I spend a healthy chunk of my time helping startups think through their capital raise strategies. In the absence of some special factor (for example, a founder with multiple successful exits under the belt), startups need to generate some evidence of "market validation"—e.g. In a nutshell, the main factors are: 1. chords. MORE >>

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In addition, seasoned founders have presumably gained much of the scar tissue and lessons learned from navigating companies to a successful exit the first time around. skip to main | skip to sidebar 11 January 2011 Deals Gone WIld (aka "What Drives Massive Startup Valuations?") You can view that post (and the valuation table) here. to $3.7B MORE >>

Share | About Nathan Beckord, CFA San Francisco, CA, United States Startup consultant focused on planning & strategy, business development, raising capital and exit strategy. do this because of a common disconnect, a misperception of angels as mythical creatures willing to shoulder all the financial risk in a startup. MORE >>

Share | About Nathan Beckord, CFA San Francisco, CA, United States Startup consultant focused on planning & strategy, business development, raising capital and exit strategy. skip to main | skip to sidebar 16 December 2009 What Startups Can Learn From Sailors (Pt. I) I’m a simple guy. They learn and grow as they go. MORE >>