Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 18, 2014
On the phone … Me: So, you raised venture capital? Me: There is no rational explanation for valuations of A round companies by ANY objective financial measure. How do you think they’ll feel if your next round is at a $50 million post money valuation and their hard-earned $25,000 is worth 0.05% of your company?
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.
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Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 5, 2011
2: As expected at least one person accused me of writing this post because I want to see lower valuations. As the risks below get eliminated the higher the valuation investors are prepared to pay. So rounds tend to be “range bound&# where the top end of the valuation spectrum often being done in boom markets (i.e.
Steve Blank
SEPTEMBER 14, 2009
Over the same 30 years, Venture Capital firms have honed their skills and strategies to match Wall Streets needs to achieve liquidity for their portfolio companies. One of the biggest mistakes entrepreneurs make is misunderstanding the role of venture capital investors. What Do VC’s Do?
Both Sides of the Table
NOVEMBER 9, 2009
This is part of my series on Raising Venture Capital. Many businesses that pitch to me have White Elephant issues and I’d like to tell you how to deal with these when you’re raising venture capital. Tags: Raising Venture Capital Start-up Advice. I sometimes call these White Elephants.
David Teten
AUGUST 7, 2019
than comparable companies in the same sector that raised at a higher valuation. Today, some Momentum-centric venture capital investors have high paper returns. The Momentum model depends in part on more and more venture capital being readily available. THEREFORE: we don’t need to be valuation-sensitive.
The Startup Magazine
NOVEMBER 13, 2018
Holmes founded a company known as Theranos in 2003 when she was just 19 years old. This company’s valuation peaked at $10 billion in 2013/2014. Carlson founded Polychain Capital in 2016. Venture capital firms Sequoia Capital and Andreessen Horowitz among others put $15 million into it. Today, he is worth $1.5
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