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Is the Lean Startup Dead?

Steve Blank

Startups wrote business plans, generated expansive 5-year forecasts and executed (hired, spent and built) to the plan. This same risk averse, conserve the cash, VC mindset would return after the 2008 meltdown of the housing market.). And if the company does go public, the valuations are at least 10x of the last bubble.

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This Week in VC with Dana Settle of Greycroft Partners

Both Sides of the Table

Founded in November 2007 in New York City by Alexis Maybank and Kevin Ryan (co-founder of DoubleClick); CEO is Susan Lyne (ex-CEO Marta Stewart Living Omnimedia) Revenue estimates: $50mm in 2008; $170mm in 2009 (versus budget of $150mm); $450mm forecasted for 2010. Note that these are “gross” revenue numbers. OTHER DEALS: 1.

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Brexit - The Turning Point

Transformify

. “It is too early to say what the ultimate outcome of the referendum result will be, but even prior to this we were concerned about a weakening UK economy combined with high valuations of domestic cyclicals,” said Nick Purves of RWC Partners. I remain confident the portfolio will deliver the returns we have targeted.”

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Channel your Inner VC to Understand Startup Valuations

www.currentlyobsessed.com

Valuation is an important aspect of VC deal terms, and a major determinant of your ultimate outcome. I unexpectedly found that it was more helpful to think about the company valuation as an output variable in the fund-raising equation. The net effect was more money raised, higher valuation and the same percentage of equity sold.

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Transcript of How to Prepare to Sell Your Business

Duct Tape Marketing

How do we get it out to market, and we read a book, and I remember it was called, it was about traction channels, and there was like 18 different traction channels. In 2008, and 2009, we were really starting to grow. We do a lot of soul searching around how do we built this product, when nobody knows it exist. Matt Watson: Yeah.