Professor VC
OCTOBER 11, 2010
Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? Got around to seeing The Social Network this past weekend. I did a little searching around the web to try and find a truth vs. fiction comparison, but the closest I found was "The 10 Most Glaring Lies In The Social Network" on the Business Insider. ProfessorVC.
Both Sides of the Table
AUGUST 9, 2011
Companies raised too much money in 2005-08 and had high burn rates. I show charts on housing, structural unemployment, home equity re-financings that we spent meaning less spending power post crash, new housing sales, debt-to-income ratios, public-sector job problems that will cause crises in cities and states across the US.
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Professor VC
NOVEMBER 14, 2011
Angel investments are highly risky and I would estimate that over 90% provide no return to equity investors. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? This is why 25-30 investments are required to achieve proper diversification as an angel. A Lot of Horn Tooting over a Kazoo sized deal.
Professor VC
JANUARY 27, 2011
Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? A Lot of Horn Tooting over a Kazoo sized deal. ▼ January. (1). How Much Diligence is Due. ► 2010. (7). ► October. (2). ► September. (2). Are DEMO's days numbered? Angie's List or AngelList? ► July. (1).
Professor VC
MARCH 10, 2009
Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? They have a standard presentation on bootstrapping, which they present around the country. Kennet has a white paper on that summarizes why bootstrapped businesses are the best. A Lot of Horn Tooting over a Kazoo sized deal. ► January. (1).
Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 14, 2016
Social networking finally came of age connected the planet and leading to enormous wealth creation for Facebook employees and investors. In the case of startups the “buyer” is the VC looking to part cash for “purchasing” equity in your startup. They had no such motive and no such power. Even Sequoia.
www.chubbybrain.com
SEPTEMBER 28, 2011
Don’t exacerbate the issue by needing to figure out how to deal with a large equity deadweight on your hands (investors won’t like that the #2 stakeholder is absent, even estranged, from your company). So, the best way of dealing with this issue is to take a long, long vesting period for all major sweat equity founders.
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