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Startup IPO Market: A Fickle Mistress ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

But if you read the whole article you glean more insight… the entire public equity markets have sunk in the last 3-4 months. Or growth and sound economic policies in developed countries could return quickly. 10 July 2012, 7:05 pm Why Do VC’s Have Ownership Targets? What will happen for the startup IPO market?

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Seven Reasons to Become a Founding Entrepreneur ? AGILEVC

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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).

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Facebook S-1: The Most Anticipated IPO in a Decade ? AGILEVC

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February 2, 2012. I’ll focus for now on the business itself, there’s plenty of other info on the web if you care to understand the equity ownership or financing history of Facebook and frankly this has been fairly well known for awhile. ==. Filing Date : February 1, 2012. How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC.

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Why Twitter is A Media Company ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

March 18, 2012. While Twitter has acquired various client apps like TweetDeck, they let various 3rd party developers pursue the premium service revenue opportunity. 10 July 2012, 7:05 pm Why Do VC’s Have Ownership Targets? 9 July 2012, 1:10 pm Directr – Tell Your Story 30 June 2012, 1:55 am. And Why 20%?

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The Rise & Fall of Great Venture Firms [Part 1] ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

July 11, 2012. The names of these once great, now defunct firms may not be terribly familiar today but here are just a few examples: American Research & Development [Boston] –> Founded by George Doriot and depending how you count it, either the first or second formal VC firm in the US. How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC.

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ProfessorVC: Touched by an Angel

Professor VC

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. ► 2012. (1). My facebook can beat up your facebook. November 22, 2009 2:03 AM.

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Ten questions the entrepreneur should ask the (prospective) investor

Tim Keane

What development stage is your primary business focus? 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. What development stage is your primary business focus?