Steve Blank

JUNE 23, 2016

These resulting business models made them look incredibly profitable. Second, the leaders of these companies tended to be those who excelled at finance, supply chain or production. They knew how to execute the current business model. Risk capital has provided financing for new ideas in the form of startups.

Architecture 227

Architecture IRR Balance Sheet Liquidity Event 227

Steve Blank

JULY 15, 2010

Most of the startups they invested in either died by running out of money before they found a scalable business model or ended up in the “land of the living dead” by never growing (failing to Pivot.). Number of Venture Backed Liquidity Events 1991-2000. Number of Venture Backed Liquidity Events 2000-2010.

Venture Capital 303

Venture Capital IPO Liquidity Event Entrepreneur 303

Hunter Walker

MARCH 8, 2014

If you’re graduating this spring and starting a career in tech, I’ve got one piece of advice: go work at a midstage startup (I’ll define that as B/C rounds of financing – eg Twilio, Stripe, Airbnb, Warby). At a more mature technology company you’re protecting and extending your business model.

Liquidity Event 134

Liquidity Event Early Stage Seed Stage Startup 134

Berkonomics

AUGUST 13, 2015

For publicly traded potential acquirers, reviewing their public filings regarding previous acquisitions can be quite illuminating – especially finding information about whether they have borrowed to finance past company purchases. Many large companies have a preferred template from which their deal teams rarely stray.

Ohio 48

Ohio Acquisition Forecast Sales 48

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Event platforms. great web customer acquisition tutorials. easy business finance software. YCombinator Series AA Equity Financing Documents. model legal documents. Startup Threads. Videos/presentations. SlideShare. Haiku Deck. GoAnimate *. Customer service. Get Satisfaction. Eventbrite. Women Focus.

Software Review 53

Software Review Technical Review Startup 53