Down Round Founder Hiring Startup 
Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 30, 2016
Amongst the most often asked questions I get from founders is, “How much money should I raise?” Reflexively founders want to raise as much money as they can because they figure it will give them more resources, better chances of competing and a longer runways before they have to do the often painful job of asking, yet again, for money.
Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 5, 2011
2 preamble issues having read the comments on TC today: 1: I know that the prices of startup companies is much great in Silicon Valley than in smaller towns / less tech focused areas in the US and the US prices higher than many foreign markets. That’s the deal you get when you’re raising in a good market for startup financing.
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Feld Thoughts
FEBRUARY 9, 2016
Mark Suster wrote a great post yesterday titled The Resetting of the Startup Industry. ” Many companies have hired ahead of their growth rate because they had the cash to do so. I have two simple rules for founders in my head from this experience. Then, if you end up doing a down round, it suddenly matters a lot.
VC Cafe
MAY 29, 2022
Building on my post on ‘ Advice for startups in a downturn (May 2022 edition) ‘, this week I continued to follow with interest the impact of the current correction on startups and venture capital, particularly in early stage. Layoffs and hiring freezes have started. Sequoia’s Adapting to Endure.
View from Seed
FEBRUARY 19, 2015
This is a guest post from Rob May , a co-founder and CEO of Backupify , which raised $19.5M Below, he gives an honest take about what he’d do differently and what he’d do again as a startup CEO. I called the recruiter running the search and told him I was going to step down and hire a CEO.
VC Cafe
SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
The past year was a wild ride for startups and founders, giving a whole new meaning to the ”rollercoaster” aspect of being an entrepreneur. A combination of competition for top talent and an effort to bring employees back to the office drove startups in Israel to throw extravagant parties and all-inclusive retreats abroad.
Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 22, 2011
I recently spoke at the Founder Showcase at the request of Adeo Ressi. I said that at the Founder Showcase, too. And for many of these they were (over) funded 7-10 years ago and don’t necessarily all represent great returns for investors or founders. New investors hate down rounds. That’s a fact.
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