Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

It helped me avoid chasing deals (and a house) in 2007/08 and it led to GRP’s fastest pace of investment in many years in the first three quarters of 2009 at a time when many others weren’t investing. But imagine a VC that did 12 deals per year in 2006, 2007 & 2008. The deal was done in late 2007.

Burn Rate 263

Burn Rate Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Private Equity 263

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

In both of these scenarios angels made great returns precisely because they didn’t need to dip their hands into their pockets a second or third time, their companies didn’t go bankrupt and they didn’t get buried in the cap tables by large VCs who put in “pay to play” provisions in tough times. So where are we now? It’s hard to say.

Angel Investor 152

Angel Investor Cap Table Early Stage Deal Flow 152

Steve Blank

MARCH 22, 2016

Kerry Frank co-founded Comply365 in 2007 with her husband. There’s almost $2 billion spent in North America on paying to play basketball. Vaughn : You’re in a better position when you know what it is because you don’t have anything and they’re stuck with what they have. ” . …

Entrepreneur 120

Entrepreneur North America Cofounder Silicon Valley 120

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 14, 2016

You’ll see here that in 2007 people were willing to pay 7.7x So inside rounds get delayed and when there are non-participants you often find “recaps” or “structure” or “pay-to-play” provisions. forward revenue for SaaS businesses when in the years before it had been less than 5x.

Valuation 150

Valuation Down Round Startup Later Stage 150