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Seed Stage Founders Undervalue Angels With Marketing & Comms Expertise

Hunter Walker

Why Bringing These Two Skillsets Onto Your Cap Table Early Is Worth It. In 10 years of venture investing I don’t think I’ve ever participated in a seed round which had less demand than supply. More often though it comes down to a combination of circumstances: in what industry is this startup building? Nor Do VCs.

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Startup Cap Table Management: What to Know as You Grow

Board Effect

Let’s not waste time listing everything startups could be doing to more effectively manage their cap tables. When it comes to cap table management in startup companies, it’s unrealistic to expect perfection. What does your cap table need to address at each stage of growth? Defining Cap Tables.

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Flexible VC, a New Model for Companies Targeting Profitability

David Teten

More and more startups are pursuing Revenue-Based VCs , but “RBI” doesn’t fit everyone. From RBI, Flexible VCs borrow the ability to reap meaningful returns without demanding founders build for an exit. Santa Clara University shares their demand dividend structure. . of startups raise VC. Financial management obligation.

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Want to Know How VC’s Calculate Valuation Differently from Founders?

Both Sides of the Table

If I get demand from people after this video to do a deeper dive on term sheets we will. Tags: Startup Advice This Week in Venture Capital. How VC’s Calculate Valuation : We walked through a standard deal where you raise $1 million at a $3 million pre-money valuation leading to a $4 million post money valuation.

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Making Decisions in Context

Austin Startup

August 20, 2017: This is another in my series of posts all leading up to a book on Startup Decision Making. One of the most common mistakes I see in startups is making decisions that lose sight of the context , including the past, present, and future. Sooner or later everybody in a startup knows what everyone else is getting paid.

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What is the Definition of a Seed Round or an A Round?

Both Sides of the Table

If you want a great primer on how the VC and startup funding scene changed here’s a great primer. Entrepreneurs started demanding that VCs call their first-round financings “seed” rounds even if they were $3 million. It is less about actual money and more about structure of your Cap Table.

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What is the Definition of a Seed Round or an A Round?

Gust

If you want a great primer on how the VC and startup funding scene changed here’s a great primer. Entrepreneurs started demanding that VCs call their first-round financings “seed” rounds even if they were $3 million. It is less about actual money and more about structure of your Cap Table. It’s hard building a startup.

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