View from Seed

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Starting with the notion that you can’t fix what you don’t measure, Marlo captures anonymous micro-feedback after each meeting to calculate a Net Meeting Score. Earlier this year, my partners and I at NextView invested in Boston-based Marlo to help address this work meeting suckiness.

Seed Capital 222

Seed Capital Syndicate Syndication .Net 222

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 29, 2020

Most metropolitan areas have groups of local high-net-worth individuals interested in supporting startups, and willing to syndicate amounts up to a million dollars for qualified startups. Look for a warm introduction to make this work. Apply to local angel investor groups.

Equity 436

Equity Small Business Administration SBA Syndicate 436

View from Seed

AUGUST 13, 2014

Pros: Industry-insider who serves as a validator for the rest of the investment syndicate, extremely helpful advice and network connections. Having someone who the founder or founding team has worked with before can be a good validator to other syndicate investors and future investors that they all work well together.

Angel Investor 334

Angel Investor Syndicate Syndication Early Stage 334

View from Seed

AUGUST 16, 2019

Or, is she concerned about small cracks in the business so wants additional cash cushion as an extra safety net (i.e. Is a Founder raising a new round well in advance of cash-out date because she sees an opportunity to put more gas in the tank ahead of what current underlying business metrics would suggest (i.e.

Term Sheet 149

Term Sheet Syndicate Syndication Early Stage 149

Agile VC

JUNE 5, 2011

How They Make Money: Groupon keeps a share of the coupon value (typically 40-50%) as its net revenue (1). in net revenue and passes $0.58 2010 Net Income: -$389M (net loss) (2). Keep in mind Groupon’s net revenue is a percent of a percent. Financial Snapshot: 2010 Revenue: $713M. 2010 Gross Profit: $280M.

North America 100

North America Chicago Boston Silicon Valley 100

Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 17, 2021

Warren buffet is the fourth richest person on the planet, with a net worth of about $85 billion. Today she is the ex-host of one of the most successful syndicated television shows in history (The Oprah Winfrey Show), a producer and actress in her own television specials, a philanthropist, and an author. Photo Credit: Sumit Bansal.

Entrepreneur 90

Entrepreneur Kentucky Syndicate Syndication 90

Genuine VC

FEBRUARY 12, 2012

PROS: Industry-insider who serves as a validator for the rest of the investment syndicate, extremely helpful advice and network connections. Having someone who the entrepreneur(ial team) has worked with before can be a good validator to other syndicate investors and future investors that they all work well together.

Angel Investor 257

Angel Investor Syndicate Syndication Early Stage 257

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Most metropolitan areas have groups of local high-net-worth individuals interested in supporting startups, and willing to syndicate amounts up to a million dollars for qualified startups. Look for a warm introduction to make this work. Apply to local angel investor groups.

Entrepreneur 240

Entrepreneur Equity Small Business Administration SBA 240

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 12, 2014

Most metropolitan areas have groups of local high-net-worth individuals interested in supporting startups, and willing to syndicate amounts up to a million dollars for qualified startups. Look for a warm introduction to make this work. Apply to local Angel investor groups.

Entrepreneur 283

Entrepreneur Startup Equity Small Business Administration 283

Agile VC

APRIL 17, 2011

2010 Net Income: $8 million. How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC Syndicate 10 July 2012, 5:13 pm What A VC Orders for Breakfast Says 27 June 2012, 10:16 am To Leave or Not to Leave as Your Startup Grows 12 June 2012, 12:21 pm. Gross Margin: 94% –> i.e. for every $1 of revenue Kayak only spends $0.06

Pre-Money Valuation 113

Pre-Money Valuation Liquidation Preference Dividend Common Stock 113

Genuine VC

FEBRUARY 12, 2012

PROS: Industry-insider who serves as a validator for the rest of the investment syndicate, extremely helpful advice and network connections. Having someone who the entrepreneur(ial team) has worked with before can be a good validator to other syndicate investors and future investors that they all work well together.

Angel Investor 128

Angel Investor Syndicate Syndication Early Stage 128

Hippoland

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

Just a couple of years ago, AngelList announced their syndicate feature. But syndicates are logistically challenging. Moreover, as a founder, often you are limited to only fundraising from one syndicate at a given time, which limits the number of groups of people you can raise from.

Silicon Valley 48

Silicon Valley Syndicate Syndication Angel Investor 48

Hippoland

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

Just a couple of years ago, AngelList announced their syndicate feature. But syndicates are logistically challenging. Moreover, as a founder, often you are limited to only fundraising from one syndicate at a given time, which limits the number of groups of people you can raise from.

Silicon Valley 48

Silicon Valley Syndicate Syndication Early Stage 48

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

Each has met legal securities minimums for net worth and professionalism, to reduce the risk to entrepreneurs. Groups of angels may syndicate multiple individual amounts, but if your total request exceeds $1 million, you need to focus on the venture capital alternatives. Most share expertise as well as money.

Angel Investor 120

Angel Investor Accredited Investor Venture Capital Startup 120

crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 25, 2018

It’s unlikely that you’ve got the budget for nationally syndicated ads or a commercial during the Super Bowl. Cast Your Net. In a noisy marketplace full of competitors – large and small – it’s easy for your brand’s voice to be lost. If you’re a small business, that’s especially true.

Small Business 63

Small Business Marketing Social Media Lead Generation 63

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 25, 2016

Most metropolitan areas have groups of local high-net-worth individuals interested in supporting startups, and willing to syndicate amounts up to a million dollars for qualified startups. Look for a warm introduction to make this work. Apply to local Angel investor groups.

Equity 120

Equity Small Business Administration SBA Syndicate 120

Eric Friedman

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

I recently started using BufferApp both on my phone and my browser to syndicate content to my other networks. Buffer is a web service that takes content from you or others, and syndicates it via a shortened URL across multiple services. Overall people seem to enjoy the content which is a net win.

Syndicate 98

Syndicate Syndication Viral .Net 98

Version One Ventures

APRIL 8, 2014

The net effect is powerful: it empowers all of us (no matter who we are or where we are) to learn more quickly, make better decisions, and operate more efficiently. start-up databases/networks like CrunchBase and AngelList ) has led to unparalleled access to investment capital as more seed funds, angels, and syndicates emerge on the scene.

Venture Capital 160

Venture Capital Vertical Curation SEC 160

Hippoland

MARCH 30, 2018

My hypothesis is that there will be a real shake up in how deals are done in startups, and you’ll see turnover as some of these new brands overtake older well-established VC firms. (This is an aside for another blogpost) And then there are also syndicates. From there, you can find various syndicates. B) Operations costs more.

Seed Stage 48

Seed Stage Syndicate Syndication Convertible Security 48

Hippoland

MARCH 30, 2018

My hypothesis is that there will be a real shake up in how deals are done in startups, and you’ll see turnover as some of these new brands overtake older well-established VC firms. (This is an aside for another blogpost) And then there are also syndicates. From there, you can find various syndicates. B) Operations costs more.

Seed Stage 48

Seed Stage Syndicate Syndication Convertible Security 48

Hunter Walker

APRIL 4, 2014

There’s a influx of capital to back new funds: crowding funding via AngelList syndicates. high net worth individuals. Sometimes it feels like it’s never been easier to become a VC but never harder to stay one. family offices. strategic investors (including corporates). other venture/private equity shops.

San Francisco 100

San Francisco Private Equity LP Syndicate 100

David Teten

JUNE 12, 2014

We saw over time that our investor group, just like Angel List and most other angel groups, was good at syndication and not so good at leading rounds. As a result, we launched the Fast Track program, which helps VCs and active investors who are HBSAANY members to syndicate rounds with value-added members of our network.

New York 114

New York Connecticut Angel Groups Florida 114

Rob Go

JANUARY 27, 2014

Almost all the founders we back have seed and series A syndicates that look like this. These syndicates have a manageable number of people on the cap table, and each person there is known and is there for a reason. But I wonder if it’s really net-positive for the vast majority of founders. But this is slowly changing.

Syndicate 73

Syndicate Syndication Early Stage Cap Table 73

mashable.com

OCTOBER 5, 2012

Tools : Thesaurus.com helps you find direct synonyms, while Visual Thesaurus casts a wider net of associations (but is a paid service). Global Syndication Partners. Example : Family has many synonyms, including ancestors, blood, clan, descendants, folk, kin, lineage and tribe. List examples and types. ABCNews CNN Metro Yahoo.

Naming 104

Naming Startup Social Media RSS 104

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 27, 2015

Do you know how many people I meet these days who are “packaging up money in SPVs (special purpose vehicles),” or raising syndicates or doing secondaries or advising high-net-worth individuals how to get into unicorns? For a fee, of course. I’ve met people straight out of their MBA program doing this.

Detroit 150

Detroit Government Syndicate Syndication 150

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

I use the vendors of PE/VC investing data I listed above to track the interests of potential private equity/VC coinvestors, and selectively introduce investee companies as we build out a syndicate. .

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

Agile VC

OCTOBER 2, 2011

That’s why a 3G iPad 2 costs $600-800 retail, which nets Apple a very healthy profit of several hundred dollars ( manufactured cost is ~$330 ). What’s striking to me is the polar opposite business models Apple and Amazon have established to crack the same nut. What’s Your Favorite Future?

Business Model 100

Business Model Silicon Valley Seed Stage Syndicate 100

David Teten

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

I don’t think that a Net Present Value calculation is appropriate for every company. million households in the US with a net worth of $1 million or more. Services like Angel List syndicates are disrupting angel investing and reducing the traditional information costs and access issues that have made angel investing more work.

Management 114

Management Pre-Money Valuation Venture Capital New Hampshire 114

Rob Go

APRIL 19, 2017

We’ve already collaborated with a number of folks here, and I’m looking forward to more diversity of thought in the future syndicates we’re a part of. This actually doesn’t represent as many net new entrants as it seems, as a number of these investors are from other less-active lifecycle firms.

Early Stage 34

Early Stage Boston Artificial Inteligence Term Sheet 34

Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 1, 2018

We are syndication agnostic, being indifferent between investing by ourselves or with co-investors – especially our partner funds – where we mostly have long and successful relationships. We are very long-term investors, focusing on net cash on cash returns, rather than short-term or intermediate IRRs.

Syndicate 17

Syndicate Syndication IRR Canada 17

Hearpreneur

JUNE 12, 2019

Mulally has been responsible for one of the major successful turnarounds in American business history, taking a financially failing Ford, and bringing it to a $11B+ net income in his last full year as CEO. Photo Credit: Gil Sommer. Mulally reinvigorated the company, fostered innovation and steered it towards a successful path.

Entrepreneur 81

Entrepreneur Cofounder Los Angeles Leadership 81

www.paulgraham.com

APRIL 28, 2010

Mechanics Angel investors often syndicate deals, which means they join togetherto invest on the same terms. In a syndicate there is usually a"lead" investor who negotiates the terms with the startup. Dont feel like you have to join a syndicate, though. And they wont dilute themselves unless they end up net ahead.

Angel Investor 63

Angel Investor Syndicate Syndication Dilution 63

Babbling VC

JANUARY 7, 2011

Net returns may have been in line as many EU VC's like to argue but the sums going in and coming out paled in comparison to US deals. Further, VC's will have to simply learn to syndicate more and work together. Hence, financing rounds have been smaller (roughly a ratio of 5 to 1 when comparing US to EU).

Finance 76

Finance LP Europe Valuation 76

ConversionXL

MAY 27, 2022

They also did a lot of self-directed research checking all sorts of sources, from social media to syndicated content to category- or industry-specific resources.” – Beth Caplow, VP and Principal Analyst at Forrester [via Forrester ]. Lead generation vs. account-based marketing: Fishing with a net or fishing with a spear.

Demand 91

Demand Lead Generation PPC Leadership 91

Agile VC

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

2011 Net Income: $1.00 How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC Syndicate 10 July 2012, 5:13 pm What A VC Orders for Breakfast Says 27 June 2012, 10:16 am To Leave or Not to Leave as Your Startup Grows 12 June 2012, 12:21 pm. Financial Snapshot : 2011 Revenue: $3.71 2011 YoY Revenue Growth: 88%. 2011 Gross Profit Margin: 77%.

IPO 100

IPO South Korea Venezuela Revenue 100

Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

We do have certain angels aggressively marketing themselves (Good to see my former student, Dave McClure, making a name for himself as part of the PayPal Mafia and " Super Angel " crowd), many others have no interest in publicizing their net worth or investing activities.

Angel Investor 28

Angel Investor Angel Groups San Jose Venture Capital 28

www.paulgraham.com

APRIL 28, 2010

Some angel investors join together in syndicates. Such deals may be a net winfor founders, because you get multiple VCs interested in yoursuccess, and you can ask each for advice about the other. Startups valuations aresupposed to rise over time. Any city wherepeople start startups will have one or more of them.

Technical Review 76

Technical Review Startup Software Review Angel Investor 76