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Web-Based Worthworm Helps Determine PMV For Startup Investment Purposes

YoungUpstarts

One of the challenges for investing in startups has always been the lack of an established way for founders and investors to actually measure and decide on the valuation of the startup concerned. ” Ideaspotting investment pre-money valuation valuation Worthworm'

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Want to Know How First Round Capital was Started?

Both Sides of the Table

They have totally changed the way you run a VC firm, investing heavily in systems & events for their founders that are pushing the boundaries of the way our industry works. In the early 80’s he left academia to work on venture capital investing with Jim Simons, Renaissance Technologies. I'm a huge fan of this innovation.

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Shark Tank Season 4 week 4 breakdown

Lightspeed Venture Partners

I’ve been writing up reviews of this season’s Shark Tank pitches from a silicon valley VCs perspective. 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. BACK 9 DIPS.

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How does someone get a meeting with angel investor David S. Rose?

Gust

You can find this in a number of places, but in a nutshell, I prefer to invest in highly-scalable, technology-based ventures, with a particular focus on platforms, at a very, very early stage (but, oxymoronically, where there is already some type of traction). But the good thing is that this is where you can call in some reinforcements.

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Shark Tank Season 4 week 7 breakdown

Lightspeed Venture Partners

I’m posting my analysis of the most interesting story of Shark Tank season 4 episode 7 over there, and reviewing the rest of the pitches here. The company sought to raise $125,000 for 25% of the comapny, implying a $375,000 pre money valuation. The entrepreneurs dithered for a moment at the valuation.

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Valuations 101: Scorecard Valuation Methodology

Gust

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.

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Twitter Link Roundup #176 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

crowdSPRING Blog

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]. 10 Breakthrough Technologies 2013 | MIT Technology Review – [link].