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How and Why To Be an Angel Investor

David Teten

Villalobos & Payne: “Startup Pre-Money Valuation: The Keystone to Return on Investment” 117. Based on his track record, by 2008 he was able to found ff Venture Capital , an institutional angel investment firm (where I am a Partner). approx 1999-07. 1961- 1996. Mason & Harrison: “Is it worth it?

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LinkedIn: The Series A Fundraising Story ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

The terms and valuation for both offers were comparable and when the team debated which path to choose, we all agreed both firms would have made good partners. round which closed in November 2003, and the pre-money valuation between $10 million and $15 million. We three partners are working hard.

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Another personal story: Timing is everything in a sale.

Berkonomics

I’ve been offered $15 million for my company and my partner is suing me for all I am worth. And yes, his partner had a valid suit, having been locked out of the web-design business and denied access to decisions and accounting information. The company made little effort to charge for the software or community. What can I do?”.

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ProfessorVC: Touched by an Angel

Professor VC

I think the title of this post is a TV show, but fitting as there has been much debate in the venture community as to the whether angel investors are good or bad for entrepreneurs and VCs. He also said they typically only invest at a $1 million pre-money valuation or less. The last blogger in Silicon Valley.

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Keep It Under Your Hat: Valuation Caps and the $650 Million Sale of MySpace for $125 Million

Gust

In brief, a cap acts to place a limit on the conversion price of a convertible note such that investors are guaranteed a minimum number of shares for their bridge loans if the startup does a priced equity round at a high pre-money valuation – “high” meaning above the cap, which is often a heavily negotiated term. (The

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Timing is everything in a sale of a business.

Berkonomics

I’ve been offered $15 million for my company and my partner is suing me for all I am worth. And yes, the partner had a valid suit, having been locked out of the business and denied access to decisions and accounting information. The company made little effort to charge for the software or community. What can I do?”

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Asset Management Is A Bizarre Industry Ripe For Disruption

David Teten

Disruptable Pattern #4: Most investors put in only a modest amount of their own money into their funds. In the asset management industry, the norm is that the General Partner puts in 1-2% of the total assets under management. I have frequently heard the expression from other investors, “We can put a lot of money to work here.”