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Good Times Ahead for VC-backed Tech Companies?

Both Sides of the Table

We meet to discuss trends in the industry and to find ways to work together to help with SoCal deal syndication – somethings that happens automatically on Sand Hill Road in NorCal due to proximity. Pure Digital to Cisco) but that even the 2nd largest will get much lover valuations. We feature a prominent speaker at every event.

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2011 Valuation Survey of North American Angel Groups

Gust

During the summer of 2010, I developed a workshop, A New ACEF Valuation Workshop for Angels and Entrepreneurs. To provide some reference points, I surveyed thirteen angels groups in North American to determine their recent experience in negotiating the pre-money valuation of pre-revenue companies. 2011 Angel Group Valuation Survey.

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VCs eating our own dog food: Using technology and analytics to make better investments

David Teten

The reports showcase raw data, analytics, visualizations, and benchmarking statistics on the company from dozens of sources, including team, intellectual property, technology, product, financial, banking, marketing, customer, risk, valuation, and investment information.”. If you have one, please contact me. 7) Negotiate .

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Why VCs Explaining “It Was Only 4% Of Our Fund” Is Misleading Minimization When a High Flying Startup Implodes.

Hunter Walker

When you pick your investment in a vertical you mostly have to steer clear of direct and adjacent competitors, especially if you were a lead check and/or a Board member. This is less of a problem when the entire vertical falls apart (think of the last generation of scooter startups). Opportunity Cost of Non-Investment in Competitors.

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How Private Equity and Venture Capital Investors Are Eating Their Own Dogfood

David Teten

Close to 80% responded that manual processes, such as tracking down support, preparing reports and pulling data from different sources, are the biggest pain points they face in the valuation process. The VC Software Stack — the Untouched Vertical. Kushim , Totem , and VisibleVC focus on serving this need among VCs.

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New VC-InsideOut Podcast: Best Practices for Building High-Performance Boards During Challenging Times

Pascal's View

42in;text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed; vertical-align:baseline;mso-line-break-override:none;punctuation-wrap:hanging"> SOME COMMON EXAMPLES OF BOARD MISALIGNMENT.42in;text-indent:-.42in;text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed; 42in;text-indent:-.42in;text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed; of fiduciary duty.

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The Seed Rounds They Are a-Changin': Three Shifts We’ve Made to Homebrew Investment Model

Hunter Walker

This would make room for a meaningful number of other investors in the syndicate but also the concentration we needed. I know some which skip these types of rounds out of fundamental concerns for valuations but Satya and I felt that wasn’t playing to our strengths. No more, no less. What’s a seed fund to do?

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