Gust

DECEMBER 21, 2011

Silicon Valley is a very special place – the nucleus of high-growth, high technology entrepreneurship in the US, indeed, in the world. The Valley produces world-class entrepreneurs, angel investors, venture capitalists and successful high-tech companies – all growing and creating jobs on one relatively small peninsula.

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Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 25, 2015

Some were Silicon Valley early stage companies, such as Apple, Quantum, and Masstor Systems. As dollars flowed into the industry, cooperation was replaced by competition, to the detriment of deal flow, due diligence, ability to add value and, of course, returns. Silicon Valley firms also did many non-tech deals.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

To do this they have to accomplish five things; 1) get deal flow – via networking and legwork, they identify likely industries, companies and teams with the potential for rapid growth (less than 10 years), 2) evaluate those companies and teams on the basis of technology, market opportunity, and team. billion.) .&# Order Here.

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The Equity Kicker

OCTOBER 1, 2013

I’m also a fan of focused investment strategies – they allow you to build expertise resulting in better investment decisions and better deal flows as entrepreneurs seek out your expertise. According to pandodaily , as well as being focused we are also contrarian: Silicon Valley has run away from the ecommerce category.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 24, 2011

Sure, there is always some seed funding (10% of overall deal flow), but you can bet that this money goes to entrepreneurs who have been there before and won. Back to VCs, Silicon Valley venture capital firms are still the most active. To make this work, you will need an initial valuation of at least $5M.

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Haystack

APRIL 10, 2018

Let’s pause here and take stock of the stats, which are incredible: According to Pitchbook , the current median deal size for a seed deal is $2.2M with a median post-money valuation of $10.7M — these are the highest Pitchbook has recorded. 4/ LPs noted that the term “pre-seed” is really a U.S.

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Rob Go

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

These are financing docs that were pioneered by YC and is apparently starting to see some level of acceptance in Silicon Valley. But in my mind, if a founder and investor can agree on a valuation cap, agreeing on the simple terms for a plain vanilla equity financing shouldn’t be that hard, and aligns interest much better.

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