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Praying to the God of Valuation

Both Sides of the Table

SEEING THINGS FROM THE VC SIDE OF THE TABLE While I was a VC in 2007 & 2008 those were dead years because the market again evaporated due the the Global Financial Crisis (GFC). Almost no financings, many VCs and tech startups cratered for the second time in less than a decade following the dot com bursting.

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What is the Right Burn Rate at a Startup Company?

Both Sides of the Table

Conversely if you’re burning $600,000 per month (yes, some companies do) then you only have 5 months of cash left. We want a strong balance sheet (um, ok. but that’s our firm’s money on your balance sheet. We’re going to start aggressively spend money on marketing our product.

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How to Raise Startup Funding from Unlikely Angel Investors

Up and Running

Angels invest in one out of every forty deals they review (2.5%) versus the one out of 400 by VC’s (0.25%). They are professionals with full-time jobs, who often don’t have time for due diligence (and may not even know how to do it) and often make decisions through trusted referrals or based on gut feelings (more on gut feelings later).

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Experts share tips for mission-driven organizations on DE&I

Board Effect

To be clear, coming to an agreement with a diverse board does take more time, more challenging conversations and potential confrontation. Let’s look beyond numbers on a balance sheet. So, how do we gauge our progress?

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Out of the Crisis #4: Carl Liebert, crisis veteran and radical optimist

Startup Lessons Learned

The stories he told me during our conversation, somber as they are, show the truth of that belief. You can listen to our conversation on Apple podcasts , Google podcasts , or wherever you like to download. 9:33) Scaling Up Excellence , process debt, technical debt, and human capital debt, plus rapid prototyping during the pandemic. (13:58)

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2022 Predictions

Eric Friedman

The underlying technology is here and in game progress should be transferrable. Far fetched, but with a balance sheet that is gigantic and the Peloton stock around $38 ($12bln market cap) at the time of this writing, I could see this making a lot of sense. . Hey not bad – scored an incredible 1.5 Now onwards to 2022.

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2023 Predictions

Eric Friedman

The underlying technology is here and in game progress should be transferrable. Far fetched, but with a balance sheet that is gigantic and the Peloton stock around $38 ($12bln market cap) at the time of this writing, I could see this making a lot of sense. -1: 2022 Predictions Legend = -1 = -.75 1: Nailed it. 1: Failed it.