Both Sides of the Table
NOVEMBER 13, 2014
After years of trying to persuade Kara Nortman to become a partner at Upfront Ventures I can officially announce now that she’s joined us effective immediately. Thus began my marketing campaign. People often ask me what VCs look for when we hire partners and many have asked how to become VCs themselves one day.
YoungUpstarts
NOVEMBER 27, 2018
Evaluate the marketing and monetization strategies set in place. These two requirements are possessing smart marketing and monetization strategies. It’s essential to dissect marketing and monetization strategies together. It’s also important to ask, “Is it a “first of its kind” asset that’s creating a new space or market?”
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Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 23, 2010
What is their market traction? So is the market really colluding? We discuss things like what the general prices in the market are but not in a price fixing way but in a general commentary way, like “I can’t believe that guy paid 40 pre! We discuss deal structures. How well do you know them?
View from Seed
OCTOBER 21, 2014
Sharing these pricing expectations early with potential lead investors fundamentally qualifies your conversations, but it also runs the risk of prematurely losing a potential financing partner, or else it can reduce options to maximize your fundraise outcome. Lower-Than-Market Value. Market Value. Above-Market Value.
YoungUpstarts
MAY 14, 2018
Marks, founder and managing partner of High Rock Partners and author of “ Middle Market M & A: Handbook for Investment Banking and Business Consulting “ Conventional wisdom says that a company grows by reaching new customers, increasing its workforce, expanding marketing or launching new products or services.
YoungUpstarts
MAY 9, 2019
The investment banker or advisor you hire will help you market your company and find potential buyers. They will help you get the business ready for sale by creating marketing material, and then once ready, the process will begin. What constitutes the best potential partner to work with? How do you find the right one?
Scott Edward Walker
FEBRUARY 9, 2020
Instead of investing in the stock market or in startups (e.g., Moreover, because most financial buyers are set-up as funds (which have their own limited partner investors) that typically expire in 10 years, the return on their investment must happen relatively quickly. How Is the Deal Structure Different with a Financial Buyer?
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