The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Spend some time understanding their preferences, any portfolio gaps and the right terminology to use in your plan. The management team. Management team. Management team. Central to any investment opportunity is the management team. Investors understand that the full management team may not be in place.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 2, 2010

It in not uncommon to see a VC talk about “total assets under management&# as in “We have $1.5 billion under management.&# I don’t really understand why VCs do this since it’s mostly a meaningless number. What is total assets under management? - I wouldn’t rule any decent firms out.

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Venture Capital Balance Sheet Early Stage Software Review 269

David Teten

DECEMBER 16, 2015

The reason is that the real value of the board deck is not (ironically) for the board; it’s for management to track their own performance. So I want to see that management is using a dashboard every day, not just for board meetings. ff Venture Capital portfolio company. Users/Customers. Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC).

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The Startup Magazine

JULY 13, 2020

Of course, we’re not saying you need to become an expert economist or hedge fund manager. However, by building up an appreciation of certain financial concepts and how finances ebb and flow, you stand a better chance of managing your business. The balance sheet is the result of your income minus expenses.

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Balance Sheet .Net Finance Portfolio 97

YoungUpstarts

JULY 5, 2016

Blackmoon competes with existing securitization agents, as it uses advanced technology to give asset managers full-time access to loans provided by balance-sheet lenders. Balance-sheet lending, in fact, is more established in the United States. Its technology provides a more transparent investing model.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 21, 2020

Biggest Advice I Give to Portfolio Founders? A strong balance sheet will matter in the years ahead. But when a fund writes checks into a portfolio company it typically “reserves” money to invest in future rounds. What will happen is that some LPs will need to scale back the number of VC managers they have on their roster.

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Marketing Valuation Churn Rate Balance Sheet 263

Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

I’m a mom, a full-time sales manager, and recruiter. Taking a campaign online and encouraging non-accredited investors to use a crowdfunding platform is a great way to show their support, manage the volume, and market your business. Financial Model and Balance Sheet (even if there are zeros across the board).

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Angel Investor Technical Review Software Review Accredited Investor 159

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 4, 2014

In fact, your start-up needs are typically in direct opposition of your customers, as each entity works to manage its own working capital requirements. It can be a hard lesson in cash management, sometimes catching a young enterprise off guard. No interest accrues and no debt is added to your company balance sheet.

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David Teten

AUGUST 6, 2015

My colleague Paul Bianco serves as interim CFO for a number of ff Venture Capital ’s portfolio companies, and has built and reviewed hundreds of financial models. A good model needs to factor in cash collections, disbursements, and other working capital considerations with a Balance Sheet and Statement of Cash Flows.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

You can take some business courses so you can learn the difference between a simple spreadsheet and a balance sheet. How to Manage a Construction Project. Luckily for you, there are excellent construction management schools available where you can take courses online and learn these skills. Project management.

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Architecture Balance Sheet Social Media Design 100

VC Adventure

MARCH 25, 2014

We’ve had a number of those in the portfolio that are – by the nature of having not raised a eye popping round – much less talked about. Large rounds bring new investors and a different investor/board dynamic which can be a challenge to manage, especially for a fast growing business. But not always.

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Balance Sheet Portfolio Metrics Cost 92

crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Management plan. This section outlines your legal and management structure. There are three key financial documents of any business that go here: an income statement, a balance sheet, and a cash flow statement. A photographer’s calling card is their portfolio and work samples. Financial plan.

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Business Plan Small Business Administration Hiring Social Media 64

VC Adventure

MARCH 25, 2014

We’ve had a number of those in the portfolio that are – by the nature of having not raised a eye popping round – much less talked about. – Large rounds bring new investors and a different investor/board dynamic which can be a challenge to manage, especially for a fast growing business. But not always.

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Balance Sheet Portfolio Metrics Cost 48

Seeing Both Sides

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

We have a number of portfolio companies that are raising money. If you have a stronger balance sheet than your competition, you can push off monetization decisions and focus on product-market fit. For example, I have huge respect and passion for product development and the role of the product manager.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 22, 2021

The information in this post was provided and fact checked by AWS managers Moran Nir and Jonno Southam. The company also occasionally invests in startups out of the balance sheet (i.e. AI startups in the Alexa Fund portfolio. As far as I know this is the most comprehensive list out there. Commercial and partnerships.

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Technical Review Startup Venture Capital Incubator 174

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

Generating multiple streams of income (earned, passive, and portfolio) is the only logical path to financial freedom in a global economy where half of all college grads are moving back home jobless and saddled with debt. There is no reason for them to exist solely on the “expense” side of the balance sheet.

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Balance Sheet Finance Revenue Cost 226

Austin Startup

OCTOBER 4, 2017

In this way you don’t have to worry about valuation until the professional money comes in, and they expect this kind of note will be on your balance sheet already. How to Manage Abusive VC Sharks Sometimes, a VC will pressure you to do a deal that stinks, destroys the economics of your company, and/or is just too greedy.

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BeyondVC

SEPTEMBER 14, 2004

On the flipside, they can be a valuable source of input and guidance for a management team in the pursuit of maximizing shareholder value. What I want to know about is the management team’s priorities and why, how they are tracking against those goals, and what keeps them up at night with respect to meeting their objectives.

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Balance Sheet Technical Review Framework Stock Options 99

Eric Friedman

AUGUST 18, 2021

He is also co-founder and Managing Partner of Deciens Capital, an early stage investment fund. As many of your listeners may know, there was an incredible piece published by a gentleman from Founders Fund, discussing Tiger [Global Management] and how they’re focused on the speed and scale business. On Sushi and VC.

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Silicon Valley Venture Capital Cofounder Africa 88

Professor VC

APRIL 11, 2008

In fact, for a good laugh, I just went back and checked our accounting system, and at the end of one quarter in 2005, we were down to $143 cash on the balance sheet. I personally enjoy the earliest stages and building a portfolio of start-ups and entrepreneurial teams. The cheerleader role isnt all bad.

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San Jose Angel Investor Venture Capital Balance Sheet 28

VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Specific areas of focus include software and technology companies that sit at the intersection of online design and development, commerce and business management and AI and automation solutions. Wix has been investing in startups off the balance sheet for some time.

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BeyondVC

OCTOBER 31, 2005

A number of our portfolio companies have been fielding calls from strategic buyers expressing an interest in acquisition. Revenue, product, management, both? What is the company’s market cap and how much cash is on their balance sheet? What are they looking for in terms of an acquisition?

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Balance Sheet Acquisition Valuation Conversion 87

Up and Running

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

I want you to be really realistic about your personal financial portfolio and how you spend money before you make the decision to start a business. You’ve got to figure out whether or not you have the organization and stamina to manage all of that. What do you manage? You’ve got to be the payroll manager.

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Social Media Small Business Software Review Technical Review 60

Altgate

MARCH 8, 2009

Their portfolio firms will be able to cut back on headcount and other spending and additional capital from investors will allow the companies to survive for the 2-5 years it will take the market to begin to recover. Later stage funds will end up owning more of their portfolio companies via down rounds and ultimately should see ok returns.

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A Crowded Space

DECEMBER 9, 2013

He also states that he’ll give a “no” in a few minutes, probably just by looking at the balance sheet and income statement. Assets under management are well over $200B. At one point, he had just 5 individual companies representing 70% of his public stock portfolio. Tread very carefully. .

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Technical Review Deal Flow Balance Sheet Down Round 68

BeyondVC

DECEMBER 23, 2003

Besides taking a brief time out to celebrate the Expertcity deal , I have spent a fair amount of time interviewing VP candidates for one of my portfolio companies. As with any smart executive who cares about the value of equity, the question I am often asked is, “What is your exit strategy.” That is a losing proposition.

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Exit Strategy Balance Sheet IPO Valuation 68

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 30, 2016

They either had a portfolio company in market and weren’t getting offers as quickly as expected or they knew a friend in the biz who was recounting this to them in a session VCs strangely call “comparing notes.”. We had grown into a more reasonable burn rate so raising capital meant we would have many years of cash on the balance sheet.

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Balance Sheet Burn Rate Valuation Forecast 150

David Teten

JUNE 1, 2011

Panel 1: Creating The Right Deal Flow — Creating & Managing Sustainable, Replicable Strategies. Staying on the buyers’ lists is based on how well you conduct yourself in the diligence processes, “beauty contest” Banks are aware of your funding situation and your portfolio / investment thesis.

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Private Equity Deal Flow Equity Developer 122

Professor VC

JANUARY 20, 2009

million from Lighthouse Capital Partners , which ultimately became critical to our balance sheet and they turned out to be a great partner as we worked through the equity financing process. We decided to raise some venture debt as an insurance policy and extend our cash runway. We drew $1.5

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Venture Capital Silicon Valley San Jose Bootstrapping 28

Up and Running

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

You need trusted advisors that are proven in the beverage industry and have a decent portfolio of brewery clients. Managing your own distribution is ideal. If the balance sheet is showing that you have $7-8 sales for every $1 assets (and $6 sales for every $1 assets is typical), Patrick says it’s time to examine scaling.

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Oregon Jordan SBA Cofounder 60

Agile VC

DECEMBER 6, 2012

A little more inside baseball from the VC biz… why VC’s rarely make “crossover” investments, with capital from multiple funds the VC firm manages invested in a single startup (see note 1). I was talking with an entrepreneur recently about this phenomenon. Why is this?

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LP Balance Sheet Differentiation Limited Partner 178

Up and Running

MAY 15, 2019

You need trusted advisors that are proven in the beverage industry and have a decent portfolio of brewery clients. Managing your own distribution is ideal. If the balance sheet is showing that you have $7 to 8 sales for every $1 assets (and $6 sales for every $1 assets is typical), Patrick says it’s time to examine scaling.

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Oregon Jordan Software Review Distribution 24

VC Cafe

JULY 4, 2011

. “The affirmation reflects the resumption of the downward trend in public deficits and debt, the robust outlook for Israeli growth, and a strengthening in the sovereign’s external balance sheet,&# said Purvi Harlalka, director at Fitch’s Middle East and Africa Sovereign Ratings Group.

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Balance Sheet Acquisition Africa 90

The Startup Lawyer

JANUARY 6, 2011

We’re just through our first year and pleasantly surprised with where we’re at – Rather than single anyone out you can see a full list of our announced portfolio companies and other relevant investment information on CrunchBase. Do you look at portfolio companies as future acquisition targets? CrunchBase Profile for AOL Ventures ).

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Early Stage LP Later Stage Balance Sheet 58

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 9, 2011

I thought about things I never had to as an entrepreneur: check size, ownership percentage, deal stage, portfolio construction and risk. I need leaders who manage in good times and bad.To build a large company you need to manage through economic cycles. My deal got dragged out and eventually never happened.

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