Down Round Finance Startup Venture Capital 
Both Sides of the Table
JULY 29, 2010
We received so much positive feedback from our This Week in Venture Capital show walking through valuation calculations & term sheets that we decided to do a Q&A show this week to address topics that entrepreneurs want to learn about. As a result I had to do a down round. We will continue to do more of this.
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 18, 2014
On the phone … Me: So, you raised venture capital? We raised a seed round. You’ll find out the minimum when the next round is raised. It’s like we need a finance 101 course for entrepreneurs. Him: But when I raised my first round we didn’t know how to price the company.
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YoungUpstarts
JUNE 26, 2020
by Rizwan Virk, author of “ Startup Myths and Models: What You Won’t Learn in Business School “. If you are building a startup, you’ll find no shortage of people who are willing to give you advice, particularly when it comes to raising financing. My first institutional financing came from people who were in the “MIT” network.
ReadWriteStart
JUNE 1, 2020
I have often been asked about Startup Funding by entrepreneurs. Many myths surround the subject of startup funding. Here is Startup Funding, a Comprehensive Guide for Entrepreneurs. You must have seen a lot of startups giving out promotions, discounts, and incentives at the early phase of their business. Debt investors.
Steve Blank
APRIL 26, 2022
At the turn of the century after the dotcom crash, startup valuations plummeted, burn rates were unsustainable, and startups were quickly running out of cash. Most existing investors (those still in business) hoarded their money and stopped doing follow-on rounds until the rubble had cleared. They’re Back. Why do VCs Do This?
Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 5, 2011
2 preamble issues having read the comments on TC today: 1: I know that the prices of startup companies is much great in Silicon Valley than in smaller towns / less tech focused areas in the US and the US prices higher than many foreign markets. That’s the deal you get when you’re raising in a good market for startup financing.
Feld Thoughts
FEBRUARY 9, 2016
Mark Suster wrote a great post yesterday titled The Resetting of the Startup Industry. I watched, participated, and suffered through every type of creative financing as companies were struggling to raise capital in this time frame. Then, if you end up doing a down round, it suddenly matters a lot.
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