Agile VC

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

September 27, 2011. Providence Equity invested $100M at a $1B valuation not because of their technology or product, but because the network owners contributed a lot of valuable content… or at least access to it for 2years. © 2011 GenuineVC - All rights reserved. How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC. Previous Entries.

Silicon Valley 100

Silicon Valley Seed Stage Syndicate Syndication 100

Agile VC

FEBRUARY 9, 2012

In the modern age public market investors, whether they be focused on equities (stocks), fixed income (bonds), currencies, commodities, or derivatives of these, all have access to essentially the same investment choices and the same body of information. © 2011 GenuineVC - All rights reserved. How do you win? Previous Entries.

Seed Stage 100

Seed Stage Framework Silicon Valley Early Stage 100

Agile VC

JANUARY 18, 2012

2) The Pyramid Scheme of Startup Equity - Just like multi-level marketing schemes, in startups it pays to get in on the ground floor. But founding entrepreneurs typically own an order of magnitude more equity than early hires (who themselves will have disproportionate ownership relative to later hires). What’s Your Favorite Future?

Entrepreneur 100

Entrepreneur Cofounder Silicon Valley Seed Stage 100

Agile VC

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

September 19, 2011. A slow-growth, but cash rich business like this could be a better fit for a retailer, private equity fund, or other type of owner in the longer run. © 2011 GenuineVC - All rights reserved. How To Think About The Future. AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. What’s Your Favorite Future?

Silicon Valley 100

Silicon Valley Private Equity Seed Stage Syndicate 100

Agile VC

JANUARY 27, 2012

It’s also worth noting that in the last 5-10 years breakout startups have remained private much longer than in decades past, so more of the equity appreciation has been captured by private investors than public market investors. © 2011 GenuineVC - All rights reserved. What’s Your Favorite Future? Previous Entries.

Hockey Stick 113

Hockey Stick Seed Stage Silicon Valley Syndicate 113

Agile VC

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

If you and all the people around your startup (co-founders, advisors, existing investors) feel strongly that the company A) could benefit from additional equity capital at this time and B) you’ve accomplished value accretive milestones since your last round of funding, then it might make sense to talk with potential new investors.

Early Stage 100

Early Stage Syndicate Syndication Silicon Valley 100

Agile VC

MARCH 18, 2012

The rumors and estimates vary, but the most widely cited for 2011 was eMarketer’s guesstimate of $140M. How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC Syndicate 10 July 2012, 5:13 pm What A VC Orders for Breakfast Says 27 June 2012, 10:16 am To Leave or Not to Leave as Your Startup Grows 12 June 2012, 12:21 pm. What’s Your Favorite Future?

Media 113

Media Advertising Silicon Valley Revenue 113

Tim Keane

APRIL 12, 2006

If the investors ideal size is smaller than your need, you ought to ask about syndication. If they don’t like to syndicate, or don’t have a track record of doing it, you will want to consider your options. It’s only human for the entrepreneur to want to retain as much equity as possible and for the investor to want to minimize risk.

Entrepreneur 60

Entrepreneur Valuation Sweat Equity Common Stock 60

Professor VC

JANUARY 17, 2008

One of my comments was that we would likely see more institutionalization of angel groups and syndication of deals among groups. There needs to be enough equity to go around for founders, early investors, later investors, and employees. ► 2011. (7). My facebook can beat up your facebook. Older Post. Twitter Updates.

Pre-Money Valuation 28

Pre-Money Valuation Angel Investor Angel Groups Valuation 28

Professor VC

JUNE 20, 2011

Monday, June 20, 2011. But of course, the model had us requiring only $10M equity to breakeven and to achieve $185M in revenues in 2008 (the magic Year 5 in all business plans). June 21, 2011 2:32 PM. June 21, 2011 4:21 PM. ▼ 2011. (7). ProfessorVC. The last blogger in Silicon Valley. How much is enough?

San Jose 28

San Jose Angel Investor Term Sheet Venture Capital 28

Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

Whether you buy this or not for public equities, the market for early stage private companies has always been wildly inefficient. ► 2011. (7). The theory states that all ifnormation is publicy available and it is not possible to earn returns above average on a risk-adjusted basis. Older Post. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).

Angel Investor 28

Angel Investor Angel Groups San Jose Venture Capital 28