The Startup Magazine
FEBRUARY 11, 2022
Within private equity there are certainly sectors that drum up more attention than others. Real estate has long been considered a sound investment, and has become even more popular in recent years as historical data has shown the market’s relatively low volatility. Photo by Tiger Lily from Pexels.
YoungUpstarts
APRIL 16, 2020
If the situation is dire, you may also consider recapitalizing the business through a debt refinancing or by selling equity. Conversely, you may be able to save money by bringing in marketing, bookkeeping, or warehousing. If the capital markets tighten up, don’t look a gift horse in the mouth: take the deal you have.
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David Teten
JANUARY 19, 2021
From traditional equity VC, Flexible VC borrows the option to pursue and reap the rewards of an outsized exit. Flexible VC 101: Equity Meets Revenue Share. Equity Ownership. Yes, typically preferred equity. On average, founders own just 43% of equity by Series B , declining thereafter. Flexible VC 102: Variations.
Steve Blank
APRIL 26, 2022
Startups that can’t find product/market fit and/or generate sufficient revenue and/or lacked patient capital are scrambling for dollars – and the bottom feeders are happy to help. Venture capital, like most private equity, is an unregulated financial asset class – anything goes. Why do VCs Do This? ” On one hand they’re right.
philipsmith.typepad.com
SEPTEMBER 24, 2011
Two Tales of "Working For Equity". Working for equity only is, realistically, the way most startups have to get going. a year burn rate and your equity is worthless due to numerous recapitalizations and bridge loans from investors then either you don't get it or I'm stupid to do it. » January 23, 2010.
venturehacks.com
MARCH 21, 2008
If your company hasn’t raised a Series A, increase the advisor’s equity by roughly 30%-50% to account for dilution from seed investors, Series A investors, option pools, swimming pools, and the like. Finally, there is a beauty to paying in equity rather than an equivalent amount of cash. What are advisory shares?
abovethecrowd.com
APRIL 20, 2016
Why the Unicorn Financing Market Just Became Dangerous…For All Involved. These mutual funds “mark-to-market” every day, and fund managers are compensated periodically on this performance. With the public markets down, these groups began writing down Unicorn valuations. By January of 2016, that number had ballooned to 229.
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