Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 30, 2011
Or the Cliff Note’s version: Open Source & Cloud Computing (led by Amazon) drove down tech startup costs by 90%. The result was a massive increase in startups & a whole group of new funding sources: both angels & “micro VCs&#. The series started here if you want to read from the start.
VC Cafe
JANUARY 29, 2024
That’s the case for most companies that are already in the market, especially if they raised funding at imaginary valuations before. Spoiler alert: I believe that 2024-2025 will be an amazing time to invest in early stage startups. Valuations are down massively from 2021 peak, especially at the growth stage.
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Both Sides of the Table
JULY 23, 2014
We are in a bubble (with so many private $1bn+ valuations). pre-money valuation you certainly would want to exercise your right to continue investing if you had prorata rights. 15 years ago we were at the peak of Internet hype with the launch of many over-capitalized businesses with a market size & opportunity was limited.
Startup Professionals Musings
AUGUST 25, 2017
This new culture builds on hobbyist technologies, extends the open-source inventory of hardware and software, and bridges the gap into real business solutions with other advantages, as follows: Shortens the time and cost from idea to prototype. Quick low-cost design and fabrication alternatives are extremely valuable.
David Teten
JANUARY 19, 2021
Yes, via conversion rights at a valuation cap. Yes, via conversion rights at a valuation cap. Seed-stage compatible: Like traditional equity VC investors, Flexible VCs accomodate early-stage investment risk within their portfolios better than a traditional RBI funder. Flexible VC: Compensation-based.
David Teten
MARCH 18, 2021
(co-written with Stephane Nasser , co-founder of OpenVC , an open-source initiative to collect and analyze all VC theses.). OpenVC is a new, open-source initiative to collect and analyze all publicly available VC theses, to help founders more efficiently find the right investors, and vice-versa. No ideas or prototypes.
Cracking the Code
OCTOBER 1, 2020
Snyk was founded with the mission to help developers make their code secure, providing a platform to automatically assess and remediate open source vulnerabilities. The company’s success has been largely driven by its developer-led freemium model, going from Series A funding to a valuation of $2.6B in just 30 months.
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