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Early Stage VCs – Be Careful Out There

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In addition to our own funds, we are investors in a number of other early-stage VC funds as part of our Foundry Group Next strategy. “Historically, the $10 million valuation mark has been somewhat of a ceiling for seed stage startups. All the experienced finance people I know talk regularly about cycles.

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A Venture Capital History Perspective From Jack Tankersley

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The key reason for the explosion in capital flowing into the industry, and therefore the large increase in practitioners, had nothing to do with 1970’s performance, early stage investing, or technology. Some were Silicon Valley early stage companies, such as Apple, Quantum, and Masstor Systems.

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How Can This Be A Billion Dollar Company?

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I wish he had called it “This Unicorn Thing Is B t For Early Stage Investing” but I think he’s a little more restrained than I am. My original title for this post was “How Can This Be A Billion Dollar Company and other b t VCs ask early stage companies.” I don’t think so.

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Create Structure out of the Gate and You’ll Thank Yourself Later

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Following is his advice to early stage entrepreneurs for creating structure in their company. One of the key benefits of doing this early on is that when it comes time to raise that next round, the people you’ll need the most help from are already involved and engaged. This may seem counterintuitive, even even a pain in the ass.

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Q316 State of Venture Capital Update With Cooley

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The existential freakout that occurred in January and February seemed like the distant past with the lingering hangover being a clearer focus on valuation and overall funding needs from new investors. It continues to be highly dependent on company, stage, and location. Will this continue through the year?

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The Retrade

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Since the beginning of the year, I’ve experienced four retrades – two early stage, one growth, and one late stage – and I’ve heard of a number of others. The retrades have begun. Retrades were a huge negative mark on one’s reputation and word got around.

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The Science of Tech Startups – Especially Lean Ones

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financings, IPOs, valuations, and bubbles (or not bubbles). The Lean Startup is focused on the early stages of a company, but apply throughout the lifecycle of any business as all product initiatives, especially new ones, benefit greatly from the Lean Startup approach.

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