Lightspeed Venture Partners

DECEMBER 10, 2012

She was selling her product at farmers markets and had made only $60,000 in sales over the last 12 months as a sole proprietor, although she had recently secured distribution in two local Whole Foods stores. Almost all of the sharks got indignant about valuation. Note that this is more expensive than buying a tree.

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Covenant Warrant Southern California Los Angeles 162

Scalable Startup

MAY 1, 2013

Audacity is required to build an innovative startup, to invent something new, try to do things others say you cannot do, and Southern California needs many more audacious people in its tech and media startup ecosystem. In the history of Southern California, there has always been a large slice of creativity involved also.

Southern California 20

Southern California Silicon Valley Angel Investor Hawaii 20

techcrunch.com

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

According to VCs, there’s been a 65% decrease in up-rounds (where a company gets a bigger valuation) in the last six months and more than 60% of those polled expect a longer wait for an exit. Similarly, the bulk of the companies getting funding are still California-based. e.g. invest $2 mil and expect a $60-$100 mil valuation for exit.

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Venture Capital Technical Review Sweat Equity Valuation 62