VC Cafe

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Mature startups with proven business models and the potential to reach the public markets within a few years will be the safest place to park any new venture capital that comes into the ecosystem. Liquidation preferences – in addition to lower valuations, investors are looking for protective provisions.

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Founder Technical Review Down Round Liquidation Preference 173

SoCal CTO

JULY 13, 2010

Creating Incremental Strategic Value - Ask the Angels , June 17, 2010 We can easily overlook the level of demand pull when we are assessing strategic value. liquidation preference. People tend to overvalue past investments when making forward-looking investment decisions. Yes, even bootstrappers. Charles Darwin.

Cofounder 175

Cofounder Technical Cofounder Term Sheet Startup 175

Tim Keane

JANUARY 12, 2010

3]   However, if they are built bottom up, they demonstrate and make explicit a range of business model assumptions the entrepreneur is using to think about his business and its revenue model. Second a liquidation preference and a participation. This is why a bottom up approach is more credible.

Term Sheet 68

Term Sheet Valuation Dividend Liquidation Preference 68

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 14, 2016

The Laws of Supply & Demand. The most basic chart of microeconomics is a supply & demand curve. Demand represents a buyer and supply a seller. Some products are “inelastic” meaning when prices go up demand doesn’t fall much (think cigarettes, alcohol or even illicit drugs). goes into a startup.

Valuation 150

Valuation Down Round Startup Later Stage 150

Up and Running

MARCH 29, 2017

At the same time, I was starting to realize that both the elegance of cloud-based software and the business models it enabled were what really got me excited. See Also: Demand Validation: How to Find Out If Customers Want to Buy Your Product. Find your own magic. Over Christmas break, I started building ZipBooks.

Term Sheet 60

Term Sheet Venture Capital Liquidation Preference Valuation 60