2005 Down Round Operations Software Review 
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 28, 2014
by Michael Woolf that is worth any startup founder reading to get a sense of perspective on the reality warp that is startup world during a frothy market such as 1997-1999, 2005-2007 or 2012-2014. But software companies often take longer to scale top-line revenue than retailers so it takes a while to cover your nut.
Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 22, 2011
It’s like people arguing that there’s a beautiful beach house in 2006 that represents great long-term value due to scarcity of similar property. New investors hate down rounds. Building billion-dollar businesses requires 7-10 years which means operating through at least one full economic cycle, if not two.
www.paulgraham.com
APRIL 28, 2010
November 2005 Venture funding works like gears. A typical startup goes throughseveral rounds of funding, and at each round you want to take justenough money to reach the speed where you can shift into the nextgear. Your natural tendency when an investor says yes willbe to relax and go back to writing code.
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