Agile VC

JANUARY 21, 2015

A population of founders, employees, investors, advisors, and others all aligned in trying to build large disruptive businesses is naturally prone to lofty, even over-the-top language. Not every round of funding is closed at a “monster” valuation. How can we put things into context? Communicate Challenges 1-on-1.

Cofounder 188

Cofounder Seed Stage Employee PR 188

VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 26, 2010

The newly formed teams then work for the entire weekend, with the help of some experienced mentors from the industry, who volunteer their time to share advice on product, technology, legal, PR and other issues. Very cool concept and I want to thank the founder Adil Mohammed for inviting me to take part in it. Be a salesman.

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Elevator Pitch Incubator Technical Review Startup 103

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

The law of large numbers (of customers) says you cant help but make at least some money - your valuation is determined by how well you monetize the tidal wave of growth. In this model, you take some fraction of the lifetime value of each customer and plow that back into paid acquisition through SEM, banner ads, PR, affiliates, etc.

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San Francisco CPA SEM CTO Hire 167

View from Seed

JANUARY 20, 2015

A population of founders, employees, investors, advisors, and others all aligned in trying to build large disruptive businesses is naturally prone to lofty, even over-the-top language. Not every round of funding is closed at a “monster” valuation. How can we put things into context? Communicate Challenges 1-on-1.

Cofounder 120

Cofounder Startup Employee PR 120

Agile VC

JANUARY 21, 2015

A population of founders, employees, investors, advisors, and others all aligned in trying to build large disruptive businesses is naturally prone to lofty, even over-the-top language. Not every round of funding is closed at a “monster” valuation. How can we put things into context? Communicate Challenges 1-on-1.

Cofounder 100

Cofounder Seed Stage Employee PR 100

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 11, 2010

I’m surprised how few people talk about valuations, term sheet terms, how much to pay recruiters, etc. I once mentioned this idea to a fellow SoCal VC when I told him I wanted a CIC in LA and he said, “Co-location is dead. Uh, I guess he won’t be co-sponsoring a technology lab in LA with me then?

San Francisco 285

San Francisco Incubator Silicon Valley Startup 285

www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Chip Morse , cofounder and partner with Morse, Barnes-Brown & Pendleton P.C., As you think about how much equity to offer, have a reasonable valuation in mind thats been determined using professional advice. Learn how from the experts at PR Newswire. based in Waltham, Mass. Consult your lawyer for details. Will yours be next?

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Fractional CTO Equity Iowa Technical Cofounder 40

The Startup Lawyer

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

But before your startup signs up and cashes that $[XX,000] check, your startup’s co-founders should sit down and evaluate the incubator’s offer. The following are some issues to consider and actions to take before accepting an incubator’s offer: (1) Calculate Valuation and Determine Value.

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Incubator Pre-Money Valuation Option Pool Advisory Board 105

Hearpreneur

JANUARY 29, 2017

This is my favorite business quote because it removes all external factors and focuses on the most important one for launching a business — the founder. The company’s success is a determinant of the founder. Thanks to Bryanne Lawless, BLND PR ! #17 Thanks to Dan Eyman, Meld Valuation ! #24 – Sara Blakely.

Entrepreneur 48

Entrepreneur LLC Cofounder Montana 48

Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 12, 2007

Bessemer was also heavily represented with David Cowan , managing partner and co-founder of VeriSign ( see his post about the event ), Rob Stavis , BVP’s New York-based managing partner who led our investment in Skype, Byron Deeter , partner and founder of Trigo and our COO/managing partner Ed Colloton. My Investments.

Software Review 48

Software Review SEM Marketing Las Vegas 48

crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 26, 2013

3 Biggest Mistakes When Choosing a Cofounder – [link]. If there’s one video 1st time founders should watch to understand VC financing it’s this one – [link]. 3 Biggest Mistakes When Choosing a Cofounder – [link]. Always use data, not feelings, to make business decisions – [link].

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 90

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

million at a $15 million pre-money valuation. My co-founder and other management team members wanted us to hold off and see whether we could get the deal done at a higher price. Morgan Stanley had proposed a higher valuation to let them in. million at a $15 million pre-money valuation. Yes, this was stupid.

Technical Review 301

Technical Review Term Sheet Due Diligence Venture Capital 301

www.paulgraham.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

And since a startup thatsucceeds ordinarily makes its founders rich, that implies gettingrich is doable too. A lot ofwould-be startup founders think the key to the whole process is theinitial idea, and from that point all you have to do is execute.Venture capitalists know better. Ideally you want between two and four founders.

Startup 105

Startup Cofounder Software Stock 105

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. I’d expect a similar shift in venture over the next decade or two.”.

Early Stage 60

Early Stage Technical Review Software Review Venture Capital 60

crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 5, 2013

Why you can’t find a technical co-founder – [link]. Startup co-founder survival tips – [link]. Valuation vs Ownership | by Fred Wilson – [link]. Simple Daily Habits Of The Delightfully Successful | by Dharmesh Shah – [link]. Small Business and Startups: 5 Marketing Myths – [link].

Social Media 92

Social Media Small Business Design Media 92

betashop.com

OCTOBER 8, 2012

When we pivoted from fabulis to Fab, we pivoted towards building a business around the unique tastemaker talents of one of our founders, Bradford Shellhammer. Have amazing co-founders who are better at what they do than you could ever be. Founders need to personally own something big themselves. It’s that important.

Technical Review 108

Technical Review Technology Software Review Valuation 108

www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 18, 2010

Bokér/1 Next David Sarna with Hendon, Stamford Hill & Co. Through SEO and mommy blog PR, Lee can tap into this market. Without a crisp analysis of these numbers, investors cannot assess the market opportunity and their potential for making returns. presented Bokér/1 - perhaps the most compelling of todays presenters.

Marketing 52

Marketing Bootstrapping Incubator Angel Investor 52

www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 18, 2010

Bokér/1 Next David Sarna with Hendon, Stamford Hill & Co. Through SEO and mommy blog PR, Lee can tap into this market. Without a crisp analysis of these numbers, investors cannot assess the market opportunity and their potential for making returns. presented Bokér/1 - perhaps the most compelling of todays presenters.

Marketing 52

Marketing Bootstrapping Incubator Angel Investor 52

Scalable Startup

JULY 19, 2011

San Francisco - San Francisco has actually successfully co-opted the Silicon Valley magic and even surpassed it in some ways (Twitter, Salesforce.com); it’s again a very hot place to be right now and this will continue. Great PR and finance firms, but not many startups. Talk about scalability! That has all changed.

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California Southern California San Francisco Silicon Valley 20

This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Plus, it bothers me that it gives the impression that, if you’re a female founder and you become the face of your company, you’ll inevitably get taken down—that anything short of unimpeachable success means becoming a target and getting kicked to the curb in a spectacularly disastrous fashion. Did it solve gender equality?

Cofounder 140

Cofounder Venture Capital Community PR 140

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. Been there Done that This is very depressing for all future founders, or even currently early stage founders.

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Venture Capital Technical Review Sweat Equity Valuation 62

Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 4, 2008

The 23rd started with a quick overview of the achievement of our Software and SaaS portfolio in 2007 presented by Byron Deeter, the co-head of our West Coast SaaS practice. Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark). SaaS 13 Index Valuation. Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. anecdotes.

Software Review 48

Software Review South Korea IPO Portfolio 48

steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

I’d like to add [link] as a community for founders. I am not associated with the company. Reply Dave Jafari , on April 10, 2011 at 10:11 am said: Great list Steve. Reply Faren , on April 11, 2011 at 1:40 am said: Hi Steve, Thanks for adding my ipod, ipad and web wireframe template post to your list.

Software Review 110

Software Review Startup Silicon Valley Analytics 110