View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Warning – this assumes some basic knowledge of VC performance metrics. Building off Rob’s original post, let’s continue to look at the 2007 vintage. Note : not including vintages > 2012 because they have not been fully baked and there is some noise. Source: Cambridge Associates (VC) & TradingView (Equities).

Valuation 319

Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Distribution Early Stage 319

View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Warning – this assumes some basic knowledge of VC performance metrics. Building off Rob’s original post, let’s continue to look at the 2007 vintage. Note : not including vintages > 2012 because they have not been fully baked and there is some noise. Source: Cambridge Associates (VC) & TradingView (Equities).

Valuation 295

Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Distribution Early Stage 295

View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Warning – this assumes some basic knowledge of VC performance metrics. Building off Rob’s original post, let’s continue to look at the 2007 vintage. Note : not including vintages > 2012 because they have not been fully baked and there is some noise. Source: Cambridge Associates (VC) & TradingView (Equities).

Valuation 156

Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Distribution Early Stage 156

Cracking the Code

MARCH 12, 2010

4) Cash balance increase indicates a focus on M&A to drive further growth The past few months have also been marked by a few high profile equity and debt announcements - most notably SuccessFactors, Taleo and Saleforce.com. ► 2012. (1). ► 2007. (10). SaaS business metrics: why are they different?

Software Review 63

Software Review Technical Review Cloud Forecast 63

www.lanceglasser.com

MAY 13, 2012

Metrics for cyclical businesses. Customer Equity. Glasser 2007-2012. Business Essays, Blogs, and Musings. Finance and budgeting. A Model for Return on Engineering Expenses. Growth, Profitability, and the Stock Price. Let the Games Begin! Stock buybacks. The Year of the Black Swan. Definitions of common financial terms.

CTO 40

CTO CTO Hire Technical Review Architecture 40

The Equity Kicker

JULY 3, 2012

Yesterday Microsoft announced the write off of $6.2bn of the $6.3bn it paid for interactive ad company aQuantive in 2007. In the quarter to March 2012 Microsoft’s Online Services Division (OSD) saw revenues of $707m which was about 4% of total revenues, and it lost $479m. Unfortunately this prediction has not come to pass.

Exit Strategy 96

Exit Strategy Acquisition Advertising Metrics 96

ConversionXL

JULY 29, 2015

Equity-based – Equity returns (e.g., Harms (2007) found that economic value was one of the strongest motivators for crowdfunding supporters. Kuppuswamy and Bayus (2013) analyzed all Kickstarter projects from 2009 to 2012. That inflated metric, in turn, should help you collect more donations moving forward.

Campaign 48

Campaign Reputation Metrics Naming 48