www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Social networking. Social/Sharing. Create your own social network. free enterprise social network. YCombinator Series AA Equity Financing Documents. Founder Equity Issues. Venture Hacks equity section. Legal, Equity, etc. Mailing lists/groups. Google Groups. Forms/Surveys.

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The Equity Kicker

OCTOBER 8, 2015

Anyone can say we’re going to add: a mobile version, collaborative filtering, an advertising network, visualizations, a marketplace, a browser plugin, a browser and a social network to their product. Jason was advising on how to demo a product, but this applies equally to investment pitches.

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grasshopperherder.com

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

If you’re negotiating my equity percentage by nickels and dimes, I probably don’t want to work with you. If you offer me 1% of the equity, I’ll do 1% of the work. 1) I do have a functional demo and FAQ at [link] !!! I want to work with someone who has faith in me and values my contribution.

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Professor VC

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Angel investments are highly risky and I would estimate that over 90% provide no return to equity investors. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? Are DEMO's days numbered? This is why 25-30 investments are required to achieve proper diversification as an angel.

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Professor VC

JANUARY 27, 2011

Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? Are DEMO's days numbered? ▼ January. (1). How Much Diligence is Due. ► 2010. (7). ► October. (2). ► September. (2). Angie's List or AngelList? ► July. (1). Do you have a U.S. ► April. (1).

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Professor VC

MARCH 10, 2009

Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? Are DEMO's days numbered? They have a standard presentation on bootstrapping, which they present around the country. Kennet has a white paper on that summarizes why bootstrapped businesses are the best. . ► January. (1). ► 2010.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2011

One investor played chicken with me by threatening not to approve my next-round financing unless I gave him more equity. There are moments like being on stage when your demo crashes, reading about your competitors raising a ton of cash or having one of your top team members resign that test your will. I was baffled. It was 2007.

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Professor VC

APRIL 11, 2008

Anonymizer raised a small amount of equity and was able to build a business that became very profitable. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? Are DEMO's days numbered? Rather than home security, these guys are helping with our nations security. ► January. (1).

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SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

How To Pitch A Product - A VC : Venture Capital and Technology , August 4, 2010 I've said a bunch of times on this blog that the perfect pitch is a very short intro to provide context followed immediately by a demo. equity debate. Social gaming was naturally one of the key topics, covered in many presentations. 10 cents per DAU.

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maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

Build something then demo it to people. Ideally you can pay them based + equity so that you’ll get their attention and focus on the project. There’s no formula however I do know … the more you build before you need to hire / partner, the more equity you can keep. talk I gave on social marketing for startups (top right) [link].

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Professor VC

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

And now I know exactly where I want to spend my time" "This internship truly provide me an entry point into the private equity world. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? Are DEMO's days numbered? The opportunity provided by the [E-Lab] has been truly inspiring.

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Professor VC

JANUARY 17, 2008

There needs to be enough equity to go around for founders, early investors, later investors, and employees. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? Are DEMO's days numbered? ► January. (1). How Much Diligence is Due. ► 2010. (7). ► October. (2).

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 22, 2011

One investor played chicken with me by threatening not to approve my next-round financing unless I gave him more equity. There are moments like being on stage when your demo crashes, reading about your competitors raising a ton of cash or having one of your top team members resign that test your will. I was baffled. It was 2007.

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techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

In later posts I’ll get more specific on how to figure out if the folks you’re meeting are the right people to work with, and also how to deal with issues like splitting equity and paying yourselves before raising funding. ideas Not sure why there’s always so much hate around ideas.

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sivers.org

JUNE 25, 2010

Im a UX and front end designer bootstrapping my own products with pure sweat equity at night but always looking for someone else to partner with(engineer/programmer)to bring these ideas life. Dont make cheap skate equity offers, with programmer getting equity share of first employee and salary of founder(nothing or next to nothing).

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Professor VC

JUNE 20, 2011

But of course, the model had us requiring only $10M equity to breakeven and to achieve $185M in revenues in 2008 (the magic Year 5 in all business plans). Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? Are DEMO's days numbered? ► January. (1). How Much Diligence is Due.

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Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

Whether you buy this or not for public equities, the market for early stage private companies has always been wildly inefficient. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? Are DEMO's days numbered? ► January. (1). How Much Diligence is Due. ▼ 2010. (7).

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Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

One other chart worth noting is the the expected returns from various private capital providers (Banks, Asset based lenders, Mezzanine, Private Equity and VC). Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? Are DEMO's days numbered? Back to the survey. ► January. (1).

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Professor VC

JANUARY 20, 2009

million from Lighthouse Capital Partners , which ultimately became critical to our balance sheet and they turned out to be a great partner as we worked through the equity financing process. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? Are DEMO's days numbered? We drew $1.5

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