SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

Guide to Evaluating Startup Ideas - Tony Wright dot com , May 27, 2010 A great developer I once worked with was kvetching at lunch one day. They’re deep into Customer Development ,” he said. Innovative. Disruptive. We get it! I Be specific. Here’s why. Your Process Doesn’t Work.

Fractional CTO 248

Fractional CTO Startup Venture Capital Cofounder 248

Steve Blank

MARCH 26, 2014

Worse, Robert Adams and his two partners got 20% of the carried interest in the fund, resulting in payouts of $30 million to the partnership. Filed under: Big Companies versus Startups: Durant versus Sloan , Customer Development. Big Companies versus Startups: Durant versus Sloan Customer Development'

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Startup Business Model Lean Russia 327

Transformify

MAY 24, 2018

Key responsibilities in this role include: Overseeing and sign-off of the financial statements and management accounts; Overseeing the developing the budgeting and forecasting process and contributing to the strategic direction of the business; Overseeing production of the fund accounts and the general administration of the funds; Overseeing the carried (..)

Finance 40

Finance Carried Interest Forecast Valuation 40

Agile VC

JULY 11, 2012

The names of these once great, now defunct firms may not be terribly familiar today but here are just a few examples: American Research & Development [Boston] –> Founded by George Doriot and depending how you count it, either the first or second formal VC firm in the US. But it’s not quite that simple.

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Silicon Valley Carried Interest Cofounder Boston 240

Professor VC

JUNE 20, 2011

While my ownership stake in the company has been diluted through these financings (and the merger with uControl), my carried interest (paper value of my equity) has been going up with each increase in valuation. As I said up front, I have mixed emotions about the financing.

San Jose 28

San Jose Angel Investor Term Sheet Venture Capital 28

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 29, 2009

But the biggest innovation was the “carried interest” (called the “carry”.) Aligning their interests with their limited investors and the entrepreneurs they were investing in. In a typical venture fund, the partners receive a 2% management fee. This is where the partners would make their money.

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Silicon Valley SBIC San Francisco RSS 125

K9 Ventures

NOVEMBER 30, 2008

The birth of modern-day venture capital (not considering the European monarchs financing explorations and projects as venture capital) can be traced back to American Research and Development, which was started by Georges Doriot. In addition, there is a performance incentive — the Carried Interest or Carry.

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IRR Venture Capital LP Early Stage 48