Agile VC

JULY 19, 2012

2) Be Willing to to Experiment – I described the risks of strategy drift in Part 1 , but often great VCs still display a willingness to experiment in their business model. The point isn’t that FRC was necessarily the first firm to do any one of these things, but rather they’ve had a willingness to experiment.

Cofounder 193

Cofounder Limited Partner Early Stage LP 193

Agile VC

MAY 16, 2019

Practically speaking this doesn’t mean that all of the shares owned by founders, investors, employees (RSUs), or others will be available to trade immediately as they will need to be converted and registered for public trading. But it does mean that traditional 180 day lock-up periods won’t generally apply to existing Slack shareholders.

Lock-up Period 100

Lock-up Period Retention Azure .Net 100

Agile VC

APRIL 13, 2012

I describe this in part as the “Social Network” effect… not just the movie itself but the example of Mark Zuckerberg and many other high profile young founders as role models ( who can forget this image? ) for college students and recent grads to work in startups.

Silicon Valley 185

Silicon Valley San Francisco San Jose Startup 185

Agile VC

OCTOBER 29, 2014

There’s a wide range of intermediaries for venture capital and private equity investment, each with its own structure and business model. I was at the same event and Semil’s thoughts on “A dollar travels far before it reaches a founder” were spot on, but I wanted to elaborate a little more.

Venture Capital 279

Venture Capital LP Private Equity Institutional Investors 279

Agile VC

JUNE 12, 2012

Plastiq is focused on extending the use of credit cards into high-value transactions like school tuition, buying a car, or rent/condo payments with a unique economic and transaction model. ” I think the crux of SQUARE’s business model is obviating the need for merchants to have an acquirer account with a bank.

Mobile 250

Mobile Disintermediation SMS Government 250