Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 25, 2010

I talked about this in my social proof post where I gave some suggestions about how to get the early guys off of the fence. Most early-stage entrepreneurs who have worked with me (either as an angel or as a seed VC) know that I don’t rely at all on the social proof of other investors. When I’m in, I’m in.

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Finance Term Sheet Technical Review Warrant 286

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

by Michael Woolf that is worth any startup founder reading to get a sense of perspective on the reality warp that is startup world during a frothy market such as 1997-1999, 2005-2007 or 2012-2014. Plus, most early-stage M&A fails so this isn’t likely a good use of capital for a young company).

Burn Rate 383

Burn Rate Balance Sheet .Net Valuation 383

thebarefootvc

MAY 8, 2012

This is also what I advise entrepreneurs when discussing dilution and valuation — think of the bigger picture and the end game of what you are looking to build — and who will help you get there.

Venture Capital 78

Venture Capital Syndicate Syndication Bandwidth 78

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

When I was raising money for my first company we had closed a seed round in 1999 and were working on our A round. We had many term sheets (it was 1999 and we had a pulse) and we were deciding which one to take. But we weren’t optimizing for dilution – we were building a $1 billion+ company and we wanted the runway to succeed.

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Technical Review Term Sheet Due Diligence Venture Capital 301

abovethecrowd.com

APRIL 20, 2016

In late 2015, many public technology companies saw a significant retrenchment in their share prices primarily as a result of a reduction in valuation multiples. 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.

IPO 40

IPO Term Sheet Silicon Valley Valuation 40

Ben's Blog

MAY 24, 2021

The value of mutual fund investments in private tech companies was estimated at just north of $7 billion in 2016, or about.05% Before offering some suggestions about how we might improve capital formation, I’d like to review the current state of the IPO market. 05% of total US mutual fund assets.

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SEC Accredited Investor IPO Technical Review 36