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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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Does the Size of a VC Fund Matter?

Both Sides of the Table

VC’s raise this money from university endowments, public & private pension funds, insurance companies, banks who invest from their balance sheet or that of their wealthy clients, “family offices&# which means money from very wealthy people, etc. And funds also have investments from the partners of the firm.

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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. A few key topics might be enough to discuss the plan with potential partners and team members, as a first phase. Editor’s note: This article was originally published in 2007. Want your business plan written for you?

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Valuing Startup Employee Options

David Teten

While working on my most recent startup, Navon Partners , we were fortunate to have Raul Trevino , a star former Citi investment banker and Columbia MBA, interning with us. We had a simple balance sheet by financing round model in our earlier master template financial model , but this model is more suitable for use in employment negotiations.

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Zilliant Raises $13M Series….G?

Austin Startup

The company announced that is just completed $13M in financing from existing investors SMH Private Equity Group, ABS Ventures, Austin Ventures, and Trellis Partners. Doing some research shows that their last round in 2007 was Series F, so this must be Series G. Word on the street is that the company is growing and profitable.

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How to Become Your Own Boss in 2015 (Webinar Recap)

Up and Running

If you don’t hear anything else I’m saying in this presentation, remember this, an unsupportive spouse can kill a business faster than a bad marketing plan, so you want to make sure that your spouse or partner is bought into what you are doing. You know this about yourself, get a partner, do yourself a favor.

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The Collapse of the VC Ecosystem & What It Will Look Like Post.

Altgate

I say ecosystem as opposed to industry because it is not just the VC funds themselves that are imploding, instead the collapse includes entrepreneurs and startups that were funded by VCs, angel investors, service providers like lawyers, bankers and accountants as well as limited partner investors in VC funds. So what to do?