Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 13, 2011

Yeah, that was when I changed for me…” “…there was so much positive feedback on demystifying this one element of venture capital. The value of Pitch Decks; Brad’s personal preferences on deal presentation; and Brad’s practice of accepting cold approaches via email. You still need the presentation to back that up.

Technical Review 288

Technical Review Venture Capital Silicon Valley Software Review 288

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

Over the same 30 years, Venture Capital firms have honed their skills and strategies to match Wall Streets needs to achieve liquidity for their portfolio companies. One of the biggest mistakes entrepreneurs make is misunderstanding the role of venture capital investors. What Do VC’s Do?

Silicon Valley 217

Silicon Valley IPO Technical Review Venture Capital 217

Pascal's View

AUGUST 28, 2010

6) The most efficient fuel for this IPO engine is venture capital. v) “Since 1999, over 60% of IPOs have been VC-backed. This is an extraordinary percentage considering that only 1/16 th of 1% of all companies are VC-backed.” “… it is highly unlikely that a company that does not take venture capital ends up going public.

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Venture Capital America Initial Public Offering IPO 56

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

Many observers of the venture capital industry have questioned whether its best days are behind it. Looking ahead at the next decade I am excited by what I believe will be viewed as one of the best and most rational investment periods for venture capital due to seven discrete factors: 1. The Exit Problem. Morning in VC.

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Venture Capital Technical Review LP Mobile 347

View from Seed

MARCH 24, 2021

At NextView Ventures we have written many pieces about venture capital — how to raise it, build your business, engage with investors, iterate your product, navigate expanding industries, etc. Why Do Consumer IPOs and B2B IPOs Get Treated Differently? I’ve Been in Venture Capital for Two Months.

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Seed Stage Hiring IPO Analytics 177

YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 3, 2019

Three years later their IPO valued the company at more than $2 billion. This presents your unique value. By delivering a new story centered on the concept of “modern malware risk,” the company re-launched with an integrated campaign themed around “Modern Malware Exposed.” Still, you must be strategic, not just valuable.

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B2B Sales Cycle Technical Review IPO 170

The Next Web

JULY 20, 2013

“Do they really expect that the next Facebook will come knocking at their ivory towers with a polished product, proven business model and the only thing missing on the way to an IPO being their Series A investment?”. Not all entrepreneurs are aware of the responsibilities associated with receiving venture capital.

Silicon Valley 124

Silicon Valley Mongolia Technical Cofounder Entrepreneur 124

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

This is the task I set out to answer with the master of analysis at Upfront Ventures Glenn Poppe who deserves the bulk of the credit for our work. When you begin to peel back the onion some surprising data presents itself. Given how efficient markets are when a large market like LA starts to blossom it attracts capital pretty quickly.

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Los Angeles Silicon Valley Entrepreneur Seattle 376

Austin Startup

JUNE 27, 2017

Austin-Based Venture Capital Firms There are a eleven venture capital firms based in Austin that are actively investing today, six of which are first funds. VC Firms Actively investing in Austin Companies Finally, there are a group of venture capital firms that are not based in Austin that are active investors here.

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Venture Capital Austin Texas Private Equity 54

mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

The venture capital industry is facing real competition for the first time in decades. Not only that, but the growing battle between venture capital firms and “super angels&# presents an amazing opportunity for entrepreneurs trying to build the next big thing. In the middle of that was a gaping hole.

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Angel Investor Venture Capital Social Media Technical Review 84

mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

The venture capital industry is facing real competition for the first time in decades. Not only that, but the growing battle between venture capital firms and “super angels&# presents an amazing opportunity for entrepreneurs trying to build the next big thing. In the middle of that was a gaping hole.

Angel Investor 83

Angel Investor Venture Capital Social Media Technical Review 83

Austin Startup

MAY 10, 2021

I recently ran across this chart, based on data from HFS Research, and formatted/presented by Statista : And this one chart explains it all. Companies have increasingly digitized operations, but in silos, said lead director Rich Wong, a partner at Silicon Valley venture-capital firm Accel, an early investor in UiPath.

Silicon Valley 113

Silicon Valley IPO Venture Capital Valuation 113

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 11, 2013

And to capitalize on its meteoric challenge to Silicon Valley as the alternative location to startup up in the United States, the New York Venture Capital Association (NYVCA) will be presenting its annual INGENUITY conference on October 15, 2013. Coinsetter. You can sign up for it here.

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New York Silicon Valley Venture Capital United States 150

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2010

This episode of This Week in Venture Capital featured Michael Montgomery, president of Montgomery & Co. For entrepreneurs who want to learn about how to work with investment banks, how to position yourself to be acquired and what the IPO markets look like this is the episode to watch. TechCrunch.

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IPO Venture Capital Private Placement Cofounder 242

Steve Blank

APRIL 13, 2013

The previous post described the evolution of the Chinese Venture Capital system. I trained the Startup Weekend Next Beijing mentors and instructors, presented to several hundred entrepreneurs, and had a great fireside chat with Zhen Fund founding partner Xu Xiaoping in front of another roomful of entrepreneurs.

Silicon Valley 267

Silicon Valley China Venture Capital Merger 267

Steve Blank

MARCH 18, 2011

Dot.com Bubble ( 1995-2000): “ Anything goes” as public markets clamor for ideas, vague promises of future growth, and IPOs happen absent regard for history or profitability. If you can’t see the slide presentation above, click here.). The IPO offering document became the playbook for startups. You have to deliver.

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Internet IPO Silicon Valley Agile 334

Seeing Both Sides

OCTOBER 6, 2014

Last week''s successful IPO of e-commerce giant Wayfair (market cap $3B) and this week''s impending IPO of Hubspot (if it prices in the range, market cap $600m) has many in the Boston tech community celebrating. 2013 was the best year for IPOs since the tech bubble of the 90s and 2014 looks to wrap up even stronger this quarter.

IPO 39

IPO Turkey Churn Rate Stock 39

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 5, 2012

Angel investors typically provide early-stage funding, while venture capital firms typically come in at later stages. Funding of $250,000-$1 million is available from angels, if you have credentials and have done the homework of a good business plan, financial model, and executive presentation. Funding or rollout stage.

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Investment Bankers Venture Capital Startup Initial Public Offering 241

BeyondVC

JULY 31, 2008

Anyway, here are the questions and my response: Even though there is uncertainty in the credit markets, a stalled IPO market, and few billion-dollar plus M&A transactions, the investment activity level and appetite for quality businesses in the middle-market continues to be vibrant. IPO vs. M&A)? (My Exit Strategy.

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Jordan Exit Strategy IPO Semantic 60

Steve Blank

JUNE 4, 2012

Alex explained that in his community building a successful venture that generated nice cash flows – not IPO’s – were the big win. Alex Lawrence will be one of the presenters at the Lean LaunchPad Educators Program August 22-24 th in Berkeley. We think we got it figured out. Lessons Learned.

Silicon Valley 305

Silicon Valley Lean Utah Customer Development 305

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 13, 2010

Angel investors typically provide early-stage funding, while venture capital firms typically come in at later stages. Funding of $250,000-$1 million is available from angels, if you have credentials and have done the homework of a good business plan, financial model, and executive presentation. Funding or rollout stage.

Investment Bankers 231

Investment Bankers Venture Capital Startup Initial Public Offering 231

Gust

NOVEMBER 22, 2011

Angel investors typically provide early-stage funding, while venture capital firms typically come in at later stages. Funding of $250,000-$1 million is available from angels, if you have credentials and have done the homework of a good business plan, financial model, and executive presentation. Funding or rollout stage.

Venture Capital 171

Venture Capital Investment Bankers Angel Investor Initial Public Offering 171

Austin Startup

AUGUST 18, 2017

By Tushar Jain Traditional venture capital firms typically invest in the equity of young, fast-growing, technology startups. Each individual investment is risky: 75% of venture-backed companies fail to return invested capital to their investors. But all the assets Multicoin Capital invests in are liquid.

Venture Capital 54

Venture Capital Marketing Technical Review Portfolio 54

Steve Blank

APRIL 13, 2013

The previous post described the evolution of the Chinese Venture Capital system. I trained the Startup Weekend Next Beijing mentors and instructors, presented to several hundred entrepreneurs, and had a great fireside chat with Zhen Fund founding partner Xu Xiaoping in front of another roomful of entrepreneurs.

Silicon Valley 159

Silicon Valley China Venture Capital Merger 159

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 14, 2009

So you need to do one and have it in your back pocket ready to whip out your presentation or your laptop at any moment and go through it in case you’re asked or in case you’re not building the rapport you hope to just verbally. They have an expectation that the IPO will be in 3 years and they were in at the ground floor.

Silicon Valley 291

Silicon Valley Ireland Technical Review Valuation 291

K9 Ventures

JULY 12, 2018

Recently I attended a lunch where we were all asked to present something provocative/mind-blowing. would wait till a companies IPO and buy stock in the IPO. The average time to IPO is increasing and has now crossed 8–9 years and is approaching 10 years. Rowe Price, etc.

IPO 119

IPO Marketing Accredited Investor SEC 119

abovethecrowd.com

JULY 10, 2014

Increasing returns are particularly powerful when a network effect is present. According to Wikipedia , a network effect is present when “… the value of a product or service is dependent on the number of others using it.” Gaining market share puts them in a better position to gain more market share. Once again, the fact that the U.S.

San Francisco 111

San Francisco San Jose Marketing Technical Review 111

Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 4, 2008

He serves on the advisory board of a number of technology startups, and has worked as a consultant to a number of startups, companies, and venture capital firms. In 2007, BusinessWeek named Ries one of the Best Young Entrepreneurs of Tech and in 2009 he was honored with a TechFellow award in the category of Engineering Leadership.

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San Francisco Technical Cofounder Fractional CTO CTO 155

The Next Web

MARCH 8, 2014

Jason Lemkin is the Managing Director at Storm Ventures , a venture capital firm focusing on early-stage enterprise and IT companies, including MobileIron , Marketo and GuideSpark. From the standpoint of a founder, the life of a venture capitalist can seem very, very different. You and me? We’re not so different.

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Partner Burn Rate Early Stage IPO 138

Tim Keane

JANUARY 12, 2010

  Investors sometimes “present” the terms they’d like and expect the entrepreneurs to react. Now that I’m more often on the other side of the term-sheet, I’ve tried to present term-sheets to entrepreneurs accompanied by a philosophical explanation of what I’m proposing, and why. times the investment.). here of 7.65 [2].

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Term Sheet Valuation Dividend Liquidation Preference 68

Growthink Blog

APRIL 2, 2014

Well, if you don’t, try on these IPO, M&A, and financing stats from 1st Quarter 2014: Initial Public Offerings: 72 companies went public in the U.S. And, as of Monday 54 of the 72 of them were trading above their IPO price. Venture Capital. 1,348 companies raised more than $15 billion from venture capitalists, up 36%.

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Private Equity Merger IPO Initial Public Offering 69

www.entrepreneur.com

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Money Money Home Financing Taxes Accounting Basics Personal Finance Money Management Payments & Collections IPOs and DPOs Will Crazy Market Moves Kill IPOs and Slash VC Investment? Not well presented. Million in Venture Capital. Financing Some Jobs Act Proposals Make Headway. Please tell us why? Too general.

Sweat Equity 55

Sweat Equity Equity Fractional CTO CTO 55

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 24, 2017

— Unremarked and unheralded, the balance of power between startup CEOs and their investors has radically changed: IPOs/M&A without a profit (or at times revenue) have become the norm. In the 20th century tech companies and their investors made money through an Initial Public Offering (IPO).

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Founder Technical Review CTO Hire IPO 245

Genuine VC

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

Having a place that a startup calls HQ (even if the majority of employees are physically present elsewhere) is a litmus test for VCs to gauge whether a founder wants to create a small profitable business or a truly transformative one. Of course with technology-enabled startups, the goal s of a company are not to add employees.

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Estonia Startup Distribution Chicago 130

Steve Blank

MAY 11, 2009

Present at the Creation It was early 1991 and Apple’s software development team was hard at work on QuickTime , the first multimedia framework for a computer. My first IPO at Convergent. And I got to experience a type of customer buying behavior I had never seen before – the Novelty Effect.

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Video Silicon Valley RSS California 164

abovethecrowd.com

AUGUST 23, 2020

But in light of where we are in 2020, especially with regard to the degrading efficiency and sky-rocketing cost of capital through the structurally broken IPO process, SPACs may emerge as a legitimate third option for helping Silicon Valley companies efficiently and cost-effectively transition into the public markets.

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IPO Silicon Valley Warrant Matching 118

The Next Web

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

One of the most recent success story is the IPO of QIWI plc on the NASDAQ in May 2013. QIWI plc is the largest Russian operator of electronic payment systems and was founded by a group of iTech Capital LPs. Since the date of the IPO, the company has tripled in size. Russian tech: Sectors to watch.

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Russia Europe Government Vertical 140