David Teten

JULY 25, 2017

As I’ve worked to build out HOF Capital ’s portfolio acceleration platform , the #1 question I think about is: how do we scalably support our companies? Large private equity funds like KKR can afford to pursue a consulting model ( Capstone ), typically with associated fees, but that doesn’t normally make economic sense for a VC.

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VC Adventure

AUGUST 15, 2018

Back in the olden days of venture capital, company boards had wide discretion in pricing company options. It was and is imprecise science but – at least in the case of venture backed startups – there wasn’t much harm in an option being priced low. Quick note: I’m not your lawyer.

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The Equity Kicker

MAY 20, 2013

Here’s a selection of the 20-odd startups at Maker Faire: SeeedStudio, an “open hardware company develops and brings to market innovative and cost-effective prototyping solutions for hobbyists and aspiring inventors.”. 3D printing is reducing the cost of prototyping. Venture Capital'

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ReadWriteStart

APRIL 5, 2012

On Wednesday, a group of 13 companies presented to 50 investors, looking to raise an aggregate of $16 million in capital. The companies were all part of Capital Innovators, an accelerator venture fund that has been operating since last fall. Two events this week in St. Applications are due by June 15th.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2014

Common resources provided by most of the incubators and accelerators today include the following: Access to shared office facilities for multiple startup teams at a very low cost. Direct seed funding, for a share of the equity, and introductions to investors. Think of that challenge like competing for limited venture capital.

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www.seriesseed.com

MARCH 2, 2010

.  That’s because there are not that many issues to negotiate in a simple equity financing.   Based on the comments received, both on the blog and in the many deals in which these documents have been used, I am convinced that the terms of a simple set of equity documents are really not an issue. 

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View from Seed

OCTOBER 29, 2014

Most folks reading this will know that many startups were built in part with the help of venture capital. There’s a wide range of intermediaries for venture capital and private equity investment, each with its own structure and business model. Lee’s posts also appear regularly on View From Seed.

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techcrunch.com

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

Researchers polled experts in lending, mezzanine capital, private equity, venture capital and private businesses themselves. Not a big shock, but things don’t look pretty, especially in the venture capital world. 41% of them feel that they qualify for venture capital funding. just my opinion.

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Cracking the Code

MARCH 12, 2010

The SaaS growth recovery does not seem to take a "V" shape 2) Sales productivity is ramping up: bottom was hit in the first half of 2009 However, the sales and productivity of the group, measured by the median "Customer Acquisition Cost ratio" or "CAC ratio", seems to be recovering more steeply. Venture Capital. (3). internet.

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Up and Running

JUNE 23, 2015

Maternova is an online marketplace for low-cost but vital obstetric tools; you might think of it as something like Amazon for childbirth-related medical supplies. “It took an enormous investment of sweat equity on both our parts,” Allyson admits. See Also What Is a Social Enterprise?

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Venture Chronicles

MAY 26, 2010

This is the “tastes great, less filling&# debate that recurs on a regular basis in the venture capital and entrepreneur communities. Venture math is really simple, if you raise $10 million for a company that is valued at $10 million “pre-money&# then you have sold 50% of the equity to the new investors.

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www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

The negativity either impacted investment funding (venture capital fell off a cliff in 2009) or the customers they were targeted as was the case for Untitled Partners who were building a platform for fractional art ownership. Contributing to the high cost structure was the new culture of working 9-5 Monday through Friday.

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abovethecrowd.com

APRIL 20, 2016

Many have noted that the aggregate shareholder value created by all of the Unicorns will vastly overshadow the losses from the inevitable failed unicorns. About this same point in time, the journalists that focus specifically on the venture capital industry noted something quite profound. Competition also has access to capital.

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David Teten

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

At my firm, ff Venture Capital, we’re trying our part to rethink how the industry works, and also actively looking for opportunities to invest in companies creatively disrupting this sector, e.g., our portfolio companies Addepar and Indiegogo. The average equity fund investor earned a market return of only 4.25%.

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Rob Go

MARCH 16, 2014

What’s the cost of attempting something? Whats the probability that the aggregate outcome of various attempts is successful overall? In venture capital, the cost of attempting something is meaningful, but not that high. of total capital). The dimensions that I think about are: 1.

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David Teten

MAY 8, 2012

Currently, these Crowdfunding sites don’t give donors any equity in the companies. For small businesses, registering a company is timely and costly in management fees, accounting fees, and legal fees.

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www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

If you are an entrepreneur seeking funding, try our free Funding Recommendation Engine to identify a list of angels, venture capital and state grant programs that best match your business. Contributing to the high cost structure was the new culture of working 9-5 Monday through Friday. It’s free. Get started here.

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K9 Ventures

OCTOBER 10, 2017

You see, Dan knows more about venture than most people; and if Dan isn’t aware that “pre-seed is a thing,” then I haven’t done a good enough job of explaining to the world what I and K9 do! Typically, Pre-Seed rounds are less than $1M in aggregate capital raised. I’ve written about this on the K9 Ventures blog.

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ConversionXL

JULY 29, 2015

So you might be paying higher costs with those projects too. Most project creators describe their project using aggregate framing. To alleviate that blindness, separate the project into specific costs. Education plays a major role in venture capital. Equity-based – Equity returns (e.g., The problem?

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VC Cafe

JULY 15, 2011

The cost for the startups is 10% of their equity, which is taken by the fund GeekVentures I as payment. The cost is only $10 per month, and they hope to attract the SMB market which currently isn’t served by Cisco or Juniper. They plan to scale by using ecommerce aggregators as affiliates. Dr. Jan Himls and Dr.

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techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

The timing is perfect, there is more than a little overlap with Vivek Wadhwa’s guest post on venture capital earlier today. Tony P great, though meebo’s place as a “successful&# start up is still open to debate – from consumer IM aggregator to white label IM, still not making big $$. Johnny Good post.

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www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Venture Capital Cafe > Startup Resources (Updated Mar 2013). tells you how much adwords cost. hire low-cost international engineering talent. Boilerplate Venture Funding Documents. YCombinator Series AA Equity Financing Documents. National Venture Capital Association â?? Legal, Equity, etc.

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abovethecrowd.com

JUNE 2, 2021

According to an interview with Elon Musk, this campaign cost Paypal about $60 million , which most Silicon Valley historians would consider money well spent. It would cost a tremendous amount of money to run such a program. Also, take a look at this critically important data point , also aggregated by Professor Jay Ritter.

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 9, 2014

The DIY mentality can really bog you down and become a burden eventually, plus it can really cost you more time and money in the grand scheme of things. I just wanted to break down those two pieces real quick the time side and the cost side. Then the second one here which I eluded to is really all about cost.

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Altgate

APRIL 22, 2009

 Obviously, WSGR has a much larger sample size and the fact that they make it public (in aggregate) is impressive.   There are three categories (startup, equity financing and bridge loans) so we can expect more to come.  Today,  Wilson Sonsini  announced the launch of a " term sheet generator. .

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