crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 10, 2013

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! The critical metrics for each stage of your SaaS business | by Lars Lofrgren – [link]. The Damaging Psychology of Down Rounds | by Mark Suster – [link].

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 93

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

Him: But when I raised my first round we didn’t know how to price the company. There were no metrics. How will you price the next round? Your A round? Him: On metrics. In finance they call it “terminal value” but the truth is the price is as arbitrary at your A round as it is at your seed round.

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Venture Capital Liquidation Preference Valuation Term Sheet 417

Gust

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

Him: But when I raised my first round we didn’t know how to price the company. There were no metrics. How will you price the next round? Your A round? Him: On metrics. Me: There is no rational explanation for valuations of A round companies by ANY objective financial measure. A down round?

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Liquidation Preference Valuation Term Sheet Stock 153

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

We need venture debt, factoring companies and public markets. My wife worked at Google so while we had good income in Silicon Valley it’s hardly the life of luxury given the costs of housing. There is no way for people to keep prices down – it’s a competitive market. Tags: Tech Market Analysis.

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Silicon Valley Liquidity Event Seed Stage Finance 308

David Teten

AUGUST 7, 2019

To simplify, there are two classic approaches to public markets investing. The first is Momentum Investing , “a strategy to capitalize on the continuance of an existing market trend”, which usually meaning that the price has been rising in the recent past. As a venture capitalist, should you be a Momentum or a Value investor?

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Venture Capital Valuation Stock NDA 60

Growthink Blog

MAY 23, 2011

Technical progress and market traction are much slower and cost a lot more than anticipated. Yes, you heard me right – multiple research studies, including from the Kauffman Foundation , have shown that when you remove a follow-on venture capital round from a founder or angel investor-funded company, that expected returns skyrocket.

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Angel Investor Venture Capital Sweat Equity Cram Down 112

abovethecrowd.com

APRIL 20, 2016

Why the Unicorn Financing Market Just Became Dangerous…For All Involved. These mutual funds “mark-to-market” every day, and fund managers are compensated periodically on this performance. With the public markets down, these groups began writing down Unicorn valuations. 2015 was the exact opposite.

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IPO Term Sheet Silicon Valley Valuation 40