Version One Ventures

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

With an interest in quantifying qualitative factors, I proved bankruptcy prediction models are more accurate when variables reflecting managerial decisions are included with financial data. The post Why Venture Capital is the Perfect Fit for Me appeared first on Version One Ventures. Related articles.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 16, 2020

If your business is unable to weather the current economic storm and has to close or file bankruptcy, you can be held personally liable for any outstanding debts. But without the personal liability protection of the “corporate shield” provided by a legal business entity, your personal finances might be vulnerable to a lawsuit or bankruptcy.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 22, 2010

After you have successfully attracted angels or venture capital with your business case, your million dollar product idea, and you have a signed term sheet, there is still one more hurdle to overcome before investors write the check. Founders with bad credit, active lawsuits, or recent bankruptcies dramatically increase the risk.

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Gust

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

After you have successfully attracted angels or venture capital with your business case, your million dollar product idea, and you have a signed term sheet, there is still one more hurdle to overcome before investors write the check. Founders with bad credit, active lawsuits, or recent bankruptcies dramatically increase the risk.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 19, 2011

I recently sat down with Matt Coffin , the founder of LowerMyBills, which sold for $400 million but was very nearly a bankruptcy only a few years early, and talked “startups.&#. I figured if Matt was on the verge of bankruptcy and one mentor changed his trajectory, what if we had a formalized, community-wide program?

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 26, 2016

Poorly calculated LTVs can become BVs (bankruptcy values). Sustaining short-term losses is all predicated on ability to finance the losses through venture capital or other means. CAC is often measured incorrectly and doesn’t often doesn’t capture the true costs of acquisition. But none of this matters if you run out of money.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Once you’ve been around for a few years, attracted some great people, landed real, paying customers and raised venture capital you’ve likely got a talented team around you. Another prominent CEO was on the verge of both company & personal bankruptcy when we had lunch.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

They have marked-up paper gains propped up by an over excited venture capital market that has validated their investments. This is the time it takes for a bankruptcy or asset sale to occur. The dinner parties now are filled with self-righteous angel investors bragging about how many deals they are in on. Or a quick flip.

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

For anyone seeking venture capital funding or angel investment , having a clear exit strategy is essential. Common exit strategies include being acquired by another company, the sale of equity, or a management or employee buyout. See Also What Startups Need to Know About Exit Strategies. Who needs an exit strategy?

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 28, 2012

Considering how incredibly popular Harley-Davidson is today, it’s hard to believe that the motorcycle company was ever on the verge of bankruptcy, but it’s true. Harley-Davidson experienced near-bankruptcy from 1969 to 1981 when the American Machine and Foundry (AMF) bought the company and turned it upside down. Harley-Davidson.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2010

Often when startups who have raised venture capital need another round of financing they will turn to their existing investors to give them money before raising from outsiders. Tags: Entrepreneur Advice Raising Venture Capital Start-up Advice Startup Advice. It starts as a debt instrument (e.g.

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abovethecrowd.com

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

In his recent bankruptcy proceeding filing, John Ray III, the new CEO and Chief Restructuring Officer at FTX, minced no words: I have over 40 years of legal and restructuring experience. The post Venture Capital Red Flag Checklist appeared first on Above the Crowd.

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Gust

DECEMBER 22, 2011

Even in purely online businesses, to scale from zero to millions of users: in the 1990s, an Internet company might have had to build a whole data center from scratch (as we did at Excite@Home, only to ultimately shut it down in bankruptcy ).

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 2, 2019

On the consumer side, Hotspot Law is transforming the often frustrating process of finding legal counsel for common issues (divorce, DUI, bankruptcy) allowing consumers to find and compare attorneys and book free initial phone consultations on a super easy-to-use app. Not much activity has taken place in the legal marketing space.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 1, 2018

On the first official day of SXSW I’m going to be at the convention center all day until I head over to Capital Factory to kick off the SXSW Startup Crawl ! Join us and learn how to attract Venture Capital investment in your startup when you live somewhere other than Silicon Valley, Los Angeles, or Boston.

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This is going to be BIG.

JULY 3, 2013

Because anyone with a basic knowledge of venture capital can figure out that when a startup with $39mm raised buys another company, it''s not a huge outcome. It''s nice to be able to say I haven''t gone through any bankruptcies yet in my three and a half years of leading investments, but we all know we''re in it for the big wins.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 1, 2009

So what is driving the new energy in the remaining venture capital firms when we kept hearing how much the whole industry was “against the ropes?&# … 1. Investment banks that last September seemed destined for bankruptcy are suddenly feeling flush and motivated to stimulate more business.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 29, 2009

He had 2 weeks’ cash left in the bank and was facing massive layoffs or potentially bankruptcy. Tags: Entrepreneur Advice Raising Venture Capital Startup Advice startup technology vc. A good friend of mine was features on the front cover of the LA Times business section with a glowing article. Strike one up for subtlety.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 3, 2018

Friday, March 9 Attracting VC Funding Outside Silicon Valley Panel with HomeAway founder Brian Sharples & Capital Factory Director Gordon Daugherty We do a lot of things differently in Texas, including fundraising. as in pro wrestling?—?you’re you’re going to take some hits. It’s not how you fall but how you get back up that matters.

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David Teten

JANUARY 21, 2021

V: Should you raise venture capital from a traditional equity VC or a Revenue-Based Investing VC? GCVF is pioneering the future of venture capital and high growth startups for all small communities. By comparison, traditional VC has a bankruptcy rate of 30-40%. II: Who are the major Revenue-Based Investing VCs?

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 18, 2018

One thing’s for sure, converting your business into a corporation provides a great deal of advantages that allow you to secure your assets from cases such as a looming bankruptcy or a lawsuit. If you want to grow your business and achieve added protection for all your assets, incorporating is the way to go. Source: Pixabay.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 25, 2009

But we didn’t have infinite cash; we had just emerged from bankruptcy, and unless we could get customers to quickly understand why our products were great, we were headed there again.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 3, 2013

“In 15 Years From Now Half of US Universities May Be in Bankruptcy.” Venture Capital. He talked about a unique model where you don’t have to become liquid in venture capital and can target singles & doubles. New company in Boston with a model called “royalty capital.”

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Professor VC

APRIL 7, 2011

Many others may end up filing for bankruptcy or doing an assignment for the benefit of creditors (ABC). The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic. Congratulations on the Best Venture Capital Investment. Venture News. So what happens to these companies? Some will just shut down. ► July. (1).

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David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Private equity and venture capital investors are copying our sisters in the hedge fund world: we’re trying to automate more of our job. . Pacer is useful to search prior litigation, bankruptcies, etc. Fund/SPV management services specifically are provided by Assure Services and Proteus Capital. What’s Your VC Tech Stack?

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 29, 2012

They recently exited their investment in Gaikai for $380 million while their rival OnLive (who had raised > $200 million) just went through bankruptcy. A summary of the show with direct links to a spot you might like to watch is below: 1:00 Welcome everyone to episode 69, season 3 of This Week in Venture Capital.

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 13, 2010

I would just declare e-mail bankruptcy right now and delete all or most of it. Tags: Venture Capital & Technology nextNY. Sure, the buzz is nice for raising money, but it’s going to make things very difficult for you to concentrate and actually get all the work done you want. Undoubtedly, you have a shit ton of inbound e-mail.

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Steve Blank

JANUARY 4, 2011

Venture Capital. Perhaps it was just who I was meeting, but for a country so focused on innovation and startups the lack of venture capitalists was noticeable. Partially due to a lack of bankruptcy or commercial courts, the bankruptcy process in Chile is draconian. Filed under: Teaching , Venture Capital.

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Growthink Blog

OCTOBER 12, 2016

Yes, the Capacity to Innovate is the most prized asset for any business seeking to: a) Protect itself against obsolescence, from a fire sale, from bankruptcy; b) “Turnaround” from a recent string of declining sales / underwhelming growth; c) Structurally enhance the sustainability of its long-term success.

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Ben's Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

After I took him through the details including several near bankruptcies, a stock price of $0.35/share, He said that during his over 20 years in the venture capital business, he’d never seen a company recover from consecutive layoffs and achieve a billion dollar plus outcome. outcome with no recapitalization.

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Gust

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

Mainstays of user-generated content (UGC) such as YouTube, MySpace and Facebook would have been sued into bankruptcy within days if they were held to traditional standards of liability as publishers of their users’ content. (See See this blog post for a full discussion.).

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Gust

OCTOBER 12, 2011

The company is unable to raise more financing and becomes insolvent (whether or not it formally files for bankruptcy). Same, except at the option of the noteholders (per the term sheet example above). Practically speaking, if the company is out of money, it’s out of money, so the difference between numbers 1 through 4 may not mean much.

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Pascal's View

APRIL 5, 2016

In America, Silicon Valley’s cycles of creative destruction and renewal continuously spawn many new challengers– by funding multiple startups that compete relentlessly until they reach dominant self-sustainability, acquisition by a competitor, or bankruptcy.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 1, 2009

But Ford, with his emphasis on cash-flow, sort of had the last laugh earlier this year when GM and Chrysler declared bankruptcy while his company — under Alan Mullaly’s exceptional leadership — managed to avoid it.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 11, 2019

The first thing you need to know about business finance is the fact that the source of initial capital sometimes makes all the difference. Most commonly, startups are financed by loans (most often by friends and family), angel investors, venture capital or crowdfunding. Bankruptcy. Speaking of which….

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Altgate

FEBRUARY 18, 2009

 They assist with work-outs and bankruptcy.  Usually it's in the context of soliciting advice on how to raise money for their idea / business.  The problem with most of the business ideas I see is they they are pretty much the same today as those I've seen for the past few years.  Read their update (below).

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

So why would raising venture capital be any different. And praying like hell there’s no “Black Swan” event like the Greeks defaulting on their debt, the Italians pulling out of the Euro, a Lehman-like bankruptcy or a devastating terror attack that screws up fund raising timing for everybody.

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