This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 18, 2024

You know what our incentives are and we care enough about our reputation within the ecosystem to not do anything too terrible—usually. On the other hand, they could be the opposite—much more focused on near-term cash distributions than long-term equity appreciation. What’s Simply Hired, you ask?

.Net 88

.Net Cap Table Startup Technical Review 88

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 22, 2010

I don’t feel that as a VC sneaking in nefarious terms into a term sheet that the entrepreneur doesn’t understand is a good way to build a long-term relationship nor to build a long-term reputation but this does happen and more frequently than we all would like. You’ll need to hire and retain talen to grow your company.

Valuation 405

Valuation Liquidation Preference Pre-Money Valuation Term Sheet 405

abovethecrowd.com

APRIL 20, 2016

Also, they have a strong belief that any sign of weakness (such as a down round) will have a catastrophic impact on their culture, hiring process, and ability to retain employees. You can no longer simply look at the cap table and estimate your return. They use the reputation of the other investors as a proxy for due diligence.

IPO 40

IPO Term Sheet Silicon Valley Valuation 40

This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Besides being “busy doing great deals and distributing cash to your LPs”, what are they’re actually doing to make that happen? That’s how it feels when your hot deal from two years ago winds up running low on cash and gets into a pay-to-play round that wipes out the cap table. But I thought I was good!?” You have outcomes.

Non-Compete 97

Non-Compete Cofounder Cap Table Reputation 97