View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

That’s a bit of a cautionary tale to VC investors today who might think it’s inevitable that the private value they are enjoying in their portfolios will certainly translate to distributions in the near future. Was this a lost decade for venture capital? The power-law curve is when the distribution of returns is heavily skewed.

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Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Distribution Early Stage 295

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 17, 2017

Venture capital isn’t right for many business but if you do want to raise from a VC at some point you need to understand that often investors care more about growth than profits. Is the revenue dependent on a concentrated set of distribution partners or platforms that put future revenue at risk? What did they actually do?

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Stock Options Startup Dilution Venture Capital 227

VC Adventure

AUGUST 16, 2020

Yet others try to use cash to minimize dilution for early employees and try to rapidly reduce their reliance on options. Some feel that, especially for early employees, options should act as a reward for taking startup risk.

Programming 149

Programming Vesting Equity Software Review 149

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 2, 2017

It’s hard enough to get a job at a venture capital or private equity firm; it’s even more complex to join as a Partner. These are many of the steps I went through when I joined HOF Capital. – Protection against dilution when adding partners. – The firm and your capital commitment. – Succession.

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Private Equity Venture Capital Equity Partner 60

View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

That’s a bit of a cautionary tale to VC investors today who might think it’s inevitable that the private value they are enjoying in their portfolios will certainly translate to distributions in the near future. Was this a lost decade for venture capital? The power-law curve is when the distribution of returns is heavily skewed.

Valuation 156

Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Distribution Early Stage 156

ReadWriteStart

APRIL 4, 2023

Founders should consider other fundraising possibilities, such as traditional venture capital or angel investment, as well as non-dilutive funding sources such as grants or loans. It can serve as a centralized hub for distributing all of your most important information. Forgoing one is like throwing away money.

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Startup Campaign Cofounder Venture Capital 141

Startup Company Lawyer

MARCH 14, 2010

If you don’t, please educate yourself on this site, Venture Hacks and the term sheet series by Brad Feld/Jason Mendelson, among other places. If you really want to understand the nuances in venture capital financing documents, please review the NVCA model venture capital financing documents. . under $500K).

Finance 70

Finance Software Review Term Sheet Liquidation Preference 70

Scott Edward Walker

JULY 7, 2011

Introduction This post originally appeared in the “ Ask the Attorney ” column I am writing for VentureBeat ; it is part of my ongoing series regarding venture capital term sheets. The problem, of course, is that a so-called “walking dead” company rarely has the cash to buy-back the investors’ shares.

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Term Sheet Redemption Venture Capital Preferred Stock 49

The Equity Kicker

MAY 31, 2016

Cambridge Associates is a service provider to the Limited Partners that invest in venture capital funds that’s known for the quality of its research. Their advice to LPs is to catch these distributed returns by investing in emerging managers outside of traditional US venture heartlands.

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Venture Capital Early Stage Dilution Later Stage 60

Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 24, 2009

One is explaining the world as it used to work: the importance of gatekeepers, the scarcity implied by limited distribution, and the resulting quality bar that the industry is so proud of. Mostly it is the time and expense required to create the means of distribution for that industry. It’s just taking some longer than others.

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San Francisco Lean Technical Review Distribution 113

www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Besides the future potential earnings youre forgoing, youre also diluting your own ownership in the company. For example, Morse notes that neither C corporations nor venture capital funds structured as partnerships can, by law, be S corporation shareholders. CDW your 1-stop resource for configuration, activation & distribution.

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Fractional CTO Equity Iowa Technical Cofounder 40

Tim Keane

JANUARY 12, 2010

  I’ve sat down with entrepreneurs and a copy of a term sheet guide I like [ “Term Sheets & Valuations - A Line by Line Look at the Intricacies of Venture Capital Term Sheets & Valuations ” by Alex Wilmerding, Aspatore Press.] and walked through each proposed term and why it is or isn’t important.

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Term Sheet Valuation Dividend Liquidation Preference 68

Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2021

In 2019 and 2020, we saw hundreds of millions of dollars in non-dilutive funding go to Texas startups, most of which had never worked with the government before. In short, the first wave of internet companies were widely distributed and brought people online (AOL in Virginia, Microsoft in Albuquerque and Seattle, Dell in Austin, etc.)

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Texas San Antonio Houston Dallas 90

The Equity Kicker

MAY 14, 2012

signing distribution deals. demonstrating that signed distribution deals are working. In his book The Second Bounce of the Ball , Ronald Cohen , one of the founders of the UK venture capital industry, is even more conservative – he advises raising enough money to get past two milestones. achieving first revenues.

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Finance Valuation Venture Capital Dilution 118

The Next Web

OCTOBER 21, 2013

In many cases we have observed, the founders have given away too much equity to their first investors — typically angels and family offices, who have little experience with fast-growing startups or the venture capital funding model. Alarm bells.

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Cap Table Option Pool Angel Investor Entrepreneur 128

Austin Startup

MARCH 23, 2017

Priced equity financings make sense as they provide clarity around valuation and ownership dilution, while creating alignment between the investors and founders. However as the above links show, debt is a trickier subject.

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Dilution Equity Warrant Distribution 54

VC Cafe

JUNE 10, 2022

For the past few week I’ve been sharing here the impact of the current downturn that started in the public markets on startups and venture capital. As a result, founders are accepting increased dilution of the stakes they hold in their own companies. How shut are the venture markets for companies seeking capital right now?

Valuation 151

Valuation Marketing Venture Capital 151

www.instigatorblog.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

I get that the numbers are post Series A, but even if you assume 50% dilution, you're giving your first hire developer between 1-2%. I get that the numbers are post Series A, but even if you assume 50% dilution, you're giving your first hire developer between 1-2%. 1% is even less after you factor in dilution.

Equity 41

Equity Employee Startup Vesting 41

Up and Running

APRIL 24, 2018

Health care ethics are the moral principles and values that allow you to make the right choice while promoting, distributing, and operating your product to healthcare organizations or patients directly. However, you can certainly raise some of the capital through bootstrapping and the rest via seed funding.

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SBIR Startup Artificial Inteligence Intellectual Property 73

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2011

GoTo.com went on to ink huge distribution deals with Microsoft, AOL & Yahoo! Secondly, they had an owned & operated (O&O) website – Google.com – and Overture had shut down GoTo.com at the request of their very profitable and large distribution partners. Too many entrepreneurs focus on dilution.

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Product Tuvalu Dilution Incubator 350

Agile VC

JULY 11, 2012

I happen to be fascinated by the history of the VC industry, and one of the things we discussed at a recent offsite are the common threads behind the rise and fall of great venture capital firms. How do you deal with a severely uneven distribution of investment success between individuals or groups of partners?

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Silicon Valley Carried Interest Cofounder Boston 240

Austin Startup

MARCH 26, 2019

Discounts too early can also have the adverse effect of diluting a brand when targeting a more affluent customer segment. One thing worth considering is that your gross margins will tell you whether certain distribution channels are viable?—?for Have you accurately modeled out working capital requirements?

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Technical Review Software Review China Acquisition 49

Business Plan Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2013

Aligning the Startup Team Strategy with the Capitalization Strategy. The single most important factor to raising capital for any tech startup is the management team. This is true for early stage funding as well as venture capital funding. Having too many co-founders will only lead to your eventual dilution.

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Part-Time VPE Fractional VPE Cofounder CTO Hire 79

Professor VC

JUNE 20, 2011

The business model (OEM through broadband and home security companies for mass distribution) if not specific product functionality has remained largely the same. Once you raise venture capital, you are forced on a path to spend ahead of the business and seek the highest growth business model options. Venture News.

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San Jose Angel Investor Term Sheet Venture Capital 28

Scott Edward Walker

JUNE 9, 2011

Introduction This post originally appeared as part of the “ Ask the Attorney ” column I am writing for VentureBeat ; it is another installment of my ongoing series regarding venture capital term sheets.

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Term Sheet Conversion Rights Venture Capital Liquidation Preference 60

abovethecrowd.com

APRIL 20, 2016

In Silicon Valley boardrooms, where “growth at all costs” had been the mantra for many years, people began to imagine a world where the cost of capital could rise dramatically, and profits could come back in vogue. Competition also has access to capital. It will also minimize future dilution. 2015 was the exact opposite.

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IPO Term Sheet Silicon Valley Valuation 40

This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 3, 2019

If you raise $100mm, you can’t put it all to work upfront because the rounds aren’t big enough—so you have to raise more capital. Dilution becomes the enemy—and you tell your investors that you don’t want to own a smaller and smaller percent of your “best” companies. Second, you can only get so many dollars into “cheap” seed shares.

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Portfolio Burn Rate LP Distribution 110

Professor VC

DECEMBER 8, 2015

Often times those involve trading within a venture capital portfolio or between two venture firms portfolios. But what about the case where both companies are well capitalized and doing well? Not surprisingly, the merger was highly dilutive, particularly to Confinity/PayPal shareholders. At the IPO, Musk held a 14.2%

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Merger LP IPO Redemption 28

crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 1, 2013

Venture Capital Returns – [link]. “if you really want to dilute your ownership stake quickly, then assume that your vision is perfect.” Fully Distributed Teams: are they viable? Play by your own rules – [link]. When culture turns into policy – [link]. Is Twitter Really Worth $10 Billion?

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 97

Life Beyond Code

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Thus, I have come to the conclusion that if I could help a million entrepreneurs globally reach $1 million in revenue (and beyond), that would be the foundation of a robust, distributed, and sustainable economic value creation that would add up to a trillion dollars in global GDP. a distributed, democratic model of capitalism.

Programming 116

Programming Silicon Valley Bootstrapping Technical Review 116

Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 19, 2019

Andy Rachleff co-founded the venture capital firm Benchmark Capital in 1995. And how has that affected venture capital? It was 20 to 30, not 100, because of the dilution from the capital. How would you know that someone wants to rent a room in your apartment? It's literally impossible.

Silicon Valley 159

Silicon Valley Lean Venture Capital Pre-Money Valuation 159

Up and Running

DECEMBER 9, 2014

If you’re looking for five million dollars, you should be thinking institutional capital. The pro is that it’s cheap capital and it’s not diluted. This is really an exciting panel to be a part of. Bates: Fantastic.

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Small Business Finance Forecast Metrics 95