Austin Startup

OCTOBER 4, 2017

Dilution, overvaluation, free money, TNSTAAFL, and how to deal with VCs like a pro. First time founders are typically the most likely to object to dilution when fundraising. They do this to avoid dilution, which on the surface seems like a good idea, but can prove deadly to your start up when you get to the A round.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 30, 2016

Mark dutifully went to partner meetings, back-channel references began, firms started calling existing VCs to “test prices” and we started debating whom our best partner would be. Here are some stats to give you a sense: • Year over year revenue grew 51% in 2015 and we’re forecasting the same again for 2016.

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The Next Web

MARCH 2, 2014

This process included several rounds of financial forecasting to understand the cost of achieving where we wanted the business and brand to be, and whether we could pay for that cost ourselves. For us, because we chose to finance with debt, we gave up almost no equity in the company, and therefore almost no dilution of stock options.

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Ben's Blog

AUGUST 17, 2020

But, accurately forecasting the size, timing, and risk of cash flow over many years can be incredibly challenging, so many investors often rely on valuation multiples as a proxy for determining what a company is worth. cash flows beyond that forecast period). It starts with the complexity involved in valuing companies in general.

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Ben's Blog

MAY 24, 2021

Editor’s Note: This testimony was delivered by a16z managing partner Scott Kupor to the U.S. By way of background, I am the Managing Partner for Andreessen Horowitz, a $16.5 Among the findings are: SPAC dilution amounts to roughly 50% of the cash ultimately delivered to the companies brought public. IPO market.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 14, 2016

Valuing any company can be difficult because it requires a degree of forecasting future growth & competition and ultimately the profits of the organization. Many experienced partners are funds have 7-10 boards and most of these will need more capital. Plus, down rounds trigger anti-dilution provisions. This is how VCs feel.

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Up and Running

JULY 14, 2015

Bigger than that was we had an operating agreement that had a non dilution clause for him and I don’t want to get into the weeds of that. If anyone wants to hear about some tips on non dilution clauses just like writers at Bcast, love to hear some more about that, but that’s great girl. Peter: That’s great.

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www.paulgraham.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

And they make a lot more investmentsper partner than VCs—up to 10 times as many. 3 ] Because super-angels make more investments per partner, they haveless partner per investment. It will vary enormously from one partner to another. Thechance of getting rejected after the full partner meeting averagesabout 25%.

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