everyone wanted to work in finance. These will inevitably have tighter ties with the university than the private, for-profit similar initiatives, e.g., those backed by Alumni Ventures Group.

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Affiliate Connecticut Programming Community 60

Berkonomics

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Let’s take a few minutes to examine the kind of equity financing available to small or early stage businesses. There is an exemption from the requirements that these investors be accredited with net worth or income minimums to qualify legally to invest in your company. Then there is venture capital.

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Equity Finance Liquidity Event Angel Groups 62

OnlyOnce

JANUARY 18, 2022

I lived one of my favorite metaphors last week as we announced the closing of Bolster’s Series B financing and had our first post-round Board meeting, and I realized I’ve never blogged about it before: that raising rounds of financing is like having a good night at the blackjack table. But it feels different.

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Down Round .Net Finance Startup 62

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

She hasn’t raised any venture capital. She found non-traditional financing. In one year of Airbnb Tracy netted more than $28,000. Without this money she wouldn’t have been able to finance operations. She did her first tech startup after the age of 30. She put all of her savings into her company.

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Silicon Valley Cofounder Entrepreneur Startup 363

Berkonomics

JUNE 8, 2017

The subject of raising money is critical to many businesses and a passing option to others, depending upon the capital efficiency of the enterprise. And even with the significant cost of credit card debt, many entrepreneurs aggressively use existing cards to finance a startup. For you who fit that description, nice work.

Private Equity 106

Private Equity Valuation Cap Table Accredited Investor 106

Babbling VC

JANUARY 7, 2011

I personally believe that one of the major drawbacks to venture capital in Europe is chronic under-financing and people skirt around this issue. Historically, venture fund sizes have been significantly lower here. Hence, financing rounds have been smaller (roughly a ratio of 5 to 1 when comparing US to EU).

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Finance LP Europe Valuation 76

Up and Running

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

Investors will use your income statement to assess the level of risk involved in extending credit or venture capital your way. Not just what your business owns, but what it controls or what is in its possession, such as a financed vehicle. Current and long term debt.

Balance Sheet 136

Balance Sheet Small Business .Net Finance 136

Altgate

DECEMBER 16, 2010

@altgate Startups, Venture Capital & Everything In Between Skip to content Home Furqan Nazeeri (fn@altgate.com) ← Pre-Money Valuation vs Number of Founders Where Do Tech VCs Invest? The first thing I noticed was that the vast majority (76%) of financings have a “one x&# preference. Bookmark the permalink.

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Liquidation Preference Pre-Money Valuation Term Sheet Valuation 39

Gust

OCTOBER 8, 2014

Cautionary note: No competent VC is actually fooled when you show up after raising $6M in seed financing and say you’re now raising an A! 5 million was always the classic definition of an A-round between the late nineties (crazy financings aside) and say 2007. Invested Interests cap table venture capital'

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Cap Table Silicon Valley Term Sheet Non-Compete 136