Agile VC

APRIL 17, 2011

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. Interesting to note that Hafner and English own common stock but also made meaningful investments in the Series A & B rounds. One can infer valuations based on per share prices of preferred stock and oustanding common shares (~5.3M How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC.

Pre-Money Valuation 113

Pre-Money Valuation Liquidation Preference Dividend Common Stock 113

www.paulgraham.com

APRIL 28, 2010

Want to start a startup? A typical startup goes throughseveral rounds of funding, and at each round you want to take justenough money to reach the speed where you can shift into the nextgear. Few startups get it quite right. 1 ] A startups life will be more complicated, legally, if any of theinvestors arent accredited.

Technical Review 76

Technical Review Startup Software Review Angel Investor 76

David Teten

JANUARY 19, 2021

More and more startups are pursuing Revenue-Based VCs , but “RBI” doesn’t fit everyone. Eligible for favorable treatment under Qualified Small Business Stock exemption, if structured as equity. This applies if the investment converts into common stock; details are beyond this essay’s scope. Of the Inc. raised from angels.

Cofounder 78

Cofounder Technical Review Equity Dividend 78

Tim Keane

APRIL 12, 2006

Startups and angels: Along the way to success. It also gives investors information about your intellectual integrity and some glimmer of how you will face adversity in the startup process. If the investors ideal size is smaller than your need, you ought to ask about syndication. Posted at 03:23 PM in Startup ideas | Permalink.

Entrepreneur 60

Entrepreneur Valuation Sweat Equity Common Stock 60

Agile VC

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. I recently wrote a post noting that while the growth cycle of startups has clearly accelerated in the last 5 years, the number of truly monster new businesses (a company ultimately worth $75-100B) remains about the same … it’s a once in a decade sort of thing. February 2, 2012.

IPO 100

IPO South Korea Venezuela Revenue 100

Professor VC

JULY 25, 2013

Startup outcomes tend to be very binary. One area I''ve noticed a lot more recently are angel investors and seed stage funds trying to grab a little bit extra, whether it''s warrants for leading the round, advisor shares to go along with the investment, or a common stock stake for just being who they are.

Term Sheet 46

Term Sheet Silicon Valley Syndicate Syndication 46

Austin Startup

AUGUST 1, 2017

This is most clearly highlighted in the “unicorn” boom we all saw over the past few years, where founders raised very large rounds, with terms very onerous to the underlying common stock, hoping they could eventually justify billion dollar valuations to skeptical acquirers or public market investors. One Shot” incentives.

Liquidation Preference 48

Liquidation Preference Common Stock Valuation Silicon Valley 48