Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

He had made some structural mistakes in NextMedium that meant the Cap Table and leadership team was a bit wacky. He also served nearly 2 years as an EIR and Scout at True Ventures one of the Silicon Valley firms I most respect. Relationships. So what gives? Mark, why wouldn’t you fund him?

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Gust

OCTOBER 8, 2014

A-rounds back then seemed to be anywhere from $2-3 million (LA or NYC) or up to $5 million in Silicon Valley. $5 It is less about actual money and more about structure of your Cap Table. Invested Interests cap table venture capital' My personal definition? Reblogged via [link].

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OnlyOnce

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

” While the founding team was exploring potential business opportunities that allowed us to make a bigger impact on the world, Silicon Valley Bank and High Alpha Innovation were together envisioning a platform to help VC-backed portfolio companies more effectively navigate the complex world of executive talent needs. “The

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 20, 2017

Your Cap Table is something that deserves constant care and attention. Messy cap tables can come back to haunt you when you do a financing or sell the company. That will keep the Silicon Valley wags buzzing for some time to come. Keep the valuations consistent with company progress.

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David Teten

AUGUST 19, 2019

We provide revenue-based funding and business acceleration support to service-based small businesses located outside of major capital markets such as Silicon Valley and New York City.”. “We Limited amount of existing debt and a clean cap table”. We can fund to to 4x MRR (Monthly Recurring Revenue).

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Hunter Walker

JULY 19, 2017

[Stefon voice] “The hottest club in Silicon Valley is ‘Scouts.'” The ties in Silicon Valley are complex! ” Yup, after Sequoia and a few others funds debuted a ‘Scouts’ program several years back, many firms have lined up their version. Are you a Scout for multiple funds?

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Hippoland

APRIL 10, 2016

Standard vesting practices in the Silicon Valley at this time of writing are 4 year vesting with a 1 year cliff. You will have tremendous difficulty raising money with this kind of cap table, and investors will make you restructure your cap table.

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Business Plan Blog

NOVEMBER 13, 2013

Some well-known Silicon Valley angel groups are Band of Angels, Sandhill Angels, TIE angels and others. It gives in depth examples & templates explaining documents like Term Sheet, Cap Table, Convertible Securities plus the importance of 83(b) filing. Links to Download Arushi’s eBook.

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Scott Edward Walker

OCTOBER 28, 2014

This week, we present legendary angel investor Ron Conway (commonly referred to as the “ Godfather of Silicon Valley ”) and Marc Andreessen , a brilliant entrepreneur and co-founder and general partner of the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz. Ron Conway (at 25:12). Marc Andreessen (at 26:01).

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Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 9, 2020

5:01) Brian's thoughts on the human dimension to his approach and how that sets him apart in Silicon Valley. (6:06) 59:03) The need for creativity, intuition and compassion in Silicon Valley and business. (1:00:23) 59:03) The need for creativity, intuition and compassion in Silicon Valley and business. (1:00:23)

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 11, 2019

Eventually, I joined Jenny Lefcourt in the initiative called Founders for Change, where we’re amplifying the voices of the founders who are demanding greater representation and diversity not only within their organization, their cap table, and their board rooms, but also in terms of the makeup of all of these organizations.

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abovethecrowd.com

APRIL 20, 2016

Ironically, Carreyou is not a Silicon Valley-focused reporter, and the success of the piece served as a wake-up call for other journalists who may have been struck by Unicorn fever. The typical Silicon Valley term sheet does not include such terms. You can no longer simply look at the cap table and estimate your return.

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Professor VC

JUNE 6, 2016

However, in my 25 years in the Silicon Valley startup ecosystem, I've experienced the VC corollary to the golden rule much more often: "He has the gold makes the rules!" In addition, the entrepreneur has only one investment entity on its cap table rather than a long list of individual angels.

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venturehacks.com

OCTOBER 21, 2010

Update : Check out our $9 cap table which calculates the effect of the option pool shuffle on your effective valuation. Reply # Anonymous · Jul 17, 2008 Hi, I was wondering if the posted ranges for option grants in Silicon Valley are still current and how/where did you get them? share to $1.00/share: Many Thanks!

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Hunter Walker

AUGUST 23, 2023

I can vouch for his genuine optimism Hunter Walk: You got to work with a number of different VCs on your cap table for Anchor. MM: When we were building Anchor, we had a few VCs ask us if we would move the company to Silicon Valley in connection with their commitment to invest.

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David Teten

MARCH 18, 2021

J-Angels “is a community and a VC fund of top American investors (Jewish-American & Israeli-born) in Silicon Valley and San Francisco.”. “Index the Best” – Only invest in companies that have brand name firms on the cap table and/or as leads. 7) Stage-defined funds.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 4, 2021

For many of us in Silicon Valley, one of the notable events of the crisis was Brian's public stance about the role of corporate leadership in social issues. And as Fred happened to move to Silicon Valley, he saw the prototype I had posted on Reddit, I think. None of them worked. And he reached out to me cold.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

And entrepreneurs are working hard to make sure they have as many VC names and famous angels on their cap table for signaling value. “We want some investors in New York, some in Silicon Valley and some in Los Angeles to help us with Hollywood.&# As a result they end up taking money from many firms all at once.

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abovethecrowd.com

JUNE 2, 2021

According to an interview with Elon Musk, this campaign cost Paypal about $60 million , which most Silicon Valley historians would consider money well spent. These are the parties on the cap table prior to the transaction. The founders, the CEO, the CFO, the executives, the employees, and the venture investors.

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This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 10, 2021

I didn’t even get to the use of technology to facilitate hate speech and disinformation—which Silicon Valley libertarians will argue is a “free speech” issue without grasping even the basics of the yelling fire in a crowded theater analogy. I spoke up on these issues… at a table of VCs. That was before Prop 22 passed.

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Professor VC

AUGUST 14, 2012

And the company has only one investor on the cap table but can (if they wish) take advantage of a larger group network. While I will be attending the YC Demo Day next week along with many other Silicon Valley Angels, this is not a public event and difficult to attend for those out of the area.

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