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Praying to the God of Valuation

Both Sides of the Table

Starting in 2009 I began writing checks consistently, year-in and year-out. During this era, from 2009–2015, most founders I knew were in it for building great & sustainable companies. Deep down I love working with founders and products, strategy, go-to-market, financial management, pricing and all aspects of building a startup.

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Free Startup Docs: How Much Equity Should Advisors Get?

techcrunch.com

Free Startup Docs: How Much Equity Should Advisors Get? Entrepreneurs want to compensate their mentors and advisors for the time they dedicate to helping their businesses grow, but they have no idea how much equity to offer. In particular, Ressi said, the team is interested in reactions to the above equity matrix. Headphones.

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WP Engine passes $100M in revenue and secures $250M investment from Silver Lake

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

This week we closed $250M in financing from Silver Lake , the premier technology private equity firm. The Silicon Valley-oriented technology press outlets don’t cover us because we’re not in San Francisco, even though we’re more successful than most of the startups they cover. We just announced a few more things.

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How to Hire for Sweat Equity…

www.drowningamerican.com

Next → How to Hire for Sweat Equity…. Posted on November 14, 2009 by Travis Biziorek. Who We Are: We’re two individuals with a strong background in strategic consulting and management. Hi D, Gosh, this post was way back in late 2009. And now I’m trying to get my own team, and have them work for equity.

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Highlights from the 2009 Business of Software Conference

Software By Rob

photos by [link] November 16th, 2009 | Cool News, Links & Reviews Building your startup? Simplicity is mostly a way to avoid looking like you’re releasing a product that lacks features. Adding features without making the product too complex creates real value for your customers and produces revenue for your company.

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Reasons For Surge In Mexico’s Private Equity Industry

YoungUpstarts

For years Mexico lagged behind a lot of other Latin America countries when it came to private equity. As well as this, their private equity investments have surpassed the likes of Russia and Turkey – meaning that the nation is slowly but surely becoming a real force. Now, things have been transformed.

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This Week in VC with Dana Settle of Greycroft Partners

Both Sides of the Table

Closing a VC fund in 2009/10 is a major achievement in and of itself. 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.

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