1999 Dilution Early Stage Naming 
Both Sides of the Table
JULY 22, 2010
Back in 1999 when I first raised venture capital I had zero knowledge of what a fair term sheet looked like or how to value my company. I told them that True Ventures had stuck to their brand name and submitted a totally clean term sheet. It was accept the terms or go into bankruptcy so we took the money. No gotchas. This is a shame.
Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 22, 2011
You may feel as I did in 1999 that the more smart people around the table the more intros you’ll have, the more sage advice you’ll receive and the more impressive you’ll seem to outsiders. So in order to get a two-handed deal you need to dilute by 40% which is an awful lot at the start of your company.
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abovethecrowd.com
APRIL 20, 2016
In 1999, record valuations coexisted with record IPOs and shareholder liquidity. If 1999 was a wet (read liquid) bubble, 2015 was a particularly dry one. Never in the history of venture capital have early stage startups had access to so much capital. It will also minimize future dilution. ” Go public.
Professor VC
DECEMBER 8, 2015
Musk was the early winner taking the CEO role (for a brief period) in the merged company and the largest equity stake as well. Not surprisingly, the merger was highly dilutive, particularly to Confinity/PayPal shareholders. I was a Limited Partner in Angel Investors II (Ron Conway's angel fund) that was an investor in Confinity.
Ben's Blog
MAY 24, 2021
Among the findings are: SPAC dilution amounts to roughly 50% of the cash ultimately delivered to the companies brought public. In fact, if you exclude the Dot Com Bubble of 1999-2000, they have been steady for nearly thirty years. 1999-2000 51.6% Time Period IPO Pop % Above IFR 1999-2000 51.6% 1999-2000 37.5%
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