VC Cafe

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The top 20 tech billionaires globally have lost $480 billion on paper in the past year. This is largely due to several major stock market crashes and global economic uncertainties. Many companies are now having to resort to tough measures in order to stay afloat, including layoffs, down rounds and tough terms from current investors.

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The Equity Kicker

JANUARY 25, 2016

On Friday it seemed like everyone in the venture capital industry was again reading about market turmoil, this time the news is that angel investors are pulling back and valuations taking a hit. The best startups capture all the returns so focusing too much on entry valuation is a mistake. I read it too, because it’s a big deal.

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VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

ValuatIon should be a function of value, not ego. Kawasaki’s Law of Pre-Money Valuation: for every full-time engineer, add $500,000; for every full-time M.B.A., As I recently shared in my post on the 32 Israeli Centaurs , the rare breed of SaaS companies that reached $100 million in ARR, there are now over 1,000 unicorns globally.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 29, 2024

That’s the case for most companies that are already in the market, especially if they raised funding at imaginary valuations before. Spoiler alert: I believe that 2024-2025 will be an amazing time to invest in early stage startups. Global venture funding fell 42% year over years to $248.8 billion invested in 2022.

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VC Cafe

JUNE 10, 2022

Until now, early stage startups were relatively unaffected. According to new research by Pitchbook , the trickle down effect has already started in seed and series A startups with round sizes and valuations shrinking in size compared to 2021. With over 1,000 global unicorns (and about 1.5

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thebarefootvc

AUGUST 26, 2015

After a tumultuous week in global markets, today the US stock market ended higher on the session. However, many variables come into play when investing at the early stage. A VC’s job is to spot sustainable trends while they are in formation stages, and form a point of view on the timing of the adoption of those trends.

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thebarefootvc

AUGUST 26, 2015

After a tumultuous week in global markets, today the US stock market ended higher on the session. However, many variables come into play when investing at the early stage. A VC’s job is to spot sustainable trends while they are in formation stages, and form a point of view on the timing of the adoption of those trends.

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