Steve Blank
MARCH 16, 2016
For the first few years, your VCs want you to keep your head down, build the product, find product/market fit and ship to get to some inflection point (revenue, users, etc.). Not for some short-time “lets flip the company” strategy but an eye for who, how and when you can make an acquisition happen. If so, how is the revenue measured?
Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 14, 2022
A reverse merger is the acquisition of an already public company (usually a dormant shell) to avoid the Initial Public Offering (IPO) process and cost, to quickly get your startup on a public exchange for fund raising through visibility and selling stock. There just aren’t enough angel investors and VCs to go around.
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Startup Professionals Musings
DECEMBER 8, 2019
A reverse merger is the acquisition of an already public company (usually a dormant shell) to avoid the Initial Public Offering (IPO) process and cost, to quickly get your startup on a public exchange for fund raising through visibility and selling stock. There just aren’t enough angel investors and VCs to go around.
Both Sides of the Table
JULY 29, 2010
People buy companies for 3 primary reasons: 1) they want the management team / talent 2) they want the technology or 3) they want the market traction (revenue, customer base, profits, etc). Mark Jeffrey - Q: “Is it more traditional to do your ESOP (employee stock option plan) before or after your angel or Series A funding?&#
Berkonomics
DECEMBER 6, 2010
Use stock options and warrants to pay for service only rarely. Earlier, I stated that stock options are the currency of early stage business. When assessing the relative merit of using attractive non-cash forms of compensation for outside services, first be aware of the true value of your stock.
Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 17, 2017
It was a stock option incentive related “expense” but I bet you didn’t know that because in an era where we only read the headlines — they must be a train wreck losing billions. Revenue When I look at an income statement I start by focusing on the revenue line. You need to understand the “quality” of the revenue.
Agile VC
JUNE 5, 2011
They’ve grown from nothing to >$2B in revenue in 30 months time, making the company among the fastest growing businesses in the histroy of the world. How They Make Money: Groupon keeps a share of the coupon value (typically 40-50%) as its net revenue (1). Financial Snapshot: 2010 Revenue: $713M. to the merchant.
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