Both Sides of the Table
JULY 23, 2014
We are in a bubble (with so many private $1bn+ valuations). 15 years ago we were at the peak of Internet hype with the launch of many over-capitalized businesses with a market size & opportunity was limited. 50x more Internet users (2.4 Where are we today? Online connections that are 180x faster (10.5
Both Sides of the Table
AUGUST 23, 2010
Pre Quora – AVC & Answers OnStartups. For me this dates back to pre-Internet days of bulletin boards, CompuServe , Prodigy and the like. What I notice is that people further the conversation, talk with each other, network, try to get noticed (linking to their websites, etc.). I rarely only read the post.
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Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 20, 2011
They chose the name First Round Capital because they thought capital would be deployed most efficiently at smaller seed stage rounds considering the cost to build an internet business had come down drastically. They did not take salaries during the first two years and invested more money in the firm than they received from management fees.
Gust
OCTOBER 16, 2012
This summer I conducted our third annual survey of the pre-money valuation of pre-revenue companies recently funded by angel groups in North America. Access to our 2010 and 2011 surveys can be found at 2011 Valuation Survey of North American Angel Investor Groups. Pre-revenue energy and clean tech.
Agile VC
MAY 26, 2011
is the leading consumer internet company with Terry Semel as CEO. Online social networking is a concept still being evangelized even in Silicon Valley… Friendster is in private beta (wasn’t until Oct 2003 they received Google acquisition offer which they turned down for Kleiner/Benchmark round). It was a $4.7M
Gust
OCTOBER 12, 2011
To provide some reference points, I surveyed thirteen angels groups in North American to determine their recent experience in negotiating the pre-money valuation of pre-revenue companies. See the 2010 data reported here: Current Pre-money Valuations of Pre-revenue Companies. Current Average.
Professor VC
JANUARY 17, 2008
Again, I see nothing wrong with this, although entrepreneurs often prefer convertible debt as it defers the valuation discussion and leaves the Series A price for the venture firm to set. He also said they typically only invest at a $1 million pre-money valuation or less. Labels: angel groups , valuation.
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