Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 27, 2021
We’ve had two companies where we had to bridge finance them several times before they eventually IPO’d We had a portfolio company turn-down a $350 million acquisition because they wanted at least $400 million. You need shots on goal as not every one will go in the back of the net. Another 3–5 could return in aggregate $300–500 million.
Up and Running
NOVEMBER 12, 2014
If your business needs financing, consider equity crowdfunding; its distinctive traits will lure investors desiring the rewards of investment returns and investor protection, in addition to the goodwill generated by their support. Set a Fundraising Goal. Evaluate the amount your business can reasonably collect.
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YoungUpstarts
MAY 7, 2012
A simple concept wound up netting him $17,000 from Canon and MediaCorp, proving that one doesn’t have to bog down ideas in needless complexities to produce something valuable. Beh Weng Wei at Tech65.org Rather than fad chasing, take away from his story a lesson in noting more permanent consumer desires and catering to them.
ithacaVC
FEBRUARY 23, 2011
The MCOP can serve a critical role as founders and other management team members are diluted down by rounds of financing or if their equity is not in the money. As the investors’ aggregate liquidation preference (ALP) increases typically the need for a MCOP also increases. A few key points to consider: 1.
Growthink Blog
SEPTEMBER 7, 2016
Summer is over, the holidays are far away, tax season further, so now is the time to get deals done - growth financings, strategic partnerships, big new customer sales, key new hires you name it - if a mission critical deal is to be done, this is the time of year to do it. I call it the " No Excuses " time of year. Hard to pull off?
Hippoland
JANUARY 4, 2017
Later, if you sell the whole company to Google at say $5 per share, I will earn $500k for a net gain of $400k. So, in the aggregate, it is possible that you may be required to pay as much as $30k-$50k to get an equity round done. In the 1990s, your first round of financing was typically a Series A round between $1m-$5m.
Transformify
AUGUST 5, 2019
There is an aging workforce in the insurance industry; we have a need to hire both insurance specialists and those in non-insurance roles like IT, Marketing, Finance and HR. There has been an uptick in tools that enable companies to post job descriptions beyond the major job board aggregators to reach underrepresented demographics.
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