philipsmith.typepad.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Compensation-wise the biggest challenge is insuring people are respectful of my time and skills (when they don't write real checks for hourly or project work they don't tend to be quite as diligent on this as one would like!). The G&A Function in Early Stage Tech , The Startup Environment | Permalink. Tech Business Environment.

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abovethecrowd.com

APRIL 20, 2016

The pressures of lofty paper valuations, massive burn rates (and the subsequent need for more cash), and unprecedented low levels of IPOs and M&A, have created a complex and unique circumstance which many Unicorn CEOs and investors are ill-prepared to navigate. In Q1 of 2016 there were zero VC-backed technology IPOs.

IPO 40

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 9, 2011

Let’s review all of our existing investments. Companies raised too much money in 2005-08 and had high burn rates. I can’t say his name yet because he hasn’t announced funding. Not just tech companies but industrials, too. On Mar-6 it hit 6,626 or 53% off its peak. We need some visibility.

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