www.seriesseed.com

DECEMBER 9, 2012

  In my opinion, the reason that capped convertible debt is the current market leader is that entrepreneurs have been conditioned over time to believe that convertible debt is (a) faster (b) cheaper and (c) better for them than equity investment.  Why use Series Seed Documents instead of capped convertible debt? 

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

At an accelerator … Me: Raising convertible notes as a seed round is one of the biggest disservices our industry has done to entrepreneurs since 2001-2003 when there were “full ratchets” and “multiple liquidation preferences” – the most hostile terms anybody found in term sheets 10 years ago.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 9, 2019

Such a team can also often do the work for you, which helps to ratchet-up your effectiveness. Thanks to Fidel Monk, Good Life Marketing ! #21- In addition, the best antidote for a lack of motivation is building a very motivated team around you. A motivated team can help eliminate the all-to-natural desire to shirk. 14- Six tips.

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Rob Go

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

In addition to reporting on the progress of our funds and the exciting stuff happening with the portfolio, we shared some thoughts on the broader market environment for VC’s and venture backed technology companies. We started our discussion looking at our own market, but it turns out this is tied to VC market and broader capital markets too.

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Up and Running

MAY 21, 2015

The version of “anti-dilution protection” that most benefits outside investors is commonly called a “full ratchet.” They would, presumably, always buy at that discounted price because they’d be acquiring additional shares at a below market value which would, effectively, water down your ownership relative to theirs.

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Haystack

APRIL 10, 2018

I would bet most of them can barely cut through the flow, and then they have to find the best deals and look over their shoulder for a larger VC who can pick off the deal, give the founder more money, and ratchet up the valuation in the process.

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Up and Running

JUNE 2, 2015

And one thing I find for sure is that more startup type organizations – especially where you’re trying to bring something to market that’s new and different – need to have a lot of creativity. When team members experience heartfelt emotion, their creative ability ratchets up a notch. And a lot of innovation.

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VC Cafe

OCTOBER 31, 2022

This is largely due to several major stock market crashes and global economic uncertainties. This is not meant to be a negative post, but rather a temperature check of today’s market environment and the levers founders can pull on to survive this period. It’s an investors market. billion in 538 deals.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

After starting two companies of his own, he now heads the NYCDOE’s Markets initiative, which works on fostering smart demand for innovative solutions to the most urgent problems in New York’s public schools. Steven came to the NYCDOE via NASA, where he built the U.S. government’s first public website. million kids, and 135,000 employees.

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Feld Thoughts

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

Once again, as we find ourselves in the middle of a significant public market correction, especially around technology stocks, there’s an enormous amount of noise in the system, as there always is. Mark Suster wrote a great post yesterday titled The Resetting of the Startup Industry. Go read it now – I’ll wait.

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Tim Keane

JANUARY 12, 2010

Bottom Up Market Sizing » January 12, 2010. Good investors use the valuation discussions to gauge the business savvy of the management team and to understand their ability to appreciate and deal with economic market forces that set values. Startups and angels: Along the way to success. times at 5 years and 11.39 here of 7.65 [2].

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Gust

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

Me: Raising convertible notes as a seed round is one of the biggest disservices our industry has done to entrepreneurs since 2001-2003 when there were “full ratchets” and “multiple liquidation preferences” – the most hostile terms anybody found in term sheets 10 years ago. At an accelerator …. Cashflow projections? I’m not sure.

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Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Transcript of Increase Your Focus and Combat Distractions written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. And that’s what we talk about on this episode of The Duct Tape Marketing Podcast. Hello and welcome to another episode of The Duct Tape Marketing Podcast. Back to Podcast. Transcript.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JULY 7, 2016

Three Ways PR and SEO Can Be Best Friends written by Guest Post read more at Duct Tape Marketing. In effect, it’s like a ratchet that will constantly wind up more tightly and thereby twist SEO and PR closer together until one day they aren’t just friends but they are one and the same. photo credit flickr.

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Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Thriving In A World Of Constant Change written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with April Rinne. In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interview April Rinne. More About Certified Marketing Manager Program Powered By Duct Tape Marketing: Check it out here.

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Campus Entrepreneurship

APRIL 23, 2012

And Mr. Parthasarathi’s story is not an isolated one: In recent years, New York’s colleges and universities have ratcheted up their commitment to supporting budding entrepreneurs. The most straightforward subjects include writing a business plan and doing financial, competitive and market analysis.

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Up and Running

APRIL 27, 2012

These students are typically attracted to Internet and technology start-ups, given that these share favourable industry characteristics such as significant addressable markets, low barriers to entry, modest initial capital requirements and relatively low costs of customer acquisition.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 7, 2009

As the product matured, they were able to ratchet up the quality to prevent regression on features that had been truly embraced by their customers. As Eric said, “at IMVU, ‘release’ is a marketing term&#. Third, they evolved ways to selectively expose functionality to sets of users.

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This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

How many billions is for the public market to decide but there’s no doubt in my mind that the underlying value of renting out big chunks of space and using tech enabled, streamlined processes to sublet it out in smaller chunks works. WeWork is under 5% of all of the commercial space in NYC—its home market.

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abovethecrowd.com

APRIL 20, 2016

Why the Unicorn Financing Market Just Became Dangerous…For All Involved. These mutual funds “mark-to-market” every day, and fund managers are compensated periodically on this performance. With the public markets down, these groups began writing down Unicorn valuations. By January of 2016, that number had ballooned to 229.

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Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 7, 2008

Even if, in a previous life, you were a world expert in some functional specialty, like in-depth market research or scalable systems design, the compressed timeline of a startup makes it irrelevant. Especially in the early days, youre fighting for survival every day. Every day counts, every minute counts.

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OnlyOnce

OCTOBER 25, 2012

We ratcheted that up a lot in the last year, which is why we added the following statement in as one of our 14 Core Values : Think Global, Act Local. Think Global, Act Local. At Return Path , we have always had a commitment to community service and helping make the world around us a better place.

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

MAY 18, 2011

Rolex Watches And Internet Marketing Many years ago, I saw a magazine ad for a Rolex. In great detail, the ad explained what went on “beneath the dial&# with beautiful pictures showing dozens of interlocking ratchets, with wheels within wheels. Because marketers TOLD THEM the story. Explained how their watches worked.

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Professor VC

JUNE 6, 2016

I can just picture Mr. Rogers saying "Children, can you say participating preferred stock with an uncapped 3x liquidation preference and a full ratchet?" They have build a great platform and should be compensated for the marketing, administration, etc. Well, maybe so after watching his middle finger salute.

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Up and Running

MAY 13, 2015

We also learn about content marketing from Candice Landau, and share our thoughts on 3D printing. Content Marketing for Small Businesses (feat. Content Marketing Institute. Great examples of good content marketing ( GoPro’s YouTube Channel , Jell-O’s Recipes , John Deere’s The Furrow ). Jonathan: Okay.

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David Teten

JANUARY 13, 2015

And the “Uber of Greece” is in Greece – not exactly the next big market. Yes, you like hip-hop, “urban” clothing and “ ratchet television”, but all that sinks you deeper into stereotypes. HURDLE #3: FAILURE TO APPRECIATE THE MARKET OPPORTUNITY. All founders selling to new markets have this challenge. Think bigger!

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

White House advisers warned that additional trade measures related to steel, aluminum and other products from China could be coming, a signal that Mr. Trump is ratcheting up the protectionist policies he has long espoused as part of his “America First” approach. The initial verdict from markets: probably not. Source: Macrobond.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 27, 2020

And yeah, for us, this is really wonderful because niclosamide, it's not a hormone and it also has a long history of safety in humans because it's a drug that has been on the market for five to six decades. Nadja Mannowetz : I am also not sure how interested big, big, big pharma companies are in marketing a drug that is generic already.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 18, 2020

The order was targeted at TSMC, which is Huawei’s main supplier of advanced chips; without these, Huawei will be at a competitive disadvantage against Apple or Samsung in the smartphone industry, and against Cisco and others in the market for network equipment. Some analysts have pointed out the order has potential loopholes.)

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