Growthink Blog

MAY 20, 2011

So, Mike tells me he wants to raise a first round of venture capital based on a $100 million valuation. Now, anyone who knows anything about venture capital will literally laugh when they read a line like that. And how most likely, the chance of him raising venture capital with just an idea was zero.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

The “valley of death” is a common term in the startup world, referring to the difficulty of covering the negative cash flow in the early stages of a startup, before their new product or service is bringing in revenue from real customers. It’s the time when you create tremendous value out of nothing.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 30, 2019

The “valley of death” is a common term in the startup world, referring to the difficulty of covering the negative cash flow in the early stages of a startup, before their new product or service is bringing in revenue from real customers. It’s the time when you create tremendous value out of nothing.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 14, 2014

The “valley of death” is a common term in the startup world, referring to the difficulty of covering the negative cash flow in the early stages of a startup, before their new product or service is bringing in revenue from real customers. It’s the time when you create tremendous value out of nothing.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 12, 2018

The “valley of death” is a common term in the startup world, referring to the difficulty of covering the negative cash flow in the early stages of a startup, before their new product or service is bringing in revenue from real customers. Only one-third make it past their tenth anniversary.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 1, 2017

The “valley of death” is a common term in the startup world, referring to the difficulty of covering the negative cash flow in the early stages of a startup, before their new product or service is bringing in revenue from real customers. It’s the time when you create tremendous value out of nothing.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2010

I often tell people that raising venture capital is more difficult than getting married. Not so in venture capital. How do you then reference check your VC to be sure that you’ve chosen a good firm and partner? But they’re the ones you can find out with reference checks.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 24, 2023

Live operations refer to the ongoing management and maintenance of a game after its initial launch, and can include things like events, updates, and community management. When comparing venture investments only, 2022 saw a 40% decline in gaming investments compared to 2021 (according to CB Insights). billion in 2022.

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www.xconomy.com

JUNE 9, 2012

New San Diego VC Firm Emerges as ‘The Moneyball of Venture Capital’. Here’s some big news for San Diego’s innovation economy: There’s a new venture capital firm in town—and its investment methodology represents a fundamentally different approach to the conventional business model for venture investing.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 8, 2015

The “valley of death” is a common term in the startup world, referring to the difficulty of covering the negative cash flow in the early stages of a startup, before their new product or service is bringing in revenue from real customers. It’s the time when you create tremendous value out of nothing.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 8, 2010

This is part of my ongoing series on Raising Venture Capital. Not so in venture capital. How do you then reference check your VC to be sure that you’ve chosen a good firm and partner? First, I would say that most entrepreneurs do almost no reference checks or at least do them very informally.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2009

It included one firm who I asked not to call Salesforce.com as a reference (they were our largest pilot customer) and in their kindness they called Marc Benioff (the CEO) and asked his opinion. On December 3rd Brad Feld wrote a one paragraph blog post titled “ Raising Venture Capital &# in which he linked to my blog.

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This is going to be BIG.

OCTOBER 22, 2014

You''ll get a venture capital analyst from a brand name firm who has just recently taken his job talking about what makes a company successful. You''ll get an entrepreneur who has raised one and only one round of financing in his or her entire life--all from relatively unsophisticated individuals, giving fundraising advice.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 1, 2019

But there are some private enterprises with similar financing programs you can access. All you need is a good pitch, an appealing company profile and solid references for the potential your start-up holds. But foreign currency trading is one of those smart funding methods you can use when searching for start-up financing opportunities.

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Startup Company Lawyer

MARCH 14, 2010

After the recent announcement of the Series Seed Financing documents by Marc Andreesen, Brad Feld points out that there are now four sets of “open source&# equity seed financing documents: TechStars Model Seed Funding Documents (by Cooley). Y Combinator Series AA Equity Financing Documents (by WSGR). under $500K).

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View from Seed

MARCH 24, 2021

At NextView Ventures we have written many pieces about venture capital — how to raise it, build your business, engage with investors, iterate your product, navigate expanding industries, etc. Doing Reference Checks on VCs “Try to speak to at least one founder that the investor has worked with in a failed investment.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 22, 2014

I’ve watched VCs help with valuation support (spreadsheets, comps) on next round financing, participate in M&A meetings, interview senior job candidates – even help terminate tricky senior hires. And so is venture capital. The best way – of course – is to reference check. Commitment.

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Up and Running

JUNE 13, 2017

CDFIs may be credit unions, economic development entities, nonprofit lenders, small banks, microfinance lenders, venture capital firms, or community development corporations focused on low- to moderate-income housing. CDFI program awardees financed 13,300 businesses. To find a CDFI, visit the Opportunity Finance Network.

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Feld Thoughts

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

This quarter they interviewed me as part of it on Quarterly VC Update: Brad Feld on the State of Venture Capital Investing. Most importantly from my frame of reference, the amount of activity at the early and seed stage seems to be extremely robust. Each quarter Cooley does a VC market update. The interview with me follows.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

If a company has no revenue model to reference or use as a guide, it will not survive the imminent four year mark that makes or breaks their business. Emmanuel de Watteville, General Partner and Co-founder of Blue Ocean Ventures, has been part of the startup ecosystem since 2003.

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The Next Web

JULY 13, 2012

In the startup world, venture capital is often viewed as the penultimate goal, yet for many startups bootstrapping is often the reality. And self-financing puts the emphasis on business credit. In order to build credit, your business will need at least one bank reference. it’s fast, simple, and free.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 21, 2013

And chances are you’re in big need of a killer customer reference. It also is a great way to finance your business without facing dilution before you actually raise venture capital and when the valuation you might get from angels is less than you’d want.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 6, 2014

When you first start your company and raise initial venture capital your board probably consists of 1-3 founders and 1-2 VCs. And somebody who isn’t thinking necessarily thinking about how to maximize their ownership in your next round of financing. In the Early Days. Experience. Relationships. Founder’s perspective.

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 22, 2019

The question of venture capitalist versus angel investor often arises. Venture capital and angel investments offer excellent options to startup businesses. Most venture capital firms focus on targeted sectors of the business world, such as software, or on a specific geographical area when entertaining possible investments.

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K9 Ventures

JUNE 5, 2015

In June of 2013, as I was putting together my thoughts for the K9 Ventures annual meeting, I decided to sit back and reflect on what I thought was happening in “Venture Land”. The risk here is what I refer to as the curse of over-capitalization. I refer to this as The Venture Spiral (blog post from 2008).

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Up and Running

JULY 2, 2014

We were targeting to raise around $3 million in investment capital. At this point in our startup’s saga, a mentor suggested we hire another attorney—someone with experience in technology startups that raise multiple rounds of financing and desire founder exits within five to seven years. Best of luck to you in your startup venture!

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Up and Running

JULY 28, 2020

Simply put, alternative funding is gaining financing for your company outside of traditional bank loans to gain capital. To help you find the best funding to fit your needs, read on for the top 8 alternative financing options. Venture Capital and Angel Investment. What is alternative funding? Traditional loans.

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Up and Running

JUNE 17, 2019

No doubt you refer to your income statement (also called profit and loss statement or P&L) and your bank account for the basics. . The business income statement, also referred to as a profit and loss (P&L) statement, is a useful tool for providing an overview of how your business is doing over time.

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Haystack

JUNE 2, 2018

If you read yesterday’s post, you can see just how insane the proliferation of seed financings have been. To keep sane, my brain has developed what I refer to as “ The Quick Kill ” trigger. As a result, I personally cannot keep up with all the deal flow. This a common refrain among many seed investors in private.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 19, 2017

Usually when an investor is asking you your burn rate he or she is referring to net burn — what cash are you consuming. If you assume 4–6 months to raise your next round then with a year of runway you really only have 6–8 months to show progress on your previous round of financing, which is why I prefer an 18-month runway.

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Startup Company Lawyer

AUGUST 31, 2012

One major concern about convertible debt is that it eventually needs to be repaid if another round of financing doesn’t occur. This is why convertible debt is sometimes referred to as a “bridge loan.” Series A) or have to be repaid. Making it equity removes this issue.

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Feld Thoughts

MARCH 16, 2021

It’s fun to explore them for historical reference since Jack Bauer plays a major part in the posts. us) and the entrepreneur, who did a few of these over her lifetime.

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 15, 2022

A complete business plan will also include financial projections, sometimes referred to as a pro-forma. These statements should outline your company’s budget, current and projected financing needs, market analysis, and marketing strategy. Negotiating a price.

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The Startup Magazine

JUNE 2, 2021

Consequently, they rule out themselves as a source of financing. If your new venture is in the early stages of operating, you can choose to forfeit the earnings from your business. Venture Capitalists (VCs). The benefits of a Venture Capitalists are however not limited to finances. Invoice financing .

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 30, 2013

Because the videos show exactly what life would be like if a young Elon Musk came to pitch VCs today and said I want to transform P2P finance, get people driving electric cars and send a man to mars in our lifetime. The reference to Andy Dunn and me is responding to this post I wrote (in response to Andy’s earlier post).

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Gust

SEPTEMBER 27, 2014

To begin with, it is important to understand some basic facts about the world of entrepreneurial finance: There are many more entrepreneurs than there are investors, with the result that only one company out of every 400 that seeks venture funding actually receives it. original post can be found on Quora @ [link] *.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 14, 2009

I recently wrote a post on angel financing covering the topic of convertible notes but I realized I was thinking about the issue more from investor perspective and a very narrow topic of how to price the round. So if you’re casually reading and don’t really care about angel financing – abort now!

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