Venture Chronicles

MAY 16, 2012

Business by Design is enterprise and large mid-market focused, Business One is SMB; this is an extension of how SAP has gone to market but the challenge is how do you serve millions of businesses versus 10s of thousands with this model?

Database 39

Database Technical Review Cloud Acquisition 39

David Teten

AUGUST 19, 2019

I’ve been a traditional equity VC for 8 years, and I’m now researching new business models in venture capital. Benefits: Non-dilutive, flexible credit offerings that fit SMB or enterprise SaaS. Lighter Capital : “Since 2012, we’ve provided over $100 million in growth capital to over 250 companies.” over next 12 months.

Revenue 60

Revenue Technical Review Software Review Equity 60

Tim Keane

JANUARY 12, 2010

3]   However, if they are built bottom up, they demonstrate and make explicit a range of business model assumptions the entrepreneur is using to think about his business and its revenue model. .   And if they are built from the top down, they’re pretty much useless. [3]

Term Sheet 68

Term Sheet Valuation Dividend Liquidation Preference 68

betashop.com

OCTOBER 8, 2012

But, you can iterate and iterate on features, but you cannot iterate your way to a business model. I’ve seen too many businesses get stuck or fail because of their endless pursuit for the magic new feature that is going to help them gain traction. Don’t skimp on fundraising because of dilution fears.?. This is tricky.

Technical Review 108

Technical Review Technology Software Review Valuation 108

Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 12, 2012

This post is a translation of the article: « Pigeons » : le cri d'alarme d'un fonds américain published on LaTribune (12/10/2012) and is a response to the proposed tax law proposed by the government of Francois Hollande, suggesting to tax all capital gain at the same level than salaries or 60%.

France 71

France Europe Capital Gains Dilution 71

Lightspeed Venture Partners

OCTOBER 22, 2012

The pre money valuations on the two deals were close enough to be a wash, but the ability to accelerate the business at twice the speed would have been a real differentiator. The founders focused too much on dilution and on Barbara’s clever ideas on a dimension (marketing) that was not critical to the business.

Pre-Money Valuation 101

Pre-Money Valuation Valuation Dilution Differentiation 101

Professor VC

JANUARY 17, 2008

While currently free to angel groups, their business model revolves around aggregating the angel investment data. ► 2012. (1). I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. November 22, 2009 2:03 AM.

Pre-Money Valuation 28

Pre-Money Valuation Angel Investor Angel Groups Valuation 28