www.xconomy.com

JUNE 9, 2012

Startups ›. View More in Startups ›. The last thing you wanted was any more VCs like that,” says Coats, who began thinking that what lead VCs and entrepreneurs really want was additional venture investors whose participation would be less complicated—more like a co-investor—and who could decide on joining in a deal in a week or two.

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San Diego Venture Capital Technical Review San Francisco 40

The Startup Lawyer

JUNE 9, 2010

A startup’s Series A financing shouldn’t be a large liquidity event or salary payday for the startup’s founders. While a startup typically receives millions of dollars in a Series A, if too much of that $$$ flows guaranteed to the founders, various incentives get out of whack. Case Study.

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ithacaVC

NOVEMBER 14, 2014

I have written about startup valuations previously. If you are advising startup founders, I strongly suggest having them read all 4 of the posts to get the lay of the startup valuation land. To become a big company, you need high MoM growth for years (PG: Startups = Growth ). Raising momentum / high demand.

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Growthink Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

Since 2005, they have been the two leading investors in Africa, investing $31 billion and $16 billion on the continent, respectively. And an environment that encourages and demands learning and constant improvement of people and processes. IPO by far this year will be the government ward General Motors. Bet on them.

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Genuine VC

JULY 30, 2012

By communicating pricing expectations with potential lead investors, I mean sharing either an “ask” or even stated floor for the pre-money valuation of the company (with a priced preferred round) or explicitly stating a valuation cap (for convertible note round).

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2011

At first I was cynical about his ability to have 500 startups (or some fraction of that which is still larger than any VC has). He stresses the importance of his initial legwork getting his “champions” on board before going to AngelList and feels this is a crucial first step for any startup. I argue the opposite.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 30, 2018

I thought I’d write a post about how to talk about valuation at a startup and give you some sense of what might be on the mind of the person considering funding you. Of course, unlike cars there is no direct comparison across each startup so these are just some general guidelines to try and even the information field.

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Version One Ventures

JANUARY 28, 2013

With headlines declaring that more than 1,000 seeded startups will soon be orphaned, it’s only natural that startups are concerned about the future funding landscape. That means there are a lot more seeded startups out there: an excess demand for a limited supply of Series A financings.

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Burn Rate San Francisco Vesting Finance 140

leananalyticsbook.com

AUGUST 19, 2012

Communicating this focus to your employees, investors, and even the media will really help you concentrate your efforts. There are three criteria you can use to help choose your OMTM: the business you’re in; the stage of your startup’s growth; and your audience. First: what business are you in? Attention, please.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 13, 2018

If you truly believe that you, your company and your products are exceptional and your company will be valuable then you’re actually doing them a FAVOR by helping them invest in your startup. People who believe the former believe that you should see the market demand before too many people know you’re “in market.”

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This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

If you're a startup investor, you have to take risk somewhere. Some on demand companies, given worker classification issues, seem potentially more challenged to make their economics work given new rulings. They were introduced to me by Josh Forman, who I had spoken to a year earlier about his own startup.

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Chicago Security Lead Investor Government 60

ReadWriteStart

MAY 9, 2018

The company’s growth is largely thanks to its collaborators – Travelport, its first investor and incubator, lead investor 7 Gate Ventures, and Real Venture. Technology geared toward creating convenience and a streamlined experience is essential for companies looking to meet the demands of this generation.

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Rob Go

MARCH 5, 2012

Understand the difference between and a lead and a follower. Lead investors are those that typically write a relatively large check (usually at least 25% of the round or more) and are willing to negotiate with you to come to terms for your round. This goes for angels as well. Fill in the round with value-added followers.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 3, 2010

They were grateful for the extra money as their launch was overwhelmingly successful and they had to rapidly hire staff to support customer demand. Signaling problems always exist - What Chris doesn’t make clear is that signaling problems exist with nearly EVERY investor. If you’re doing well you’ll have demand.

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Austin Startup

OCTOBER 13, 2010

StoredIQ , a leading provider of Intelligent Information Management solutions for eDiscovery, records and compliance management, today announced that it has closed $10 million in new investment financing and expanded its management team in preparation for accelerated growth.

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Growthink Blog

JULY 23, 2012

Since 2005, they have been the two leading investors in Africa, investing $31 billion and $16 billion on the continent, respectively. And an environment that encourages and demands learning and constant improvement of people and processes. And with their capital and confidence, China and India are stretching their wings.

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