Lightspeed Venture Partners

NOVEMBER 19, 2012

Season 4 of week 10 of Shark Tank was interesting because two of the pitches were for internet businesses that I could imagine seeing in my day job as a Silicon Valley Venture Capitalis t. But given that the development has been done, the growth of the company comes down to distribution and marketing.

Pre-Money Valuation 158

Pre-Money Valuation Alabama Valuation Churn Rate 158

Lightspeed Venture Partners

DECEMBER 10, 2012

As O’Leary said, this isn’t an equity investment. They could have either paid someone a healthy salary out of the profits that they are making, or they could have given someone a much smaller equity stake in the company to attract an experienced business person. Astonishingly, the entrepreneurs took the deal.

Covenant 153

Covenant Warrant Southern California Los Angeles 153

Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

For a Series A round you want to prove you have built a repeatable and scalable sales/revenue model and understand all parts of the business model. Series B is about proving your net revenue model (can you be profitable?). Team, Product, Traction, Business Model and Market. Business Model.

Cofounder 429

Cofounder Seed Stage Valuation Metrics 429

Professor VC

JUNE 20, 2011

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. I took a look back at our original financial model we presented to VCs in 2004. The business model (OEM through broadband and home security companies for mass distribution) if not specific product functionality has remained largely the same. ProfessorVC.

San Jose 28

San Jose Angel Investor Term Sheet Venture Capital 28

maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

I’m not afraid to pick up the phone, cold call someone, use LinkedIn to find someone who’s recently left a company that might be considered competitive and ask them for advise around the business model and marketplace. Ideally you can pay them based + equity so that you’ll get their attention and focus on the project.

Technical Review 44

Technical Review Startup Cofounder Software Review 44

www.paulgraham.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Silicon Valleydominates, then Boston, then Seattle, Austin, Denver, and New York. Even in New York the number of startups percapita is probably a 20th of what it is in Silicon Valley. It is irresponsible not to think about business models. Afterthat theres not much. Why is the falloff so sharp?

Startup 108

Startup Software Review Hiring Detroit 108

Up and Running

MAY 23, 2016

The one-page pitch format is also more suitable for SaaS businesses that are constantly testing new ideas. Your pitch is going to cover your strategy (what you’re going to do), your tactics (how you’re going to do it), your business model (how you will make money), and your schedule (who is doing what and when).

Software Review 74

Software Review Software Delaware Forecast 74

techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Especially if you aren’t from around Silicon Valley. I too am looking for someone to work with that knows the manufacturing and distribution end of a solid product. even something like joining a climbing gym can work – in silicon valley, they’re full of techies! How to have good startup? [.]

Technical Review 84

Technical Review Cofounder Technical Cofounder Software Review 84

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 12, 2010

We discussed NY vs. Silicon Valley and NY vs. Boston. We also discussed having distributed teams (e.g. Why liberal arts undergraduate degrees can be more valuable than economics / business undergraduate degrees. -Company grew by more than “400% each year” for past few years [assume growth metric = revenues].

Venture Capital 217

Venture Capital Los Angeles Oakland Asia 217

Professor VC

DECEMBER 8, 2015

one company running out of cash and another with cash but searching for a business model). Musk was the early winner taking the CEO role (for a brief period) in the merged company and the largest equity stake as well. Often times those involve trading within a venture capital portfolio or between two venture firms portfolios.

Merger 28

Merger LP IPO Redemption 28

David Teten

MARCH 18, 2021

Foundry Group, investing primarily in “ Software and Internet ”, follows six major themes, e.g., Human Computer Interaction (HCI) or Distribution. 2) Business model-defined funds. B2B vs B2C) within the business model preference. . Data from OpenVC shows that VCs typically focus on 2 technology classes.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Cofounder Venture Capital Deal Flow 78

Steve Blank

MAY 3, 2022

The government buys and distributes commercial images from startups to supplement their own and shares them with Ukraine as part of a broader intelligence-sharing arrangement that the head of Defense Intelligence Agency described as “ revolutionary.” Today, commercial companies have their own satellites providing unclassified imagery.

Ukraine 287

Ukraine China Private Equity Russia 287

Life Beyond Code

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Once the $1 million revenue milestone is crossed, entrepreneurs find it easier to find additional customers, manage working capital, and access funding, whether it is credit or equity. a distributed, democratic model of capitalism. No, you do not need to come to Silicon Valley to learn entrepreneurship.

Programming 116

Programming Silicon Valley Bootstrapping Technical Review 116

Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 20, 2019

We have a unique business model that allows us to be the most competitive lender in the space, by either working with lending partners or originating the loans ourselves. You see like Silicon Valley, Hawaii is becoming its own startup paradise. But unlike Silicon Valley, we’ve got our own set of problems.

Papua New Guinea 66

Papua New Guinea Hawaii Advisory Board Churn Rate 66

steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

– Mike [link] Reply Jeff Skinner , on May 24, 2010 at 9:28 am said: Steve, you don’t know me though I use your ‘Customer Development process’ video in my classes (Entrepreneurship at London Business School). Jeff skinner Faculty, London Business School. Can we touch base on this.

Software Review 110

Software Review Startup Silicon Valley Analytics 110

Up and Running

DECEMBER 9, 2014

We’re building a True SaaS company in Boise, Idaho, not in Silicon Valley or not in New York. You have to focus on for the nuts and bolts, what is the business model, how are we going to make money. Jared could you quickly tell us what are the pros and cons of a bank loan versus an investment for equity?

Small Business 95

Small Business Finance Forecast Metrics 95

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

free, distributed source code control management system. YCombinator Series AA Equity Financing Documents. model legal documents. Founder Equity Issues. Venture Hacks equity section. Legal, Equity, etc. s leading practice that is dedicated to providing full assistance with business planning.

Software Review 53

Software Review Technical Review Startup 53