Agile VC

MAY 26, 2011

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. Silicon Valley is still emerging from the tech bubble and massive downturn of late 2000-2002. round which closed in November 2003, and the pre-money valuation between $10 million and $15 million. How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC. How To Think About The Future.

Term Sheet 178

Term Sheet Silicon Valley Technical Review Social Network 178

Gust

OCTOBER 20, 2011

Working within a network of angel investors also expands the pool of expert resources and helps divide the work of screening companies and investment due diligence. Such comparisons can only be made for companies at the same stage of development, in this case, for pre-revenue startup ventures. million for pre-revenue companies.

Valuation 146

Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Intellectual Property Technical Review 146

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

We were trying to optimize around a few criteria: price, size of round, number of syndicate partners and, of course, terms. million at a $15 million pre-money valuation. We had people hearing through the grapevine that we were about to raise money and new investors started calling us to get in on the deal.

Technical Review 301

Technical Review Term Sheet Due Diligence Venture Capital 301

www.paulgraham.com

APRIL 28, 2010

I wassurprised recently when I realized that all the worst problems wefaced in our startup were due not to competitors, but investors.Dealing with competitors was easy by comparison. And if trouble withinvestors is one of the biggest threats to a startup, managing themis one of the most important skills founders need to learn.

Technical Review 76

Technical Review Startup Software Review Angel Investor 76