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Revisiting Paul Graham’s “High Resolution” Financing

Both Sides of the Table

Paige Craig , currently the most prolific, under-dressed, and most eligible angel in Los Angeles, sourced a hot, young startup called Gendai Games (makers of GameSalad - a platform for rapid development of mobile games). Either would be fine with startups, so long as they can easily change their valuation. I agree on all points.

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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+ Trends: Recap of 2011 and What’s Next…

thebarefootvc

In India, two female journalists launched a mobile app to allow women to report harrassment and abuse, an issue in their hometown of Delhi and throughout the world. Applications such as Xtify , Local Response , and Placecast provided turnkey mobile solutions for retailers to target consumers.

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Facebook and Instagram

The Equity Kicker

Revenues from mobile are an important part of Facebook’s growth going forward and photo sharing on their mobile app is mediocre at best. I think that is the difference between 1999 and today. 1bn values Instagram at $33 per user, which compares with $118 on Facebook (assuming a $100bn IPO).

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How to Discuss Stock Options with Your Team

Both Sides of the Table

I was thumbing through Twitter messages on my Blackberry on Monday (I use Twitter as a “ mobile first, web second &# product) when I saw the following Tweet (see graphic). I freely admit this (along with nearly everything between 1999-2000) was a mistake. Valuation or percentages – it’s up to you.

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Mentorship over Money (and Office Space)

The Startup Lawyer

But this morning I read a Dallas Business Journal article that I found amusing: A new accelerator is planning to invest $200,000 and provide up to 45,000 square feet of office space to about 10 mobile app startups in exchange for 15-20% equity in each startup. (a) How much office space does a 2-3 person mobile app startup really need?

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It’s Morning in Venture Capital

Both Sides of the Table

Yes, it’s true that FOMO (fear of missing out) is driving some irrational behavior and valuations amongst uber competitive deals and well-financed VCs. In 1998 it was 150 million, 1999 250 million and by 2000 it had crossed 350 million. Mobility really changes everything. There are 20x more consumers online. And the future?