View from Seed

AUGUST 17, 2021

A few weeks ago, we hosted a small dinner for a number of portfolio company founders, LP’s, and friends of the firm. One industry specific example is the strange fascination among some LPs and GPs around term IRR. This is the implied rate of return of a fund based on the value (mostly unrealized) of a portfolio.

IRR 205

IRR Dilution Founder Portfolio 205

View from Seed

AUGUST 17, 2021

A few weeks ago, we hosted a small dinner for a number of portfolio company founders, LP’s, and friends of the firm. One industry specific example is the strange fascination among some LPs and GPs around term IRR. This is the implied rate of return of a fund based on the value (mostly unrealized) of a portfolio.

IRR 156

IRR Dilution Founder Portfolio 156

View from Seed

AUGUST 17, 2021

A few weeks ago, we hosted a small dinner for a number of portfolio company founders, LP’s, and friends of the firm. One industry specific example is the strange fascination among some LPs and GPs around term IRR. This is the implied rate of return of a fund based on the value (mostly unrealized) of a portfolio.

IRR 136

IRR Dilution Founder Portfolio 136

Steve Blank

MARCH 31, 2014

Unfortunately as we’ve learned from recent experience, using Return on Net Assets and IRR as proxies for efficiency and execution won’t save a company when their industry encounters creative disruption. So how does a company act like a startup in search of new business models while still continuing to successfully execute?

Private Equity 325

Private Equity Metrics China Intellectual Property 325

The Next Web

DECEMBER 16, 2012

Income-based valuations consider aspects like CAPM (capital asset pricing model), IRR (internal rate of return), NPV (net present value), WACC (weighted average cost of capital), NCF (net cash flow), and GAAP (generally accepted accounting principles). Asset approach. The current traffic’s conversion rate and yield.

Valuation 128

Valuation NPV Net Present Value IRR 128

K9 Ventures

NOVEMBER 30, 2008

A couple of years into it, the friendly neighborhood search giant, Big Kahuna, shows up and decides to acquire Little Fish for $100M. Institutional LPs typically diversify their portfolios by investing in multiple asset classes. For what I’ve seen/heard the tops VC funds typically have an IRR of over 20%.

IRR 48

IRR Venture Capital LP Early Stage 48