Feld Thoughts
JULY 31, 2013
By the time we sold to Level 3, our total proceeds to equity owners and management were $225M. The balance between supply and demand of bandwidth was rapidly improving. By 2007, they were doing quite well. Circa 2007, this was considered a ridiculous approach. Between 2007 and 2013, we acquired 25 companies.
Austin Startup
AUGUST 20, 2017
They’re looking to be paid properly in the context of the overall salary structure, including cash, benefits, and equity, and to be paid commensurate with performance. Is there a development step that you must take to fulfill demand for a particular use case, and, if so, how does that cost get absorbed? Are the logistics manageable?
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infochachkie.com
SEPTEMBER 24, 2011
Instead of hearing from your long lost third-cousin, you will be inundated with an avalanche of ‘congratulatory’ emails, calls and letters from people who want to relieve you of the burden of your hard-earned equity round. Given all the demands on your time, the hours spent educating a consultant regarding your business are costly.
YoungUpstarts
FEBRUARY 17, 2016
Once you are confident there is a demand, start with a minimally viable product to test the concept and gain valuable feedback before you are in too deep. I was able to maintain total control over my company and keep the equity to myself. He founded Inversoft in 2007 and is the architect of all Inversoft products.
Growthink Blog
JUNE 25, 2014
this year and are now approaching their 2007 highs. In the real world however, prices are determined by supply and demand. Political instability, corruption, immature financial systems and securities laws close off private equity-type investments close to home. So, will it all inevitably come crashing down?
Austin Startup
JULY 23, 2010
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.
Cracking the Code
JANUARY 22, 2009
If you assume a 20% cost of capital (typical for equity, debt is generally cheaper), then getting an upfront payment for one additional year on a $10k MRR contract saves you $24k. I'm very happy to have "bumped" into it now as we are in the process of rolling out our on demand SaaS for making, sharing and using vector maps.
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