YoungUpstarts
OCTOBER 28, 2015
Craig Schmitz, a partner in the Technology Companies Group at law firm Godwin Proctor LLP who works on corporate, governance, board and fundraising issues, and Erika Fisher, an associate in the firm’s Business Law Department who deals with IP, fielded questions about the legal issues startups face. ” The Cost of Financing.
This is going to be BIG.
SEPTEMBER 30, 2012
This is a company that, according to the article, got term sheets from half of the VCs that expressed interest in the company. How would they know unless they surveyed a critical mass of startups all at the same stage now and then three years ago or so to compare? Not a bad close rate, I'd say--and a pretty great pay day.
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Feld Thoughts
OCTOBER 15, 2013
Some are major contributors to their startup communities. As with everything new that grows quickly, it’s a chaotic system with lots of innovation, creative destruction, and rapid change and learning that – if done well – is a great example of the power of the Lean Startup approach to entrepreneurship.
Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 3, 2010
Chris Dixon provided some commentary on Twitter that he believes I missed “the most important point about fund size.&# He’s specifically referring to his point of view that entrepreneurs shouldn’t take seed money from “big VC’s&# (he defines them as > $100 million). We took the $500k.
Both Sides of the Table
NOVEMBER 18, 2012
As a startup founder you rarely have much money in your bank accounts. I recently had coffee with a young friend who just finished his first startup. Think about it – most entrepreneurs who manage to raise seed money or venture capital usually raise enough money for 12-18 months maximum. I Hate Losing.
This is going to be BIG.
APRIL 16, 2018
You think you're getting this big fat check compared to the seed money you raised, but they're actually doing something more like dipping their toes in the water. Founders worried about this need to stop acting as if investors have never seen a startup before. It's less signal than you think.
Both Sides of the Table
AUGUST 1, 2010
They either do too many seed investments (for which they can spend no quality time with any) or they treat it as an option (“if you succeed come back and see us and we’ll match any term sheet you get&# ) – they view it as a sort of “right of first refusal.&#. The signaling affect is overrated.
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