2000 Dilution Early Stage Internet 
Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 5, 2011
Early-stage investors in technology startups are only looking for growth-oriented companies that can achieve an “exit&# someday – either via selling your company to a larger company or via an IPO. It was early 2000. Over time some “norms&# have emerged in pricing based on investors risk / return profile.
The Equity Kicker
MARCH 17, 2015
Transparency provided by the internet makes this true at all stages, but it’s especially true at the earliest stages where capital requirements have declined precipitously. Over the last fifteen years that has become accepted best practice. If you need less money there are more people you can get it from.
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Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 17, 2011
If you are able to raise money from credible sources at a reasonable dilution percentage then I personally favor getting the round done now and building your business. How much dilution am I going to have to take now? So if you can take 27% dilution for $1.5 So if you can take 27% dilution for $1.5 25% dilution).
rapidrollout.wordpress.com
JANUARY 15, 2011
By deciding to use a consulting CTO on a temporary basis, you avoid getting stalled in the earliest stages. And finally, you may be able to avoid diluting your equity. Preserve your equity by using a consulting CTO to ramp up your company before securing early-stage financing and hiring a permanent technology partner.
Agile VC
JULY 11, 2012
And while the internet created both tremendous reward and tremendous investment carnage leading up to and after the 2000 tech bubble, it’s created long run disruption of broad sectors of media, advertising, business software & computing, and retail commerce and VCs that missed this shift have faced real struggles.
Austin Startup
MARCH 7, 2021
In 2019 and 2020, we saw hundreds of millions of dollars in non-dilutive funding go to Texas startups, most of which had never worked with the government before. In short, the first wave of internet companies were widely distributed and brought people online (AOL in Virginia, Microsoft in Albuquerque and Seattle, Dell in Austin, etc.)
maplebutter.com
JANUARY 8, 2013
Instead of spending 4 years at university, I spend 4 years starting 2 internet companies that failed. What is the first step in creating an internet-based business (After planning) ? When it comes to early stage investing – it’s all gut. How important is education when I know I want to be an entrepreneur? A few nuggets.
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