Lightspeed Venture Partners

OCTOBER 7, 2012

I’ve been writing up reviews of this season’s Shark Tank pitches from a silicon valley VCs perspective. Week three’s breakdown covered topics like how hard momentum is to turn around, and how participating preferred stock works. This time I’ll break down week four of this season. BACK 9 DIPS.

Technical Review 110

Technical Review Technical Cofounder Valuation Pre-Money Valuation 110

ConversionXL

MARCH 19, 2012

Product quality and seller reputation matter , goes without saying. What about when the product matches the customer’s needs and wants, and they trust the seller? Peer reviews matter. A 2010 study by The Nielsen Company confirmed what we already knew – people read reviews and decide by them. Not necessarily.

Social Media 129

Social Media Technical Review Arlington Clickthrough 129

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

I took money with a 3x participating preferred liquidation preference with 8% compounded interest annually. Coupled with my participating preferred from 1999 and 2000 I had more than $55 million of liquidation preferences. year old boy and another one due in 1 months. Many term sheets ensued.

Founder 329

Founder Liquidation Preference Term Sheet Participating Preferred 329

ConversionXL

APRIL 23, 2013

You really need to understand how your product or service fits in the lives of your customers. Product pages, about pages and so on. A negative first impression will be a drag and affect the whole perception about your products and services. Most ecommerce product pages are very different from this. Product photos.

Web 134

Web Design Denmark Green 134