Steve Blank

JUNE 1, 2011

As customer and agile development reinvent the Startup, it’s time to ask why startup board governance has not kept up with the pace of innovation. Board meetings that guide startups haven’t changed since the early 1900’s. The combination of Venture Capital and technology startups is only about 50 years old.

Silicon Valley 292

Silicon Valley Business Model Venture Capital Balance Sheet 292

Steve Blank

JULY 15, 2010

If you take funding from a venture capital firm or angel investor and want to build a large, enduring company (rather than sell it to the highest bidder), this isn’t the decade to do it. The collapse of the IPO market and dysfunctional math in the venture capital community has stacked the odds against you. Here’s why.

Venture Capital 299

Venture Capital IPO Liquidity Event Entrepreneur 299

Steve Blank

JUNE 1, 2011

As customer and agile development reinvent the Startup, it’s time to ask why startup board governance has not kept up with the pace of innovation. Board meetings that guide startups haven’t changed since the early 1900’s. The combination of Venture Capital and technology startups is only about 50 years old.

Silicon Valley 263

Silicon Valley Business Model Venture Capital Balance Sheet 263

David Teten

JANUARY 11, 2020

They’re taking a $1m check from me, or giving $5m to me as a limited partner. In the venture capital/private equity business, investors are B2B microinfluencers. Other coinvestors: Limited partners, other VCs who are coinvestors, private equity funds which are potential growth-stage investors, etc.

Social Media 60

Social Media Technical Review Media Private Equity 60

David Teten

AUGUST 19, 2019

I’ve been a traditional equity VC for 8 years, and I’m now researching new business models in venture capital. RBI normally requires founders to pay back their investors with a fixed percentage of revenue until they have finished providing the investor with a fixed return on capital, which they agree upon in advance.

Revenue 60

Revenue Technical Review Software Review Equity 60

Growthink Blog

MAY 23, 2011

With this seed capital – more often than not totaling between $100,000 and $1,000,000 - the company accomplishes a number of key technical milestones, gets a beta customer or two, and then goes on a "road show" to venture capitalists around the country for capital to “scale” the business.

Angel Investor 112

Angel Investor Venture Capital Sweat Equity Cram Down 112

Early Growth Financial Services

JANUARY 20, 2014

As an early-stage venture capital investor with a keen emphasis on the seed stage, I spend a lot of time at startup accelerators working with first-time entrepreneurs. First-time entrepreneurs want to better understand the criteria that VCs use to evaluate startups, particularly during the pitch meeting.

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Seed Stage Venture Capital Limited Partner Early Stage 52

Agile VC

JULY 19, 2012

1) Self-Awareness & Humility - These are of course virtues that transcend venture capital or even professional pursuits broadly. This is true not only in a firm’s dealings with entrepreneurs but also with it’s limited partners and even within the firm among its partners.

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Cofounder Limited Partner Early Stage LP 193

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. . See Bessemer Venture Partners’ A comprehensive guide to security for startups. Cobalt for General Partners helps GPs to optimize their fundraising strategy. 2) Market .

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

ReadWriteStart

JUNE 13, 2011

As customer and agile development reinvent the startup, it's time to ask why startup board governance has not kept up with the pace of innovation. Board meetings that guide startups haven't changed since the early 1900's. The combination of Venture Capital and technology startups is only about 50 years old.

Silicon Valley 117

Silicon Valley Balance Sheet Metrics Early Stage 117

K9 Ventures

JULY 19, 2012

Over the the course of three years, K9 Ventures has invested in 18 startups, including CrowdFlower , Twilio , DNAnexus , HighlightCam , CardMunch , Lytro , Zimride , IndexTank , BackType , EasyESI , card.io , Baydin , LucidChart , Torbit , Occipital , TapCanvas , and 3Gear Systems. Not interested in me-too businesses.

Technology 132

Technology Seed Stage San Francisco Limited Partner 132

K9 Ventures

JULY 19, 2012

Over the the course of three years, K9 Ventures has invested in 18 startups, including CrowdFlower , Twilio , DNAnexus , HighlightCam , CardMunch , Lytro , Zimride , IndexTank , BackType , EasyESI , card.io , Baydin , LucidChart , Torbit , Occipital , TapCanvas , and 3Gear Systems. Not interested in me-too businesses.

Technology 132

Technology Seed Stage San Francisco Limited Partner 132

Scott Edward Walker

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

Financial buyers are investors that are interested in a return on their investment business – which is the business of buying and selling companies. Instead of investing in the stock market or in startups (e.g., venture capital), they buy and sell companies and seek a return that way.

Private Equity 59

Private Equity New York City Equity Deal Structure 59

This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

"Every investor and entrepreneur knows there is something scary about the current startup economy. There is an enormous amount of angel capital available, while at the same time there is a small amount of Series A and a large and concentrated amount of late stage capital. I don't know that either, but here's something I do know.

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Angel Investor Valuation Startup Revenue 104

K9 Ventures

APRIL 28, 2010

Direct Revenue : The company must have a direct revenue model. No advertising, content or media businesses which may have a three-way business model, but rather companies which deliver direct value to paying customers. K9 Ventures sits in between individual angels and institutional venture capital funds.

Seed Stage 61

Seed Stage San Francisco IP Portfolio 61

Steve Blank

JULY 2, 2009

To an entrepreneur, being asked to join a venture firm with an Entrepreneur-in-Residence title means you have been tapped on the shoulder by the VC gods. The CDROM content business in the early 1990’s was one of the many of the long line of venture capital fads.

Silicon Valley 120

Silicon Valley Technical Review RSS Software Review 120

David Teten

DECEMBER 12, 2017

In his white paper How Private Equity and Venture Capital Investors Are Eating Their Own Dogfood , PEVCTECH.com founder David Teten explored how private equity and venture capital investors are trying to automate more of their job. Boldstart uses both Zapier and Catalytic for this purpose.

Early Stage 60

Early Stage Technical Review Software Review Venture Capital 60

Agile VC

OCTOBER 29, 2014

Most folks reading this will know that many startups were built in part with the help of venture capital. However, many folks probably don’t think about exactly where those VC dollars that help fund startups actually come from. So I wanted to dive a little deeper into what I call the startup capital supply chain.

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Venture Capital LP Private Equity Institutional Investors 279

VC Cafe

JANUARY 15, 2024

The M&A market has become increasingly selective, with potential buyers wary of high valuations that don’t align with company fundamentals Private equity – In 2023 PE firms were seen deploying their capital in more cautious and strategic ways, reflecting the shift in market dynamics. But the reckoning is coming one way or another.

IPO 88

IPO Valuation Private Equity 88

View from Seed

OCTOBER 29, 2014

Most folks reading this will know that many startups were built in part with the help of venture capital. However, many folks probably don’t think about exactly where those VC dollars that help fund startups actually come from. So I wanted to dive a little deeper into what I call the startup capital supply chain.

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LP Private Equity Institutional Investors Venture Capital 335