Startup Professionals Musings
JUNE 20, 2016
Even if your product is a technological marvel, I look for balanced strength on the team in finance, marketing and operations. Investor focus is on facilitating the scaling of a startup, after you have proven the business model. Fill in gaps with expert advisors to make it whole. Team members have investor relationships.
Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 22, 2011
Or worse yet they may never get financed. Raise at “ the top end of normal &# but not so high that future financings in a corrected market become impossible. Those with strong business models suddenly stand out when the tide goes out. That happened a lot in 2002 and again in 2008. Have a cushion.
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K9 Ventures
SEPTEMBER 8, 2015
2) New market (less common form, examples are Lyft and eShares) and 3) New business model (least common, non-K9 portfolio examples are PriceLine and SolarCity). Direct Revenue, meaning no three-way business models and no advertising, media, or content. New Technology or New Market, meaning no “me too” ideas.
Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 19, 2009
I had previously raised VC in 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2005. Distributed version control model – first in the industry like ours and we are filing patents. Page 4: Business Model. I look forward to the next phase of our business. Page 3: Competition. Page 5: Financials. Aren’t they tired of this ritual?
Scalable Startup
AUGUST 26, 2014
Drupal was launched in 2001, and Acquia started in 2007. Red Hat was one of the first of these types of companies bridging open source with big finance, leveraging Linux support into a profitable business, also leveraging the enterprise. They kind of invented this business model. Acquia, Inc.
ReadWriteStart
NOVEMBER 5, 2019
These results were obtained after the following rounds of financing of more than 1000 technology companies in the United States. Only 46% of these companies were able to raise enough for the second round of financing. Where you can turn when you need financing quickly. Having a good product but a wrong business model.
Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 28, 2010
This lasted from about 2001-2004. I’ve already started the business modeling. Venture Financings we Discussed. Founded in Sunnyvale, CA in 2001. This probably wasn’t a fun period of time for a new VC but nonetheless probably made Mike stronger than having started in 1997. Total raised: $30mm.
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