Steve Blank
APRIL 26, 2022
Cram downs are back – and I’m keeping a list. Except, that is, for the bottom feeders of the Venture Capital business – investors who “ cram down ” their companies. A cram down is different than a down round. This article previously appeared in TechCrunch. They’re Back.
Startup Professionals Musings
MARCH 22, 2020
In the interim, there is no market for the shares, and no dividends or interest. That means writing down and signing the terms of the agreement, after making sure everyone understands them. Insist on paying market rates for commercial loans, since the IRS can instigate some nasty consequences on “gifts.”
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Startup Professionals Musings
MARCH 9, 2018
In the interim, there is no market for the shares, and no dividends or interest. That means writing down and signing the terms of the agreement, after making sure everyone understands them. Insist on paying market rates for commercial loans, since the IRS can instigate some nasty consequences on “gifts.”
Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 10, 2014
In the interim, there is no market for the shares, and no dividends or interest. That means writing down and signing the terms of the agreement, after making sure everyone understands them. Insist on paying market rates for commercial loans, since the IRS can instigate some nasty consequences on “gifts.”
Startup Professionals Musings
APRIL 17, 2013
In the interim, there is no market for the shares, and no dividends or interest. That means writing down and signing the terms of the agreement, after making sure everyone understands them. Insist on paying market rates for commercial loans, since the IRS can instigate some nasty consequences on “gifts.”
Startup Professionals Musings
NOVEMBER 11, 2015
In the interim, there is no market for the shares, and no dividends or interest. That means writing down and signing the terms of the agreement, after making sure everyone understands them. Insist on paying market rates for commercial loans, since the IRS can instigate some nasty consequences on “gifts.”
Startup Professionals Musings
JUNE 2, 2013
I like the work just published by Bob Rice in “ The Alternative Answer ,” which does a great job of summarizing the investment universe, starting with the “conventional” stocks, bonds, and real estate, but moving on through more esoteric alternatives, including hedge funds, private equity, real assets, managed futures, and finally venture funding.
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