Steve Blank
SEPTEMBER 5, 2018
When Netscape went public, it unleashed a frenzy from the public markets for anything related to the internet and signaled to venture investors that there were massive returns to be made investing in anything internet related. Startups with huge burn rates – building leases, staff, PR and advertising – ran out of money.
VC Adventure
JUNE 14, 2022
Companies looking to raise money turn to venture capital for a variety of reasons. Top among them is generally access to capital, but often on the list is the hope that raising capital from experienced (and well-networked) investors will have other positive impacts on their business.
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David Teten
SEPTEMBER 23, 2017
Private equity and venture capital investors are copying our sisters in the hedge fund and mutual fund world: we’re trying to automate more of our job. The most visible evidence of the trend towards automation is an increasing number of engineers working at venture capital and private equity funds.
ReadWriteStart
SEPTEMBER 9, 2019
Although some founders take venture capital in exchange for equity, that’s not the only way to do it. To learn more about the pros and cons of venture capital — and founders’ funding alternatives — I caught up with Mark McKee. Anderson: So is venture capital the right approach for most startups?
Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 25, 2010
million at a $15 million pre-money valuation. Morgan Stanley had proposed a higher valuation to let them in. It quickly became impossible to raise venture capital. It isn’t even a story about raising venture capital or M&A. We ended up agreeing a term sheet for $16.5 Yes, this was stupid. Any deal.
Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 22, 2011
In addition to FOMO it is partly driven by massive increase in valuations for earlier-stage companies who raised money at bit seed prices but who still have product risk. 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).
Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 26, 2016
But often this doesn’t tell the whole story because often companies are also spending money on PR and other marketing activities in order to support the sales process. Generally you should take your full marketing spend including PR divided by your customers acquired to get your “fully loaded CAC.” That is what finances rapid growth.
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