Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

.” * 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 A-Rounds used to be $3–7 million with the best companies able to skip this smaller amount and raise $10 million on a $40 million pre-money valuation (20% dilution).

Pre-Money Valuation 471

Pre-Money Valuation Valuation Venture Capital Early Stage 471

Agile VC

MAY 26, 2011

The market size for online advertising, e-commerce, and web premium services are 1/10th to 1/3rd the size they are today. It’ll be nearly two years before the concept of “Web 2.0″ ″ is popularized by Tim O’Reilly (the first Web 2.0 We three partners are working hard. It was a $4.7M

Term Sheet 178

Term Sheet Silicon Valley Technical Review Social Network 178

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

Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

I’ve been offered $15 million for my company and my partner is suing me for all I am worth. 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. Within three months, we easily obtained $3 million of investment at a pre-money valuation of $30 million.

Pre-Money Valuation 48

Pre-Money Valuation Sales Liquidity Event Valuation 48

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

Sometimes the list of challenges may feel never ending – from writing the business plan to finding the right partner – but one of the single most important challenges entrepreneurs face is calculating a realistic, defensible pre-money valuation. . What is a pre-money valuation and why should I care?

Pre-Money Valuation 133

Pre-Money Valuation Valuation Angel Investor Cofounder 133

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

Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 17, 2011

I’ve been offered $15 million for my company and my partner is suing me for all I am worth. The company of eight was engaged in web design, hot at the time. And yes, the partner had a valid suit, having been locked out of the business and denied access to decisions and accounting information. What can I do?”

Liquidity Event 59

Liquidity Event Pre-Money Valuation Sales Valuation 59