Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

Pragmatic cost cuts are always possible and often productive. If you can get a round done at the price you expect – well done. Don’t assume that you can “just do a down round” if necessary. Down rounds are corrosive. It’s simply not true. I’m not rooting against anybody.

Burn Rate 150

Burn Rate Cap Table Balance Sheet Valuation 150

thebarefootvc

AUGUST 26, 2015

The third requirement to be a successful VC is finding resilient teams that are building companies and product that can stand up to external shocks such as recessions (in addition to “internal” shocks such as employee turnover, product delays, etc). Build solid relationships with strategic partners and customers.

Marketing 40

Marketing Investment Bankers Valuation China 40

thebarefootvc

AUGUST 26, 2015

The third requirement to be a successful VC is finding resilient teams that are building companies and product that can stand up to external shocks such as recessions (in addition to “internal” shocks such as employee turnover, product delays, etc). Build solid relationships with strategic partners and customers.

Marketing 40

Marketing Investment Bankers Valuation China 40

thebarefootvc

JULY 26, 2015

The third requirement to be a successful VC is finding resilient teams that are building companies and product that can stand up to external shocks such as recessions (in addition to “internal” shocks such as employee turnover, product delays, etc). Build solid relationships with strategic partners and customers.

Marketing 40

Marketing Investment Bankers Valuation China 40

Feld Thoughts

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

Some will demonstrate strategically justifiable metrics and have fantastic ‘up round’ exits; others may see liquidation preferences kick in which will negatively impact founders and employees; others may fulfill the adage “IPO is the new down round” , which has been the case for more than half of the public companies on our list.

Liquidation Preference 70

Liquidation Preference Burn Rate Balance Sheet .Net 70

www.quora.com

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Type to Add and Search Questions; Search Topics and People Startups Startup Compensation Entrepreneurship Compensation Stock Options Major Internet Companies Silicon Valley Why is there such a large founder to early employee equity drop-off? This answer. Please specify the necessary improvements.

Equity 40

Equity Employee Founder Cofounder 40

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?

IPO 40

IPO Term Sheet Silicon Valley Valuation 40

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 14, 2016

Social networking finally came of age connected the planet and leading to enormous wealth creation for Facebook employees and investors. Smart phones finally took off leading to enormous wealth creation for Apple employees and investors but also helped propel Google, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, WhatsApp and others.

Valuation 150

Valuation Down Round Startup Later Stage 150

Reid Hoffman

JUNE 8, 2021

I think it’s important for companies to serve all stakeholders, even if it was for the sole benefit of shareholders, because young people — let’s take people under 30 — care a lot more today about the companies that they buy the products from. Well, that same thing can be said for any product. And I also think about regulation.

Silicon Valley 69

Silicon Valley Hosting Rhode Island Design 69

crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 21, 2014

The Right Way to Grant Equity to Your Employees - crowdspring.co/1bCrvce. The Right Way to Grant Equity to Your Employees – crowdspring.co/1bCrvce. How You Get Slaughtered in a Down Round: When Taking Venture Capital Doesn’t Go as Planned – crowdspring.co/MvF29W. ” - crowdspring.co/1fjSpog.

Social Media 92

Social Media Small Business Design Media 92

www.paulgraham.com

APRIL 28, 2010

Then you can gradually transformyourself from a consulting company into a product company, and haveyour clients pay your development expenses. To be a startup, a company hasto be a product business, not a service business. Most firmsalso have a handful of junior employees called something likeassociates or analysts.

Technical Review 76

Technical Review Startup Software Review Angel Investor 76

Altgate

MARCH 8, 2009

Growth stage investors are usually the Series B or C investors who come in when the product is in the market but there is little or no revenue and the team is probably in the 20-something range with the goal to ramp it up to 40-50 employees with the new money, build out a sales team, etc. “Series B&# funds.

Later Stage 34

Later Stage Early Stage Venture Capital Portfolio 34

Reid Hoffman

JUNE 8, 2021

I think it’s important for companies to serve all stakeholders, even if it was for the sole benefit of shareholders, because young people — let’s take people under 30 — care a lot more today about the companies that they buy the products from. Well, that same thing can be said for any product. And I also think about regulation.

Silicon Valley 36

Silicon Valley Hosting Rhode Island Design 36

Scalable Startup

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

Alexia Tsotsis: Since people like me (millennials) are putting pressure on our IT departments to buy products that we can actually use and aren’t blinded by, what do you think the enterprise space will look like in the next five years? Marc Andreessen: Yeah. So that’s how it started. It became very hard to get businesses to adopt new stuff.

Software Review 22

Software Review Startup Venture Capital Stock 22

Bryce Dot VC

APRIL 21, 2016

In Bill’s world, ALL involved in the Unicorn market include Founders, Employees, Investors, LPs, even Sovereign Wealth Funds. If you read this post your takeaway might be that founders egos are crushed, employees options are worthless and Investors have very difficult conversations with their LPs. That about covers it, right?

Silicon Valley 40

Silicon Valley Dilution Term Sheet Down Round 40