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LinkedIn: The Series A Fundraising Story ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

The terms and valuation for both offers were comparable and when the team debated which path to choose, we all agreed both firms would have made good partners. round which closed in November 2003, and the pre-money valuation between $10 million and $15 million. It was a pretty good valuation for the time. It was a $4.7M

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10 WAYS TO MAKE YOUR NEW RESTAURANT MORE PROFITABLE IN 2019

Mike Michalowicz

There is a lot happening in the Boston restaurant landscape. Some say it’s the ridiculous and ever-escalating Boston rents, some say Millennials are to blame, but in either case – complaining never pays the bills. He has owned and managed restaurants in several of the different Boston Neighborhoods. link] [link].

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I Want My CIC! … The Benefits for Startups to Be Co-Located

Both Sides of the Table

This past December I spent a week in Boston to try to get to know some of the local VC’s and entrepreneurs a bit better. I’m surprised how few people talk about valuations, term sheet terms, how much to pay recruiters, etc. We know prices of deals, compensation, who’s doing well / poorly, etc.

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Should You Share Equity with Consultants?

www.inc.com

Before Roving Software could receive its first round of financing from professional investors, in early 1999, he had to put all the stock arrangements in writing. Durkin , managing partner with the Boston -based law firm Lucash, Gesmer & Updegrove LLP. Chip Morse , cofounder and partner with Morse, Barnes-Brown & Pendleton P.C.,

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Feb. 28, Stamford, CT: HBS Event on Angel Investing 101 – Best Practices

David Teten

From the perspective of best practices, we will address questions such as: How to assess opportunities (idea, team, valuation). Prior to Carlyle, Mr. Dahl served as co-head of healthcare investment banking in North America at Credit Suisse First Boston. Should you require a full-blown business plan and what to look for.

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FuturePerfect Ventures: A 2015 Recap

thebarefootvc

After spending time in Silicon Valley (from 1999-2003), Boston, London and Chicago, I moved back to NYC in 2004 and have been fortunate to witness the technology and startup growth for the past 10+ years. I remember the heady days of 1999 when everyone believed that there were new rules to investing. 2015EOY_FPV_v31.

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Returns for brand-name VC funds

finance.fortune.cnn.com

The information is based on part of a confidential year-end 2011 investment report distributed to investors in a fund-of-funds that made commitments between 1999 and 2001. Overall, the fund-of-funds is 97% called for 45 funds raised between 1999 and 2002. Accel Partners VII (1999): 89% (74%). Onset Ventures IV (2000): 31% (4%).

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