Gust
OCTOBER 20, 2011
Diversification across industry sectors is not as easily achieved for angels as could be accomplished in public markets, but can be achieved by co-investing with trusted angel colleagues in a broader set of businesses. Pre-money valuation varies with the economy and with the competitive environment for startup ventures within a region.
VC Cafe
SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
The past year was a wild ride for startups and founders, giving a whole new meaning to the ”rollercoaster” aspect of being an entrepreneur. Sustainable growth: Prioritise sales efficiency over growth at all costs. Patrick Collison , self-made billionaire founder of Stripe. Bill Gates , founder of Microsoft.
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crowdSPRING Blog
APRIL 26, 2013
3 Biggest Mistakes When Choosing a Cofounder – [link]. Don’t Use Social to Generate Sales; Make Selling Social | Advertising Age – [link]. If there’s one video 1st time founders should watch to understand VC financing it’s this one – [link]. ” – [link]. Great data – [link].
Lightspeed Venture Partners
OCTOBER 29, 2012
The company sought to raise $125,000 for 25% of the comapny, implying a $375,000 pre money valuation. It had done about $30,000 in sales in a little over a year, and had emerged from a natural trade show with interest but no orders. Unsurprisingly, all the sharks passed, based on market size and valuation expectations.
Lightspeed Venture Partners
OCTOBER 7, 2012
The founders were very sympathetic; a man, laid off from his job, and his very pregnant wife, who sold their house and investing $150k into the business and are working hard to make a go of it. At this point, the very pregnant cofounder was weeping. He had been at it for 6 months and had no sales or distribution lined up yet.
Berkonomics
JANUARY 7, 2021
Two: Co-management. So, co-management is the second group to share in the bounty upon a liquidity event. The third group is made of the total number and types of investors, other than the founder(s). That risk deserves reward if there is a profitable sale or even an initial public offering, rare as that event is.
Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 25, 2010
million at a $15 million pre-money valuation. We had people hearing through the grapevine that we were about to raise money and new investors started calling us to get in on the deal. 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.
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