Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 2, 2013

That means merger and acquisition (M&A), not initial public offering (IPO). No VC or Angel investors I know are interested in a bunch of angry, crammed-down small investors as co-shareholders. That goes back to the strength of the management team as the #1 threshold. Exit strategy.

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The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 29, 2013

You know cost of acquisition at a low scale, so instead of 10 users you decide to test with 100 or 300 users. Once the money is spent, young entrepreneurs are usually faced with this situation: The Cram Round - Founders raise money at a lower valuation than the first round and now understand what anti dilution clauses really mean.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

In times when venture capital is hard to get, investors extract high costs for failure (down-rounds, cram downs , new management teams, shut down the company.) What’s the customer acquisition cost? Who influences a sale? Who recommends a sale? Who is the decision maker? Who is the economic buyer?

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