Both Sides of the Table

MAY 28, 2018

Let me check my plan.” There are many things a VC is looking for in reviewing your business plan but beyond things the like the quality of revenue, margins, OPEX and CAPEX there’s a really simple rule I call, “Cash In, Cash Out, Milestones Achieved.” Every VC wants to fund a deal that seems to have too much demand.

Burn Rate 247

Burn Rate Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Dilution 247

Lightspeed Venture Partners

NOVEMBER 19, 2012

They had three stages to their plan. The first was to franchise their model, selling a captain a $35,000 boat and a business plan to replicate Corks Away for $175,000. The second, which they quickly backed away from, was to build out their Pesto Torte appetizer into a consumer packaged goods food business.

Pre-Money Valuation 166

Pre-Money Valuation Alabama Valuation Churn Rate 166

Tim Keane

JANUARY 12, 2010

An average of these ranges results in a pre-money valuation of about $4MM.   If similarly situated companies are seeing $3.5MM pre-money valuations, this might become the target valuation. An average of these ranges results in a pre-money valuation of about $4MM.

Term Sheet 68

Term Sheet Valuation Dividend Liquidation Preference 68

www.paulgraham.com

APRIL 28, 2010

A lawyer I asked about it said: When the company goes public, the SEC will carefully study all prior issuances of stock by the company and demand that it take immediate action to cure any past violations of securities laws. In an IPO, it might not merely addexpense, but change the outcome. So theyre going to raise $200,000.

Technical Review 76

Technical Review Startup Software Review Angel Investor 76