Lightspeed Venture Partners
NOVEMBER 19, 2012
The company launched six months ago and so far has grown to 110 subscribers, with all customer acquisition coming from PR and referrals. They believed that they could get customer acquisition costs to the $10-12 range, but as Cuban points out, that was just hope, they had no evidence to back this up. The company charges $16/mth.
VC Cafe
SEPTEMBER 26, 2010
The newly formed teams then work for the entire weekend, with the help of some experienced mentors from the industry, who volunteer their time to share advice on product, technology, legal, PR and other issues. It’s nice to have protected IP, but that will mostly matter later on in the event of an acquisition.
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Both Sides of the Table
MARCH 11, 2011
IdeaLab has created 75 companies, leading to 8 IPOs, 35 or so acquisitions and more than 5 companies worth in excess of $1 billion. IdeaLab has a philosophy that if they can get a centralized group of expert staff to help with legal, accounting, recruiting, PR, etc. Too many entrepreneurs focus on dilution.
This is going to be BIG.
MAY 27, 2010
No startup on the face of the earth has ever gotten so much free PR in the history of entrepreneurship. Get out of jail free and collect nearly $200k dilution-free on Kickstarter because you’ve got the ire of the crowds behind you at the right moment. Take Twitter, for example. I told him I just couldn’t get there on it.
This is going to be BIG.
MAY 27, 2010
No startup on the face of the earth has ever gotten so much free PR in the history of entrepreneurship. Get out of jail free and collect nearly $200k dilution-free on Kickstarter because you’ve got the ire of the crowds behind you at the right moment. Take Twitter, for example. I told him I just couldn’t get there on it.
betashop.com
OCTOBER 8, 2012
A couple of dilution points here or there wont matter in the long run but working with the right people will.? Don’t skimp on fundraising because of dilution fears.?. He’s been an essential consigliere who has helped me navigate acquisitions, sales, investors, and all sorts of corporate governance issues. This is tricky.
www.paulgraham.com
OCTOBER 23, 2010
So the acquisition came toa screeching halt while we tried to sort this out. They get the same kind of stock and get diluted the same amount in futurerounds. So the deals take longer, dilute you more, and imposemore onerous conditions. Almost everyone who worked for us was an animal at what they did.
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