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What Does the Post Crash VC Market Look Like?

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The market was down considerably with public valuations down 53–79% across the four sectors we were reviewing (it is since down even further). ==> Aside, we also have a NEW LA-based partner I’m thrilled to announce: Nick Kim. But rest assured valuations get reset. In 2009 we could take a long time to review a deal.

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Why Raising Too Much Money Can Harm Your Startup

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conversation literally every week with startups. So the temptation would be to ask for $5 million because that implies a $20 million pre-money valuation if you’re able to only give away 20% or a $15 million pre-money valuation of investors require 25%. I have this “How much should I raise?”

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Why Startups Should Raise Money at the Top End of Normal

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2 preamble issues having read the comments on TC today: 1: I know that the prices of startup companies is much great in Silicon Valley than in smaller towns / less tech focused areas in the US and the US prices higher than many foreign markets. This article originally appeared on TechCrunch. I acknowledged this in the article.

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The Changing Structure of the VC Industry

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pre-money valuation you certainly would want to exercise your right to continue investing if you had prorata rights. But the biggest changes in our industry have been driven by technical changes themselves to which we are just observers and fortunate beneficiaries. 2007 was the watershed year. The iPhone was released.

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Time is the Enemy of All Deals

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million at a $15 million pre-money valuation. We had people hearing through the grapevine that we were about to raise money and new investors started calling us to get in on the deal. We moved into the legal process and final due diligence in January and February of 2000. Yes, this was stupid. I’ve done it.

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The Power of Quora & Why Benchmark was Right to Pay Up

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I was an early user of Quora and like all new technologies they take a bit of playing with them for a while, discussing them with others and reflecting on them to let them sink in. What I notice is that people further the conversation, talk with each other, network, try to get noticed (linking to their websites, etc.). No, really.

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How Much Should You Raise in Your VC Round? And What is a VC Looking at in Your Model?

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There’s a quick litmus-test conversation any early-stage VC will have with the founder and it’s one that you should be as prepared for as your elevator pitch. It goes something like this … VC: “How much money are you raising?” One entrepreneur refrain I sometimes hear is “We want to raise some extra money for M&A activities.”

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