www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Dave Graham Business Venture Capital Private Equity GlobalLogic Inc. Venture Capital Firms. Because many of these businesses dont yet have revenue, valuation discussions arent very scientific, and the process requires some haggling. Arizona Bay has also blended equity payments with revenue-sharing deals.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2010

This is part of my ongoing series on Raising Venture Capital. Recently I’ve been debating with a number of young startup companies that are raising money in the next few months, “what is the right about of capital to raise at a startup?&#. Your revenue will take longer to ramp then you think. add a buffer.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

Venture debt provides a very cost-effective way to receive capital from a big financial institution if you have liquidity or existing financial backing from a well-known investor. The downsides of venture debt? The cost of venture debt capital is very, very low. See Also: What Do Venture Capital Firms Want?

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

Are you creating an entirely new revenue stream for suppliers, rather than competing with pre-existing business juggernauts? Could your offering be deemed cheap or high-quality enough to warrant customers abandoning the existing marketplace? TX Zhuo is a managing partner of Karlin Ventures , an L.A.-based

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Lightspeed Venture Partners

DECEMBER 10, 2012

Revenue is driven by children’s parties, which cost $600-$4,000 for a two hour party for 15 kids, which apparently is the market price for kids parties in LA. The space can host 6-9 parties per weekend, and they generated $350,000 in revenue last year. This is a loan with a 15% warrant attached at a zero strike price.

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Hearpreneur

JULY 30, 2016

But only around 2% will actually achieve revenues over $1 million dollars. Three major changes could increase their chances of experiencing sustainable growth: access to angel/venture capital, learning effective pricing/negotiation skills and business mentorship. So what could possibly shift and increase their growth?

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Growthink Blog

MAY 21, 2014

There were some great responses to my post last week as to the poor returns experienced by venture capital fund investors. Some suggested that the blame for this lied more with the very difficult market and deal conditions of the past decade than with the VC investment model itself. Investment Flexibility.

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Gust

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

Me: So, you raised venture capital? Revenue multiple? If you want to give them a 50% discount offer them $1 of common-stock warrants (no liquidation preference) for every $1 of stock they buy. If you want to give them a 33% discount you offer them half of a $1 common-stock warrant for every $1 share they purchase.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 23, 2017

From the date of its issuance the clock starts, applying constant pressure that can suffocate a company with ever-accruing interest, fixed payment amounts, prepayment penalties, dilutive warrants, or even personal guarantees forced upon the founders (as if they didn’t already have enough skin in the game).

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

We should end the year with a few million in fully recurring revenue and we’re projected to double next year. But more spend = more viral opps = more revenue down the road. >50% of our revenue in now viral. But it is clearly not warranted in all cases. Probably revenue based. Probably a minimum of 3.

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David Teten

MARCH 2, 2013

While I don’t ultimately agree with the article’s conclusions, I think it warrants consideration. I recently had an extensive debate with Tom about why and whether small funds (like mine, ff Venture Capital ) tend to outperform large funds (like his). We thought that you’d be interested in our conversation.

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David Teten

OCTOBER 1, 2015

I’ve seen a range of options for supporting entrepreneurs, which I can rank from least to most involvement in companies by investors: financier VCs, e.g., Correlation Ventures. portfolio operator VCs, e.g., Andreessen Horowitz, ff Venture Capital, First Round Capital, Google Ventures. mentor VCs, e.g., most VCs.

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BeyondVC

JUNE 11, 2007

Sure, while some of these venture debt firms recognize that web-based businesses may not have as much hard and true intellectual property, the fact that they are more capital efficient and can scale more rapidly means they can also generate pretty nice returns from the warrant portion of their deal.

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Gust

MAY 24, 2012

Options and warrants, when issued, are also typically exercisable for shares of Common Stock. By contrast, venture capital and angel investments normally take the form of Preferred Stock with rights and preferences set forth in the company’s Certificate of Incorporation and other governance documents.

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dondodge.typepad.com

JANUARY 15, 2011

They often take a convertible note too, but with warrants for additional shares or a discount on Series A shares. from David Dalka - Creating Revenue and Retention - Chicago GSB MBA As discussed in my recent post about a TiE event on Chicago start ups, there are many factors to consider when taking in funding and employees.

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www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

If you are an entrepreneur seeking funding, try our free Funding Recommendation Engine to identify a list of angels, venture capital and state grant programs that best match your business. spent $20 million to get back to the same revenue that I had when I was CEO. Think of it as 7 bonus post-mortems on the house.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 18, 2015

There is a lot of uncertainty about the state of the private, high-growth technology markets and the venture capital markets that underpin them. Technology riches yield bumper crops in venture capital with new firms and new largesses – the rewards of LPs rediscovering our asset class. More than warranted.

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