crowdSPRING Blog
MAY 10, 2013
These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! The critical metrics for each stage of your SaaS business | by Lars Lofrgren – [link]. The Damaging Psychology of Down Rounds | by Mark Suster – [link].
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. I can’t control the market. Private markets for stocks are the opposite.
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Feld Thoughts
APRIL 21, 2016
Bill Gurley wrote an incredible post yesterday titled On the Road to Recap: Why the unicorn financing market just became dangerous … for all involved. Also, they have a strong belief that any sign of weakness (such as a down round) will have a catastrophic impact on their culture, hiring process, and ability to retain employees.
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 18, 2014
Him: But when I raised my first round we didn’t know how to price the company. There were no metrics. How will you price the next round? Your A round? Him: On metrics. In finance they call it “terminal value” but the truth is the price is as arbitrary at your A round as it is at your seed round.
Gust
SEPTEMBER 17, 2014
Him: But when I raised my first round we didn’t know how to price the company. There were no metrics. How will you price the next round? Your A round? Him: On metrics. Me: There is no rational explanation for valuations of A round companies by ANY objective financial measure. A down round?
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 27, 2010
We need venture debt, factoring companies and public markets. There is no way for people to keep prices down – it’s a competitive market. The only solution as an investor is to sit the market out as Chris Sacca said he’s inclined to do. In public investing you can get in and out even in a bull market.
David Teten
AUGUST 7, 2019
To simplify, there are two classic approaches to public markets investing. The first is Momentum Investing , “a strategy to capitalize on the continuance of an existing market trend”, which usually meaning that the price has been rising in the recent past. As a venture capitalist, should you be a Momentum or a Value investor?
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