Genuine VC

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

Evaluating a startup as a prospective employee is tough, especially when you compare to VCs. When there are unique and strong external & internal tailwinds which can push a startup forward, there is more opportunity and overall upside for all employees. So what is a prospective employee to do?

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Startup Burn Rate Technical Review Down Round 146

abovethecrowd.com

APRIL 20, 2016

All Unicorn participants — founders, company employees, venture investors and their limited partners (LPs) — are seeing their fortunes put at risk from the very nature of the Unicorn phenomenon itself. Their own ego is also a factor – will a down round signal weakness?

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IPO Term Sheet Silicon Valley Valuation 40

Reid Hoffman

JUNE 8, 2021

Greylock Partners · Brian Chesky | People-First Capitalism. So we have to think of ourselves as partners. And then how would you prompt other entrepreneurial leaders to think more broadly about stakeholders than even just investors, employees, customers, which tends to be the typical trifecta? I always saw it as the opposite.”.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 14, 2016

No you’re kind of f *d because nobody wants to buy any at all and your bank is calling you concerned that you may need to slow down your pace of new purchases for a bit. Many experienced partners are funds have 7-10 boards and most of these will need more capital. So when prices go down their first reaction is, “S**t.

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Valuation Down Round Startup Later Stage 150

www.paulgraham.com

APRIL 28, 2010

The reason is that employees are investors too—oftheir time—and they want just as much to be able to cash out. Ifyour competitors offer employees stock options that might make themrich, while you make it clear you plan to stay private, yourcompetitors will get the best people. Dont be misled by thisoptimism.

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Technical Review Startup Software Review Angel Investor 76

Altgate

MARCH 8, 2009

I say ecosystem as opposed to industry because it is not just the VC funds themselves that are imploding, instead the collapse includes entrepreneurs and startups that were funded by VCs, angel investors, service providers like lawyers, bankers and accountants as well as limited partner investors in VC funds. “Series B&# funds.

Later Stage 34

Later Stage Early Stage Venture Capital Portfolio 34

Reid Hoffman

JUNE 8, 2021

Greylock Partners · Brian Chesky | People-First Capitalism. So we have to think of ourselves as partners. And then how would you prompt other entrepreneurial leaders to think more broadly about stakeholders than even just investors, employees, customers, which tends to be the typical trifecta? EPISODE TRANSCRIPT.

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Scalable Startup

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

Then from a bottoms-up standpoint what you said is exactly right, I think, which is that the new generation of employees grew up on smartphones and tablets and touch and everything, social networking and Twitter and everything else. And increasingly they might not buy their laptops, because their employees will just bring their own devices.

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Software Review Startup Venture Capital Stock 22

A Crowded Space

MAY 31, 2016

We expect there to be an increase in down rounds, flat rounds, inside rounds and various pay-to-play scenarios. The company lives through the cycle, all investors increase their ownership a bit, founders and early employees take some more dilution. 2) Some insiders are supportive. 3) All insiders are supportive.

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Cram Down Pay to Play Angel Investor Warrant 60