abovethecrowd.com

APRIL 20, 2016

Also, they have a strong belief that any sign of weakness (such as a down round) will have a catastrophic impact on their culture, hiring process, and ability to retain employees. Their own ego is also a factor – will a down round signal weakness? A down round is nothing. Get over it and move on.

IPO 40

IPO Term Sheet Silicon Valley Valuation 40

NZ Entrepreneur

JULY 8, 2019

I later discovered that this investment form gathered a name – angel investing. I personally funded my first ventures, then led the two rounds that have seen Ambit take in $2.2m Appropriate governance. A simple metric – when I registered my first company in 2004, the naming space was wide open.

New Zealand 43

New Zealand Entrepreneur Valuation Dilution 43

www.paulgraham.com

APRIL 28, 2010

A big-name VC firm will not screwyou too outrageously, because other founders would avoid them ifword got out. When we got into such a scrape, our investorstook advantage of it in a way that a name-brand VC probably wouldnthave. Thats where the name"incubator" comes from. Im not sure myself.

Technical Review 76

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Reid Hoffman

JUNE 8, 2021

Most boards have an audit committee, a nominating governance committee and a comp committee. And I made a decision not to do an equity round, because I thought it would be a down round. And I said, I think it’s going to be a down round, because people are scared. I won’t name other entrepreneurs.

Silicon Valley 69

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Startup Company Lawyer

MARCH 14, 2010

Given that the Series Seed is issued at a fairly low valuation, anti-dilution protection is probably not that important, as a “down round&# from a low valuation in the Series Seed is unlikely. In a typical venture financing, there is a voting agreement that governs how specific board seats will be filled. Series Seed.

Finance 70

Finance Software Review Term Sheet Liquidation Preference 70

Reid Hoffman

JUNE 8, 2021

Most boards have an audit committee, a nominating governance committee and a comp committee. And I made a decision not to do an equity round, because I thought it would be a down round. And I said, I think it’s going to be a down round, because people are scared. I won’t name other entrepreneurs.

Silicon Valley 36

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