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Mark Hauser’s Hauser Private Equity Spearheads Major Deals in Industrial Sector

The Startup Magazine

On the other side of the spectrum, the idea of finding a unicorn has attracted many investors toward the much riskier venture capital and emerging technologies. In 2016, Hauser Private Equity completed an investment in Stat Health Management, LLC, an urgent care provider with locations throughout Long Island, NY.

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On the Road to Recap:

abovethecrowd.com

These mutual funds “mark-to-market” every day, and fund managers are compensated periodically on this performance. In Silicon Valley boardrooms, where “growth at all costs” had been the mantra for many years, people began to imagine a world where the cost of capital could rise dramatically, and profits could come back in vogue.

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The Silliness Of Recapping Seed Rounds

Feld Thoughts

So they recapitalize the company. The founders usually get wiped out completely, but existing management usually ends up with new options for between 10% and 20% of the company. And developing a reputation for recapping seed rounds is, in my book, silly. It’s not pretty, but it happens.

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The Entrepreneur Thesis

Both Sides of the Table

I’m on the record as saying I’m 70% management, 30% market. His logic was, “when I invested the management team knew that I wanted a multi-hundred million dollar exit so they shouldn’t be surprised. You’ve now got a management team that hates you. I can change management teams. • I’m unequivocal on that topic.

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The Right Way to Lay People Off

Ben's Blog

outcome with no recapitalization. He said that during his over 20 years in the venture capital business, he’d never seen a company recover from consecutive layoffs and achieve a billion dollar plus outcome. Employees will question managers and ask whether or not a layoff is coming. Step 4: Train your managers.