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Startup Fairy Tales and Other Tall Tales That Venture Capitalists Tell

Growthink Blog

This venture capital financing - usually between $3 and $10 million - is the first of a number of rounds of outside investment over a period of three to five years. With this capital, the company propels itself to $50 million+ in revenues, and to either a sale to a strategic acquirer or to an initial public offering.

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On the Road to Recap:

abovethecrowd.com

A high performing, high-growth SAAS company that may have been worth 10 or more times revenue was suddenly worth 4-7 times revenue. Also, they have a strong belief that any sign of weakness (such as a down round) will have a catastrophic impact on their culture, hiring process, and ability to retain employees.

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How NZ entrepreneurs can up their capital raising game

NZ Entrepreneur

I waited for the ‘casino-like’ world of startup investing until I was 28 years old, putting $10,000 into a friend’s software distribution company – a tidy sum for me at that age. Soon after that first investment, I started my first business, and am now on my fifth (all $1m+ in revenue, but not all ‘successful’).