Both Sides of the Table
DECEMBER 11, 2022
There were startups and a software industry but barely. They wanted to build new products, solve problems that were unfilled by the last generation of software companies and grow revenue year-over-year while holding costs in check. There was no money train. It was 1991. We still loved every moment. The tide has gone out.
Agile VC
APRIL 17, 2011
Kayak Software Corporation. 3) ITA Relationship: Much has been made of the fact that Kayak along with OTAs (online travel agents) license data from ITA Software which is now part of Google. liquidation preference, 6% accumulated dividend (1). Series A-1 Preferred. liquidation preference, 6% accumulated dividend.
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Steve Blank
MARCH 16, 2016
If you’re building enterprise software, the list may be larger. As part of the deal you signed with your investors was a term specifying the Liquidation Preference. The liquidation preference determines how the pie is split between you and your investors when there is a liquidity event.
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 16, 2010
As I’ve highlighted I believe we’re in a unique period similar to 2005-08 where the biggest tech firms of Silicon Valley (and some media companies) are scooping up small software companies as “talent acquisitions&# versus accretive revenue / profit generators. So know that going in.
A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks
SEPTEMBER 8, 2010
6 Simple Selling Tips For Software Entrepreneurs [link] (from OnStartups). 6 Simple Selling Tips For Software Entrepreneurs. 6 simple tips for selling more software. Pricing a breakthrough product - Business of Software Blog. Great basic guide on VC / Startup liquidation preferences: [link]. NeilDavidson.
Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 15, 2016
When you ask yourself how Uber became the powerhouse it is – in addition to great software & operations and the right innovation at the right time – it was also the fact that they knew how to constantly tap the capital markets to grow the business, making it harder for many competitors to do so.
Startup Company Lawyer
MARCH 14, 2010
The primary rights in these documents, ranked in order of importance in my opinion are: Non-participating preferred liquidation preference. The liquidation preference would not apply in this situation, and any distribution to stockholders would trigger the dividend preference. Dividend preference.
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