Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
What You Can Learn From Public Markets It doesn’t really take a genius to realize that what happens in the public markets will filter back to the private markets because the ultimate exit of these companies is either an IPO or an acquisition (often by a public company whose valuation is fixed daily by the market).
Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 8, 2014
billion 2013 figure) have been massive financings at Honest Company ($70mm), JustFab ($85mm), ZipRecruiter ($63mm) and lord only knows how much SnapChat has actually accumulated. Is it any surprise to see Zulily in Seattle, Wayfair in Boston, ExactTarget in Indianapolis, TrueCar in Los Angeles, GroupOn in Chicago or BuzzFeed in NYC?
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Hearpreneur
JANUARY 19, 2022
Especially during challenging times, retention is significantly more crucial than acquisition. When open houses in Seattle Real Estate shut down at the beginning of the pandemic my Photography business knew that Virtual Tours were going to be very important. Thanks to Gavin Johnson, Evking ! #3- 3- Caring for the team.
Feld Thoughts
MAY 20, 2010
This is now TechStars fifth meaningful acquisition and the first from the 2008 class. And – if that wasn’t enough, Localytics , a TechStars Boston 2009 company, closed a $700k round of financing led by Launchpad Venture Group and New York Angels. I’m super proud of Andy Smith, Stephen Blankenship, and the whole DailyBurn team.
keen.io
FEBRUARY 5, 2013
To begin answering this question, I started on a quest to understand startup financing. This book was written to help founders negotiate financing with investors, but it really helped me understand Keen’s financial situation, and I highly recommend it to anyone joining a startup. First, I read Venture Deals by Brad Feld.
Version One Ventures
MAY 24, 2016
billion in financing in 2015 (with 395 deals). In addition, with giants like Intel, Google, Apple, Facebook in their backyard, Bay Area startups are more visible for acquisition. If you’re not in one of these major metropolises that Graham wrote about (say, Seattle, Toronto, Chicago, Boulder…), what’s your city’s collective drive?
ReadWriteStart
JANUARY 6, 2011
This curriculum is based on the various questions entrepreneurs have asked me over these 64 sessions, spanning financing, positioning, customer acquisition, marketing, sales, channel, and various other early stage, startup-related issues. He is looking for financing for the show. I like the idea, and recognize the problem.
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