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Praying to the God of Valuation

Both Sides of the Table

2001–2007: THE BUILDING YEARS The dot com bubble had burst. SEEING THINGS FROM THE VC SIDE OF THE TABLE While I was a VC in 2007 & 2008 those were dead years because the market again evaporated due the the Global Financial Crisis (GFC). Until we weren’t. Nobody cared about our valuations any more.

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What is the Right Burn Rate at a Startup Company?

Both Sides of the Table

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. We want a strong balance sheet (um, ok. but that’s our firm’s money on your balance sheet.

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Does the Size of a VC Fund Matter?

Both Sides of the Table

It in not uncommon to see a VC talk about “total assets under management&# as in “We have $1.5 billion under management.&# I don’t really understand why VCs do this since it’s mostly a meaningless number. What is total assets under management? -

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How One Startup Managed Its Investment Cash Flow

ReadWriteStart

We got a chance to look deep into the company's balance sheet and see exactly how it managed its cash flow over the past five years. The company now boasts millions of dollars in revenue, and more than 30 petabytes of managed storage in its data centers. The tale offers insights for all kinds of entrepreneuers.

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CoronaVirus and small business: A discussion about economics

Berkonomics

With a background in management and technology, he gives us something to think about regarding today’s top-of-news subject. Advice to managers, entrepreneurs. Take a lesson from Ford Motor Company and their prescient CFO and President in 2006 and 2007. By Harley Kaufman, guest author. Appears to be a recipe for disaster.

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A Simpler Plan for Startups

Up and Running

She might not need to create detailed cash flow , balance sheet , and business ratios. Do you manage significant amounts of inventory? That makes your cash management more complicated and usually requires a more sophisticated plan. They’ll want to see market data, competitive advantage, and management track records.

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Zilliant Raises $13M Series….G?

Austin Startup

The company creates the leading software in an enterprise niche called pricing optimization and margin management. Doing some research shows that their last round in 2007 was Series F, so this must be Series G. Having been founded in 1999, Zilliant is hard to categorize as a startup anymore. An item’s price is the price.