Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 2, 2012

In the fall of 2010 Mahendra Ramsinghani reached out to me by email about a new book he was working on called The Business of Venture Capital: Insights from Leading Practitioners on the Art of Raising a Fund, Deal Structuring, Value Creation, and Exit Strategies. In June 2011 Mahendra sent me and Seth a final draft of the book.

Venture Capital 136

Venture Capital Exit Strategy Angel Investor Deal Structure 136

YoungUpstarts

MAY 9, 2019

What constitutes the best potential partner to work with? Gone are the days of sending out two hundred investment books to potential buyers. It can be very lucrative to partner with private equity. But the principal or vice president, and partner or managing director, they won’t change during the course of the investment.

Private Equity 113

Private Equity Equity Investment Bankers Government 113

Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 10, 2008

Bessemer SaaS Law #1: Your key monthly business metrics are: CMRR (Committed Monthly Recurring Revenue), Churn, and Cash flow - “Bookings” is for suckers. A simple example would be if Customer A signs a one-year deal at $10,000 per month, and Customer B signs a three-year deal at $5,000 per month.

Software Review 48

Software Review North America Europe Metrics 48

Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

JANUARY 21, 2011

Investment in small businesses require knowledge of transactions and the related aspects such as business valuation, due diligence, deal structuring / financing, contracts, etc. Not so much because of the chump change we made (my distribution partner and I), but more so because of the invaluable lessons learned in the process.

Internet 80

Internet Technical Review Stock Due Diligence 80