www.businessinsider.com

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

Many if not most seed investments in startups these days are done in the form of convertible debt, which is a loan that can convert to equity in a subsequent financing. The whole point is to provide a fast, easy form of financing that avoids wrestling over valuation. Y Combinator especially invests in Web or mobile. Your Money.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 11, 2011

Not to mention, early-stage startups usually only employ a few people focused on product and development. Today in Mobile. Mobile Lists. Money and Finance Lists. Therefore, marketing and public relations are often tackled piecemeal by whomever has time. More subscription options » Mashable News In Your Inbox.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 1, 2009

There’s no doubt (at least anecdotally) that the pace of VC investments in early-stage technology companies has picked up in the past few months. I hear from several sources that Sequoia is very active in the market aggressively chasing several deals and even driving up prices on some early-stage deals.

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Altgate

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

The presentation was on outsourcing generally, not just software engineering and the audience was very early stage companies (some yet to be founded). Now, for very early stage companies, you may be thinking, “I don’t have any cash, so outsourcing isn’t an option.&# To that I say baloney.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

Yes, it’s true that FOMO (fear of missing out) is driving some irrational behavior and valuations amongst uber competitive deals and well-financed VCs. Try charging customers for your product when you have 12 competitors giving the product away free finances by $20 million of VC. Mobility really changes everything.

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genylabs.typepad.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Member since 01/2005. Before you agree to take equity in lieu of cash, you need to understand that any individual early stage start-up company equity is most likely going to be worthless. September 2011. August 2011. April 2011. March 2011. February 2011. January 2011. December 2010. Blog powered by TypePad. Assistant Edge.

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Equity Technical Review San Jose Stock 40

Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

With all of the new ways to see early companies such as TechCrunch and YCombinator, I had a feeling that much of the luster was gone and debated whether it was worth the time to attend.The last time I went to DEMO was in 2005 for the launch of one of my companies, iControl Networks. MBA Mondays: Guest Post From Donna White. 3 days ago.

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Professor VC

OCTOBER 11, 2010

It was early in 2005 and the company was Facebook. I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State. MBA Mondays: Guest Post From Donna White.

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Social Network Networking Software Review San Jose 28

Professor VC

APRIL 11, 2008

Not to worry, I was busy working on closing the Series B financing for iControl Networks. I started working with the founders of iControl at the concept stage, prior to the first $100K of angel financing. Labels: CFO , home security , M and A , venture capital , venture financing. Steve Bennet. at 10:22 AM. Newer Post.

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Professor VC

JUNE 6, 2008

Out of the 12,500 founders of these firms, 181 (1.7%) die at some point between starting up the firm and the end of 2005 (Hvide 6). Some conclusions were that the founders role is more important in the very early stage in the creation of the horse and as the visionary and as the company moves beyond this stage, becomes replaceable.

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San Jose Technical Review Norway Angel Investor 28

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 15, 2010

Next Wednesday we’ll have Dana Settle of Greycroft Partners, a New York / LA early-stage venture capital fund. Often times when companies raise “bridge” financing (this is money from internal investors. Criteo was founded in 2005 in France; now based in Palo Alto, CA. We spoke briefly about why. Short answer: no.

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Professor VC

JULY 31, 2008

I actually enjoy the process of pulling together a selection of materials to create a complete course on Entrepreneurial Finance. I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. 5 hours ago. Both Sides of the Table.

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This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 26, 2011

It feels a lot like NYC as a whole did back in 2005--a handful of relatively disconnected folks, a few marquee companies and a whole lot of pent up interest in doing something impactful in the local community. Mobile Payment Disappointment. Android Backlash. I take a piece of plastic out of my wallet, and I can pay for stuff.

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www.currentlyobsessed.com

MAY 28, 2010

It hardly deserves any attention at all in the early stages. For some closing thoughts, I’ll just add that: Valuation tends to be too much of a focus for most early stage companies. He tries to write things that havent already been written 9000 times. I know this sounds crazy, but it’s not.

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Professor VC

JUNE 20, 2011

Financing, that is.I One truth of start-up financing is that it generally takes twice as long and twice as much money to accomplish your milestones. Most companies dont come close to their rose colored financial models prepared when going out for Series A financing. ProfessorVC. The last blogger in Silicon Valley.

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San Jose Angel Investor Term Sheet Venture Capital 28

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

I raised money as an entrepreneur, like you, in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2005 for two different companies. For example, if you’re looking to approach Kleiner Perkins it’s worth knowing that my friend Matt Murphy runs their iFund and therefore is the in-house expert on all things mobile. Meet early. Not so much.

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Up and Running

APRIL 1, 2015

million in venture capital —and they continue to grow, with plans for a mobile app and potential overseas expansion. The three decided to pool their finances and take a risk. Though the trio was hopeful that this move would help propel them to success, BloomNation was still very much in its early stages. “[We] says David.

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