This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 18, 2024

You know what our incentives are and we care enough about our reputation within the ecosystem to not do anything too terrible—usually. They might not understand how a pre-revenue startup could be worth anything, let alone be valued at $5mm. Say what you will about VCs, but we’re a mostly predictable bunch. Can they lose this money?

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.Net Cap Table Startup Technical Review 88

ReadWriteStart

JUNE 1, 2020

The primary source of your funds should be your paying customers, i.e., your business should generate enough revenues and profits to fund the growth and expansion. Reasons for funding. ? These usually play a role in the very early stage of your business, primarily pre-revenue. Government programs. Capital is expensive.

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The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Singapore is by far the most developed behind those big three markets with government schemes attracting over a dozen early stage firms to set up shop here (e.g. the large government-linked corporations setting up their own venture arms (e.g. Finding the right partner is a much bigger win than the extra cash or minimizing dilution.

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Asia Silicon Valley India Term Sheet 132

www.paulgraham.com

APRIL 28, 2010

There never has to be atime when you have no revenues. One of the dangers of taking investment from individual angels,rather than through an angel group or investment firm, is that theyhave less reputation to protect. Whatkind of anti-dilution protection do they want? They just want to invest in this startup. Hell if they know.In

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Technical Review Startup Software Review Angel Investor 76

crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2018

It’s also about the company’s reputation, the way a company’s products and services are advertised, and about a company’s values. Personal branding (how an individual builds their personal reputation) has become popular, especially among influencers. Branding is not solely for companies and organizations.

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abovethecrowd.com

APRIL 20, 2016

A high performing, high-growth SAAS company that may have been worth 10 or more times revenue was suddenly worth 4-7 times revenue. It will also minimize future dilution. As an example, most Unicorn CEOs still have no idea that discounts, coupons, and subsidies are contra-revenue. Now you make your own decisions.

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