Agile VC

MAY 26, 2011

This also appears as a guest post at Fortune’s Term Sheet. Google is still a private company (their IPO was Aug 2004). conference happened at the end of 2004). How To Think About The Future. AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. LinkedIn: The Series A Fundraising Story. May 26, 2011. It was a $4.7M

Term Sheet 178

Term Sheet Silicon Valley Technical Review Social Network 178

This is going to be BIG.

MAY 5, 2023

She’s already a seasoned pro—three term sheets got signed in her room at the NICU where she spent the first 80 days of her life. To think, I almost didn’t take that 2004 meeting because it was a NYC-based fund.

Later Stage 218

Later Stage Venture Capital Term Sheet Limited Partner 218

reidhoffman.org

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

What I’ve honorably been able to do, however, is share the deck I used to pitch LinkedIn to Greylock for a Series B investment back in 2004. the consumer internet landscape in 2004 vs. today. In 2004, the consumer internet was just beginning to rebound. we had no revenue. the evolution of LinkedIn as a company.

Entrepreneur 111

Entrepreneur Revenue Viral Networking 111

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

We should end the year with a few million in fully recurring revenue and we’re projected to double next year. But more spend = more viral opps = more revenue down the road. >50% of our revenue in now viral. Many term sheets ensued. I had that against the backdrop of several term sheets.

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Founder Liquidation Preference Term Sheet Participating Preferred 329

Professor VC

JUNE 20, 2011

Since the iControl system chronicles all meetings, I was able to find the automatic picture snapped from my first meeting with the founders, Reza Raji and Chris Stevens on April 22, 2004. I took a look back at our original financial model we presented to VCs in 2004.

San Jose 28

San Jose Angel Investor Term Sheet Venture Capital 28

NZ Entrepreneur

JULY 8, 2019

Soon after that first investment, I started my first business, and am now on my fifth (all $1m+ in revenue, but not all ‘successful’). Closing out, there are other things I just consider basic hygiene factors, like term sheets, shareholder agreements, personal guarantees, etc. to-date, since we launched in 2017.

New Zealand 42

New Zealand Entrepreneur Valuation Dilution 42

mashable.com

JUNE 11, 2013

In fact, recent research shows that 75% of startups fail (based on a study of 2,000 startups that received VC funding from 2004 to 2010). We spent six months fundraising only to walk away once we had a term sheet in hand because we realized we were making enough money to sustain and grow the business on our own terms.

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Cofounder Technical Review Startup Software Review 111