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The Changing Structure of the VC Industry

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pre-money valuation you certainly would want to exercise your right to continue investing if you had prorata rights. ” The pioneering fund of funds realize that their source of differentiation is much more about the latter than the former. ” Stated simply – if you seed funded Uber at $4.5m

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8 Questions to Help Decide if You Should be Raising Money Now

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This conversation seems to come up very frequently these days both with portfolio companies and with entrepreneurs just looking for mentorship. Every conversation about fund raising should start with what your current operational needs are and the stage of your business. How long is the window open? 25% dilution).

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Time is the Enemy of All Deals

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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. I’ve offered to fund an early stage company where I promised cash in bank in less than 30 days. Yes, this was stupid.