2005 Equity Finance Operations 
The Startup Magazine
MARCH 3, 2020
In 2005 Vagnozzi put together 30 investors to pool $1M and fund the development of 110 acres in Montgomery County. It’s always important to keep a finger on the pulse of new trends, but Dean Vagnozzi would specifically keep an eye on several new platforms that now offer home buyers funds in exchange for a stake in the home’s future equity.
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 15, 2010
Clearly a startup should consult its lawyer before filing or not filing.But the attorneys I relied on to write this piece told me that they’ve done lots of Section 4(2) deals in the past, and would recommend it to clients who had relatively simple financing agreements (not tranched-out, not too many investors, etc.) Short answer: no.
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David Teten
JANUARY 10, 2012
Mr. Parekh started his career at Goldman Sachs, developing the firm’s equities business in the Middle East, with high net worth family offices and sovereign wealth funds. Panel 2 – How Social Investing is Disrupting Investments in Hedge Funds, Private Equity Funds, and Other Alternatives. Moderator: Joseph W.
Both Sides of the Table
AUGUST 9, 2011
Finance where needed. Mostly we got to see the team operate in stressful times and that changed my perspective on the deal. Companies raised too much money in 2005-08 and had high burn rates. And the equity in their house isn’t rising. We need some visibility. Let’s review all of our existing investments.
Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 22, 2011
But this mania to not miss out on the next big thing is driving some investors to pay growth-equity prices for traditional market risk (as in, they’re paying up before it is clear there is product / market fit). Or worse yet they may never get financed. And well they should be. And so on down then line. Have a cushion.
Steve Blank
FEBRUARY 26, 2020
Btw, the definition of each startup financing stage has changed in the last decade. What was a Series A round in 2005 is now a pre-seed or seed round. Step 3: The Series A – you raise $5-$10M. Step 4: Series B – you raise $10-$50M. Step 5: Series, C, D…. And what used to be a seed round a decade ago is now a pre-seed round.
500hats.com
AUGUST 2, 2012
Or, as my friend Marc Andreessen might say, Software Eats the Private Equity World. A few years before all this scandalous VC behavior occurred, in 2005 Paul Graham ) started Y Combinator. They are operators, through and through. Ok, let’s dive in and discuss in more detail. Mega VC, Micro VC. and no, we didn’t.
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