Genuine VC

FEBRUARY 12, 2012

PROs of taking his angel money are the feeder system to venture financing of the next round and the vast network of portfolio CEOs which can be tapped into for connections and help. PROS: Industry-insider who serves as a validator for the rest of the investment syndicate, extremely helpful advice and network connections.

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David Teten

JANUARY 11, 2020

I don’t have bandwidth to engage in substantial conversations on Twitter. . I have a tiny audience compared with the B2C influencers, but my audience are overwhelming businesspeople in tech and finance. Having one’s own platform is key, but content syndication with op-ed or guest contributions dramatically increases one’s reach. (E.g.,

Social Media 60

Social Media Technical Review Media Private Equity 60

Genuine VC

MAY 29, 2014

Yet even today, whether or not to take a (relatively) small check in a seed round syndicate from a multi-hundred million or even billion dollar fund is still a decision which takes quite a bit of consideration and sometimes consternation. So there is an element of (positive) selection bias in the larger VC syndicate cohort companies.

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Syndicate Syndication Seed Stage Valuation 166

VC Adventure

MAY 21, 2014

A few months ago AngelList announced Syndicates - enabling investors on AngelList to create fund-like groups of investors to invest together in AngelList companies (following a single lead investor). It’s a great idea and at Foundry we quickly decided it would be an interesting experiment to form our own syndicate.

Syndicate 93

Syndicate Syndication Technical Review Due Diligence 93

Eric Friedman

AUGUST 19, 2020

Software has been eating venture funds by simplifying syndicates, managing SPVs, and even traditional fund management. How much capital are you reserving for follow on financings?” The recent announcement of “ open ended funds ” got me thinking about the evolution of venture fund structures themselves.

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Syndicate Syndication Cofounder Portfolio 88

Pascal's View

JULY 9, 2017

However, many VCs experience vexing discussions with CEOs, and many CEOs belatedly realize that this is because they made a mistake: issuing multiple series of notes at various valuation caps without actually sitting down and figuring out the pro forma post-conversion equity ownership.

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Post-Money Valuation Valuation Cap Table Covenant 49

Hearpreneur

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Little did I know that the simple and cathartic act of writing would lead me to become not only an author of several more books, but also a nationally syndicated radio host and patient safety speaker and trainer. This company name has proven to keep things fun and interesting, and makes for a great conversation starter.

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Naming CPA Entrepreneur Software Review 146

Genuine VC

FEBRUARY 12, 2012

PROs of taking his angel money are the feeder system to venture financing of the next round and the vast network of portfolio CEOs which can be tapped into for connections and help. PROS: Industry-insider who serves as a validator for the rest of the investment syndicate, extremely helpful advice and network connections.

Angel Investor 128

Angel Investor Syndicate Syndication Early Stage 128

View from Seed

OCTOBER 21, 2014

Sharing these pricing expectations early with potential lead investors fundamentally qualifies your conversations, but it also runs the risk of prematurely losing a potential financing partner, or else it can reduce options to maximize your fundraise outcome. Building a startup and currently in the seed stage?

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Valuation Founder Seed Stage Angel Investor 336

VC Adventure

MAY 21, 2014

A few months ago AngelList announced Syndicates – enabling investors on AngelList to create fund-like groups of investors to invest together in AngelList companies (following a single lead investor). It’s a great idea and at Foundry we quickly decided it would be an interesting experiment to form our own syndicate.

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Syndicate Syndication Technical Review Due Diligence 48

Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 10, 2010

My partner Seth Levine has a detailed post up today titled Trada – from the beginning that describes the creation and financing of Trada. In this case neither Niel (nor I) had any interest in creating a traditional syndicate to fund the company. Tags: Seed Financing angel financing Foundry Group seed trada VC.

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Syndicate Syndication Angel Financing Finance 120

ConversionXL

APRIL 7, 2020

Once objectives are identified and prioritized, your podcasting plan should outline strategies and tactics, which include format, frequency, duration, host/s, point of view, guests, research, syndication, and marketing. podcast directories) pick up and syndicate your podcasts for free via RSS feeds. From there, podcatchers (i.e.

Syndicate 85

Syndicate Syndication Hosting Audio 85

Babbling VC

JANUARY 7, 2011

I personally believe that one of the major drawbacks to venture capital in Europe is chronic under-financing and people skirt around this issue. Hence, financing rounds have been smaller (roughly a ratio of 5 to 1 when comparing US to EU). Even Dropbox and Etsy have done far larger rounds to finance their growth.

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Finance LP Europe Valuation 76

Genuine VC

JULY 30, 2012

Sharing these expectations early in potential lead investor discussions fundamentally qualifies the conversations, but it also runs the risk of prematurely losing a potential financing partner or reducing options to maximize a financing process outcome.

Valuation 136

Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Angel Investor Syndicate 136

OnlyOnce

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

On the heels of the announcement we made last month about our Series B financing , we are now announcing the launch of a new program called Bolster Prime and a new venture capital fund called Bolster Ventures. Brad’s visceral response in this conversation was a very clear, “you should hire Jenny.” Enter Jenny Lawton.

Silicon Valley 62

Silicon Valley Venture Capital Cap Table Early Stage 62

View from Seed

JANUARY 28, 2016

When we talk about seeds, we mean your first outside round of financing at the earliest stages of your business. In my prior post, I talked about the rise of the pre-seed and a more nuanced definition of a pre-seed based on milestones, not financing labels. This staged approach is often much better for the founders as well.

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Cofounder Finance Founder Syndicate 120

Agile VC

JANUARY 12, 2012

When a startup doesn’t match the stage where a particular investor focuses, founders may get a response along the lines of “This is interesting to us, but come back once you get from X phase to Y phase” That could be from seed stage to a larger Series A financing need, or to progress from pre-product to post-revenue.

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VC Adventure

AUGUST 10, 2010

The roots of Trada can be traced back to a series of conversations Niel and I started having months before the concept of Trada was born. In this case neither Niel (nor I) had any interest in creating a traditional syndicate to fund the company.

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Syndicate Syndication Due Diligence SEM 74

blogs.hbr.org

OCTOBER 24, 2012

Im not arguing for long, pointless, unstructured conversations with everyone you meet. But many of my most fruitful relationships have resulted from a meeting or call in which I was not entirely sure what would or would not come of the conversation. Im not arguing for long, pointless, unstructured conversations with everyone you meet.

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Networking New York City Syndicate Syndication 109

Austin Startup

DECEMBER 20, 2010

The team has already secured nearly $2 Million in Series A financing from Mike Maples new firm FLOODGATE, and Austin Ventures. The space we’re going after is big, which is bringing realtime relevant conversations, social content and participation wherever there’s a digital experience. That’s exactly the point.

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Curation Austin Cofounder Ruby 118

Tim Keane

APRIL 12, 2006

What’s your attitude about “next round” financing? If the investors ideal size is smaller than your need, you ought to ask about syndication. If they don’t like to syndicate, or don’t have a track record of doing it, you will want to consider your options. What’s your attitude about “next round” financing?

Entrepreneur 60

Entrepreneur Valuation Sweat Equity Common Stock 60

Rob Go

JANUARY 28, 2016

When we talk about seeds, we mean your first outside round of financing at the earliest stages of your business. In my prior post, I talked about the rise of the pre-seed and a more nuanced definition of a pre-seed based on milestones, not financing labels. This staged approach is often much better for the founders as well.

Cofounder 28

Cofounder Finance Founder Syndicate 28

Hunter Walker

SEPTEMBER 5, 2021

I really liked Jason Lemkin’s “ Do You Have a Weak Investor Syndicate ” blog post from earlier in the summer. As a venture fund I might have a strategy which says “for every dollar I invest into companies, I will hold one dollar in reserve for additional financings.” Go read it and then come back here….

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Cap Table Seed Stage Syndicate Syndication 94

Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2021

At the same time, early-stage companies are thinking beyond the high prices of Silicon Valley to put down roots and find financing and growth partners. was originally published in Austin Startups on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story. all Bay Area firms?—?

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Texas San Antonio Houston Dallas 90

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Some notable metrics are revenue growth rates, free cashflow, leverage ratios, historical financing amounts, returns on marketing spend, customer acquisition costs, lifetime value of customers, customer churn rates, and team social scores.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

mashable.com

JULY 10, 2012

Stay tuned to the payments intelligence conversation through the Litle Blog and Twitter. Money and Finance Lists. Global Syndication Partners. World Videos Featured: Facebook. Trending Stories. Startup CorkboardMe Takes on Dropbox. The Evolution of Ecommerce Series is presented by Litle & Co. , Print Story. Email Story.

eCommerce 101

eCommerce Software Review Technical Review Social Media 101

mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

Join the conversation by adding Mashables Pete Cashmore to your Circles on Google+ Close Welcome to Mashable! Partners W3 EDGE Concentric Sky Rackspace Intridea Dynect DNS Webtrends Global Syndication Partners ABCNews CNN Metro USAToday Yahoo ©2005-2011 Mashable, Inc. Sign in with Facebook or Twitter to get started! startupcto

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San Francisco New York City Social Media Entrepreneur 99

mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

Join the conversation by adding Mashables Pete Cashmore to your Circles on Google+ Close Welcome to Mashable! million in venture financing. In fact, it’s barely even the beginning for most companies in their seed stage financings. Sign in with Facebook or Twitter to get started! Getting funded is hardly the end-all.

Startup 79

Startup Social Media RSS Social Network 79

mashable.com

JANUARY 13, 2012

The “convergence” part means that A and C will eventually yield similar conversion rates (conversion in this case being whether users logged in or not). Money and Finance Lists. Global Syndication Partners. That’s the delta you’re looking for. Health and Environment Related Lists. Holiday Lists. Identity Lists.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Social Media Social Network RSS 78

mashable.com

AUGUST 20, 2011

Join the conversation by adding Mashables Pete Cashmore to your Circles on Google+ Close Welcome to Mashable! Partners W3 EDGE Concentric Sky Rackspace Intridea Dynect DNS Webtrends Global Syndication Partners ABCNews CNN Metro USAToday Yahoo ©2005-2011 Mashable, Inc. Sign in with Facebook or Twitter to get started! startupcto

Cofounder 81

Cofounder San Francisco Social Media Startup 81

Hunter Walker

JANUARY 11, 2015

Bunch of new companies (currently 17 core investments) and five of our earlier startups raised additional financing. We also felt really good about the conversations with founders – “dealflow” = life blood of any investor. That’s what being a ‘partner of conviction’ means.

Syndicate 48

Syndicate Syndication Seed Stage Hosting 48

mashable.com

OCTOBER 11, 2011

Meeting up for lunch or drinks isn’t always the best option when it comes to keeping the conversation alive, though — oftentimes, a journalist may only want to meet up when you have a story to pitch. Money and Finance Lists. Global Syndication Partners. After all, he or she is probably busy doing other things.

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PR Startup Social Media Technical Review 103

Austin Startup

AUGUST 1, 2017

TL;DR: In a market that has historically idolized huge, splashy financings and exits, an increasing number of entrepreneurs are realizing that everyone else’s definition of success — particularly among certain large VCs — isn’t necessarily aligned with their own. And large checks require very large exits to achieve good returns.

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Liquidation Preference Common Stock Valuation Silicon Valley 48

mashable.com

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

When you make contact, send them a link to your AngelList profile early on in the conversation. Money and Finance Lists. Global Syndication Partners. It’s always best to meet someone through a trusted, third party. As a last resort, reach out to them elsewhere. Try LinkedIn, Facebook or Twitter. Holiday Lists. Identity Lists.

Social Media 80

Social Media Startup Angel Investor RSS 80

mashable.com

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

The initial feeling I have is they are great tools and essential since measuring leads and conversions is key to business success BUT…it is the time and energy of doing and learning and monitoring me that makes these feel overwhelming. Money and Finance Lists. Global Syndication Partners. February 11, 2012 15:31:24.

Social Media 108

Social Media Analytics Media API 108

mashable.com

MAY 5, 2011

It got 10% conversion,” Carrella says. Partners W3 EDGE Concentric Sky Rackspace Intridea Dynect DNS Webtrends Global Syndication Partners ABCNews CNN Forbes Metro USAToday Yahoo ©2005-2011 Mashable, Inc. Each referral moves you further up in line. The most remarkable part? Subjot’s launch page didn’t even say what it was. “It

Pakistan 94

Pakistan Social Media Startup Stealth 94

mashable.com

MAY 24, 2011

This is especially true for mobile commerce sites, where the conversion rates between browsers and purchasers can vary dramatically based on the platform and the method of presentation. David Eads reports that Kony Solutions sees 30% higher conversion rates for native iPhone apps versus typical mobile websites.

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Mobile Web Social Media Software Review 90