Berkonomics

DECEMBER 17, 2020

The European Business Angel Network (EBAN), and similar organizations in other countries including Canada, all have web sites with directories of angel groups that are local to you. For early stage investors, the usual expectation is seven years from investment to expected liquidity. And the one thing in common?

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Equity Finance Liquidity Event Angel Groups 62

Berkonomics

OCTOBER 2, 2012

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Liquidity Event Web Cost Management 54

Pascal's View

MARCH 12, 2010

Compounding the complexity is the fact that most VC-backed companies replace their CEOs twice between the founding and the liquidity event. The VCs want capital efficiency, which means they want management to do more with less. Share and Enjoy:

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Government Portfolio Technical Review Due Diligence 28

Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 17, 2011

The company of eight was engaged in web design, hot at the time. Over a million of these came to the company’s game web site each month for new information and to form an early Internet game community. But they occur often enough to watch for and take advantage of if ready to make the run for a liquidity event.

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Gust

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

Redpoint was understandably disappointed that it didn’t get the chance to see its MySpace investment through to an IPO or later liquidity event at a higher multiple. Intermix had acquired their previous online marketing startup, ResponseBase, and they remained a cohesive group. of MySpace, Inc.

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Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Merger Vesting 98

The Next Web

MARCH 2, 2014

This will have a significant impact on the amount business owners could realize on the sale or other liquidity event for the company. In addition, beyond financial control, many investors will require some input into the operation of your business and even the right to approve certain significant transactions and events.

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Liquidity Event Equity Finance Stock Options 139

Berkonomics

MAY 26, 2010

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Employee Liquidity Event Stock Options Salary 54

The Next Web

OCTOBER 7, 2013

What you need to consider: - x : percent ownership upon a liquidity event. Again this is somewhat simplified as the liquidity event (sale or IPO) may come as cash, stock, or a combination of the two. It doesn’t matter how high your offer is if your startup fails. Said in other words, x percent of zero is still zero.

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Engineer Dilution Option Pool Vesting 129

The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 29, 2013

Investors are always thinking about growth mode because that’s the path to where they want to go – liquidity event. How do you do that? Put yourself in an investor’s shoes for a second. If I’m an investor, I want to invest in a company that will use the money I give to them to get ME my money back.

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Metrics Cofounder Cram Down Liquidity Event 136

Steve Blank

JUNE 11, 2013

How much do they need to own at a liquidity event? The test is: If you add one more sales person or spend more marketing dollars, does your sales revenue go up by more than your expenses? How do the fund and the partners make money? What is an IRR? How long is a fund’s life? How much will they invest in the life of your company?

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Venture Capital IRR Liquidity Event Business Model 333

Berkonomics

APRIL 3, 2014

The European Business Angel Network (EBAN), and similar organizations in other countries including Canada, all have web sites with directories of angel groups that are local to you. Angel Capital Association (ACA) lists over four hundred member groups, located throughout the country.

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Equity Finance Liquidity Event Angel Groups 92

dondodge.typepad.com

JANUARY 15, 2011

Here are some "average" guidelines for equity percentages at a liquidity event. Web startups, which I presume is the kind of main interest amongst your readers, can be started completely without VC's. Many web 2.0 5% Managers -.25% 25% Individuals -.05 Again, I am trying to open their eyes.

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Equity Employee Dilution Valuation 40

Steve Blank

JUNE 11, 2013

How much do they need to own at a liquidity event? The test is: If you add one more sales person or spend more marketing dollars, does your sales revenue go up by more than your expenses? How do the fund and the partners make money? What is an IRR? How long is a fund’s life? How much will they invest in the life of your company?

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Venture Capital IRR Liquidity Event Business Model 225

Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

Small but important, this museum is the real deal with almost every artifact of the computing and pre-computing age (make sure you check out their events calendar.) If it’s a clear day and you have the money after a liquidity event, it’s a mind-blowing trip. South of Market (SoMa) is the home address and the epicenter of Web 2.0

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Silicon Valley San Francisco San Jose Venture Capital 335

www.quora.com

JANUARY 16, 2011

" Web Development Startups Solo Founders I am a creative guy with a startup idea. Very few web sites or other start-ups will have the same impact. (I "Very few web sites or other start-ups will have the same impact." Nor does picking apart 200 web products and analyzing what works and doesn't.

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Developer Technical Review Cofounder Technical Cofounder 42

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Amazon Web Services. Web Tools: Hereâ??s We have an iOS SDK as well, for web-web, mobile-mobile, web-mobile video chat and video messaging. We have an iOS SDK as well, for web-web, mobile-mobile, web-mobile video chat and video messaging. Mobile Tools: If you are a web developer, you donâ??t

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Software Review Technical Review Startup 53

Software By Rob

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

The Startup Lottery I need to stop here and say this: with a “hot idea&# startup the odds are overwhelmingly against ever getting funding, much less having a liquidity event that puts money in your pocket. Im a serial web entrepreneur here to share what Ive learned in my 11 years as a self-funded startup founder.

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Marketing Software Review Technical Review Startup 50