David Teten
JANUARY 19, 2021
Yes, via conversion rights at a valuation cap. Yes, via conversion rights at a valuation cap. As a result, unfounded hockey-stick graphs and unicorn promises give way to financial fluency, realistic expectations, frank conversations about what a business can credibly achieve, and transparency. . Flexible VC: Compensation-based.
Duct Tape Marketing
MAY 22, 2015
Let me tell you, brand value is diluting. So here is a quick look at the ways you can ensure that your online brand reputation shines forever like gold and earns you higher AOVs, bigger ROIs, and ever increasing conversions. How to ensure that each product has at least five reviews. How to manage third-party reviews (off-site).
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Hunter Walker
JANUARY 20, 2015
If you just need the money, stick unknown angels in an AngelList Syndicate so they have more limited information rights. Or when an exciting A Round may “dilute” them (no, you own less of something much bigger. Avoid these folks. You can reference check angels just like you would VCs or employees.
View from Seed
JANUARY 28, 2016
This is the best time to fundraise because that’s when you are able to command a meaningfully higher valuation for your next round to minimize your own dilution. If it looks like early experiments are not going in the right direction, it’s actually easier at this point to have a conversation with us as your investors about what that means.
Agile VC
JULY 11, 2012
Like any other form of diluting your focus… it occasionally works, but usually doesn’t. I find myself having similar conversations and really appreciate that you’ve written and shared this. Heh… turns out avoiding all these pitfalls is easier said than done. link] Dave Sandrowitz. Really insightful stuff.
Austin Startup
MARCH 7, 2021
In 2019 and 2020, we saw hundreds of millions of dollars in non-dilutive funding go to Texas startups, most of which had never worked with the government before. In 2020, the Google for Startups Black Founders Fund awarded $5M of non-dilutive capital to exceptional black founders and 8 Texas founders took a big chunk of it.
Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 25, 2010
We were trying to optimize around a few criteria: price, size of round, number of syndicate partners and, of course, terms. But we weren’t optimizing for dilution – we were building a $1 billion+ company and we wanted the runway to succeed. Conversely I offered the same deal to another entrepreneur who decided to shop around longer.
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