View from Seed

MARCH 24, 2021

So, we decided to aggregate NextView’s “greatest hits.” Doing Reference Checks on VCs “Try to speak to at least one founder that the investor has worked with in a failed investment. Finance is about reporting on historical performance and future planning through the lens of financial metrics.”

Seed Stage 178

Seed Stage Hiring IPO Analytics 178

Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 14, 2009

First of all, it means that most aggregate measures of success, like total revenue, are not very useful. extraneous SHIMMER reference spotted; you are dating yourself eric. but few step back and really examine the underlying assumptions of startup finance. This unit of progress is remarkable in several ways.

Customer 167

Customer San Francisco Lean Hockey Stick 167

Occam's Razor

OCTOBER 14, 2014

Outcomes of the conversations with your Finance team and Sr. Leaders (company is leaving China, our IPO is next week, 1,800 new stores are being opened in 180 days, our new IRR is 8%). … You can see the wisdom of not just setting a 20% aggregate conversion rate, based on the above benchmarking data. And other such things.

Analytics 133

Analytics Vertical Metrics Web 133

Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 4, 2021

It was one of the year's most successful IPOs so far, and has been heralded as a "landmark moment" for cryptocurrency's entrance into mainstream investing. Just before the IPO, I had a far-reaching conversation with co-founder and CEO Brian Armstrong as he approached this major milestone for the company he co-founded back in 2012.

IPO 113

IPO Cofounder Technical Review Government 113

Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 4, 2008

2007 was a turning point for the SaaS industry with the successful IPOs of NetSuite, SuccessFactors, DemandTec, Salary.com, Aprimo and Constant Contact. This introduction was also the opportunity to illustrate the amazing growth of our software and saas portfolio in the past years, with aggregated revenues reaching $1.2B

Software Review 48

Software Review South Korea IPO Portfolio 48

abovethecrowd.com

JUNE 2, 2021

On March 26, SoFi announced that “it will be offering its members (at least those with $3K in their account) the ability to invest in IPOs for companies going public, an investment opportunity that has traditionally been reserved for large institutional investors or ultra-high-net-worth individuals.”

IPO 82

IPO Customer Matching Silicon Valley 82

SoCal CTO

AUGUST 3, 2010

Welcome to the Lost Decade (for Entrepreneurs, IPO’s and VC’s) - Steve Blank , July 15, 2010 If you take funding from a venture capital firm or angel investor and want to build a large, enduring company (rather than sell it to the highest bidder), this isn’t the decade to do it. Here’s why. Take a look at the chart below. 10 Blogging Tips.

Software Review 217

Software Review Startup Venture Capital Technical Review 217