Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 20, 2016

I would summarize the views and qualms from professional investors as the following: Crowdfunding platform costs could trickle down to angel groups. These groups are now largely run by volunteers at no cost to entrepreneurs. Later funding rounds can’t deal with a thousand shareholders.

Angel Groups 136

Angel Groups Accredited Investor Equity Due Diligence 136

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

And now I have to explain to team that they’re taking more dilution than they expected if we do a down round. A down round? There are a million ways to do quick, easy, low-cost rounds with prices. Lawyers don’t make money on your seed round in any instance. Maybe an IPO – who knows?

Venture Capital 417

Venture Capital Liquidation Preference Valuation Term Sheet 417

Reid Hoffman

JUNE 8, 2021

Airbnb was preparing for an IPO right when the pandemic hit, and everything changed in a matter of days. 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. Obviously, the challenges of 2020 were next level.

Silicon Valley 69

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Gust

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

And now I have to explain to team that they’re taking more dilution than they expected if we do a down round. A down round? There are a million ways to do quick, easy, low-cost rounds with prices. Lawyers don’t make money on your seed round in any instance. Maybe an IPO – who knows? Employment.

Liquidation Preference 153

Liquidation Preference Valuation Term Sheet Stock 153

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 30, 2016

Many had started IPO’ing and we started to think about our future. Like the market, Invoca has learned the importance of pragmatic growth over “growth at all costs” because when markets shift companies that run lean always have more options than those that only have a growth agenda. Great companies get financed.

Balance Sheet 150

Balance Sheet Burn Rate Valuation Forecast 150

Reid Hoffman

JUNE 8, 2021

Airbnb was preparing for an IPO right when the pandemic hit, and everything changed in a matter of days. 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. Obviously, the challenges of 2020 were next level.

Silicon Valley 36

Silicon Valley Hosting Rhode Island Design 36

www.paulgraham.com

APRIL 28, 2010

In an IPO, it might not merely addexpense, but change the outcome. Those remedial actions can delay, stall or even kill the IPO. Of course the odds of any given startup doing an IPO are small.But not as small as they might seem. Once you take money from the generalpublic youre more restricted in what you can do. [

Technical Review 76

Technical Review Startup Software Review Angel Investor 76

Growthink Blog

MAY 23, 2011

Technical progress and market traction are much slower and cost a lot more than anticipated. First, look for " one and done " financings - companies that need just one round of outside capital to propel them to positive cash flow. Second, look for companies that have short and realistic liquidity (exit, IPO) timelines.

Angel Investor 112

Angel Investor Venture Capital Sweat Equity Cram Down 112

Scalable Startup

OCTOBER 26, 2011

The second round is often for some or all of the following – corporate growth, go to market, turn the prototype into a robust offering, marketing costs, or to hire a sales force. It’s no longer based on a hunch, unless the company is in trouble and needs money to finish what the first round started.

Mezzanine 22

Mezzanine Due Diligence IPO Angel Investor 22

Scalable Startup

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

And so the other reason that I am very interested in delving deep into this space is that it seems like IPOs like Workday, Palo Alto Networks are sort of — they have metrics and analytics that Wall Street understands, more so than a Facebook; like “We are going to sell X number of this in the next year.”

Software Review 22

Software Review Startup Venture Capital Stock 22