Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 11, 2022

There were startups and a software industry but barely. 2001–2007: THE BUILDING YEARS The dot com bubble had burst. SEEING THINGS FROM THE VC SIDE OF THE TABLE While I was a VC in 2007 & 2008 those were dead years because the market again evaporated due the the Global Financial Crisis (GFC). There was no money train.

Valuation 466

Valuation San Francisco Ratchet Liquidation Preference 466

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 2, 2010

VC’s raise this money from university endowments, public & private pension funds, insurance companies, banks who invest from their balance sheet or that of their wealthy clients, “family offices&# which means money from very wealthy people, etc. And funds also have investments from the partners of the firm.

Venture Capital 269

Venture Capital Balance Sheet Early Stage Software Review 269

Up and Running

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

This is Sabrina Parsons, the CEO of Palo Alto Software. If you don’t hear anything else I’m saying in this presentation, remember this, an unsupportive spouse can kill a business faster than a bad marketing plan, so you want to make sure that your spouse or partner is bought into what you are doing. Let me tell you guys something.

Social Media 60

Social Media Small Business Software Review Technical Review 60

Up and Running

AUGUST 16, 2017

In game theory, a contract is an incentive compatible if “every participant can achieve the best outcome to him/herself just by acting according to his/her true preferences” (Nisan and Roughgarden, 2007). Try to find a partner that diversifies your skill set. First, you have to know what are your own strengths and weaknesses.

Business Plan 127

Business Plan Hockey Stick Cofounder Salary 127