View from Seed

MARCH 24, 2021

So, we decided to aggregate NextView’s “greatest hits.” Free Template for Great Startup Pitch Decks, Direct from VCs. Taking Corporate Venture Money: When it Makes Sense “PayPal took on these investors in small part because it gave us an imprimatur in the stodgy and regulated world of financial services.

Seed Stage 177

Seed Stage Hiring IPO Analytics 177

Agile VC

APRIL 17, 2011

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. How They Do It: Aggregate data from travel data warehouses like ITA as well as indexing travel providers websites, provide this information to consumers in a highly customizable search engine. Post-money valuation probably no higher than $12M (2). Cliff Notes S-1: Kayak.

Pre-Money Valuation 113

Pre-Money Valuation Liquidation Preference Dividend Common Stock 113

betashop.com

OCTOBER 8, 2012

It has been awesome, flattering, and humbling to see that post went viral and has been seen by so many thousands of people — mainly aspiring entrepreneurs — and has been translated into many languages. There’s no time to dicker around at a startup. Startups are hard work. Make deliberate decisions. Fire fast.?.

Technical Review 108

Technical Review Technology Software Review Valuation 108

ithacaVC

JANUARY 24, 2013

62,000 of convertible debt outstanding with $13,700 of aggregate interest accumulated, which also converts as well in the qualifying round. I am going to ignore any valuation cap feature. And let’s assume that the debt has a 20% conversion discount. So the new Series A investors end up with 24.4% ($1mm/$4,094,625).

Valuation 53

Valuation Balance Sheet Option Pool Dilution 53