YoungUpstarts

MARCH 3, 2020

Vancouver executive Christopher Kape is an entrepreneur and venture capitalist who founded JAMCO Capital Partners , an early-stage investment and strategic advisory firm that focuses on a number of industries, including gaming, high-tech, food and wellness. Get in with a person in a group, and they’ll introduce you to others.

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David Teten

MARCH 14, 2018

My Partners at HOF Capital are younger than I am, which means that we have a half-century horizon for the franchise we are building. I’ve listed them below in *very* roughly descending order of efficiency, measured by increased dollars one can put to work, divided by the operational dollars required to implement each strategy. .

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Private Equity Venture Capital Equity Cofounder 60

Haystack

DECEMBER 29, 2018

More and more angels will be minted as the 2019 IPO class emerges. Governments blocking acquisitions, the curtailment of company expansion, more scrutiny on overseas operations of U.S. Traditional seed funds have gotten bigger, many armed with opportunity funds on top. Hundreds of new micro funds somehow keep getting into the market.

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View from Seed

JANUARY 24, 2018

We’re calling them NextView Operator Guilds. . The concept our Guilds is simple: We want to bring together small groups of Product and Go-to-Market experts to lend their time to support our portfolio company founders and key operators. Back to Top).

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Operations Cofounder Technical Review Angel Investor 176

BeyondVC

MARCH 21, 2017

See Jeff Leventhal’s post ( boldstart venture partner and Workrails cofounder/CEO) on why services continue to matter for cloud vendors. The post Thoughts from Mulesoft and AppDynamics IPO Filings appeared first on BeyondVC. Same goes for why on-prem. in banking, insurance, and health care. also published on Medium.

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IPO Cloud Azure Revenue 88

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

Each VC firm/partner has a different spin on what to weigh more.) On top of all this it was considered very bad form not to have at least four additional consecutive quarters of profits after an IPO.) The IPO Bubble – August 1995 – March 2000 In August 1995 Netscape went public, and the world of start ups turned upside down.

Silicon Valley 217

Silicon Valley IPO Technical Review Venture Capital 217

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2011

And this is happening in mezzanine (pre-IPO) deals as well. And post IPO deals, although these tend to correct more quickly. If everybody is over-paying for early-to-mid stage deals you’d imagine that these all need to feed into a frenzied M&A and IPO market that will garner big returns for these risks investors are taking.

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Saudi Arabia Valuation IPO Technical Review 309

Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 27, 2009

Bessemer Venture Partners Expands BVP VII Fund. 26 Bessemer Venture Partners (BVP), the oldest venture capital practice in the United States, today announced the closing of a $350 million supplement to its current fund family, BVP VII, which closed in June 2007. 2009 Bessemer Venture Partners. Friday, February 27, 2009.

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Software Review Partner United States Venture Capital 48

Growthink Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2017

how it will work, the financial terms, the types of customer leads expected from each partner, etc.). Operations Plan Goal of the operations plan: Present the action plan for executing on your company’s vision. The operations plan transforms the business plan from concept into reality. Concept vs. reality.

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Venture Capital Business Plan Technical Review Private Placement 129

David Teten

JANUARY 19, 2021

(co-written with Jamie Finney, Founding Partner at Greater Colorado Venture Fund. Similar to the explosion of seed funds in the past decade, we (and some limited partners too ) believe these Flexible VCs are on the forefront of what will become a major segment of the venture ecosystem. Of the Inc. 5000 companies, only 6.5% return cap.

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Cofounder Technical Review Equity Dividend 78

The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 19, 2021

They did this by providing partners with tools built to shore-up inefficiencies rooted in the methodology of traceability, revamp data security practices, and endeavor to meet other novel service challenges. . Technologies that are the hot thing right now will be the normal thing in three years. It’ll be yesterday’s news after that.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

It seems that most of you entrepreneurs I meet in my role as business advisor are convinced that starting a new business requires equity investors, exponential growth, and a plan to go public via IPO. Personal income is related to operations versus equity. Use flexibility to match your lifestyle.

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Small Business Small Business Administration SBA Equity 311

VC Cafe

AUGUST 2, 2022

monthly active end-users who are engaging with content created or operated by Unity solutions in 2020. For that, Yuga labs partnered with London based Improbable. billion as of August 1st 2022, a drop from it’s IPO at approximately $38 billion but relatively steady since Dec. There are now 2.8B Watch this space.

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IP Cofounder Valuation Acquisition 206

Hunter Walker

AUGUST 26, 2022

I’m an Ashley Mayer superfan so beyond the affinity, have been fortunate enough to also bring her into Homebrew as an advisor to our portfolio companies, and invest in Coalition , a venture firm she founded along with three other amazing female operators. AM: Getting to work on the Box IPO was one of the coolest things I’ve ever done.

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IPO Cofounder Early Stage Portfolio 91

Agile VC

APRIL 17, 2011

GameFly filed in 2010 and remains in registration, though 2011 has seen a positive start for VC-backed IPOs with 14 in Q1 2011. Now that Google’s acquisition of ITA is closed, following lenghty FTC review, it would appear Kayak is poised to proceed with their IPO in the coming months. =. 2010 Operating Income: $16 million.

Pre-Money Valuation 113

Pre-Money Valuation Liquidation Preference Dividend Common Stock 113

Agile VC

MARCH 8, 2012

Tech IPOs Are Back – So Now What? Three of the five “blockbuster” tech IPOs I predicted have happened (LinkedIn, Groupon, Zynga) and the biggest of all (Facebook) has filed and will likely go public within the next 90 days. I see several dynamics at work in today’s IPO markets. March 8, 2012.

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IPO Silicon Valley Revenue Seed Stage 100

Agile VC

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

Facebook S-1: The Most Anticipated IPO in a Decade. My partner Rob also wondered if Facebook is the next Yahoo! , Here’s my first look at Facebook viewed through the lens of their IPO filing. who derive a meaningful chunk of their revenue from operating ad networks. How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC.

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Agile VC

MARCH 13, 2012

And at PayPal we were hit with a couple patent disputes while in the midst of our IPO process. With Facebook in the late innings of its IPO process, Yahoo! in court if necessary even if it meant delaying their IPO slightly. So put in the context of Facebook’s IPO process and a new Yahoo! execs involved.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 26, 2015

If you grew up inside of Facebook through its rise, its IPO and it becoming an 800-pound gorilla you will see the world through that lens precisely because you are so powerful that you’re used to getting your way because you’re, well, Facebook. And it will make you a significantly better negotiator and operator.

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Oauth Software Review Technical Review IPO 150

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2010

My job doesn’t involve the daily grind of customer complaints, product outages, business partner / channel problems, hiring / firing, etc. That means you’re always operating on the client’s schedule. There is less team camaraderie – I really get along with my partners well. We travel together.

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Technical Review Due Diligence Spain Warrant 312

David Cohen

SEPTEMBER 19, 2020

I served on the board of directors until the IPO, and during that time we were able to recruit great firms like Foundry Group, SoftTech VC (now Uncork Capital), Bessemer Venture Partners, and Bain Capital Ventures. In 2019, SendGrid become the first ever company from any accelerator program to IPO, valued at over $1 billion.

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San Antonio New York City Seattle Los Angeles 171

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

Three reasons: There is a relative valuation between the price a VC pays and their expectations of what it will exit for in an IPO or trade sale. VC’s fund their salaries and operations through management fees, which typically equal 2% per year. Short answer – yes. and trying to raise their next fund. I put my money on the latter.

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Burn Rate Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Private Equity 263

Austin Startup

MAY 10, 2021

It’s a massive opportunity to have an impact in the operations of businesses world-wide. Companies have increasingly digitized operations, but in silos, said lead director Rich Wong, a partner at Silicon Valley venture-capital firm Accel, an early investor in UiPath. 24B in corporate spend on these three types of automation?—?in

Silicon Valley 113

Silicon Valley IPO Venture Capital Valuation 113

View from Seed

OCTOBER 10, 2017

We are very excited today to announce that Melody Koh is joining NextView as a Venture Partner based in our New York office. years, and lead them towards their recent IPO. Melody was instrumental to the hyper-growth phase of Blue Apron. Melody was instrumental to the hyper-growth phase of Blue Apron.

New York 120

New York Cofounder IPO Early Stage 120

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 13, 2011

If you are going to do the tour up and down Sandhill Road to try and raise your 1st round of financing you need a pitch deck because the vast majority of those meetings you are going to be sitting around a table and you will be presenting to one or more partners and that is going to be your first engagement.”. Is that when it became big?

Technical Review 288

Technical Review Venture Capital Silicon Valley Software Review 288

Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 23, 2016

A good way of looking at it is how sports teams operate. Even if your company never offers an IPO, having long financial value is one of the most positive aspects of good brand recognition. You’ll also find that having a strong brand will help you find potential business partners should you ever decide that you need them.

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Software Review Merger Advertising IPO 45

www.entrepreneur.com

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Money Money Home Financing Taxes Accounting Basics Personal Finance Money Management Payments & Collections IPOs and DPOs Will Crazy Market Moves Kill IPOs and Slash VC Investment? Market value doesn't equal the sum of sweat equity invested by you and your partners. Financing Some Jobs Act Proposals Make Headway.

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Sweat Equity Equity Fractional CTO CTO 55

View from Seed

JULY 24, 2015

Still others point to the collective sensibility and logic of New Englanders as an operating philosophy. We pulled together a lineup of A-list speakers, healined by TripAdvisor CEO Steve Kaufer, Wayfair CEO Niraj Shah, and Spark Capital founder and partner Bijan Sabet, among other very talented entrepreneurs and thinkers.

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Boston Cofounder B2C PR 120

Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

The response from customers and technology partners validates we are onto something big. Beatty, as Vice President of Manufacturing, brings 18 years manufacturing and business operations experience to Calxeda. This is within our reach with technologies we are developing at Calxeda.

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Naming Hiring Technical Review Virginia 59

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

We operate at scale and speed unprecedented in human history.” * I first wrote about the changes to the Venture Capital ecosystem 10 years ago and this still serves as a good primer of how we arrived at 2011, a decade on from the Web 1.0 each with partners as the lead. dot-com bonanza. Where are Things Headed for VC in 2031?

Pre-Money Valuation 471

Pre-Money Valuation Valuation Venture Capital Early Stage 471

Version One Ventures

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Of course, upcoming IPOs like Snapchat will bring some added excitement to the industry. If you’re enthusiastic about these themes as an entrepreneur, investor, or operator, please reach out! In total, we now have 28 active companies with the highest concentration of companies in the SF/Bay Area (11) and Toronto/Kitchener-Waterloo (7).

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Technical Review Early Stage Portfolio Valuation 60

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 21, 2010

When we want to sell or IPO companies they’re there again. Focus on the partner you would be working with. I always try operate on the “Fixed Fee +&# arrangement. One issue he talked about was working with partners. I also like to work with partners. Our lives are intertwined. Get to know them.

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Southern California Silicon Valley IP Stock Options 318

VC Adventure

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

I was running a few business units for a small public company and while I enjoyed the operational side of my job, I was also responsible for M&A and partnerships and had a particular affinity for the transactional side of my job. My partners and I have written extensively about this thematic approach on the Foundry Group blog: [link].

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Technical Review Due Diligence Venture Capital IPO 60

Version One Ventures

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

To make investments attractive, biotech founders also sell that the time to exit might be faster than in IT (it is true that successful therapeutics companies IPO or are acquired before launch) and that now, they can accelerate drug discovery with AI/machine learning (meaning, less time and thereby less capital is required).

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Dilution Artificial Inteligence IPO Valuation 132

Agile VC

JUNE 5, 2011

So Groupon obviously filed their S-1 the other day to formally being the IPO process. The International segment appears to have similar profitability as the North America business though as it accounted for roughly the same proportion of adjusted operating income. My partner @ LeeHower looks back: [link] 5 days ago Search.

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Ben's Blog

JANUARY 26, 2021

– with Zoran Basich In the second segment (12:58) , we had a quick chat with a16z Managing Partner Scott Kupor about the recent decision by the SEC to allow the issuance of new shares via direct listings on the New York Stock Exchange. Previously direct listings were limited to the sale of existing shares. – with Zoran Basich

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Artificial Inteligence SEC Issued Shares IPO 36

Hunter Walker

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Also, a partner who is transitioning into a non-FT role going forward. You also have a version of strategic expansion (or scope creep if you’re less kind), where some firms started as focused 1-2 GP shops but are now 3-7 GPs, with operational staff and increasingly large fund sizes. Photo by Rod Long on Unsplash.

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