crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 10, 2013

It’s difficult to fake corporate culture | Business Insider – [link]. How a 1-Page Business Model Will – and Won’t–Help Your Lean Startup | by Kevin Dewalt – [link]. The critical metrics for each stage of your SaaS business | by Lars Lofrgren – [link]. They can make your business better.

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View from Seed

FEBRUARY 19, 2015

I called the recruiter running the search and told him I was going to step down and hire a CEO. Think more about business models. I’ve seen many companies with great products die because a great product is not necessarily a great business. Keep at it. Be pragmatic. But sometimes you can’t.

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Tim Keane

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

.  If the venture with these characteristics is worth investing in, the business is going to take longer and cost more to get to its milestone. Third, angels in particular have had unpleasant experiences with second rounds that are venture led where down-round terms are painful and expensive.   Search.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 14, 2016

In the case of venture funding that shift was massive amounts of non-VC capital in search of higher returns and emulating the successes of Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter plus the expectation of huge returns at Uber, Airbnb, Dropbox, etc. Why Down Rounds are Harder Than You May Think. Down rounds are hard.

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Tim Keane

AUGUST 20, 2009

"  The problem has been that too-high valuations and too generous terms have spawned painful down rounds that squash the entrepreneur and his early investors.    New money, usually VC money, comes in and crams down those early investors and takes substantial shares from the entrepreneur. 

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