Tim Keane

JANUARY 12, 2010

Please see later version of this post on May 16, 2010 Entrepreneurs are often not experts in the area of term-sheet negotiations and all of the surrounding issues.   Investors sometimes “present” the terms they’d like and expect the entrepreneurs to react. Term-sheets and Valuations: Thinking about Negotiations.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 14, 2016

Valuing any company can be difficult because it requires a degree of forecasting future growth & competition and ultimately the profits of the organization. ” “This will be great for VCs and bad for entrepreneurs.” What is the True Sentiment of VCs? ” “Sure, prices are dropping. All of these are false.

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Professor VC

MARCH 11, 2013

I wrote a post forecasting the demise of the conference, Are DEMO's days numbered? I'm surprised it is still around in 2013, but am sure the selectivity criteria has changed to whoever is willing to pay. The Launch Festival was Jason Calacanis' response to the pay-to-play of DEMO and other similar conferences.

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