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The Great Coding School Rollup of 2015

Feld Thoughts

When I saw the proposal, I immediately thought of the web consulting rollups of 1999. revenue were the correct valuations since these are generally 5% to 10% net income businesses that are 30% – 40% gross margin and heavily dependent on (a) transitory labor and (b) favorable supply/demand conditions. I’d argue the 0.5x

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LinkedIn: The Series A Fundraising Story ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

Many assume it was a cakewalk, based on the success LinkedIn has enjoyed over time and the current stature of our founder/CEO Reid Hoffman (now Chairman). is the leading consumer internet company with Terry Semel as CEO. Yes… he was a very successful PayPal exec and previously co-founder & VP Product of SocialNet.

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10+ Trends: Recap of 2011 and What’s Next…

thebarefootvc

Discovery, in contrast to search, took center stage as Pinterest displayed hockey stick growth (and raised VC money near a $200M valuation in late 2011). Kiva co-founder Jessica Jackley’s latest venture Profounder is one platform that could power these transactions.

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Should You Share Equity with Consultants?

www.inc.com

Internet and Online Business. Before Roving Software could receive its first round of financing from professional investors, in early 1999, he had to put all the stock arrangements in writing. Chip Morse , cofounder and partner with Morse, Barnes-Brown & Pendleton P.C., Leadership. Strategy and Planning. Human Resources (HR).

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Feb. 28, Stamford, CT: HBS Event on Angel Investing 101 – Best Practices

David Teten

From the perspective of best practices, we will address questions such as: How to assess opportunities (idea, team, valuation). Karen Bantuveris, Founder and CEO of VolunteerSpot. She is the Founder and CEO of Volunteer Spot an online coordination app that facilitates volunteering. How to source great deals.

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Scribbles from Startup Grind

Start Up Blog

NetMind: Alan was a cofounder of this startup, which he said never really made money. They made a trade sale in late 1999. When asked how one should value a company that doesn’t make any – he said the ‘Cisco Valuation Model’ is best. So hard it is only now becoming functional 30 years later.

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Turing Distinguished Leader Series: With Partner David Zhang, TVC

ReadWriteStart

He focuses on investments in fintech, the internet, and software. So, think of the typical two founders with a pitch book in a garage. And this is one of the pillars we talk about internally, but also to our founders. That’s a valuation number and pricing number. The theme of this episode is how to scale unicorns.

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