View from Seed

AUGUST 17, 2021

It’s by far the longest time I’ve spent working on any one thing, and I feel very blessed to have been able to work with my partners, colleagues, founders, and collaborators. My partners will tell you that I am an incredibly impatient person. at exit due to dilution. These first ten years have been pretty special personally.

IRR 205

IRR Dilution Founder Portfolio 205

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 24, 2016

The next default of waiting until later is equally bad, since partners who bow out early will still expect an equal share of that first billion you make later. That way, if one of the partners disappears, or their role changes, a portion of the equity can be re-captured and reallocated to the other members. Now comes the reality check.

Equity 120

Equity Cofounder Technical Cofounder Intellectual Property 120

View from Seed

AUGUST 17, 2021

It’s by far the longest time I’ve spent working on any one thing, and I feel very blessed to have been able to work with my partners, colleagues, founders, and collaborators. My partners will tell you that I am an incredibly impatient person. at exit due to dilution. These first ten years have been pretty special personally.

IRR 156

IRR Dilution Founder Portfolio 156

View from Seed

AUGUST 17, 2021

It’s by far the longest time I’ve spent working on any one thing, and I feel very blessed to have been able to work with my partners, colleagues, founders, and collaborators. My partners will tell you that I am an incredibly impatient person. at exit due to dilution. These first ten years have been pretty special personally.

IRR 136

IRR Dilution Founder Portfolio 136

thebarefootvc

MAY 8, 2012

It is the human capital involved, both internally with company teams and externally with advisors, boards and investors, that is going to differentiate which startups survive and become the disruptive businesses of tomorrow. Money is fast turning into a commodity.

Venture Capital 78

Venture Capital Syndication Syndicate Bandwidth 78

betashop.com

OCTOBER 8, 2012

This past week while I was in Tokyo for meetings with potential partners for Fab, I was invited to participate in a panel discussion on startups. million registered users, 7500 supplier partners, 600 team members, and a run-rate of more than $150M in sales in just 15 months. The discussion quickly turned to those 57 things.

Technical Review 108

Technical Review Technology Software Review Valuation 108

Startup Company Lawyer

MARCH 14, 2010

I was actually somewhat surprised that the following investors have agreed to use the Series Seed documents in certain of the their deals: Baseline, Charles River Ventures, SV Angel (Ron Conway), First Round Capital, Harrison Metal Capital, Mike Maples, Polaris Venture Partners, SoftTech VC and True Ventures. Anti-dilution protection.

Finance 70

Finance Software Review Term Sheet Liquidation Preference 70

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 27, 2014

I guess if you’re in high-volume, low-differentiation mode perhaps this is efficient for you. If we got an offer to raise $25 million to grow would she take it or be too worried about exit price, dilution, valuation expectations, etc. Inbound is seldom differentiated dealflow. Don’t even get me started on Demo Days.

Cofounder 374

Cofounder Syndication Syndicate Early Stage 374

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 13, 2020

Too many entrepreneurs tell me they are looking for an investor, and can’t differentiate between venture capital (VC) investors versus accredited angel investors. Angels will likely agree to simpler term sheets, better valuations, and less restrictive terms on potential dilution, voting rights, exit options, and executive roles.

Angel Investor 314

Angel Investor Entrepreneur IRR Valuation 314

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 20, 2011

That’s OK if it’s your problem as long as your business really is differentiated and compelling. He wanted a good partner, a fair valuation, and quite honestly, just some effing money! I say this all the time: the “sweet spot&# of dilution on a normal deal is 25-33%.

Dilution 284

Dilution Valuation Seed Money Differentiation 284

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 25, 2011

The founders could reinvest this in growth (0% tax, focus on future equity growth) or take the profits of $12 million and divide amongst the founding partners. Products as a key differentiator – Another important reason for having internal IP in your services business is as a key differentiator against other services businesses.

Silicon Valley 332

Silicon Valley IP Dividend Finance 332

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 2, 2014

Too many entrepreneurs tell me they are looking for an investor, and can’t differentiate between venture capital (VC) investors versus accredited Angel investors. Angels will likely agree to simpler term sheets, better valuations, and less restrictive terms on potential dilution, voting rights, exit options, and executive roles.

Angel Investor 266

Angel Investor Entrepreneur Venture Capital IRR 266

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 12, 2023

Too many entrepreneurs tell me they are looking for an investor, and can’t differentiate between venture capital (VC) investors versus accredited angel investors. Angels will likely agree to simpler term sheets, better valuations, and less restrictive terms on potential dilution, voting rights, exit options, and executive roles.

Angel Investor 246

Angel Investor IRR Venture Capital Valuation 246

Austin Startup

MARCH 26, 2019

Even pre-launch, there’s work you can do here to differentiate yourself. Discounts too early can also have the adverse effect of diluting a brand when targeting a more affluent customer segment. At Silverton Partners, I’ve been leading the charge on our investments in fast-growing DTC brands. These add up very quickly.

Technical Review 49

Technical Review Software Review China Acquisition 49

Reid Hoffman

AUGUST 17, 2021

But the key is to ensure your product has a strong differentiator, which is exactly how Ramaswamy and his Neeva co-founders positioned the search engine company when it launched last year. Additionally, as Greylock general partner Reid Hoffman points out, competition from the big companies isn’t necessarily a bad thing. “If

Cofounder 69

Cofounder Differentiation Search Advertising 69

Reid Hoffman

AUGUST 17, 2021

But the key is to ensure your product has a strong differentiator, which is exactly how Ramaswamy and his Neeva co-founders positioned the search engine company when it launched last year. Additionally, as Greylock general partner Reid Hoffman points out, competition from the big companies isn’t necessarily a bad thing. “If

Cofounder 69

Cofounder Differentiation Search Advertising 69

ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 13, 2024

Moreover, they must prioritize innovation and agility to differentiate themselves from many companies offering similar cybersecurity solutions. Additionally, these down rounds can decrease employee morale, as they may dilute shares or pay cuts, affecting the overall work environment.

Down Round 154

Down Round Marketing Artificial Inteligence Startup 154

ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Some know how they do it, whether you call it your differentiated value proposition or your proprietary process or your USP. Your brand promise talks to your employees, investors, partners, and customers. Use your marketing strategy to ensure campaigns never dilute your brand perception. ” That’s a result.

Campaign 109

Campaign Social Media Audience Channel 109

VC Cafe

OCTOBER 26, 2010

It is said to be a private equity round and at this stage it is unclear if previous investors will be allowed to participate (or just get diluted). The differentiation of PrimeSense’s product is its ability to analyze 3D depth using a single (and relatively inexpensive) camera. . Ynon Beracha serves as the company’s CEO.

Private Equity 111

Private Equity Dilution Valuation Differentiation 111

The Startup Magazine

JULY 15, 2023

Make it so that they don’t need to combine services – something that could dilute your brand and offering. These advances mean that security businesses have new opportunities to differentiate themselves from the competition. We now have machines that can plan, predict and display an intimate knowledge of the theory of mind.

Security 148

Security Artificial Inteligence Differentiation Dilution 148

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 5, 2016

Too many entrepreneurs tell me they are looking for an investor, and can’t differentiate between venture capital (VC) investors versus accredited Angel investors. Angels will likely agree to simpler term sheets, better valuations, and less restrictive terms on potential dilution, voting rights, exit options, and executive roles.

Angel Investor 120

Angel Investor IRR Valuation Startup 120

Lightspeed Venture Partners

OCTOBER 22, 2012

As you may have already seen , I’ve been breaking down the pitches on this season’s Shark Tank while wearing my work hat as a Managing Director at Lightspeed Venture Partners. The founders focused too much on dilution and on Barbara’s clever ideas on a dimension (marketing) that was not critical to the business.

Pre-Money Valuation 101

Pre-Money Valuation Valuation Dilution Differentiation 101

crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Your brand positioning explains how your company differentiates in the marketplace and how you are different from your competitors. If your brand tries to be too many things at once, the message becomes scattered and the brand grows diluted. We cover this in detail in Chapter 3 (Brand Identity Research).

Marketing 162

Marketing Charlotte Naming Design 162

The Equity Kicker

MARCH 17, 2015

As you probably know, Forward Partners bundles help from our startup team, our proven methodologies and office space with our cash investment so I will be talking my own book tomorrow and hence here. I’m writing this post to get my thoughts straight. Over the last fifteen years that has become accepted best practice.

Early Stage 60

Early Stage Venture Capital San Francisco Silicon Valley 60

Mucker Lab

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

In one of the recent Mucker’s Growth Series Webinars, we proudly invited one of the previous MuckerLab Partners, Todd Emaus , a serial founder, author of the book Scale Without Losing Your Soul , and currently a partner at Evolution. The webinar delved into the crucial topic of company culture for early-stage startups.

Early Stage 78

Early Stage Seed Stage Leadership Founder 78

www.paulgraham.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

There used to be two sharply differentiated typesof investors: angels and venture capitalists. And they make a lot more investmentsper partner than VCs—up to 10 times as many. 3 ] Because super-angels make more investments per partner, they haveless partner per investment. How much is that extra attentionworth?

Valuation 92

Valuation Stock Partner Founder 92

aweissman.com

JANUARY 30, 2010

Competitive differentiation. (4) If not, the value of the exchange fund is diluted. As a result, there is no inherent value in a fund qua fund - its a collection of assets the value of which is driven by the partners track records and reputation. Competitive differentiation. (4) Very simple, well known.

Early Stage 46

Early Stage Entrepreneur Cofounder Framework 46

Ben's Blog

AUGUST 17, 2020

This growth could be a function of product differentiation, go-to-market operations, sheer market size, new geographies, and expansion into adjacent categories. Ignoring dilution and balance sheet changes, Company Awesome would have made investors ~13x, while Company Good would only have returned ~2x.

Valuation 36

Valuation Balance Sheet Cofounder Forecast 36

Ben's Blog

MAY 24, 2021

Editor’s Note: This testimony was delivered by a16z managing partner Scott Kupor to the U.S. By way of background, I am the Managing Partner for Andreessen Horowitz, a $16.5 Among the findings are: SPAC dilution amounts to roughly 50% of the cash ultimately delivered to the companies brought public. IPO market. To ensure U.S.

SEC 36

SEC Accredited Investor IPO Technical Review 36