Steve Blank

JUNE 15, 2010

The role of a founding CEO in a startup searching for a business model is radically different than a CEO building and growing a company. Certain VC’s like the new class of Super-Angels and small VC funds specialize in the early stage of a startup where you are searching for a business model. Lean Startups ?

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Growthink Blog

MAY 10, 2012

Early Stage Investment (Series A & B) 4. Later Stage Investment (Series C, D, and so on) 5. Mezzanine Financing Most companies that raise equity capital and are eventually acquired or go public receive multiple rounds of financing first. Series B is the round that follows series A in early stage financing.

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The Entrepreneurial Mind

JUNE 14, 2010

They do play a role, but only a limited one with later stage businesses that have good cash flow. But, they still want high growth and they will be VERY active in the management of the business. The new reality of financing does not mean we are entering an age when no exciting new start-ups will be emerging.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 24, 2017

A founder’s lack of credibility/experience in growing and managing a large company hindered a company that wanted to go public. — all great things when you are executing and scaling a known business model. A 20th century VC was likely to have an MBA or finance background. Board Control. The founders.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 31, 2019

Scott Kupor is the managing partner at Andreessen Horowitz, where he’s responsible for all operational aspects of running the firm. He's been with the firm since its inception in 2009 and has overseen its rapid growth, from three employees to 150+ and from $300 million in assets under management to more than $10 billion.

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David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

However, in private markets, there is more room to optimize across all 11 steps of the investing process: firm management , marketing, fundraising , origination , manage relationships, due diligence, negotiation, monitoring, portfolio acceleration , reporting, and. 1) Manage the firm . This is harder than it sounds.

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This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 26, 2011

Wesabe taught us that social doesn't necessarily make managing finances online more appealing--and given Facebook's propensity to change privacy settings, I'm not sure a lot of people are going to want to manage their money on Facebook. What's the business model? What will Facebook do to things?

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

App development is a cumbersome process that involves a lot of micro-managed aspects to be catered to. Not only that but each of those activities must be conducted at a specific time and in a specific sequence to reach from the beginning of the app development phase to running a profitable mobile app based business.

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David Teten

JANUARY 21, 2021

VI: Revenue-based financing: The next step for private equity and early-stage investment. This is a summary of: Revenue-Based financing: State of the Industry 2020. VII: Flexible VC, a New Model for Companies Targeting Profitability. IV: Should your new VC fund use Revenue-Based Investing? We plan to raise $2.5m

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

We’re in our second cohort, 71 young folks, all of whom are alums of the university, given the opportunity and resources to build their businesses. Of the cohort that just graduated I think eight are completely self-sufficient and actually revenue positive and another 10 are in Series A round financing. . Broken startup dreams.

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Ben's Blog

AUGUST 17, 2020

For businesses that are unprofitable, breakeven, or modestly profitable, the interim cash flows in the forecast period tend to be inconsequential to company value, which is ultimately largely determined by this terminal value. But would that be a good deal for the shareholders entering at this stage?

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 29, 2011

Some have moved into later stage investments in an effort to “put logos on their websites.&# It’s as though we forgot the management mantra of the 90′s about “core competencies&# or the most common VC advice to entrepreneurs: Focus. Surprisinly, this strategy works well with many entrepreneurs.

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Reid Hoffman

JANUARY 19, 2021

The structural role of a board of directors is corporate governance, specifically, making sure that the company is managed in accordance with the interest of the shareholders (and if liabilities exceed assets, the interest of debtholders), and in compliance with applicable laws and regulations. WHY IS A STARTUP BOARD SO IMPORTANT?

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 14, 2016

Most venture capitalists who have been in this business for a long time foresaw this correction and have been talking about it privately for the better part of the last year or two. So the multiples paid by publics matter and when they drop, the late-stage markets drop, too. Why Financing in Falling Markets is So Damn Difficult.

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philipsmith.typepad.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

They are looking for a "a stellar CFO to be their financial lead as they build their foundation and move into fast growth" and it goes on to describe all the usual stuff about how you need to know how to scale tall buildings in a single leap and conjure up millions for the business while providing the adult supervision. Categories.

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David Teten

MARCH 18, 2021

However, we’d argue that for most smaller managers who are not brand names, it’s better to be highly identified in your niche than being a generalist. 2) Business model-defined funds. For example, Point Nine Capital focuses on B2B SaaS and marketplaces at the seed stage, across many industries. Further reading.

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 9, 2014

They cover funding for small businesses from the initial funding stage to later stages of growth, and other areas in between. I’m here with some really phenomenal CEOs who are going to talk to us today about small business finances from funding to growth. My name is John Bates. This is number one.

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techcrunch.com

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

Tweet View Comments Sarah Lacy Feb 19, 2010 Pepperdine has a new study out that attempts to shed some light on the clubby, shadowy world of private finance. Researchers polled experts in lending, mezzanine capital, private equity, venture capital and private businesses themselves. Think Again. dasein Yeah, I agree.

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Seeing Both Sides

JANUARY 13, 2015

One of my favorite business books of all time is Crossing the Chasm by Geoffrey Moore. We pride ourselves on being lifecycle investors, which means we invest very early on (typically at the seed or Series A stage) and then stick with a company through exit. Financing: holy crap - we are running out of money in 6 months!

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Steve Blank

MAY 9, 2017

Continuous innovation requires the imagination and courage to challenge the initial hypotheses of your current business model (channel, cost, customers, products, supply chain, etc.) A 20 th century VC was likely to have an MBA or finance background. We now have specific management tools to grow startups. The founders.

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