Lightspeed Venture Partners

SEPTEMBER 21, 2013

The smartphone app that enables this is free but it costs $2.49 With his back to the wall and about to run out of money, his first priority should have been runway extension, not dilution from new capital. pre money valuation seems big, the actual implication is only between 5% and 10% dilution since the round size is small.

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The Next Web

MARCH 2, 2014

For many business owners and management teams, “now” can easily seem like the right time to secure funding, and why not? Instead, honestly analyze the company’s business plan and finances to determine whether the business needs to secure outside funding in order to achieve its objectives, and if so, how much.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

In a standard VC term sheet there is a standard term called an “anti dilution provision” and they are in nearly 100% of deals. It has nowhere near the same dilutive effects as a full ratchet except in extreme edge cases. But my $500k, while only buying 10% of the company (and now diluted down to 7.5%

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Up and Running

APRIL 24, 2018

For example, having flexible work hours means you can hire talented candidates from different time zones, which will increase your productivity while keeping the costs down. Secure timely funding. That’s why having a revenue-minded focus from the early stages helps to secure funding. Have a comprehensive growth strategy.

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Lightspeed Venture Partners

OCTOBER 22, 2012

But it only costs $65k to buy a new food truck, so it is easy for others to enter the market. The sharks greeted this with skepticism, and rightfully so, especially given the short time the company has been in business and the relatively low sales volume. Pro NRG had made $126k in sales in the three months that it had been available.

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This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 28, 2021

Still, a lot of founders are worried about early dilution and how it affects their eventual outcome when the company is sold. Let’s say you are able to secure $1.5 That’s because dilution isn’t subtraction. If I get diluted another 23%, I own 77% x (1-23%), which is 59.29%. million from investors. Its multiplication.

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 27, 2015

He has served as advisor to and member of numerous financial exchanges, and was the founder and CEO of Arthur Lipper Corporation and co-founder and Chairman of New York & Foreign Securities Corporation. Today he serves as Chairman of British Far East Holdings Ltd.

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Scott Edward Walker

APRIL 9, 2012

and (iii) what securities laws do founders need to worry about in connection with the issuance of convertible notes? A valuation of the startup is thus unnecessary; and, if there is no valuation, there are no problems of dilution, taxes and option pricing. Speed, simplicity and cost. What is a Convertible Note?

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 31, 2016

The single biggest reason that the average company struggles or even fails is due to their lack of focus and dilution of their greatest resource, which are people. Larger portfolios and fancy promotions can follow, but get the basics in place at the very beginning or in other words, secure the foundation. Is a marketing plan important?

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www.paulgraham.com

APRIL 28, 2010

A lawyer I asked about it said: When the company goes public, the SEC will carefully study all prior issuances of stock by the company and demand that it take immediate action to cure any past violations of securities laws. Whatkind of anti-dilution protection do they want? Those remedial actions can delay, stall or even kill the IPO.

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maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

Do that – nothing else but one product / company / focus and get to $1M in sales with atleast $15% net profit. Outsourcing is something a big company, with a known customer / problem (that has revenue & traction) does to save cost. I also like to get a sale $$$ ASAP. We have two full time sales people and we use Salesforce.

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Reid Hoffman

AUGUST 17, 2021

Therefore, the relationships around it and the natural products that come out of these things are essentially like sales products or other kinds of things. But with all the security brouhaha, I will only predict that there will be place for a new, simpler, secure phone that we don’t have to constantly worry it’s going to get hacked.

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Reid Hoffman

AUGUST 17, 2021

Therefore, the relationships around it and the natural products that come out of these things are essentially like sales products or other kinds of things. But with all the security brouhaha, I will only predict that there will be place for a new, simpler, secure phone that we don’t have to constantly worry it’s going to get hacked.

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Transformify

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

A business professional can guide you on everything from hiring employees to marketing to sales. Adjusting or customizing, later on, is likely to result in excessive costs and if not done timely, it may even result in fines and penalties. Phase 1 is EUR 50 000 which are intended to cover market research and R&D costs.

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Reid Hoffman

JUNE 8, 2021

At the time, they said, it’s not enough to design a product that’s good for sales, it must also be good for the environment. The burden [should] just be that we care; that if we learn something, we improve it, and that we don’t only use single output metrics and its growth at all costs. It cost us nothing. Let’s go with debt.

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Reid Hoffman

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

The objective of Blitzscaling is to achieve “lightning” growth despite the increased risks and costs. Raising excessive amounts of capital dilutes their stake in the company, and introduces a preference overhang (all that money has to be paid back before the founders and employees get to participate in the upside). In a word, speed.

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Reid Hoffman

JUNE 8, 2021

At the time, they said, it’s not enough to design a product that’s good for sales, it must also be good for the environment. The burden [should] just be that we care; that if we learn something, we improve it, and that we don’t only use single output metrics and its growth at all costs. It cost us nothing. Let’s go with debt.

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Ben's Blog

MAY 24, 2021

Among the findings are: SPAC dilution amounts to roughly 50% of the cash ultimately delivered to the companies brought public. We hope this competition among listing options can drive down costs and reduce friction in the public offering process, thus encouraging more companies into the public markets.

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Lightspeed Venture Partners

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

it also means less dilution, something that entrepreneurs should be very mindful of. The entrepreneurs believed that they could build the business faster with more capital, so it’s not an unreasonable thing to give up more dilution for more money at the same valuation. There is plenty of similar content available free on the web.

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 6, 2014

Of course, all of that ready-made convenience comes with a cost. Each product listing costs 20 cents per item. You’ll want your site to load quickly and to be secure, and you’ll want a robust SEO strategy. As long as you’re not spreading your energy too thin or diluting your traffic, the more exposure you can get, the better.

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 9, 2014

The DIY mentality can really bog you down and become a burden eventually, plus it can really cost you more time and money in the grand scheme of things. I just wanted to break down those two pieces real quick the time side and the cost side. Then the second one here which I eluded to is really all about cost.

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