Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 11, 2022

We had nascent revenues, ridiculous cost structures and unrealistic valuations. Between 2006–2008 I sold both companies that I had started and became a VC. 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).

Valuation 466

Valuation San Francisco Ratchet Liquidation Preference 466

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 16, 2010

So as of 2008 total LP commitments were still at nearly $250 billion. Our current fund was raised in 2008/09.] So angel and seed stage investors’ returns will be dependent on good times continuing or on the ability of their portfolio companies to get financed. The top quartile funds have performed well.

LP 311

LP Technical Review Early Stage Silicon Valley 311

ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

In How To Defend Your Dream Against All Odds , Alex and I explore the company's journey to $200 Million in revenue, while their VCs wrote them off. Zoho is already over $100 million in revenue and is seeing tremendous traction. From 2008 to 2010, Mitra was a columnist for Forbes. Statisco Economic Analytics.

North Carolina 116

North Carolina San Diego Entrepreneur Balance Sheet 116

Steve Blank

MARCH 31, 2014

Companies horde cash and squeeze the most revenue and margin from the money they use. Since the financial crisis of 2008, policy makers have kept interest rates at near zero, flooding the market with cheap money in an attempt to restart growth. But they have also stacked the deck against investment in long-term innovation.

Private Equity 329

Private Equity Metrics China Intellectual Property 329

Up and Running

MAY 9, 2016

Census Bureau, in 2014, the construction industry as a whole generated $960 billion in annual revenue, and according to the U.S. How will you finance your company? How will you finance your company? Projected Balance Sheet showing three years of assets, liabilities, and capital, to indicate projected net worth.

SBA 60

SBA Demand Forecast Balance Sheet 60

Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 25, 2020

42:07) On how the 2008 financial crisis prepared banks for the pandemic. (44:25) And half our clubs were in the state of California in 2008, so was a very interesting time to be a CEO and learned a lot. I think about this in customers and protecting your employees and customers, always protect your P&L, your revenue.

Technical Review 148

Technical Review Balance Sheet Texas Austin 148

Professor VC

AUGUST 26, 2011

To that last one, there is certainly some truth as the standard time vs. revenue chart in most business plans looks like this: Im not teaching Entrepreneurial Finance this semester for the first time since Fall 2007. Does a complicated sales build model make sense for a pre-revenue SaaS company? Steve Bennet. at 3:15 PM.

Silicon Valley 35

Silicon Valley San Jose Hockey Stick Venture Capital 35