Steve Blank

MARCH 31, 2014

I’m honored to be at a university noted for knowledge, and in a city with 2000 years of history – home of Gaudí one of the 20 th century’s greatest innovators. But the world you lead will be much different from the one your professors knew or your predecessors managed. Thank you for the kind introduction. Now look around.

Private Equity 325

Private Equity Metrics China Intellectual Property 325

Steve Blank

MARCH 17, 2020

They have fewer cash reserves and less margin of error for managing sudden downturns. What are the new financial metrics? This time around, the health of the venture business may depend on what hedge funds, investment banks, private equity firms, sovereign wealth funds, and large secondary market groups do.

Burn Rate 436

Burn Rate Startup Valuation Sales Cycle 436

The Equity Kicker

MARCH 5, 2018

It’s the biggest European gathering of venture capital fund managers, private equity fund managers and LPs, the institutions that invest in both types of funds. We also had LPs who have historically invested in private equity but not venture questioning whether it was time for them to make a change.

Private Equity 92

Private Equity Venture Capital Equity Europe 92

500hats.com

AUGUST 2, 2012

Or, as my friend Marc Andreessen might say, Software Eats the Private Equity World. While a flood of new VCs came into existence during the late 90’s internet boom, many had difficulty raising new funds after the crashes of 2000-2001 and 2008 , and as a result significantly fewer fund managers exist now compared to a decade ago.

Silicon Valley 74

Silicon Valley Early Stage Venture Capital Valuation 74

David Teten

AUGUST 7, 2019

Likely signs of a Value investment: the company has challenges in filling out the round; the investors have more negotiating leverage than the founders during the closing process; the company has significantly better metrics (e.g. Momentum investors almost always argue that they’re investing in a “rock star management team”.

Venture Capital 60

Venture Capital Valuation Stock NDA 60

Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 29, 2017

#10- Address financial and operating metrics. By screening hundreds of SMB acquisition opportunities as managing partner at my private equity firm, I saw first-hand that the vast majority of small business owners run their firms without the benefit of good financial or operating metrics. Photo Credit: Daniel Duty.

Entrepreneur 71

Entrepreneur Social Media Liquidity Event Private Equity 71

Up and Running

DECEMBER 9, 2014

Maybe you are wondering which metrics to track, or whether or not you should take out a loan for your business. Two, I’m a small business owner or manager. Two, I’m a small business owner or manager. Which metrics do you most rely on to understand your business itself. We want to know what best describes you?

Small Business 95

Small Business Finance Forecast Metrics 95