crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 10, 2013

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! The Damaging Psychology of Down Rounds | by Mark Suster – [link]. Twitter Link Roundup #177 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More.

Social Media 93

Social Media Small Business Design Media 93

ReadWriteStart

JUNE 1, 2020

Funding is not an indicator of success, irrespective of the impression that you might get from the news and media. It is going to cost a lot of money just to get the initial batch of products to test the market and would definitely require external funding. Funding is just a stepping stone. Startup competitions.

Startup 150

Startup Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch Seed Stage 150

VC Cafe

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Many companies are now having to resort to tough measures in order to stay afloat, including layoffs, down rounds and tough terms from current investors. If the answer is yes, then a down round is likely the best path forward. Why you shouldn’t worry about raising a down round ( source ).

Founder 173

Founder Technical Review Down Round Liquidation Preference 173

David Teten

AUGUST 7, 2019

“You could argue that when they were [raising] oversubscribed [VC rounds], Facebook, Google, Amazon, etc., The reverse also holds: a Value investment can become Momentum, and then follow with a down round. But the media only focuses on the winners. . were clearly Momentum, but [in hindsight] they were also Value.”

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Venture Capital Valuation Stock NDA 60

VC Cafe

JANUARY 29, 2024

Many startups extended runway, cut costs and took on painful down rounds or expensive debt to avoid raising in 2023. It’s not just a cost consideration, but a desire for independence and neutrality. Those ‘band aids’ are running their course and it might get worse (i.e.

Generative AI 171

Generative AI Global Venture Capital Valuation 171

Scalable Startup

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

So a lot of incumbent business software companies did what a lot of big companies actually did and other industries, media companies after the dot-com crash, which is they said, “Oh, thank God we don’t have to worry about this Internet thing. I can switch to SaaS for less than the cost of the maintenance on the old software.”

Software Review 22

Software Review Startup Venture Capital Stock 22

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 18, 2015

It’s like blaming the media for incessantly covering Donald Trump and then watching the ratings when Donald Trump is at a debate and being surprised that the media gives him so much coverage. In 2014 3 out of 12 exits were occurred at a lower valuation than the previous round. 25% “down rounds?

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IPO Venture Capital LP SEC 150