Gust

OCTOBER 25, 2014

Insights from Leading Practitioners on the Art of Raising a Fund, Deal Structuring, Value Creation, and Exit Strategies. The Business of Venture Capital. Raising Venture Capital for the Serious Entrepreneur. Mastering the VC Game. A Venture Capital Insider Reveals How to Get from Start-up to IPO on Your Terms.

Term Sheet 132

Term Sheet Private Equity Exit Strategy Venture Capital 132

Berkonomics

MAY 15, 2014

Just a few of these terms include vesting, corporate structure, governance principles, financing strategy, valuation and exit strategy. As an example, twenty five years ago, most VCs used common share deal structures. It was not until the later 1980s that the preferred share structure became popular.

Term Sheet 91

Term Sheet Angel Groups Angel Investor Deal Structure 91

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

For years, the most desirable exit strategy for startup companies was to go public through an initial public offering. Skype was similar to Google in many ways, but profitability was a key distinction that led to different exit strategies: - Rapidly growing market. In 2011, Microsoft bought Skype for $8.5 Unprofitable.

IPO 162

IPO Exit Strategy San Francisco Startup 162

Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 2, 2012

In the fall of 2010 Mahendra Ramsinghani reached out to me by email about a new book he was working on called The Business of Venture Capital: Insights from Leading Practitioners on the Art of Raising a Fund, Deal Structuring, Value Creation, and Exit Strategies.

Venture Capital 136

Venture Capital Exit Strategy Angel Investor Deal Structure 136

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

JUNE 27, 2011

One of the best ways to arm yourself going into negotiations is to know this number and be prepared to blow up the entire deal if it cannot be met. That means you have to be that sure that that’s the number, regardless of deal structure. They know there’s a minimum valuation, under which you’re not interested.

Sales 235

Sales Term Sheet Stock Deal Structure 235

Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

JANUARY 21, 2011

Investment in small businesses require knowledge of transactions and the related aspects such as business valuation, due diligence, deal structuring / financing, contracts, etc. It was an unplanned, but profitable exit strategy for us.

Internet 80

Internet Technical Review Stock Due Diligence 80