Lightspeed Venture Partners

OCTOBER 7, 2012

As Cuban pointed out, this is a “down round” Zomm is seeking $2M for 10% of the company, implying an $18M pre money valuation today. Some partial answers came up, including spending on a new version of the product with additional features, and excessively high inventories relative to actual sales in holiday 2011.

Technical Review 110

Technical Review Technical Cofounder Valuation Pre-Money Valuation 110

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 14, 2016

” “Mark has a vested interest in talking down valuations of startups.” Most prefer not to say this publicly for two reasons: 1) they have an entire portfolio of startups, many of whom are raising capital and 2) they prefer not to be attacked publicly or seem “anti entrepreneur.” goes into a startup.

Valuation 150

Valuation Down Round Startup Later Stage 150

View from Seed

FEBRUARY 19, 2015

Below, he gives an honest take about what he’d do differently and what he’d do again as a startup CEO. Now that Backupify has had a nice exit and my life is in a different place, I agreed to write this post, full of my own advice based on my experience as a startup CEO. Think more about business models.

Founder 120

Founder Startup Cofounder Business Model 120

Growthink Blog

MAY 23, 2011

Management has the wrong pedigree, is geographically undesirable, competes in the wrong industry, and/or has a business model that lacks "scalability credibility" with the venture community. There is considerable internal debate around whether or not to solicit and/or accept outside venture capital.

Angel Investor 112

Angel Investor Venture Capital Sweat Equity Cram Down 112

Scalable Startup

JANUARY 27, 2011

An ominous title for a blog post, but “Grow or Die” has been one of the most basic rules in the high-growth startup world for decades. If you’re venture funded, things get kind of ugly -unhappy board members, cut off from communications, down- rounds to keep you going, or no more funding. Are we becoming passé?

Revenue 22

Revenue Early Stage Down Round Software Review 22

NZ Entrepreneur

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

No one can predict the future and it’s especially true in the startup world. The statistics show that even though most founders bet their time and resources that their startups will be the best in the world, 90% of those new startups won’t be in operation in 10-15 years. manufacturing model: outsourced or in-house).

Startup 70

Startup Sales Cycle Down Round Revenue 70

Tim Keane

AUGUST 20, 2009

Startups and angels: Along the way to success. "  The problem has been that too-high valuations and too generous terms have spawned painful down rounds that squash the entrepreneur and his early investors.  the business, it will always be worth more to the entrepreneur as well as future investors, if any. 

Milwaukee 60

Milwaukee Bootstrapping Cram Down Deal Structure 60

Tim Keane

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

Startups and angels: Along the way to success.  Relatively late stage pharma ventures, just to cite one example, tend to be doing second and third rounds at depressed values.  If the venture with these characteristics is worth investing in, the business is going to take longer and cost more to get to its milestone.

Wisconsin 60

Wisconsin Valuation Angel Investor Startup 60