Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 12, 2017

Recently Upfront Ventures published its outlook for the technology startup world and venture capital overall titled it “ WTF Happened to Winter ?” We are now publishing some of the VC survey data the report used and the results are clear — it’s a great time to be a startup raising venture capital.

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Venture Capital Artificial Inteligence LP Valuation 277

Version One Ventures

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

When I started Version One Ventures in 2012, every experienced VC shared the same rule of thumb: we had to return 3x net consistently to stay in business (i.e. 3x the invested capital net of fees over a period of about ten years for a net IRR in the low twenties).

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Venture Capital IRR Private Equity Seed Stage 201

View from Seed

APRIL 14, 2020

This led to a number of repercussions that most VC’s have lamented during this time, including higher prices, larger rounds, shoddy due diligence, and many companies raising large sums of venture capital that probably aren’t suited to VC funding. However, not everything will be a net negative to the ecosystem.

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Early Stage Software Review Technical Review Due Diligence 374

Steve Blank

MAY 17, 2022

Deep Learning /Neural Nets – a subfield of machine learning. Neural nets are effective at a variety of tasks ( e.g., image classification, speech recognition). A deep learning neural net algorithm is given massive volumes of data, and a task to perform – such as classification. Dedicated chips for neutral nets (e.g.

Artificial Inteligence 417

Artificial Inteligence Software Review Algorithm Technical Review 417

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

Gross Burn vs. Net Burn. Burn rate in case you don’t know is the amount of money a company is either spending (gross) or losing (net) per month. (it Net burn is the amount of money you are losing per month. I often see companies burning $100,000 per month (net) looking to raise $6-8 million.

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Burn Rate Balance Sheet .Net Valuation 383

VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

In a contracted venture capital environment, where external funding is more difficult to raise, founders know that they need to make due with less, and extend the runway further. Good and great net revenue retention ( source ) Another factor to consider when it comes to achieving these metrics is the cost of acquisition, or CAC.

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Retention Conversion Churn Rate B2C 109

David Teten

MARCH 5, 2021

What can we learn from the best 40 venture capital investments of all time? For example, a profitable firm at which 30 percent of leaders are women could expect to add more than 1 percentage point to its net margin compared with an otherwise similar firm with no female leaders. “For How do we reconcile these two sets of data?

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Cofounder Founder Technical Cofounder Technical Review 78

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Most entrepreneurs have found by now one or more of the many popular crowdfunding sites , and have the name and contact information for at least one of the big venture capital firms. Each has met legal securities minimums for net worth and professionalism, to reduce the risk to entrepreneurs.

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Venture Capital Accredited Investor Syndicate Syndication 265

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 16, 2014

We’ve been dying to tell you all for a while that we had raised a new venture capital fund and of course given SEC filing requirements the story was somewhat already scooped by the always-in-the-know Dan Primack a few weeks ago. Family Offices (of high-net-worth individuals or families). We raised $280 million.

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Las Vegas St. Louis Southern California San Diego 396

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

This is part of my ongoing series of posts and I need to file this one under both Raising Venture Capital and Startup Advice. I’m not even talking about your 12-page Powerpoint presentation that you need to raise venture capital or to talk with potential biz dev partners. 66% Net Operating Margins?

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Business Plan AJAX Venture Capital Technical Review 334

ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Although some founders take venture capital in exchange for equity, that’s not the only way to do it. To learn more about the pros and cons of venture capital — and founders’ funding alternatives — I caught up with Mark McKee. Anderson: So is venture capital the right approach for most startups?

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Venture Capital Equity SBA Finance 105

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 10, 2011

There’s a safety net in almost every part of one’s public and private life – health insurance, free college tuition, unions, collective bargaining, fixed work hours, etc. And what’s great for the mass of society – a government safety net verging on the ultimate nanny state – makes it impossible to fail.

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Finland Naming Russia Government 324

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 19, 2010

billion invested during the same three-month period in 2009, according to the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA). Many of the large endowments that invest in the venture industry have seen their net worth plummet. Overall, venture capital investment fell in the United States last year but rose elsewhere.

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Venture Capital Silicon Valley Startup United States 225

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 9, 2014

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 2012. Compliance is definitely a regulatory burden, and could become a nightmare.

Angel Investor 278

Angel Investor Angel Groups Accredited Investor IRR 278

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 25, 2012

If you don't know any “high net worth” individuals, use your advisors to find them. Venture capital. An investment from a venture capital firm is usually expensive, in equity and control. An investment from a venture capital firm is usually expensive, in equity and control.

Technical Review 257

Technical Review Bootstrapping Venture Capital Incubator 257

Agile VC

OCTOBER 29, 2014

Most folks reading this will know that many startups were built in part with the help of venture capital. A smaller portion of the total capital in the VC ecosystem comes from high net worth individuals. What Are These Intermediaries? The main ones include: Fund of Funds (FoFs).

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Venture Capital LP Private Equity Institutional Investors 279

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

YoungUpstarts

MAY 24, 2018

She has more than eleven years of corporate and pass-through tax compliance experience as a state and local tax practitioner in public accounting, with an emphasis on direct and indirect compliance for companies operating in the technology, SaaS, rental real estate, professional services and venture capital industries.

South Dakota 160

South Dakota North Dakota Wyoming United States 160

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 27, 2021

Most entrepreneurs have found by now one or more of the many popular crowdfunding sites , and have the name and contact information for at least one of the big venture capital firms. Each has met legal securities minimums for net worth and professionalism, to reduce the risk to entrepreneurs.

Search 317

Search Accredited Investor Angel Investor Venture Capital 317

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 27, 2011

Gross Profit (also called Gross Margin or sometimes “Net Revenue”). And assuming they both had the same net profit margins (profit / revenue) then the former company would be much better off at the end of the year. They raised $5 million in venture capital to fund growth. Simplifying: Revenue -.

Startup 418

Startup Revenue Technical Review Flash 418

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 16, 2011

If you don't know any “high net worth” individuals, use your advisors to find them. Venture capital. An investment from a venture capital firm is usually expensive, in equity and control. An investment from a venture capital firm is usually expensive, in equity and control.

Technical Review 233

Technical Review Bootstrapping Startup Venture Capital 233

Up and Running

JUNE 23, 2022

Pre-Tax Return on Net Worth. This ratio is not applicable if the subject company’s net worth for the period being analyzed has a negative value. As mentioned before, angel investment and venture capital, and even peer-to-peer lending are also great options. Pre-Tax Return on Assets.

SBA 163

SBA Finance Balance Sheet Technical Review 163

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Techventure 2011 – one of Asia’s topmost events for the venture capital community to engage with the latest technology entrepreneurs organized by Asiasons WFG and presented by National Research Foundation (NRF) and Singapore Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (SVCA) – will celebrate its 15th year on October 13 and 14.

Singapore 162

Singapore Private Equity Asia Venture Capital 162

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 21, 2015

Existing companies are starting to feel the pressures of new technologies and the massive wave of new entrants fueled by the explosion of investment from a recent form of financing – venture capital. Venture capital firms, as we know them only date back to the 1970s.)

Silicon Valley 120

Silicon Valley Venture Capital United States Technical Review 120

David Teten

JULY 12, 2012

To begin with, the best PR you can build is through satisfied customers with high Net Promoter scores. ff Venture Capital recently hosted an event in its offices to feature two of its portfolio companies: MovableInk and Parse.ly. Building on my earlier post about free publicity , I wanted to share some additional thoughts.

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Venture Capital PR Technical Review Startup 122

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 2, 2022

There are dozens of sources to help you construct your business model, and a good example is a classic book by venture capital investor Elizabeth Edwards, simply named “ Startup ,” which is really designed as a handbook for launching a company for less. What is the need you fill or problem you solve? Target market.

Business Model 256

Business Model Distribution Viral Green 256

Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 2, 2014

When people ask me how they can become a VC, I point them to my partner Seth Levine’s excellent blog posts How to become a venture capitalist and How to get a job in venture capital (revisited). The post My First Experience As A Venture Capitalist appeared first on Feld Thoughts. An accidental one.

San Francisco 159

San Francisco Boston Venture Capital Angel Investor 159

This is going to be BIG.

JULY 8, 2013

I probably get around a dozen e-mails a week asking me how to get into venture capital. On top of that, anytime I talk to anyone who wants to get involved in startups but isn''t sure what they want to do, inevitably, I hear, "And then I was thinking maybe I should look into venture capital, too.". Know thy self.

Venture Capital 167

Venture Capital Early Stage Portfolio Private Equity 167

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.

Angel Investor 120

Angel Investor Angel Groups Accredited Investor IRR 120

Reid Hoffman

JULY 27, 2021

The risk-averse argument is that a strong network is a safety net. Networks are both safety nets and trampolines. I think a lot of entrepreneurs don’t fully understand how venture capital works. VENTURE CAPITAL AND THE MBAS OF SILICON VALLEY.

Silicon Valley 69

Silicon Valley Venture Capital Balance Sheet Cofounder 69

Reid Hoffman

JULY 27, 2021

The risk-averse argument is that a strong network is a safety net. Networks are both safety nets and trampolines. I think a lot of entrepreneurs don’t fully understand how venture capital works. VENTURE CAPITAL AND THE MBAS OF SILICON VALLEY.

Silicon Valley 69

Silicon Valley Venture Capital Balance Sheet Cofounder 69

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 7, 2014

The lifetime value of a customer is the current value of net future cash flow attributed to the customer. TX Zhuo is a managing partner of Karlin Ventures , an L.A.-based based venture capital firm that focuses on early-stage enterprise software, e-commerce, and marketplaces. Lifetime Value/Cost of Acquisition.

Metrics 219

Metrics Churn Rate Startup Acquisition 219

Gust

JUNE 17, 2012

If you don’t know any “high net worth” individuals, use your advisors to find them. Venture capital. An investment from a venture capital firm is usually expensive, in equity and control. An investment from a venture capital firm is usually expensive, in equity and control.

Technical Review 164

Technical Review Bootstrapping Venture Capital Incubator 164

Eric Friedman

AUGUST 18, 2021

I lovingly call him the curmudgeon of fintech – in this episode we go deep into how he is building a venture capital firm and practice, not just running a fund and how he views the world of fintech investing. One of the ones that really bothers me is how Venture Capitalists try and conflate what they do as being complicated.

Silicon Valley 88

Silicon Valley Venture Capital Cofounder Africa 88

Up and Running

MAY 15, 2018

Whether you are hoping to expand a small business with a loan or going for a round of venture capital, you will need a scalable business model. Most traditional bank loans require at least two years tax returns showing gross and net profits. Venture capital. Venture capitalists are similar to angel investors.

SBA 84

SBA Angel Investor Technical Review Startup 84

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 21, 2023

Solicit venture capital investors. Most metropolitan areas have groups of local high-net-worth individuals interested in supporting startups, and willing to syndicate amounts up to a million dollars for qualified startups. They typically look for big opportunities, needing a couple of million dollars or more, with a proven team.

Equity 266

Equity Startup Small Business Administration SBA 266

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.”. Disclosure: Graphite Financial is a spinoff of ff Venture Capital , where I was formerly a Partner.

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Agile Management Forecast Silicon Valley 60