David Teten
MAY 20, 2013
This is part 2 of a 2-part series on domain names and startups; part 1 was “ Should a Startup Spend VC Funding on a Domain Name? ”. This bench at Cathedral Lawn is engraved with country domain names such as.uk,us,nz Let me propose a path few take: find an under-monetized domain name and start a business on it.
David Teten
MAY 20, 2013
This is part 2 of a 2-part series on domain names and startups; part 1 was “ Should a Startup Spend VC Funding on a Domain Name? ”. This bench at Cathedral Lawn is engraved with country domain names such as.uk,us,nz Let me propose a path few take: find an under-monetized domain name and start a business on it.
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Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 23, 2010
So to be clear I think in the overwhelming majority of cases these are diligence calls to feel out the opportunity in which price discussions exchange hands more as a by-product of the call than the intention of the call. That is why I tell people not to shop deals too widely. We discuss deal structures. kind of way.
Hunter Walker
JULY 4, 2023
A few reads for an American holiday Uncle Sam reading a magazine while an eagle sits on his shoulder, digital art In Conversation with 50 Cent (Carvell Wallace/Vulture) – 20 years later and reading his name still triggers memories of In Da Club’s opening beats. And it changed the way artists look at deal structures.
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.
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 13, 2013
If you give $2 million for 20% of a company ($8 million pre + $2 million investment = $10 million post-money valuation) that has no product and no customers and it turns around 3 months later and sells for $5 million it would hardly be fair for investor to get $1 million back (20% of the proceeds). But evidence suggests otherwise.
K9 Ventures
OCTOBER 10, 2017
If it doesn’t have the product fully baked yet? There are a now a handful of funds, K9 included, that are Pre-Seed funds in name and practice. A Seed round today — like the Series A round of yesteryear — requires some kind of traction or product. They shouldn’t even be looking for a fully built product.
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