Agile VC

JULY 11, 2012

in equity & loans which was ultimately worth >170x ($355M) when DEC went public about a decade later. Should there be a notion of “founder equity” for those individuals who put in the hard work to start a firm and build the brand? I co-founded NextView Ventures , a seed-stage VC firm based in Boston, in 2010.

Silicon Valley 240

Silicon Valley Carried Interest Cofounder Boston 240

Agile VC

APRIL 17, 2011

Distribution revenue is CPC and CPA. . Historically more revenue came from distribution/lead-gen (57% in 2007), but this tipped in 2008 though appears to be steady from 2009 to 2010 at about 58% advertising and 42% distribution. Kayak generates both distribution (i.e. Expedia accounted for 24.5% Author howerl.

Pre-Money Valuation 113

Pre-Money Valuation Liquidation Preference Dividend Common Stock 113

David Teten

MARCH 18, 2021

Foundry Group, investing primarily in “ Software and Internet ”, follows six major themes, e.g., Human Computer Interaction (HCI) or Distribution. For example, Point Nine Capital focuses on B2B SaaS and marketplaces at the seed stage, across many industries. software”); 43 invest in 2 types of technology (e.g.,

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Cofounder Venture Capital Deal Flow 78

View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

That’s a bit of a cautionary tale to VC investors today who might think it’s inevitable that the private value they are enjoying in their portfolios will certainly translate to distributions in the near future. Both early- and late-stage startup valuations are currently elevated. The answer is likely a mix of both.

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Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Distribution Early Stage 156

Rob Go

AUGUST 21, 2013

Product / Distribution Fit. My friend Brian Balfour wrote a blog post yesterday about emerging distribution channels and how they impact innovation. One point he makes is that in even established vertical, new companies tend to rise on the back of new distribution channels. Seed stage founder heuristics.

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Distribution Founder Product Seed Stage 48

Genuine VC

JANUARY 3, 2013

According to all of the blogosphere chatter over the past month, seed-funded internet startups are entering this year gearing up for the now-near-infamous Series A Crunch. to become not just ramen-profitable, but sustainably profitable. In the end, just as always: startups are risky and a majority of them do not survive.

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Seed Stage Venture Capital Audience New York 166

K9 Ventures

APRIL 9, 2014

Instead, it was more of a result of over-funding at the seed stage. There was simply too much money coming in to the seed stage, which increased the supply of companies at the seed stage. Top engineering talent today has a bimodal distribution. The seed round is bigger.

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Mezzanine Seed Stage Early Stage IPO 134

David Teten

DECEMBER 12, 2017

In his white paper How Private Equity and Venture Capital Investors Are Eating Their Own Dogfood , PEVCTECH.com founder David Teten explored how private equity and venture capital investors are trying to automate more of their job. The industry is now dominated by hedge funds and other quant driven approaches.

Early Stage 60

Early Stage Technical Review Software Review Venture Capital 60

Startup Company Lawyer

MARCH 14, 2010

After the recent announcement of the Series Seed Financing documents by Marc Andreesen, Brad Feld points out that there are now four sets of “open source&# equity seed financing documents: TechStars Model Seed Funding Documents (by Cooley). Y Combinator Series AA Equity Financing Documents (by WSGR).

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Finance Software Review Term Sheet Liquidation Preference 70

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 15, 2010

Can you please expand on your post about distributed teams? It was a verbal discussion on my post on distributed teams. - Convertible debt is a loan to the company that doesn’t typically get paid back but rather “converts&# into equity when you raise a larger round at a later date. Great exit. -

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Southern California Venture Capital Seed Stage Angel Investor 210

rapidrollout.wordpress.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

How can I go about looking for a (very) good programmer willing to do this as sweat equity? You can find a technologist to join you as a partner, for half of the company’s equity. Or you can find seed-stage investors who will give you the money to hire a developer. So you see my dilemma.

Technical Review 40

Technical Review Fractional CTO Partner CTO Hire 40

Gust

OCTOBER 17, 2012

Angel investors often act differently than VCs, and the fact that VCs abandoned seed-stage investing doesn’t necessarily mean they did so because seed investments are inherently less compelling. (A The distribution of returns from the different U.S. Let’s take a look at the actual data. and the U.K.,

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Angel Investor Venture Capital Seed Stage Silicon Valley 152

techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 13, 2012

Angel investors often act differently than VCs, and the fact that VCs abandoned seed-stage investing doesn’t necessarily mean they did so because seed investments are inherently less compelling. (A The distribution of returns from the different U.S. Let’s take a look at the actual data. and the U.K.,

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Angel Investor Venture Capital Seed Stage Silicon Valley 103

Agile VC

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

And distribution rights to that content are still paramount to building digital video businesses. Providence Equity invested $100M at a $1B valuation not because of their technology or product, but because the network owners contributed a lot of valuable content… or at least access to it for 2years. Filed under Uncategorized.

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Silicon Valley Seed Stage Syndicate Syndication 100

Ben's Blog

APRIL 7, 2021

As companies and cities wrestle with the future of work, future of cities, and future of tech made possible in a post-COVID future, the question is whether it also impacts — and presents an opportunity to address — one of the greatest problems of our time: the unequal distribution of economic opportunity across the United States.

Silicon Valley 36

Silicon Valley Non-Compete San Francisco Government 36

steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

Github - Free public repositories, collaborator management, issue tracking, wikis, downloads, code review, graphs Pivotal Tracker – Agile project management tool that enables real time collaboration.

Software Review 110

Software Review Startup Silicon Valley Analytics 110

Agile VC

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

1) Qwikster May Have Different Owner in Longer Term – It was obvious before and it’s explicit now… the future of Netflix is digital distribution. A slow-growth, but cash rich business like this could be a better fit for a retailer, private equity fund, or other type of owner in the longer run. Author howerl.

Silicon Valley 100

Silicon Valley Private Equity Seed Stage Syndicate 100

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

free, distributed source code control management system. YCombinator Series AA Equity Financing Documents. Series Seed Documents â?? Fenwick & West Seed Investment Standard Forms, used by most angels. Seed Stage Valuation Guide. Founder Equity Issues. Venture Hacks equity section.

Software Review 53

Software Review Technical Review Startup 53

David Teten

JUNE 7, 2011

Our session looks at the rise of socially enabled platforms that blend commerce with community, where reputations trump credit ratings, and where hyper-distributed service businesses outgrow traditional monolithic suppliers. Mr. Berk graduated from Emory University and began his career trading equities (not tools or electronics).

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Darfur Sudan Cofounder United Kingdom 122

This is going to be BIG.

JULY 30, 2015

so that's what I said my exits would be as a seed stage fund. If you could return investors nearly triple their money and mid 20's returns consistently, compared to the 8% long term return in the public equities market, they'd more than accept that. The average VC-backed exit is somewhere around $250mm. It's what you'd expect.

Venture Capital 60

Venture Capital Pre-Money Valuation IRR Valuation 60

Gust

OCTOBER 20, 2011

Individual accredited investors in typical angel deals put personal capital at risk for an equity share of growth-oriented, start-up companies. For this round of investment, the angels collectively purchase 20-40% of the equity of the company and are seeking a return on investment of 20-30X in a period of five to eight years.

Valuation 146

Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Intellectual Property Technical Review 146

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 29, 2011

As some of the last generation of startups have gotten bigger many VCs have also chased later-stage investments that were traditionally dominated by growth equity or mezzanine funds. And of course hedge funds and growth-equity funds can’t resist trying to get earlier-stage exposure again.

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Venture Capital Software LP Early Stage 296

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2011

I still think it’s best to take money from Dave when you’re also partnered with a more focused, hands-on seed-stage VC who brings different things to the table – like more ability to write larger checks in a downturn (for one) or solving a deep crisis that involves super hands-on involvement.

Valuation 292

Valuation Deal Flow Lead Investor Cofounder 292