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Unintended Consequences: When SAFE and Convertible Notes Go Awry

Pascal's View

This is a fundamental issue that does, indeed, boil down to understanding the post-money valuation of a company. At its core, this issue points to the lack of understanding about the importance of post-money valuation by both entrepreneurs and investors.

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Guy Kawasaki’s 10 Questions to Ask Before You Join a Startup

www.mint.com

If the answer to the question centers around “We will achieve revenue soon so our net will improve and give us more runway,” it means the company is in trouble because no product ever ships on time nor achieves the company’s “conservative forecast.” What is the post-money valuation of your last round? That’s cool.

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90 Things I've Learned From Founding 4 Technology Companies

betashop.com

From the start we said that we would never make a decision as to what features to build or what products to sell based on revenue alone, rather we would focus on things that make our customers smile and by doing so lots and lots of revenue will fall out over time. The time to start thinking mobile first vs. web first was 6 months ago.

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Shark Tank Season 4 episode 2 breakdown

Lightspeed Venture Partners

The entrepreneurs had made $150k in revenue running classes for four months at a gym in New York, selling out the classes at $35/class. post money valuation. Mark Cuban offered $300k for 33% of the company, implying a $900k post money valuation. implying a $600k post money valuation.