ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 27, 2011

For a more elaborate explanation of the deal, please read my blog post 1M/1M: Alternative Financing For Startups Using A Sales Channel Partner. I have discussed at length why revenue sharing channel deals may serve as perfectly fine alternatives to raising equity (or even complements) because of their non-dilutive nature.

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View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

This post is inspired by some of the earliest conversations I have had with the team here at NextView and since the beginning of my VC journey. Back in 2018, my colleague Rob wrote a blog post about how the VC asset class is doing. This could mean that everything is going to be ok, as Tim Urban explained.

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View from Seed

JULY 15, 2020

One topic of conversation among VC’s over the last few months is how their portfolios are faring during the Covid pandemic. Other companies are great businesses, but are effectively encountering a dilution event. The business will ultimately emerge on the other end in good shape, but everyone will be more diluted as a result.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

A year ago I blogged about one of my most common mantras that applies to sales, biz dev & fund raising alike: “ Time is the Enemy of all Deals.&#. This conversation seems to come up very frequently these days both with portfolio companies and with entrepreneurs just looking for mentorship. How long is the window open?

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David Teten

JANUARY 19, 2021

Yes, via conversion rights at a valuation cap. Yes, via conversion rights at a valuation cap. As a result, unfounded hockey-stick graphs and unicorn promises give way to financial fluency, realistic expectations, frank conversations about what a business can credibly achieve, and transparency. . Of the Inc. raised from angels.

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Cofounder Technical Review Equity Dividend 78

Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 5, 2010

When I wrote a review of Four Steps on this blog in November, 2008, I did my best to be candid and warn of a few shortcomings: And Steve is the first to admit that its a "turgid" read, without a great deal of narrative flow. It is written in a conversational tone, doesnt take itself too seriously, and avoids extraneous fluff.

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View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

This post is inspired by some of the earliest conversations I have had with the team here at NextView and since the beginning of my VC journey. Back in 2018, my colleague Rob wrote a blog post about how the VC asset class is doing. This could mean that everything is going to be ok, as Tim Urban explained.

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

A number capable of signaling growth, like absolute count of conversions, conversion rate, total revenue, revenue per visitor, cost per acquired customer, among others. Most tools will not be capable of identifying the same user across different devices or browsers, diluting the value of customers who have multi-device journeys.

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www.seriesseed.com

DECEMBER 9, 2012

Series Seed Financing Documents Blog. Blog Archives.   Based on the comments received, both on the blog and in the many deals in which these documents have been used, I am convinced that the terms of a simple set of equity documents are really not an issue.  SeriesSeed.com. 09/02/2010. First they ignore you.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

JUNE 12, 2012

from his blog post ) …some civil engineers think the world of project management in their field is ripe for revolution, but do I know enough of them? Recently at WP Engine I did some brand new customer development for a new project that we think will revolutionize WordPress blog management. How many should I talk to?

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Starting a new hashtag and helping it grow requires more work than simply taking part in a larger conversation that is enjoying a moment of popularity. Tip: Only use these call-to-action hashtags on posts specifically related to that campaign, otherwise, you risk diluting the impact. Trending Hashtags.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 22, 2015

The Minimalist Guide To Managing Your Brand Reputation Online written by Guest Post read more at Small Business Marketing Blog from Duct Tape Marketing. Let me tell you, brand value is diluting. Most of the marketing experts unanimously vouch for one factor that gets most conversions, which is openness for customer opinions.

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View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

This post is inspired by some of the earliest conversations I have had with the team here at NextView and since the beginning of my VC journey. Back in 2018, my colleague Rob wrote a blog post about how the VC asset class is doing. This could mean that everything is going to be ok, as Tim Urban explained.

Valuation 156

Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Distribution Early Stage 156

Seeing Both Sides

AUGUST 28, 2017

Note: my blog has moved to www.seeingbothsides.com. But once entrepreneurs have their initial team and product in place, a few smart advisors around the table and the social proof required to attract great talent, why would they raise additional dilutive equity capital if they can raise non-dilutive capital through the sale of tokens?

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Seeing Both Sides

AUGUST 28, 2017

Note: my blog has moved to www.seeingbothsides.com. But once entrepreneurs have their initial team and product in place, a few smart advisors around the table and the social proof required to attract great talent, why would they raise additional dilutive equity capital if they can raise non-dilutive capital through the sale of tokens?

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Early Stage Equity Venture Capital Government 20

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 17, 2018

You get to have interesting conversations with founders and review business plans and then see how these businesses evolve over the years. The other day I posted some advice on Twitter that I just did free-formed from thoughts going through my head from recent conversations. There’s many more concepts I could have written about.

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Founder Dilution Software Review Later Stage 242

keen.io

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

Youre reading Radical Transparency — a blog brought to you by the team at Keen IO. True to my consulting roots, I made yet another Excel spreadsheet, plugging in the equations and the variables I found in the blogs mentioned above. Michelle Wetzler. Engineer, arranger, communicator, amateur photographer. Follow @michellewetzler.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 23, 2017

Priced equity financings make sense as they provide clarity around valuation and ownership dilution, while creating alignment between the investors and founders. I point back to Fred Wilson’s blog, specifically a guest post by Andy Sack on revenue based financing. However as the above links show, debt is a trickier subject.

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Agile VC

DECEMBER 4, 2014

But delaying or avoiding the conversation often results in it being more awkward than it needs to be. It’s also worth keeping in mind that regardless of how the founders’ common stock is divided, there will be future issuance of stock that will dilute the founders over the lifecycle of the company.

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2011

Productivity is only measured by what you actually accomplish, not by how many emails you read, tweets you send, or blogs you read, so my recommendation is that you literally turn off those programs and feeds at certain times of the day and only turn them back on when you are ready to focus on them. Work from home. Unsubscribe.

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Small Business Startup Dilution Email 119

Duct Tape Marketing

JANUARY 23, 2015

6 Key Tactics Agencies Use to Help Local Businesses Rank Higher in Google written by Guest Post read more at Small Business Marketing Blog from Duct Tape Marketing. This results in more relevant traffic to their sites and higher rankings within search results which can substantially decrease bounce rates and increase conversions.

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SEO Technical Review Illinois Reputation 28

ithacaVC

JUNE 3, 2015

Over the past few days there have been 2 important blog posts on convertible debt. Bottom line: the note holder chooses whichever option gives a lower price for conversion. per share (calculated by taking $10mm premoney valuation/10mm shares outstanding fully diluted = $1.00). 30 a share and buy a lot of Series A !!!

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 24, 2009

So I generally feel right at home in these conversations. My blog has over 14000 subscribers, for example. And as everyone’s attention starts to focus on those same indicators, their value is being diluted. And how could they possibly review a blog? Is that a lot? What is the right revenue model?

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San Francisco Lean Technical Review Distribution 113

Occam's Razor

APRIL 15, 2019

The conversion rate is down 30% at launch. But on this blog and in my newsletter I’ve shared enough strategies you should not use to slant data – use them. They dilute the analysis with non-facts. (That is different from everything that a company is doing not working out. :)). Don't compromise on your ethics.

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Leadership Non-Compete Analytics Software Review 79

ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Marketers that emphasize blogging are 13(x) more likely to have a positive ROI. A sales funnel concerns the process of lead conversion, while a sales pipeline is about the steps taken to nurture and close a deal. If you do not have a target in mind, your attention won’t be focused, and your conversion rate will suffer.

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B2C B2B Architecture Dilution 78

ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

What works for first-time customers might have less of an effect on (and be diluted by) people who are returning to buy again. ’ People report, ‘We know conversion to sale is lower on mobile; consumers research on mobile, the buy on their desktop. [We We see this pattern all the time] outside of a test.’.

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Tim Keane

JANUARY 12, 2010

. ·       Conversion provisions allowing preferred to convert to common if they choose or upon the closing of an IPO at a specified price.   A full ratchet anti-dilution clause is very unfriendly to entrepreneurs; it requires them to make up the entire difference in price from their own holdings.

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Term Sheet Valuation Dividend Liquidation Preference 68

The Next Web

JANUARY 31, 2014

It can be hard to remember the digital world before real-time; the speed at which conversations and stories race through the Internet and their momentum add a new dimension to reputation management. Admitting your failings in plain English – not corporate speak – will go a long way to help dilute the situation.

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Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

I failed to do that with Coremetrics and I paid dearly for it with dilution. Best, Brett” Note: this was originally posted on my blog at Lucky7.io was originally published in Austin Startups on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 14, 2013

We’re starting here with a conversation about content with Stephanie Hay , the leading voice behind Lean Content , which she describes as “finding the ‘right’ words to acquire customers before building products.” It would be a blanket approach and, ultimately as you suggested, dilute the messaging and demonstrate a lack of focus.

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2018

Starting a new hashtag and helping it grow requires more work than simply taking part in a larger conversation that is enjoying a moment of popularity. The downside to this is that your conversion rate may be lower than if you had used a more targeted hashtag. A trending hashtag is a hashtag related to a trending topic or event.

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Small Business Social Media Marketing Social Network 80

Hunter Walker

JANUARY 20, 2015

10x Angels gather info about the market from non-media sources and only contact the team when it’s actionable, such as “Hey, this PhD was talking about you guys on his blog. Or when an exciting A Round may “dilute” them (no, you own less of something much bigger. His info is usually pretty reliable. .

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ConversionXL

APRIL 14, 2016

According to Google Trends , the term “conversion rate optimization” is an official “breakout”, meaning “searches for that phrase have jumped by +5,000 percent” over the last few years. Even a mere 1 second delay can result in “11% fewer page views, a 16% decrease in customer satisfaction, and 7% loss in conversions.”. seconds to 2.9

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VC Adventure

AUGUST 30, 2010

Typically this conversion is at a discount to the next equity round (to compensate the debt investors for their risk) and sometimes carries warrants (same rational) or a cap on the equity price that the debt converts into. The most common forms of investment in early stage business are convertible debt and preferred equity. Conclusions?

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Angel Investor Early Stage Equity Valuation 103

Transformify

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Show respect to your mentor by keeping the conversation within their own time. Sometimes, the performance indicators ( KPIs) are too aggressive and not meeting them results in further dilution or accepting subsequent funding at a lower valuation. Book an appointment and prepare your questions beforehand on their schedule.

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 27, 2010

They got into a Twitter conversation that lasted a full six minutes. Get out of jail free and collect nearly $200k dilution-free on Kickstarter because you’ve got the ire of the crowds behind you at the right moment. I just had just written about Foursquare on my blog, so I was actually invited to his biz dev meeting, too.

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Venture Capital Dilution Partner PR 74

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2016

You Need to Find Your Mojo A Chip On Your Shoulder A few years ago I wrote a blog post on entrepreneurs with a chip on their shoulders. Getting Your Series A Mojo Back was originally published in Both Sides of the Table on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.

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