Early Growth Financial Services

JULY 23, 2014

For one, there are well-established venture capital communities, and not just in Silicon Valley, that facilitate access to capital. There are also integrated service providers and a collaborative environment of founders working toward the common goal of a liquidity event. Why might you want to consider expanding into the U.S?

Liquidity Event 47

Liquidity Event Silicon Valley Startup Venture Capital 47

Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

Over a million of these gamers clicked to the company’s game web site each month for new information and to form an early Internet game community. The company made little effort to charge for the software or community. But they occur often enough to watch for and take advantage of if ready to make the run for a liquidity event.

Pre-Money Valuation 48

Pre-Money Valuation Sales Liquidity Event Valuation 48

The Startup Lawyer

JUNE 9, 2010

A startup’s Series A financing shouldn’t be a large liquidity event or salary payday for the startup’s founders. The startup community focuses most of the term sheet discussion on liquidation preferences and anti-dilution , but startup CEO salary is nonetheless an important issue. Case Study.

Salary 99

Salary Term Sheet Liquidation Preference Liquidity Event 99

Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 17, 2011

Over a million of these came to the company’s game web site each month for new information and to form an early Internet game community. The company made little effort to charge for the software or community. But they occur often enough to watch for and take advantage of if ready to make the run for a liquidity event.

Liquidity Event 59

Liquidity Event Pre-Money Valuation Sales Valuation 59

Berkonomics

JUNE 8, 2017

Some businesses require very little capital and the founder can self-finance the enterprise and retain 100% of its ownership and control from ignition through liquidity event (startup through sale). For you who fit that description, nice work. It is most often a win-win for both you and the strategic partner.

Private Equity 106

Private Equity Valuation Cap Table Accredited Investor 106

Gust

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

Redpoint was understandably disappointed that it didn’t get the chance to see its MySpace investment through to an IPO or later liquidity event at a higher multiple. Intermix had acquired their previous online marketing startup, ResponseBase, and they remained a cohesive group. of MySpace, Inc.

Valuation 98

Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Merger Vesting 98

Berkonomics

JANUARY 6, 2022

And that reputation will last for a long time in the entrepreneurial community. It is those investors who receive the loudest accolades since they have given up a right for the good of the rest of the investor and management community. The post VC investors: Don’t be greedy even if you can. first appeared on BERKONOMICS.

Dividend 62

Dividend IRR Preferred Stock Participating Preferred 62

Rob Go

JULY 17, 2014

We have had a number of companies that have achieved successful liquidity events, including Rentjuice ( acq. Prospective LPs evaluating NextView tend to focus their due diligence on conversations with these folks as well as other trusted participants in the startup community that are likely to have a POV on us. Twitter ).

Seed Stage 69

Seed Stage Early Stage Due Diligence Liquidity Event 69

Berkonomics

JULY 5, 2018

Even small community service-providers can be sold to buyers hungry to get into a business already in revenue with a steady customer base. Is your business one that may be sold for profit someday? Most businesses fall into the class of those that can be sold someday to a willing buyer.

Intellectual Property 90

Intellectual Property Management Stock Options Stock 90

Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

During our business formation years, we pay much more attention to our growing enterprise than we know we should, surely at the expense of family and community. The cycle of life in business. There are few exceptions – few among us who have built businesses and kept that work-life balance in check in the process.

Community 48

Community Email Sales Liquidity Event 48

entrepreMusings

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

The EF provides a great service to our community by helping facilitate donations when companies have a liquidating event to charities of their choice. The other event was the Idea to Product Competition (I2P). I got a picture with her and yes she is as beautiful in person as she is in the movies!

Intellectual Property 43

Intellectual Property Incubator Liquidity Event Texas 43

Berkonomics

JANUARY 20, 2010

Some businesses require very little capital and the founder is able to self-finance the enterprise and retain 100% of its ownership and control from ignition through liquidity event (startup through sale). For you who fit that description, nice work.

Private Equity 69

Private Equity Valuation Cap Table Accredited Investor 69

Berkonomics

OCTOBER 1, 2015

And that reputation will last for a long time in the entrepreneurial community. It is those who receive the loudest accolades since they have given up a right for the good of the rest of the investor and management community.

Dividend 48

Dividend Preferred Stock IRR Participating Preferred 48

Berkonomics

OCTOBER 28, 2011

During our business formation years, we pay much more attention to the enterprise than we know we should, at the expense of family and community.

Community 66

Community Sales Email Entrepreneur 66

Berkonomics

JUNE 17, 2011

Even small community service-providers can be sold to buyers hungry to get into a business already in revenue with a steady customer base. Most businesses fall into the class of those that can be sold someday to a willing buyer.

Equity 83

Equity Intellectual Property Revenue Community 83

Berkonomics

AUGUST 27, 2015

Dave’s note: We are privileged this week to host a post by Arthur Lipper, a well-respected member of the international financial community since 1954.

Intellectual Property 48

Intellectual Property Balance Sheet Stock Options Valuation 48

Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

From Santa Clara to South San Francisco it’s 45 miles of one bedroom community after another. Small but important, this museum is the real deal with almost every artifact of the computing and pre-computing age (make sure you check out their events calendar.) It has no large monuments, magnificent buildings or ancient heritage.

Silicon Valley 335

Silicon Valley San Francisco San Jose Venture Capital 335

Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 12, 2011

You’ll quickly be drawn into the governance of the organization and introduced into the process of discovery, coaching, leading deals, herding investors, serving on boards and helping entrepreneurs toward liquidity events. Email readers, continue here.]

Liquidity Event 86

Liquidity Event Early Stage Government Leadership 86

Berkonomics

DECEMBER 19, 2013

In a liquidation, would you have profited at the expense of your investors by taking high salary or draws before breakeven? Liquidity event: Name at least five companies that might be ready to acquire the enterprise if successful. Order all 3 Berkonomics books for $49.95,a a 33% discount. www.berkus.com.

Pre-Money Valuation 105

Pre-Money Valuation Liquidity Event Cofounder Valuation 105

dondodge.typepad.com

JANUARY 15, 2011

Community is more powerful than money or technology » August 11, 2007 How much equity for investors and employees? Here are some "average" guidelines for equity percentages at a liquidity event. Entrepreneurs face some pretty tough questions at a very early stage. 5% Managers -.25% 25% Individuals -.05

Equity 40

Equity Employee Dilution Valuation 40

abovethecrowd.com

APRIL 20, 2016

While not obvious on the surface, there has been a fundamental sea-change in the investment community that has made the incremental Unicorn investment a substantially more dangerous and complicated practice. Twelve to eighteen months later, you hit the road and do it again — super simple. If you over-fund the industry, aggregate returns fall.

IPO 40

IPO Term Sheet Silicon Valley Valuation 40

Seeing Both Sides

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

According to Izhar Shay, a general partner at Canaan Partners, “The investment community has matured to recognize they need to plan for scale. Sixty-three percent of startups currently scaling up are run by Israeli entrepreneurs with prior founding experience. This evolving model is being supported and encouraged by the local Israeli VCs.

Cofounder 20

Cofounder Technical Review United States 20

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Ning Communities. On-line Communities. The Funded : TheFunded.com is an online community of entrepreneurs to research, rate, and review funding sources worldwide. Google Groups. Forms/Surveys. Google Forms. Survey Monkey. Personal storage. Website/Blogging. Social networking. Facebook Fan Pages. Social/Sharing. Facebook Like.

Software Review 53

Software Review Technical Review Startup 53