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? How would they know unless they surveyed a critical mass of startups all at the same stage now and then three years ago or so to compare?

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 22, 2010

So they agreed to match True’s term sheet. I also won’t say there is never a time for “participating preferred&# but it tends to be in later-stage rounds and particularly in the case where the founders are getting an exceedingly high valuation relative to the norm. No gotchas. No option pool shuffle.

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View from Seed

MARCH 19, 2015

If you’re in the tech startup industry today, you get the sense that every one of your peers wants to take on the entire world. ” Startups launched around seemingly mundane, insular problems glow about their abilities to change the world. ” So I left Google to do another startup, Agitar Software.

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Gust

SEPTEMBER 27, 2014

This means that by far the most effective way to reach a VC is to be introduced by someone who knows both of you and thinks it would be a good match. Browse through the many hundreds of video answers to startup questions that we’ve filmed from the world’s leading VCs and angels.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 20, 2014

I’ve written about this before, but I was reminded again a while back at a conference for startups when an entrepreneur started berating investors for not funding early-stage startups. It sounded to investors like me that they felt a funding entitlement for their startup idea. No one is entitled to be entitled.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 13, 2013

I’ve written about this before, but I was surprised again recently at a conference for startups when a couple of entrepreneurs started berating investors for their low rate of funding for early-stage startups. It sounded to investors like me that they expected a funding entitlement for their startup idea. Marty Zwilling.

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Genuine VC

MAY 5, 2015

Today, I’m thrilled to publicly announce NextView’s Talent Exchange, a program helping both top talent and NextView-backed startups connect with each other more easily, beginning with Boston companies (which make up just over half our portfolio). For our startups, we knew we could help them source better and move faster.

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 3, 2023

Some businesses require very little capital and the founder can self-finance the enterprise and retain 100% of its ownership and control from ignition through liquidity event (startup through sale). And even with the significant cost of credit card debt, many entrepreneurs aggressively use existing cards to finance a startup.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 12, 2013

He had joined a young startup in LA called HauteLook and was interested in getting to know the local tech community. I always tried to be respectful of his time because he had a day job but he was always happy to attend dinner sessions, take a quick call from a startup or grab a coffee. And Greg was a perfect match for all of these.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 23, 2012

I’ve written about this before, but I was surprised again recently at a conference for startups when a couple of entrepreneurs started berating investors for their low rate of funding for early-stage startups. It sounded to investors like me that they expected a funding entitlement for their startup idea.

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OnlyOnce

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Bolster’s Board Benchmark study in 2021 indicated that only a third of private companies have independent directors at all;even later stage private companies only have independent directors two-thirds of the time. appeared first on The Startup CEO blog. Board searches are almost never a priority for CEOs. Here’s why.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 8, 2011

I’ve written about this before, but I was surprised again recently at a conference for startups when a couple of entrepreneurs started berating investors for their low rate of funding for early-stage startups. We notice what we like and what we dislike, so we work to make society match our dreams. Marty Zwilling.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 22, 2017

Once you compile it, pay more attention to building on your strengths and matching those with the market opportunities. Later-stage companies are in operating mode. Currently, Pamela is an investor and CEO of the fast growing startup ORIS Intelligence.

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View from Seed

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Given the common challenges encountered by founders as they navigate through this hiring decision, I thought I’d outline some of my thoughts below that can hopefully serve as a simple framework when it comes to making the first Analytics hire at your startup. Analytics vs. Finance?—?what’s what’s the difference (and what do you need)?

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Gust

JULY 13, 2014

I’ve written about this before, but I was reminded again a while back at a conference for startups when an entrepreneur started berating investors for not funding early-stage startups. It sounded to investors like me that they felt a funding entitlement for their startup idea. No one is entitled to be entitled.

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View from Seed

JUNE 5, 2018

The quest for building such hiring machine is universal across companies at various stages. Keeping that in mind, we designed the program in such way that later-stage portfolio companies such as Dia&Co and MealPal could gain insights alongside younger ones such as Voodoo Manufacturing , ExecThread , and Virgent Realty.

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Additionally, investment managers are attracted to matching long-dated pension liabilities with the extended duration nature of leased asset. Later stage Private Equity buyers rely more on existing hospital management and employees than in other industries. appeared first on The Startup Magazine. 1] [link]. [2]

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The Equity Kicker

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

There’s been a lot of talk recently about what will happen to startup financing in 2016, including here on this blog. In the last couple of years the ratio of money into startups to funds raised by VCs was 2.5 In the last couple of years the ratio of money into startups to funds raised by VCs was 2.5

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Bryce Dot VC

FEBRUARY 22, 2015

I sent a list: In the most generic sense: traditional VC pattern matching doesn’t work well for women. They are almost always an exception to the pattern-to-be-matched, whether in personality, experience, approach, market. Socialization in the startup sector can be unpleasant. This is not a revolutionary statement.)

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K9 Ventures

JUNE 5, 2015

So while the infrastructure cost and startup costs may have declined, the operating costs have increased. Together this means that Seed stage companies need to run longer and at a higher expense structure, meaning they need to raise a lot more capital. Valuations are rising to match. That in turn requires more capital.

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Berkonomics

JUNE 8, 2017

Some businesses require very little capital and the founder can self-finance the enterprise and retain 100% of its ownership and control from ignition through liquidity event (startup through sale). And even with the significant cost of credit card debt, many entrepreneurs aggressively use existing cards to finance a startup.

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www.payne.org

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Startup Equity For Employees. The re-heating of the venture funded tech market has pushed a heat up of the hiring market, and Im getting more calls from friends asking for help understanding startup stock (equity) offers. Most venture-funded startups have different classes of stock: common and various flavors of preferred.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 19, 2014

An angel investor is a high net worth individual who invests their own money into startup companies in the hopes of gaining a return on their money. I was the CEO of both startups, so it was my job to pitch to the angels. The post How to Impress Angel Investors and Make It into “Startup Heaven” appeared first on Bplans Blog.

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Layoffs are unfortunately likely to continue as funding for later stage companies continues to contract. Chatbots like ChatGPT can help answer your questions about the job search process, and AI-powered job search engines like Hired can match you with relevant job openings based on your skills and experience.

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VC Cafe

APRIL 29, 2020

Source: NVCA , “Startup Ecosystem Faces Capital Crunch over Coming Months” USA – SBA Loans and PPP. The $349 billion aid package issued by the US Government and distributed in the form of SBA loans was quickly gobbled up by a large number of applications, many of which were from venture-backed or PE-backed startups.

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David Teten

JANUARY 21, 2021

Jonathan Bragdon , CEO, describes Capacity as “a team of founders-turned-funders making non-dilutive, founder-aligned investments of $50-$300k in post-startup, post-revenue businesses planning to 2X revenues in 12-24 months. GCVF is pioneering the future of venture capital and high growth startups for all small communities.

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Berkonomics

JANUARY 20, 2010

Some businesses require very little capital and the founder is able to self-finance the enterprise and retain 100% of its ownership and control from ignition through liquidity event (startup through sale). And even with the significant cost of credit card debt, many entrepreneurs aggressively use existing cards to finance a startup.

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Private Equity Valuation Cap Table Accredited Investor 69

philipsmith.typepad.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

In-the-Trenches Consulting to Startup and Emerging-Growth Companies. Working for equity only is, realistically, the way most startups have to get going. The company description makes it crystal clear that this is for the VERY SAME STARTUP looking to pay nothing to the sucker CFO. Interesting Startups. Please try again.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 27, 2018

If your content is as relevant at a later stage as it is now, it has evergreen qualities. Once your ideas are pat down on paper, feel free to sneak those hyperlinks in and match the tonality to the placement site’s. Many of your competitors may prioritise industry relations for a later stage.

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Austin Startup

APRIL 3, 2017

What’s the number one city for startups in the United States? Is it Silicon Valley, home to accelerators Y Combinator and 500 Startups and to tech giants Google and Facebook? As of now, the City of Austin’s startup density is greater than that of the Silicon Valley! However, Austin is well poised to catch up quickly.

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This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 6, 2014

There are too many people giving advice who have been through one or two startups, none of which grew into a huge company, got to profitability, or an IPO. The startup world, which is supposed to be tolerant of failure, rarely admits when failure occurs. Your advice matches the experience of your accomplishments.

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Hippoland

AUGUST 31, 2018

He has done incredibly well financially on his past two startups, and he’s now building his 3rd company. But Sand Hill VCs who are known for being Series A investors are serving this stage. And if you do the math of VCs buying roughly 20% of a startup, valuations can be upwards in the $50m+ range for today’s series A rounds!

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Pre-Money Valuation Valuation Silicon Valley Early Stage 90

Hippoland

AUGUST 31, 2018

He has done incredibly well financially on his past two startups, and he’s now building his 3rd company. But Sand Hill VCs who are known for being Series A investors are serving this stage. And if you do the math of VCs buying roughly 20% of a startup, valuations can be upwards in the $50m+ range for today’s series A rounds!

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Pre-Money Valuation Valuation Silicon Valley Early Stage 48

Ben's Blog

MAY 24, 2021

Despite, the negative trends noted above in terms of overall volume and the later-stage nature of IPOs, the good news is that we have seen areas of innovation and progress in the market over the past few years. Importantly as well, the positive implications of the 2012 JOBS Act cannot be understated.

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David Teten

JANUARY 13, 2015

I think the same goes for startup entrepreneurialism. Don recommends: Don’t just do startups “for us”. Avoid being labeled as startup from a “special group” program. I used to joke I was always “integrating” startup socials (forgive me for not giving Asian people their due credit as being minorities).

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Hunter Walker

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Instead I try to understand what they’re looking for in an opportunity and help confirm that this would be a great career move, if the match makes sense. Recently in speaking with an engineering manager candidate who had been working at later stage/public companies, we got to discussing compensation.

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