Berkonomics

OCTOBER 15, 2015

There’s a common expectation among entrepreneurs that seed money from family is great – letting close relatives in at the ground floor. Don’t talk yourself into a high valuation for the first round of financing for any reason , even if your hair is on fire and the idea is worth billions.

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Austin Startup

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

Further, you demonstrate on your spreadsheet that a venture return to early investors is plausible at a valuation that gives you enough equity to get the job done and to take care of you and your team at exit time. When you’re attempting to create value for shareholders , it’s necessary to analyze what’s going on around you as well.

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Seeing Both Sides

MARCH 2, 2011

million in its series A financing and kept the burn rate at less than $100k per month to make he money last. Dennis wrote a great post at the time of the financing that showed just how product obsessed he was, even after taking the seed money. Modest burn : the company only raised $1.35 But it's not a binary decision.

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www.paulgraham.com

APRIL 28, 2010

Much of the value of a startup consists of that tinyprobability multiplied by the huge outcome. It wasnt because they werent accredited investors that I didntask my parents for seed money, though. Another concept we need to introduce now is valuation. Startups valuations aresupposed to rise over time. Better how?

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Technical Review Startup Software Review Angel Investor 76

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 9, 2013

Put simply, the majority of board meetings becomes an exercise in management trying to reassure investors that “we’re doing a good job” and for investors to sounds smart so they can prove that “we’re adding value.” Deal with company admin: 409a valuations, approve stock options, vote on key measures (15%).

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www.paulgraham.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Microsofts originalplan was to make money selling programming languages, of all things.Their current business model didnt occur to them until IBM droppedit in their lap five years later. Their value is mainly as startingpoints: as questions for the people who had them to continue thinkingabout. This is calledseed capital.

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This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

In the late 90's, it wasn't surprising that companies with no revenue that were funded at 100 million dollar valuations didn't survive. If you're doing seed deals, how often does a down round in a seed deal even happen? But that's when you've actually proven this thing is a viable company and there's work worth protecting.

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www.businessinsider.com

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

This Chart Shows Why VCs Are Willing To Give Hyped Startups Absurd Valuations. Parse, one of the most-anticipated startups in Silicon Valley these days , went through Y Combinator last year and raised seed money from Google Ventures , for example. But the convertible cap has increasingly been used as a guide for valuation.

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Silicon Valley Startup Valuation Venture Capital 54

crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

It launched in 2013 with $3 million in seed money from American and Australian investors, and offers a series of templates intended to make good design easier to execute and more accessible. The latest funding valued the startup at $345 million, more than double the company’s $165 million valuation a year ago.

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

It launched in 2013 with $3 million in seed money from American and Australian investors, and offers a series of templates intended to make good design easier to execute and more accessible. The latest funding valued the startup at $345 million, more than double the company’s $165 million valuation a year ago.

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Design Cofounder Silicon Valley Seed Money 48

crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

It launched in 2013 with $3 million in seed money from American and Australian investors, and offers a series of templates intended to make good design easier to execute and more accessible. The latest funding valued the startup at $345 million, more than double the company’s $165 million valuation a year ago.

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