Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

I thought I’d try to look at it from a different lens, that of the entrepreneur. Investors talk to each other. As an entrepreneur you should assume that. So what is an entrepreneur to do? to any investors that you are working with if you don’t have to. I sometimes ask entrepreneurs.

Entrepreneur 292

Entrepreneur Technical Review Stealth Valuation 292

View from Seed

OCTOBER 21, 2014

In short, more and more entrepreneurs are signaling their price expectations earlier in their seed fundraise process. In theory, there are three levels of pricing for an entrepreneur to potentially signal to a prospective investor: 1. And as my partner Rob Go likes to say, “Time kills all deals.”).

Valuation 336

Valuation Founder Seed Stage Angel Investor 336

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. Above market. But, also by definition, that just can’t be the case.

Valuation 136

Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Angel Investor Syndicate 136

Gust

OCTOBER 26, 2011

This is the norm for West Coast deals, but it’s often the case in dealing with East Coast investors (more commonly for VC financing rounds rather than angel seed rounds) that the lead investor wants its lawyers to draft the documents.

Finance 79

Finance Term Sheet Covenant Accredited Investor 79