This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

How else can you explain this headline matching a story about a professional social network still trying to explore revenues raising $17mm on an $80mm valuation? David's firm most recently participated in the $77 million second round financing of SoFi, a one year old startup focusing on student loans. Perhaps I need to rethink that.

Venture Capital 114

Venture Capital Marketing Term Sheet Software Review 114

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 1, 2010

They either do too many seed investments (for which they can spend no quality time with any) or they treat it as an option (“if you succeed come back and see us and we’ll match any term sheet you get&# ) – they view it as a sort of “right of first refusal.&#. million is “follow on&# seed investment.

Post-Money Valuation 298

Post-Money Valuation Term Sheet Warrant Partner 298

This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

The one thing that does effect them all is the cyclicality of funding and exit markets, but if you go back over the last 20 years, there's really only been a very short timeframe where you literally could not get a company funded. Sure, when those periods hit, they hit bad, but most of the time, they hit the poorly prepared companies worse.

Later Stage 99

Later Stage Down Round Pre-Money Valuation Early Stage 99

www.businessinsider.com

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

Your Money. Parse, one of the most-anticipated startups in Silicon Valley these days , went through Y Combinator last year and raised seed money from Google Ventures , for example. Sometimes we pay the market price because thats whats on the table.". JOB OF THE WEEK: Operations Manager. Clusterstock. Broker Center.

Silicon Valley 54

Silicon Valley Startup Valuation Venture Capital 54