This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 20, 2014

As the lead investor in the company''s seed round, you''d think I''d be really bullish about the connected home, especially after their record Indiegogo pre-sale netted them almost $2 million in purchases. I don''t know about you, but my home has been connected for quite a while now--to the internet. Connected Home".

Venture Capital 104

Venture Capital Cloud Internet Web 104

Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 13, 2014

Revenue models became more important a measure than traffic, although market share was and still is an over-weighted part of the value of any Internet-based entity. Great revenue projections from a small user base lead to worries over sustainability. Great revenue projections from a small user base lead to worries over sustainability.

Metrics 83

Metrics Revenue Advertising Internet 83

Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 11, 2015

Every now and then a little fear creeps in and then gets squished into the corner by chants of “things are different this time” and “that’s just PTSD from the Internet bubble.” If we can’t find a new lead investor, will you write us a check? But it lingers. And the smell of it gets stronger.

.Net 70

.Net Lead Investor Internet Operations 70

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Lead investors and follow investors can both win equally but in each case you know why you personally are writing the check. I know you have good knowledge of how the Internet is developing and have good intuition of what drives viral adoption, what local services are needed, what API’s need to be developed, etc.

Angel Investor 288

Angel Investor Deal Flow Viral Algorithm 288

The Equity Kicker

AUGUST 24, 2012

You can see from the chart below that the share prices of high-profile internet companies Facebook, Groupon, and Zynga are down 48-60 per cent over the last three months. Secondly, many of the problems are limited to one aspect of the start-up ecosystem: late-stage funding for some consumer internet companies.

IPO 101

IPO Valuation Silicon Valley Venture Capital 101

Hippoland

JANUARY 4, 2017

Usually, an equity round is kicked off by a “lead investor”. Typically, this lead investor decides the terms of the round and also invests the majority of the money that will go into your company. That lead investor will also usually help you fill out the remainder of your round with other investors.

Convertible Security 48

Convertible Security Equity Security Silicon Valley 48

Gust

DECEMBER 19, 2011

This is a variation on the first mover argument, implying a paradigm shift that gives you a tremendous lead. Investors will suspect you have a technology looking for a solution. This advantage is not sustainable. Our product is truly disruptive technology.” Our patent will protect us.”

Viral 98

Viral Advertising Lead Investor Revenue 98

Austin Startup

AUGUST 16, 2010

We look forward to taking advantage of the insights and know-how of these industry-leading investors.”. Imagine that change for companies with a large presence on the Internet,” added Evans. Power consumption matters more than ever. Our goal is to completely remove power consumption as an issue for the data center.

Syndicate 54

Syndicate Syndication Venture Capital Texas 54

This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 18, 2010

Tuesday, January 19th 5:00PM Jan #140conf NYC Meetup An opportunity to discuss the emerging Real-Time Internet and the effects on business. and FashInvest invite the online fashion community to present their startups to the audience and special feedback panel consisting of leading investors in the space.

Community 60

Community Cofounder Venture Capital Social Network 60

Growthink Blog

JULY 23, 2012

Since 2005, they have been the two leading investors in Africa, investing $31 billion and $16 billion on the continent, respectively. The great thing is that via the Internet we CAN copy the principles of the best of them - Zappos’ and Mind Valley’s and scores of others are online for all to see.

Africa 76

Africa Brazil India China 76

Rob Go

JULY 17, 2014

NextView Ventures II is $40M, twice the size of our first fund, and we continue to be exclusively focused on seed-stage companies pursuing internet-enabled innovation. We want to be able to comfortably lead these rounds and speak for 1/3 – 1/2 of the capital or more. This leads to the second factor.

Seed Stage 69

Seed Stage Early Stage Due Diligence Liquidity Event 69

reidhoffman.org

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

the consumer internet landscape in 2004 vs. today. In 2004, the consumer internet was just beginning to rebound. You may happen to emphasize the right points that pique an investor’s interest, but you shouldn’t leave your financing up to chance. In 2004, investors regained interest in the consumer internet again.

Entrepreneur 111

Entrepreneur Revenue Viral Networking 111

David Teten

JANUARY 10, 2012

He is an active angel with many successful angel investments including: Rent.com, (purchased by Ebay in 2005 for $415 million), Golfnow.com (purchased by Comcast in June 2008), and Lifelock (lead investors include Bessemer Venture Partners and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers). and Tweetdeck (purchased by Twitter in June 2011).

Technical Review 128

Technical Review Technology North Carolina Switzerland 128

Rob Go

JANUARY 9, 2012

Sector: Consumer Internet: 7. VC Lead: 5. Our main requirement is that there is a strong lead. We have a bias towards leading or co-leading rounds, but will also participate in rounds facilitated by like-minded lead investors. Consumerization of Business Software : 5. Enabling services: 4.

Portfolio 46

Portfolio Syndicate Syndication Cofounder 46

View from Seed

AUGUST 26, 2015

So, if you’ve been a successful internet founder or have launched great web/mobile products, most founders would love to have you in a round even if your check size is small. Favor investment rounds with strong leads that haven’t raised millions of dollars before you. Remember the power law.

Technical Review 120

Technical Review Angel Investor Software Review Silicon Valley 120

View from Seed

AUGUST 26, 2015

So, if you’ve been a successful internet founder or have launched great web/mobile products, most founders would love to have you in a round even if your check size is small. Favor investment rounds with strong leads that haven’t raised millions of dollars before you. Remember the power law.

Technical Review 120

Technical Review Angel Investor Software Review Silicon Valley 120

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2011

Helped get the first security to ever be sold over the internet with a credit card. I ask Naval about the importance of a lead investor. My opinion is that it’s very important to raise money from someone who is helpful and reputable and is willing to bring in the same types of investors.

Valuation 292

Valuation Deal Flow Lead Investor Cofounder 292

David Teten

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

In order to filter the universe of companies, some investors specifically reach out to companies bearing “tells” that the firm would welcome an outside investor. Some VCs monitor Internet traffic reports or job boards to see which companies are growing.

Private Equity 114

Private Equity Venture Capital Technical Review Equity 114

Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 9, 2020

20:32) On believing in the internet as an immune system, then learning it's not and taking responsibility.(22:55) No longer even in the era of internet, a product customers actually liked. And this was mid '90s internet kind of philosophy. That the internet is an immune system. 8:22) On how crisis reveals character. (9:11)

Silicon Valley 60

Silicon Valley Hosting Cofounder Employee 60

crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 4, 2010

Lead Investors, Dipshit Companies, and Funding Every Entrepreneur – [link]. Google and Verizon in Talks on Selling Internet Priority – [link]. If You Build It, They Won’t Come – [link]. Lessons from working for startups – [link]. Bootstrapped, Profitable & Proud: Github – [link].

Social Media 92

Social Media Small Business Design Media 92

The Startup Lawyer

JANUARY 6, 2011

Sure – AOL Ventures is the VC arm of AOL , focused on early stage investing in consumer internet businesses. We are not really interested in anything other than consumer Internet, so it’s not good to send me your telecom idea or new consumer electronics device that you need to raise money for.

Early Stage 58

Early Stage LP Later Stage Balance Sheet 58

www.paulgraham.com

APRIL 28, 2010

Mechanics Angel investors often syndicate deals, which means they join togetherto invest on the same terms. In a syndicate there is usually a"lead" investor who negotiates the terms with the startup. That isso much more important than anything else that I worry Im misleadingyou by even talking about other things.

Angel Investor 63

Angel Investor Syndicate Syndication Dilution 63

Austin Startup

MARCH 4, 2019

Steve Kelly, Lead Investor; Godfrey Nazareth, President & CEO; and Matthew Maltese PhD, co-founder and Chief Innovation Officer The Forrest Four-Cast: March 3, 2019 Fifty diverse startups will aim to impress a panel of judges and a live audience with their skills, creativity and innovation at SXSW Pitch Presented by Cyndx.

Startup 79

Startup Philadelphia Cofounder Distribution 79