Lightspeed Venture Partners
OCTOBER 7, 2012
The company has done $400k in sales in less than two years and had an early test deal with a local supermarket chain that they were massively overperforming on. He had been at it for 6 months and had no sales or distribution lined up yet. The entrepreneur launched Zomm in late 2010 and did $700k in sales that year.
Both Sides of the Table
JULY 22, 2010
How VC’s Calculate Valuation : We walked through a standard deal where you raise $1 million at a $3 million pre-money valuation leading to a $4 million post money valuation. This states how the proceeds from a sale or dissolution of the company will be distributed.
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Lightspeed Venture Partners
SEPTEMBER 21, 2013
to fund the company at a $6M post money valuation from a number of investors including Selena Gomez. Despite having over 500k downloads and making $450k in revenue over the last 21 months, he had only $185k left in the bank, which meant that he would be out of business in 90 days if he didn’t raise more money.
Growthink Blog
JANUARY 24, 2011
The liquidation preference means what is sounds - namely that preferred stock holders with this right get all of their money back (i.e. liquidate their shares) before any distribution of proceeds in the event of a sale of a company. This is an extremely valuable preference that can best be shown by example.
The Next Web
DECEMBER 30, 2012
Social media marketing for startups : How to use social to launch, position your messaging and get distribution. Strategy Mapping Selling : Business-to-business sales and marketing – advanced selling and marketing strategies for major and key account sales. Startup Hiring : How to attract, hire and retain the best people.
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