Berkonomics

OCTOBER 5, 2023

It is not a strong bargaining position for the CEO to ask for money to complete a product promised for completion with the previous round of funding. And professional investors often penalize the company with lower-priced down rounds or expensive loans as a result. Growth before the VC arrived was not a problem.

Silicon Valley 118

Silicon Valley Burn Rate Angel Investor Down Round 118

Berkonomics

AUGUST 10, 2017

It is not a strong bargaining position for the CEO to ask for money to complete a product promised for completion with the previous round of funding. And professional investors often penalize the company with lower-priced down rounds or expensive loans as a result.

Silicon Valley 97

Silicon Valley Burn Rate Angel Investor Down Round 97

Berkonomics

MARCH 30, 2010

It is not a strong bargaining position for the CEO to ask for money to complete a product promised for completion with the previous round of funding. And we were able to secure that investment along with a partner from that firm joining our board.

Silicon Valley 85

Silicon Valley Burn Rate Angel Investor Down Round 85

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 14, 2016

Can Investors Spook the Market into Falling? “10 angel investors walk into a bar …” Do you remember AngelGate at Bin38 ? Back then Michael Arrington accused some of Silicon Valley’s top seed funds of “colluding” by meeting secretly to talk down the valuation of startups.

Valuation 150

Valuation Down Round Startup Later Stage 150

Scalable Startup

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

In doing research for a post on “The Enterprise Cool Kids” at the tail end of last year, I interviewed Silicon Valley veteran Marc Andreessen about where he thought the enterprise was headed. Alexia Tsotsis: Are you seeing down rounds because the NASDAQ is down? Marc Andreessen On The Future Of Enterprise.

Software Review 22

Software Review Startup Venture Capital Stock 22