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In Q4 2022, founders face tough choices

VC Cafe

Many companies are now having to resort to tough measures in order to stay afloat, including layoffs, down rounds and tough terms from current investors. If the answer is yes, then a down round is likely the best path forward. Why you shouldn’t worry about raising a down round ( source ).

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On Bubbles … And Why We’ll Be Just Fine

Both Sides of the Table

New investors hate down rounds. When your competition does irrational things to grow fueled by low-cost capital it makes it harder for you to compete by playing by the conventional rules. So at GRP Partners we’re very active now. Many good companies will not get funded. Get funded now, if you can.&#.

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How the pre-seed round made a comeback in 2024

VC Cafe

Carta reports that 20% of the rounds in 2023 were down rounds, but I believe the actual number is much higher. For that and other reasons (like cash preservation) VCs moved to focus more on earlier stage, and many funds that typically invest in A started deploying more into seed rounds.

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A heartbreaking story about time and money.

Berkonomics

What most managers miss is that every month cut from the time it takes to perform such tasks cuts the cost by the value of a month’s worth of fixed overhead or burn. Ignoring the cost of product for a moment to make a point, saving a month’s fixed overhead by making processes more efficient, could easily double profits for the year.

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Wasted time is money lost.

Berkonomics

What most managers miss is that every month cut from the time it takes to perform such tasks cuts the cost by the value of a month’s worth of fixed overhead or burn. Ignoring cost of product for a moment to make a point, saving a month’s fixed overhead by making processes more efficient, could easily double profits for the year.

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Wasted time is money lost. (And another story of lost opportunity.)

Berkonomics

What most managers miss is that every month cut from the time it takes to perform such tasks cuts the cost by the value of a month’s worth of fixed overhead or burn. And we were able to secure that investment along with a partner from that firm joining our board.

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How to Fund a Startup

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The fund managers, who are called"general partners," get about 2% of the fund annually as a managementfee, plus about 20% of the funds gains. Not all the people who work at VC firms are partners. If you get a call from a VCfirm, go to their web site and check whether the person you talkedto is a partner.