Up and Running

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

For anyone seeking venture capital funding or angel investment , having a clear exit strategy is essential. Common exit strategies include being acquired by another company, the sale of equity, or a management or employee buyout. See Also What Startups Need to Know About Exit Strategies. Who needs an exit strategy?

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 13, 2013

Most founders stick around for their lock-up period (1-2 years) before going on to found their next company. Acquihires and Venture Capital. But that’s not how you make money in the venture capital business. Those 1-3 you’re talking about? If they do then they’re naive.

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Haystack

OCTOBER 13, 2019

One could argue there are 101 reasons for all of this sentiment, and they’d be right.

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Haystack

DECEMBER 30, 2018

If things hold up through lock-up periods, waves of cash will wash up in northern California. Caveat: The market could not be kind to some of these companies — What will investors think of Uber losing billions of dollars per quarter?

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Professor VC

JANUARY 20, 2009

The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic. Dont miss Plan - This may seem obvious, but Ive seen a number of CEOs shot for missing the first quarters numbers after going public, which is a great way to shrink your market cap well before the lock-up period is up. Venture News. ProfessorVC.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 14, 2022

Both employees and investors typically have a 6 month lock up period (exceptions apply of course) so this can have devastating effects on liquidity and retruns. Given that some of these new stocks have low trading volume, in practice the lock up period can be longer.

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VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

The global rise in venture capital didn’t skip Israel, which has been breaking new records the amount of venture capital raised by companies in 2021. In the first half of 2021, Israeli startups raised a staggering $12.2 High Tech represents 15% of Israel’s GDP (Source: Israel’s Innovation Authority ).

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