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The BSList - Busted Cap Table (No. 104)

This is going to be BIG.

In other words, you’re one of dozens, perhaps 100’s of companies getting the same exact e-mail where the VC says they’re really excited about what you’re doing and they work with such and such partner and the firm has done such and such IPOs, etc. That’s why down rounds exist. All they’re doing is filling a database.

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Startup Fairy Tales and Other Tall Tales That Venture Capitalists Tell

Growthink Blog

The angel then introduces the entrepreneur to his or her wealthy friends and business connections who, based on the good reputation of the referring angel, also invest. First, look for " one and done " financings - companies that need just one round of outside capital to propel them to positive cash flow. read more.

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On the Road to Recap:

abovethecrowd.com

The pressures of lofty paper valuations, massive burn rates (and the subsequent need for more cash), and unprecedented low levels of IPOs and M&A, have created a complex and unique circumstance which many Unicorn CEOs and investors are ill-prepared to navigate. In Q1 of 2016 there were zero VC-backed technology IPOs.

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How to Fund a Startup

www.paulgraham.com

In an IPO, it might not merely addexpense, but change the outcome. Those remedial actions can delay, stall or even kill the IPO. Of course the odds of any given startup doing an IPO are small.But not as small as they might seem. 5 ] Another danger of less known firms is that, like angels, they haveless reputation to protect.

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Venture Outlook 2016

Both Sides of the Table

As I pointed out in this post about the changing structure of the VC industry , private tech companies are delaying IPOs and thus privately held tech investors are reaping more of the value prior to an eventual IPO so public investors must have felt compelled to respond. 25% “down rounds? The response?

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