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Corporate Venture Capital: Obligatory or Oxymoron?

David Teten

She had so much insight to share that we broke the interview into two parts, 1) Corporate Venture Capital and more broadly, 2) How the Fortune 500 Can Buy, Invest and Partner with the Innovation Economy (coming soon). . Arguably a balance sheet investor has to be more mindful of her investment choices.

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Praying to the God of Valuation

Both Sides of the Table

Something happened in the past 7 years in the startup and venture capital world that I hadn’t experienced since the late 90’s — we all began praying to the God of Valuation. How might our next phase of the journey seem brighter, even with more uncertain days for startups and capital markets? What happened?

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What is the Right Burn Rate at a Startup Company?

Both Sides of the Table

We want a strong balance sheet (um, ok. but that’s our firm’s money on your balance sheet. ” Stay lean and only raise a big round if you DO find product / market fit and which point you want to loosen the belt quickly and raise the capital to do so. ” Just know the game you’re playing.

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[INTERVIEW] Michael Majeed, Finance Executive, SR&ED Tax Consultant

YoungUpstarts

Many companies seek angel investors, venture capital and even family and friends’ money when they’re planning to start a company. What should business owners look for on their weekly or monthly balance sheets that might be red flags telling them to make changes in how their business practices?

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9 Steps to Handle Business Loan Rejection

Up and Running

Maybe you look for investment capital instead of debt, and use it to pay down your debt or renegotiate some terms with your vendors. Bankers use standard business ratios derived from your financials, including your Profit or Loss, ( Income Statement ), Balance Sheet , and Cash Flow Statement.

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How to Raise Startup Funding from Unlikely Angel Investors

Up and Running

According to the Angel Capital Association: Angels (private money) invest in 55,000 startups each year versus 1,500 companies by VC (venture capital) funding. Financial Model and Balance Sheet (even if there are zeros across the board). Not coincidentally, most venture funded companies will also fail.

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Does the Size of a VC Fund Matter?

Both Sides of the Table

This is part of my series on Understanding Venture Capital. VC’s raise this money from university endowments, public & private pension funds, insurance companies, banks who invest from their balance sheet or that of their wealthy clients, “family offices&# which means money from very wealthy people, etc.