ReadWriteStart
JULY 18, 2011
Jeff Clavier was the first tech investor I ever met; he was introduced to me years ago by some hip engineers in a bar as "one of the few cool VCs." Series A comes after that and should be (presumably for web app businesses) $3m to $5m that will last for the next two years. How many seed investors should you take money from?
www.xconomy.com
JUNE 9, 2012
“The last thing you wanted was any more VCs like that,” says Coats, who began thinking that what lead VCs and entrepreneurs really want was additional venture investors whose participation would be less complicated—more like a co-investor—and who could decide on joining in a deal in a week or two. Xconomy on Demand.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
www.readwriteweb.com
MARCH 7, 2011
Instead of investors holding onto proprietary connections and introductions for their portfolio companies, these relationships are being displaced by the dominate social networks ( Facebook , Linkedin , Quora ). Most indices are cap-weighted - more in line with a concentrated portfolio (i.e. AngelList is a community.
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 13, 2018
If you’re raising a round where a new lead investor would invest $5 million the VC fund must have no less than $100 million and if you’re looking for them to write $15–20 million as the lead their fund realistically should be at least $400 million. even if it’s just a web conference call walk through.
SoCal CTO
SEPTEMBER 8, 2010
Last night at the NY Tech Meetup, John Britton of our portfolio company Twilio showed how it is done. He blogs to 10,000 web entrepreneurs at Software by Rob and co-hosts the podcast Startups for the Rest of Us. What Apple proved, and what I suspect is the issue with web content, is that monetization was a product problem.
View from Seed
AUGUST 26, 2015
So, if you’ve been a successful internet founder or have launched great web/mobile products, most founders would love to have you in a round even if your check size is small. Favor investment rounds with strong leads that haven’t raised millions of dollars before you. Just a few pointers. Remember the power law.
View from Seed
AUGUST 26, 2015
So, if you’ve been a successful internet founder or have launched great web/mobile products, most founders would love to have you in a round even if your check size is small. Favor investment rounds with strong leads that haven’t raised millions of dollars before you. Just a few pointers. Remember the power law.
Expert insights. Personalized for you.
153 
Let's personalize your content