thebarefootvc

JANUARY 27, 2014

Do I think we are in a valuation bubble? Last week, a chart in the Wall Street Journal listed private companies globally that have raised capital at $1 billion-plus valuations from venture capital firms. So are we in a bubble or are these companies really worth their valuations? Or so it seems.

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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. . Point Nine Capital uses Qwilr to create modern, mobile-native collateral. Modano standardizes Excel models to improve comparability and reduce error rates. 7) Negotiate .

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 1, 2011

Of course, monetization of search became one of the best business models in the history of business. After AltaVista, Mike spent a year doing business development for USA Networks ( now IAC – Interactive Corp ). But, they also want it to remain fun and engaging and access it from mobile devices.

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

Start With a Business Model, Not a Business Plan | WSJ – [link]. Why We’re Pivoting from Mobile-first to Web-first – [link]. Apple’s Problem: Google Is Getting Better At Design | Business Insider – [link]. The danger of waiting to long to find a business model? – [link].

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 27, 2014

Based on the best evidence I can find, the genesis of this trend and the advantages come from several evolutionary changes in the startup investment industry, and some innovations driven by the recent recession: Venture capital funds are still recovering from the recession. Mobile and web software apps may cost even less.

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 26, 2013

“So many folks in the venture capital business are sheep that just want to follow the herd. Q1 Venture Capital Spending & Number Of Deals Down, M&A Activity Drops 44 Percent And Pre-Money Valuations Plummet – [link]. – [link]. ” | by Fred Wilson – [link].

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www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Venture Capital Cafe > Startup Resources (Updated Mar 2013). VC Cafe covers early stage Israeli and European tech & mobile startups. We have an iOS SDK as well, for web-web, mobile-mobile, web-mobile video chat and video messaging. Mobile Tools: If you are a web developer, you donâ??t

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steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

Simple editing. signup, upgrade, trial pricing Zuora – online subscription management FeeFighters – find the cheapest credit card processors HealPay – Collections made easy Customer Support Tender – support, knowledgebase tool for your site GetSatisfaction - conversations between companies / customers.

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www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Dave Graham Business Venture Capital Private Equity GlobalLogic Inc. Venture Capital Firms. In the past few years, hundreds of small companies have been snatched up by private equity firms willing to agree to ever-rising valuations. Will Work for Equity. By Ryan McCarthy | @mccarthyryanj |.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 18, 2011

The signals are loud and clear : seed and late stage valuations are getting frothy and wacky, and hiring talent in Silicon Valley is the toughest it has been since the dot.com bubble. Underwriters realized that as long as the public was happy snapping up shares, they could make huge profits from the inflated valuations. Carpe Diem.

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techcrunch.com

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

Tech Gadgets Mobile Enterprise GreenTech CrunchBase TechCrunch TV Disrupt SF More TechCrunch TV Beta Invites Crunchies Elevator Pitches Gillmor Gang Podcasts TechCrunch Europe TechCrunch Trends TechCrunch France TechCrunch Japan Whats Hot: Android Apple Facebook Google Microsoft Twitter Yahoo Zynga Subscribe: Think Your Start-up Is Venture Worthy?

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Growthink Blog

MARCH 20, 2010

Growthink has worked on a number of projects with these emerging companies and offers the following insight to individuals who are looking to break into the lucrative mobile application market. One space that has found a way to do this is mobile gaming. As would be expected, venture capital has followed the mobile gaming space.

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Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

Ive written previously about Right Side Capital Management (RCSM) , the latest in my post earlier this year, " How Much Diligence is Due. " (Full disclosure: I am an investor and adviser in RCSM.) They have launched a valuation tool that is free to try out. Labels: due diligence , early stage investing , moneyball , valuation.

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Professor VC

APRIL 1, 2010

One comment made by Jason was that angels tend to be less sensitive than VCs on valuation and can potentially make it difficult to get a venture financing done at acceptable valuation. We are typically looking at either smaller exits or require a lower valuation to get a reasonable step-up to a venture round.

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genylabs.typepad.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Even the best venture capital firms have a lot of failures and few successes. I wont bother going into details on start-up financing terms ( see this post for an overview of typical VC terms) except to say if you dont know and understand: the firms cap table and valuation. AOL, Tech Crunch and What Selling Your Business Means.

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Professor VC

APRIL 7, 2011

In a convertible note structure, Im penalized for increasing your valuation. Instead of getting a 2-3x multiple from seed to Series A, I get a discount off of the Series A, so Im better off financially with a lower valuation. You may say, if you are investing in the next facebook or google, why care about valuation? 3 days ago.

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Growthink Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

Yesterday, TechCrunch posted a neat slideshow on the nine largest venture capital and private equity financing rounds of the past 24 months. And the emphasis is clearly on the World - as four of the seven companies profiled ( Didi Dache , Flipkart , Meituan , and Xiaomi ) have businesses focused outside of the United States.

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Professor VC

JANUARY 17, 2008

While currently free to angel groups, their business model revolves around aggregating the angel investment data. If my math is correct, this is approximately a 31% IRR, which has to beat individual angel investments on aggregate and venture capital returns over the period of the study (1990-2007).

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Start Up Blog

JUNE 9, 2016

Next we’re going to raise capital, get some funding. The valuations are more generous. So, you’re off to raise money and get caught up in someone else’s objective – that of the venture capitalist. Their business model you see, is based on the former, not the latter. .

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Start Up Blog

JUNE 9, 2016

Next we’re going to raise capital, get some funding. The valuations are more generous. So, you’re off to raise money and get caught up in someone else’s objective – that of the venture capitalist. Their business model you see, is based on the former, not the latter. .

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This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

Valuations. There are a ton of companies being funded at $500+ million valuations--seriously limiting exit opportunities. Many of the private companies like AirBnb, Dropbox, and Square and that have been rumored to have big valuations are real, growing businesses. Are their valuations justified?

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thebarefootvc

MAY 29, 2017

Questions remain on how the token sale impacts valuation and eventual exit options. I keep in mind the failed e-commerce apps of the mid-1990s before everyone had broadband and mobile connectivity – my original analogy to Pets.com has been oft-repeated at this point. These are the riskiest in my view.

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thebarefootvc

JULY 29, 2017

Questions remain on how the token sale impacts valuation and eventual exit options. I keep in mind the failed e-commerce apps of the mid-1990s before everyone had broadband and mobile connectivity – my original analogy to Pets.com has been oft-repeated at this point. These are the riskiest in my view.

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Professor VC

AUGUST 26, 2011

Everyone seems to know someone who has raised huge amounts of venture capital without ever putting together even back of the envelope projections. Is the model consistent with the business plan? Does the business model make sense? Do you understand the business and market? Steve Bennet. at 3:15 PM.

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Seeing Both Sides

JANUARY 2, 2011

There's an old saying in the venture capital business: "Fund great companies, not great products or great features." Will they build sustainable business models? billion valuation). billion valuation). The only one on my top 5 list that isn't venture-backed (as far as I know), I love this app.

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Professor VC

JUNE 20, 2011

I took a look back at our original financial model we presented to VCs in 2004. The business model (OEM through broadband and home security companies for mass distribution) if not specific product functionality has remained largely the same. The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic. Steve Bennet. at 1:41 PM.

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Austin Startup

MAY 3, 2017

Some large companies can bolster their position by buying out established technology and business models rather than creating them anew. Through the series of funding rounds, companies do not need to go through an IPO to obtain capital or a higher valuation. They can just go back to their investors for more capital.

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Professor VC

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

Of course, when 10-year returns for the entire venture capital asset class is about to drop below zero, drastic measures may be in order. While this is not surprising, it would be interesting to look at returns provided to venture capital firms from novice and serial entrepreneurs. Venture Hacks. Steve Bennet.

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Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

On the financial analysis end, you have multiples far and away the most common valuation method over DCF, Simulation and Option analysis. always focus on the business model and assumptions, but there are too many unknowns to put much faith in the future cash flow projections. The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic.

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Professor VC

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

In this case, LinkedIn was the only logical one that came to mind and didn’t see a viable business model short of that result. I asked him how the deal came out for investors since the sale price was significantly lower than the valuation on the round they were raising when we met. Venture Hacks. ► July. (1).

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