David Teten

JANUARY 9, 2018

That said, one limitation in early-stage investing particularly is that 2022’s growth sectors probably don’t fit neatly into a vertical we can define today. Amar Bhide, my former professor, wrote in Harvard Business Review, “ Strategy is Bunk.” – Technology stack. This model certainly makes sense.

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K9 Ventures

JUNE 5, 2015

I still wanted K9 to be the first institutional money in a company and work with “frighteningly early-stage” companies. As the check size increases, investors tend to look for more traction, established revenue models, proven unit-economics, and other metrics that were previously associated with later stage companies.

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Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

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Duct Tape Marketing

JANUARY 4, 2023

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Austin Startup

JUNE 26, 2019

Early on we reached out to friends & family. Turns out my network (of politicos and do-gooders) is not one of accredited tech investors (meaning they meet income and net wealth thresholds and choose to make investments at all, and specifically in startups). nobody wants to get half-way across the river. Of course I do.

Silicon Valley 54

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Reid Hoffman

JANUARY 19, 2021

For example, management should review large financial and structural commitments with the board before making them. Signing an office lease might not seem like a board-level decision, but with early-stage startups, that lease might very well be a financial liability that significantly exceeds the company’s total cash in the bank.

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abovethecrowd.com

APRIL 20, 2016

In late 2015, many public technology companies saw a significant retrenchment in their share prices primarily as a result of a reduction in valuation multiples. In Q1 of 2016 there were zero VC-backed technology IPOs. Anything that hints of a down round brings questions about the success metrics that have already been “booked.”

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IPO Term Sheet Silicon Valley Valuation 40

David Teten

JANUARY 13, 2015

Fundraising is always difficult for all founders; the median PE/VC fund sources and reviews 87 companies before investing in 1. Technically yes. I used to joke I was always “integrating” startup socials (forgive me for not giving Asian people their due credit as being minorities). Prove more through metrics. Is it human?

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