but honestly, if you're taking money from investors, why not try and get the best experience you can along with the 20-40% equity you're giving up?  Or better at bridge/mezzanine?) Master of 500 Hats A blog about Geeks, Entrepreneurs, & Startups in Silicon Valley, by Dave McClure. The Internet Revolution, Act III. MORE >>

But this mania to not miss out on the next big thing is driving some investors to pay growth-equity prices for traditional market risk (as in, they’re paying up before it is clear there is product / market fit). And this is happening in mezzanine (pre-IPO) deals as well. This post originally ran on TechCrunch. believe that. MORE >>

Researchers polled experts in lending, mezzanine capital, private equity, venture capital and private businesses themselves. First it makes it prohibitively risky to develop software intellectual property as a means to build equity — because your competitor could just give it away! Think Again. Add to this that 72.7% MORE >>

His clients include domestic and foreign investment banks, New York Stock Exchange listed companies, foreign corporations, leveraged buy-out funds and mezzanine investment funds. In the lending arena, he has represented senior and mezzanine lenders in acquisition financings. Cartwright, Alexander F. Cohen, Kirk A. Davenport and Joel H. MORE >>

When seeking equity investments, the source of capital is, for the most part, tied to the stage of capital being raised. You see, equity capital is raised in stages or rounds. Mezzanine Financing Most companies that raise equity capital and are eventually acquired or go public receive multiple rounds of financing first. MORE >>