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 So in our earliest stages we’re about 70% seed and 30% pre-seed. dot-com bonanza.

Pre-Money Valuation 471

Pre-Money Valuation Valuation Venture Capital Early Stage 471

Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Currently, most ecommerce businesses have IT staff constantly running manual tests to confirm that their site is operating properly, or they manually create expensive software to run these tests. The right-of-first-refusal clause, however, proved a significant impediment in his attempted sale of stock to the industry insiders.

Private Equity 94

Private Equity Pre-Money Valuation Equity Startup 94

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2011

I spoke about how Amazon Web Services deserves far more credit for the last 5 years of innovation than it gets credit for and how I believe they spawned the micro-VC category. million pre-money valuation is now raising $1 million at a $12 million valuation the next investor has nowhere to go but up (or sit out the investment).

Saudi Arabia 309

Saudi Arabia Valuation IPO Technical Review 309

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

For startup founders and CEO’s it’s also just as common to see them place too much focus on the amount of money raised, and the pre-money valuation, rather than the value that each investor can bring to the table. Operational Expertise. Ask yourself, where is your startup currently struggling?

Pre-Money Valuation 187

Pre-Money Valuation Seed Stage IP Deal Flow 187

Lightspeed Venture Partners

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

The right number to focus on is pre money valuation as that is how an investor is valuing the company before the investment. Post money valuation = Pre money valuation + Investment. post money valuation and a $1.35M pre money valuation.

Pre-Money Valuation 159

Pre-Money Valuation Post-Money Valuation Valuation Dilution 159

Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

The company of eight was engaged in web design, which, early in the growth of middle-sized business on the web, was hot at the time. And yes, his partner had a valid suit, having been locked out of the web-design business and denied access to decisions and accounting information. How the industry was growing around the company.

Pre-Money Valuation 48

Pre-Money Valuation Sales Liquidity Event Valuation 48

Gust

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

In brief, a cap acts to place a limit on the conversion price of a convertible note such that investors are guaranteed a minimum number of shares for their bridge loans if the startup does a priced equity round at a high pre-money valuation – “high” meaning above the cap, which is often a heavily negotiated term. (The

Valuation 98

Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Merger Vesting 98