Life Beyond Code

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Thus, I have come to the conclusion that if I could help a million entrepreneurs globally reach $1 million in revenue (and beyond), that would be the foundation of a robust, distributed, and sustainable economic value creation that would add up to a trillion dollars in global GDP. a distributed, democratic model of capitalism.

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Programming Silicon Valley Bootstrapping Technical Review 116

Up and Running

JANUARY 26, 2012

Raising finance is a time consuming process and can also be quite stressful (particularly as time progresses). Firstly, you need to identify some potential smart investors (by ‘smart’ I mean investors who bring more to the table than just cash i.e. access to a network of contacts, distribution etc). Image via CrunchBase.

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Term Sheet Exit Strategy Software Review Early Stage 94

David Teten

JANUARY 19, 2021

Flexible VC creates early liquidity which can be either reinvested or distributed to LPs. Part of the magic of revenue-based financing is how historical performance and strong, achievable financial projections are ultimately the backbone of how RBI/RBF investment decisions are made.” Early liquidity. Emily Campbell, Esq.

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Cofounder Technical Review Equity Dividend 78

Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 31, 2019

Having been through the company-building process myself and after a decade in VC working with thousands of companies and negotiating hundreds of term sheets, I wrote this book to help demystify the process. But, other than a big macro shock that causes all financing to dry up, I think those situations are in the minority.

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Lean Venture Capital Conversion IPO 108

Genuine VC

MAY 20, 2013

Compared to most other areas of finance, venture capital is practiced as more of an art, as opposed to a science. MYTH: Goal of entrepreneur’s VC fundraising is a term sheet. REALITY: Goal of an entrepreneur’s VC fundraising should be a closed investment, which includes both partnership conviction and an agreement of key terms.

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Venture Capital Cap Table Portfolio Early Stage 244

Reid Hoffman

JULY 27, 2021

I was still unprepared; I had no idea that I also needed to learn about go-to-market strategy and distribution. In particular, Bill Sahlman’s Entrepreneurial Finance course was excellent. It’s not like after completing the class I was prepared to negotiate a term sheet. Those topics don’t come up every single day.

Silicon Valley 69

Silicon Valley Venture Capital Balance Sheet Cofounder 69

Reid Hoffman

JULY 27, 2021

I was still unprepared; I had no idea that I also needed to learn about go-to-market strategy and distribution. In particular, Bill Sahlman’s Entrepreneurial Finance course was excellent. It’s not like after completing the class I was prepared to negotiate a term sheet. Those topics don’t come up every single day.

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Silicon Valley Venture Capital Balance Sheet Cofounder 69

Scott Edward Walker

JUNE 9, 2011

Introduction This post originally appeared as part of the “ Ask the Attorney ” column I am writing for VentureBeat ; it is another installment of my ongoing series regarding venture capital term sheets.

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Term Sheet Conversion Rights Venture Capital Liquidation Preference 60

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Some notable metrics are revenue growth rates, free cashflow, leverage ratios, historical financing amounts, returns on marketing spend, customer acquisition costs, lifetime value of customers, customer churn rates, and team social scores. This move also undoubtedly created more inbound M&A opportunities for them. . 11) Exit .

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Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

Eric Friedman

AUGUST 18, 2021

This doesn’t concern any specific industry, but that kind of behavioral finance. How do you come to terms with the new and the bold and the never been done and weigh them against things that aren’t going to happen? We do that primarily through leading financings. That scares me. On Balancing Optimism and Improbability.

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Silicon Valley Venture Capital Cofounder Africa 88

K9 Ventures

APRIL 14, 2020

I am pleased that I/K9 Ventures got to lead the Pre-Seed round of financing for Pragli. We didn’t waste any time from signing the term sheet to getting started on working on the company — even before the financing closed, which happened on Thursday, April 2nd.

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Cofounder Venture Capital Guerilla India 127

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2009

My blog linked to Brad Feld’s blog because I was so grateful for his series on term sheets and he was one of the biggest reasons that as a VC I felt compelled to blog. Distributed version control model – first in the industry like ours and we are filing patents. That changed very quickly. Folksonomy. Free product.

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Venture Capital Term Sheet San Diego Viral 274

finance.fortune.cnn.com

AUGUST 21, 2012

Term Sheet. Term Sheet The latest on private equity, M&A, deals and movements — from Wall Street to Silicon Valley. The information is based on part of a confidential year-end 2011 investment report distributed to investors in a fund-of-funds that made commitments between 1999 and 2001. Term Sheet.

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Naming Term Sheet Private Equity Equity 49

Professor VC

JUNE 20, 2011

Financing, that is.I One truth of start-up financing is that it generally takes twice as long and twice as much money to accomplish your milestones. The business model (OEM through broadband and home security companies for mass distribution) if not specific product functionality has remained largely the same. ProfessorVC.

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San Jose Angel Investor Term Sheet Venture Capital 28

abovethecrowd.com

APRIL 20, 2016

Why the Unicorn Financing Market Just Became Dangerous…For All Involved. By the first quarter of 2016, the late-stage financing market had changed materially. Investors were becoming nervous and were no longer willing to underwrite new Unicorn-level financings at the drop of a hat. The Sharks Arrive With Dirty Term Sheets.

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IPO Term Sheet Silicon Valley Valuation 40

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

free, distributed source code control management system. easy business finance software. YCombinator Series AA Equity Financing Documents. WSGR Term Sheet Generator. Orrick, Herrington Term Sheet Generator. Founders Institute Plain Preferred Term Sheet â?? Startup Threads. SlideShare.

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Software Review Technical Review Israel Startup 53

Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Btw, the definition of each startup financing stage has changed in the last decade. These elements of the business model– revenue (pricing, pricing strategy), distribution channel, How to Get/Keep/Grow customers, Key Activities, Resources and Costs – are other, critical parts your start up needs to understand and have in place.

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Cofounder Seed Stage Valuation Metrics 433

steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

Github - Free public repositories, collaborator management, issue tracking, wikis, downloads, code review, graphs Pivotal Tracker – Agile project management tool that enables real time collaboration.

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Software Review Startup Silicon Valley Analytics 110