David Teten

AUGUST 19, 2019

Benefits: Non-dilutive, flexible credit offerings that fit SMB or enterprise SaaS. Additionally, portfolio companies are able to access competitive and often non-dilutive financing by monetizing an unavoidable expense that is being paid to its current processors, thus yielding a mutual benefit for both parties. over next 12 months.

Revenue 60

Revenue Technical Review Software Review Equity 60

The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 15, 2013

These examples range from media companies (NPR, The New York Times, The Guardian) to financial institutions (PayPal, E-Trade) to social media sites (Twitter, LinkedIn). There are countless examples of companies who have made similar pivots to refocus their API attention towards supporting the company’s primary business objectives.

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API Audience Dividend Programming 135

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 27, 2014

A major chunk of this activity is provided by the new class of Super Angels, who may look more like micro-VCs, except that they are investing their own money. Examples of some leaders in this space include Ron Conway in Silicon Valley and Brian Cohen , chairman of the New York Angels, who each may have over 500 startups in their portfolio.

Angel Investor 260

Angel Investor Silicon Valley Startup Portfolio 260

Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 5, 2010

Brant and Patrick undertook a difficult challenge: to provide a generally accessible introduction to Customer Development, without diluting its impact or dumbing-down its principles. On the minus side, that has made it a wee bit hard to understand. I think theyve succeeded. The Entrepreneur’s Guide is an easy read.

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Customer Development Developer San Francisco Customer 166

The Equity Kicker

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

I just read a New York Times article that led with the sentence “Deep inside a Silicon Valley unicorn lurks a time bomb”. That trade gives them less dilution and therefore more cash in upside scenarios but less cash (and potentially nothing) in extreme downside scenarios.

Liquidation Preference 122

Liquidation Preference Silicon Valley Participating Preferred Common Stock 122

David Teten

JANUARY 19, 2021

That said, Jonathan Bragdon, General Partner, Capacity Capital , points out that Flexible VC terms “twin” well with equity: providing less dilution while still providing investor assistance. . Most Flexible VCs lead rounds and often take 100% of the round to mitigate this risk. Emily Campbell, Esq.

Cofounder 78

Cofounder Technical Review Equity Dividend 78

Agile VC

MAY 9, 2014

Such an approach is common in Silicon Valley… Google, Facebook, LinkedIn, and others have dual-class equity structures which give the holders of one class of shares (typically founders) disproportionate voting rights relative to their fully-diluted ownership stake in the company. Companies like Ford and the New York Times Co.

Government 153

Government Silicon Valley China Cofounder 153

Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 26, 2009

Every time you listen to customers, you fear diluting your vision. Every time you listen to customers, you fear diluting your vision. We were afraid that this was just the tip of the iceberg, and that once we “gave in&# to these five demands there would be five more, ad infinitum. That’s natural. That’s natural.

Advisory Board 151

Advisory Board Customer San Francisco Lean 151

Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 24, 2009

Or follow all of the New York Times columnists equally? This is good news for everyone except those who have huge legacy investments in large-batch distribution. And as everyone’s attention starts to focus on those same indicators, their value is being diluted. Does anyone really watch the full NBC lineup anymore?

San Francisco 113

San Francisco Lean Technical Review Distribution 113

Scott Edward Walker

AUGUST 31, 2011

This is not uncommon, but I still cringe when I hear it (probably because I was trained at two big law firms in New York City and this kind of stuff typically doesn’t happen there). As I learned in New York, no matter what an investor tells you, at the end of the day it’s all business. Any advice would be appreciated.

Silicon Valley 45

Silicon Valley Term Sheet Liquidation Preference Redemption 45

David Teten

JANUARY 21, 2021

Jonathan Bragdon , CEO, describes Capacity as “a team of founders-turned-funders making non-dilutive, founder-aligned investments of $50-$300k in post-startup, post-revenue businesses planning to 2X revenues in 12-24 months. Capacity Capital , based in Chattanooga, Tennessee, was launched in 2020 with a primary focus on the Southeast.

Equity 78

Equity Revenue Cofounder Colorado 78

Growthink Blog

MARCH 30, 2011

The company had raised several rounds of venture capital before selling to Amazon, so let's assume that the founders were diluted substantially and each only owned 10% of the company at the time of the sale. If they lived in the state of New York, on a $250,000 salary, they would pay $58,069.50 So, let's do their taxes.

Salary 93

Salary Acquisition Dilution Capital Gains 93

Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 15, 2009

In fighting to have developers checking in code dictate production releases, you risk looking unreasonable and diluting a powerful message that everyone should agree on: "small batches of changes that are automatically and continuously tested" June 15, 2009 7:55 PM Matthew D Edwards said. Take a look and let me know what you think.

Continuous Deployment 167

Continuous Deployment Software Review San Francisco Lean 167

Berkonomics

AUGUST 27, 2015

He has served as advisor to and member of numerous financial exchanges, and was the founder and CEO of Arthur Lipper Corporation and co-founder and Chairman of New York & Foreign Securities Corporation. Today he serves as Chairman of British Far East Holdings Ltd.

Intellectual Property 48

Intellectual Property Balance Sheet Stock Options Valuation 48

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 20, 2012

that caters to a demanding New York clientele. When you work for everyone, it dilutes your brand. He’s seen to be at the crossroads of market information — he always knows who is up, who is down, and what the latest market trends are. Executives eagerly await his calls and visits. Bankable Advisors are scarce.

IPO 154

IPO Initial Public Offering Naming Reputation 154

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

The ground rule is to always dilute risk by diversifying your portfolio. The pandemic has shuffled the cards significantly, with new opportunities emerging every single day. It’s a well-known fact that cities like New York or San Francisco are seeing mini exoduses, while traditionally overlooked regions are now seeing a renaissance.

Portfolio 278

Portfolio Colombia San Francisco Dilution 278

Professor VC

JANUARY 17, 2008

I guess you can make the argument that the founders keep more of the company under the take angel money at a $1M pre-money valuation, but the stars need to be aligned and it is much more likely that initial VC funding in the angel scenario would be at a lower valuation with significantly more dilution. The Real Paid PAID Vacation Policy.

Pre-Money Valuation 28

Pre-Money Valuation Angel Investor Angel Groups Valuation 28

Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2021

Texas exported more than California and New York combined in 2019. Only California and New York have a few more, and maybe not for long. In 2019 and 2020, we saw hundreds of millions of dollars in non-dilutive funding go to Texas startups, most of which had never worked with the government before. trillion in 2020.

Texas 90

Texas San Antonio Houston Dallas 90

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 18, 2009

At BuildOnline we had brought one new investor to the deal – a Swiss/New York investor called ETF Group. I jumped on a plane and immediately flew to New York for just 1 day to meet with the Chief Investment Officer of ETF. And for all of this we had no dilution and paid no money.

Germany 298

Germany Entrepreneur Merger Los Angeles 298

Occam's Razor

MAY 2, 2017

The very best analysts distill, rather than dilute. I pay monthly subscriptions for the Guardian, New York Times, Washington Post, The New Yorker and National Geographic. The very best analysts focus, when most will tend to gather. The very best analysts are display critical thinking, rather than giving into what’s asked.

Metrics 141

Metrics Acquisition eCommerce Analytics 141

VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

This specific agreement didn’t state whether the 5% was on a fully diluted basis or not. Moran Barnea earned her MBA from New York University’s Stern School of Business in 2010, specializing in Strategy and Marketing. Neither did it indicate whether it was shares or options – it simply stated “5% of the share capital”.

Technical Review 90

Technical Review Cap Table Due Diligence Non-Compete 90

Professor VC

JUNE 20, 2011

While my ownership stake in the company has been diluted through these financings (and the merger with uControl), my carried interest (paper value of my equity) has been going up with each increase in valuation. However, each financing resets the clock as new investors are looking for a multiple of their investment on exit. 3 days ago.

San Jose 28

San Jose Angel Investor Term Sheet Venture Capital 28

David Teten

OCTOBER 1, 2015

incubators, e.g., the many options in New York. intrapreneurs, e.g., the employee of GE who is tasked with launching a new business. I’ve seen a range of options for supporting entrepreneurs, which I can rank from least to most involvement in companies by investors: financier VCs, e.g., Correlation Ventures.

Software Developers 60

Software Developers Software Development Software Review Technical Cofounder 60

This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 3, 2019

If you’re a first check lead VC for pre-seed rounds in New York, you can keep your head on when it comes to price, but in SF if you’re trying to fund companies from YC, good luck with your price discipline. When there are too many funds in a market, keeping your entry price reasonable is going to get you shut out of a lot of deals.

Portfolio 110

Portfolio Burn Rate LP Distribution 110

www.paulgraham.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

They get the same kind of stock and get diluted the same amount in futurerounds. So the deals take longer, dilute you more, and imposemore onerous conditions. Sometimes the VCs want to install a new CEO of their own choosing. Almost everyone who worked for us was an animal at what they did. How much stock should they get?

Startup 105

Startup Cofounder Software Stock 105

www.quora.com

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Unless you are a VC with preferred shares and anti-dilution protection and board control your equity in the company is worthless. Someone asked What is the minimum salary to live comfortably in New York City? Brandon Smietana • Aug 16, 2010 Did you see what happened to the employee's equity share at bittorrent?

Equity 40

Equity Employee Founder Cofounder 40

maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

2) Co-Founders are the largest form of dilution (if you’re raising) 3) Everything around LeanStartup / Customer Development 4) Understand the micro economics of your business early. Co-founders are the highest form of dilution to a business. Whats the best startup advice you’ve ever received? Just one piece of advice?

Technical Review 44

Technical Review Startup Cofounder Software Review 44

Small Business Force

OCTOBER 22, 2017

Less dilution! That said, there are other geographic spheres of influence and concentrations of capital – New York, Boston, Chicago, Austin, Seattle – each with their investing philosophy and “old boys’ networks,” that most entrepreneurs don’t take into consideration.

Entrepreneur 25

Entrepreneur Angel Investor Valuation Investment Bankers 25

crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 1, 2013

More founders reject VC money | Crain’s New York Business – [link]. “if you really want to dilute your ownership stake quickly, then assume that your vision is perfect.” Here’s How You Buy Your Way Onto The New York Times Bestsellers List | Forbes – [link]. 6 Secret (Until Now!)

Social Media 97

Social Media Small Business Design Media 97

ConversionXL

JANUARY 18, 2022

In a New York Times study, a research group looked at the psychology of sharing. The New York Times study also looked at what drives people to share content. You don’t want to overwhelm followers or come across as inauthentic and dilute your brand. Around 77.5% of all shares happen organically (e.g., on Twitter.

Social Media 145

Social Media Audience Media Marketing 145

Lightspeed Venture Partners

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

The entrepreneurs had made $150k in revenue running classes for four months at a gym in New York, selling out the classes at $35/class. it also means less dilution, something that entrepreneurs should be very mindful of. They plan to franchise the model (presumably including selling equipment plus a certification program).

Pre-Money Valuation 157

Pre-Money Valuation Post-Money Valuation Valuation Dilution 157

Ben's Blog

MAY 24, 2021

Among the findings are: SPAC dilution amounts to roughly 50% of the cash ultimately delivered to the companies brought public. Such an inquiry could lead to enhanced disclosures to retail investors in particular about the nature of the shareholder base they may be joining in connection with the de-SPAC.

SEC 36

SEC Accredited Investor IPO Technical Review 36

Up and Running

DECEMBER 9, 2014

We’re building a True SaaS company in Boise, Idaho, not in Silicon Valley or not in New York. The pro is that it’s cheap capital and it’s not diluted. It teaches you to be—my approach has just been to do things differently. It’s weird. We’re growing like crazy.

Small Business 95

Small Business Finance Forecast Metrics 95