Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 12, 2010

“Hi [entrepreneur], I hope all is well. I know the firm well and I know the entrepreneur & his business well. There is no chance they’re going to invest and it’s not even a close match. But if that’s all that they’re after then entrepreneurs should definitely be wary of taking these calls.

Programming 294

Programming Entrepreneur Private Equity Equity 294

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 17, 2023

For example, if you have a proven product, real revenue, a big potential market, and are ready to scale up the business, every investor will be interested. On the other hand, if you are a new entrepreneur, still in the idea stage, professional investors will only tell you to come back later when you have traction (customers and revenue).

Angel Investor 313

Angel Investor Intellectual Property Investment Bankers Private Equity 313

thebarefootvc

JANUARY 27, 2014

I think that later stage valuations are frothy (for reasons I explain below) while earlier stage valuations are starting to stabilize from previous highs (with the exception of the superstar serial entrepreneur) - turns out scaling in a sea of competition (both startup and entrenched) is not so easy.

Technical Review 63

Technical Review Valuation Venture Capital Investment Bankers 63

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 4, 2014

For example, if you have a proven product, real revenue, a big potential market, and are ready to scale up the business, every investor will be interested. On the other hand, if you are a new entrepreneur, still in the idea stage, professional investors will only tell you to come back later when you have traction (customers and revenue).

Angel Investor 232

Angel Investor Intellectual Property Investment Bankers Private Equity 232

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

If you have or are thinking about a business in the video space you’ll enjoy hearing from Gregg but even more broadly this is a great conversation for entrepreneurs, investors or industry analysts. What is the mix of revenue between ads, subscriptions, digital downloads & ecommerce. JibJab doesn’t do ad revenue at all.

Viral 303

Viral Investment Bankers Video Business Model 303

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 13, 2010

At this stage, your startup better be selling a commercial offering, have price and cost validated, with significant customer sales and a real revenue stream. This normally means more then 30 employees, and more then $1 million in revenue. Tags: entrepreneurs founders startup stages investors business. Growth stage. Exit stage.

Investment Bankers 231

Investment Bankers Venture Capital Startup Initial Public Offering 231

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 5, 2012

At this stage, your startup better be selling a commercial offering, have price and cost validated, with significant customer sales and a real revenue stream. This normally means more then 30 employees, and more then $1 million in revenue. Lesser amounts remain in the angel realm. Growth stage. Exit stage.

Investment Bankers 241

Investment Bankers Venture Capital Startup Initial Public Offering 241

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 19, 2018

For example, if you have a proven product, real revenue, a big potential market, and are ready to scale up the business, every investor will be interested. On the other hand, if you are a new entrepreneur, still in the idea stage, professional investors will only tell you to come back later when you have traction (customers and revenue).

Angel Investor 184

Angel Investor Intellectual Property Investment Bankers Private Equity 184

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Small investment firms often have interns and entrepreneurs in residence passing through, each of which is a security risk. Chris Dixon, Partner, A16Z, observes , “Success in VC is probably 10% about picking, and 90% about sourcing the right deals and having entrepreneurs choose your firm as a partner”. 2) Market .

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

Gust

NOVEMBER 22, 2011

At this stage, your startup better be selling a commercial offering, have price and cost validated, with significant customer sales and a real revenue stream. This normally means more then 30 employees, and more then $1 million in revenue. Lesser amounts remain in the angel realm. Growth stage. Exit stage.

Venture Capital 171

Venture Capital Investment Bankers Angel Investor Initial Public Offering 171

Reid Hoffman

MARCH 23, 2021

Entrepreneurs and executives will do all sorts of things to improve themselves, from taking a class on a particular technology, to reading a book about venture deals, to practicing intermittent fasting. When I evaluate entrepreneurs, one of the key factors I analyze is their decision-making calculus. It also means “faster.”

Venture Capital 50

Venture Capital Metrics Investment Bankers Framework 50

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 13, 2016

For example, if you have a proven product, real revenue, a big potential market, and are ready to scale up the business, every investor will be interested. On the other hand, if you are a new entrepreneur, still in the idea stage, professional investors will only tell you to come back later when you have traction (customers and revenue).

Matching 120

Matching Angel Investor Intellectual Property Investment Bankers 120

Up and Running

MAY 28, 2014

To figure out what Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) are most useful for a budding new business, we asked 12 entrepreneurs the following question: How should you go about selecting KPIs for a startup? Contact an investment banker, and ask how similar companies are being evaluated and acquired. Avoid Vanity Metrics.

Metrics 109

Metrics Investment Bankers Early Stage Revenue 109

BeyondVC

OCTOBER 25, 2003

Just one word of caution for us venture capitalists and entrepreneurs-let’s not equate this to a return to the mid-to-late 90s IPO boom. Yes, this is old news and much anticipated. One additional note-many companies from the bubble era were able to go public 1-2 years from their first round of venture capital.

IPO 78

IPO Investment Bankers Venture Capital Valuation 78

BeyondVC

NOVEMBER 17, 2006

From April 2001 through June 30, 2006, we achieved 21 consecutive quarters of revenue growth. In fact, during the last 3 fiscal years for the company, it did $6.4mm, $10mm, and then $15mm in revenue. The trailing twelve month number is closer to $20mm in revenue. million, $0.9 million and $1.8 million, respectively, and used $0.7

IPO 78

IPO Investment Bankers Demand Revenue 78

BeyondVC

OCTOBER 25, 2003

Just one word of caution for us venture capitalists and entrepreneurs-let’s not equate this to a return to the mid-to-late 90s IPO boom. Yes, this is old news and much anticipated. One additional note-many companies from the bubble era were able to go public 1-2 years from their first round of venture capital.

IPO 60

IPO Investment Bankers Venture Capital Valuation 60

Seeing Both Sides

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

Decades ago, the thesis of Yossi Vardi , a prolific technology entrepreneur who has invested in 75 Israeli startups, was that Israeli entrepreneurs should seek quick exit opportunities through global corporations interested in buying a window into Israeli talent and technology. We think so. Pack Your Bags Early. Think Bigger.

Israel 20

Israel Cofounder Technical Review United States 20

Tim Keane

SEPTEMBER 18, 2006

But.for a company with investors who expect a "harvest," just as things get good on the revenue side, the strategic plan for the companys future becomes very important. Have they done a lot/a few/ no transactions with Investment Bankers? What can we do to their revenue? What can we do to their revenue?

Harvest 60

Harvest LBO Investment Bankers Wisconsin 60

BeyondVC

NOVEMBER 17, 2006

From April 2001 through June 30, 2006, we achieved 21 consecutive quarters of revenue growth. In fact, during the last 3 fiscal years for the company, it did $6.4mm, $10mm, and then $15mm in revenue. The trailing twelve month number is closer to $20mm in revenue. million, $0.9 million and $1.8 million, respectively, and used $0.7

IPO 60

IPO Investment Bankers Demand Revenue 60

David Teten

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

I wrote recently about Should you raise venture capital from a traditional equity VC or a Revenue-Based Investing VC? Since then, I’ve talked with a number of other firms, and greatly expanded my database: Who are the major Revenue-Based (RBI) Investing VCs? Revenue-based investing VC. Venture debt.

SBIC 60

SBIC SBA Cap Table Database 60

Mike Michalowicz

JANUARY 8, 2015

Other purchases are simply to generate revenue – allowing the buyer to streamline processes and cut costs by consolidating. Get an investment banker or a business broker to handle the sale with you. Find out what your buyer wants. Know that it’s a long process. My first sale – the most profitable one – took two months.

Intellectual Property 60

Intellectual Property Investment Bankers Exit Strategy Sales 60

Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Attaining $100,000 in monthly recurring revenue and securing a business partner in the United States are major goals. If I had not accepted this amazing challenge, I would still be working as an investment banker in London. If you are an entrepreneur, check out the SXSW 2020 Startups Track , which runs March 13–17.

Portugal 62

Portugal Investment Bankers United States Cofounder 62

Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Attaining $100,000 in monthly recurring revenue and securing a business partner in the United States are major goals. If I had not accepted this amazing challenge, I would still be working as an investment banker in London. If you are an entrepreneur, check out the SXSW 2020 Startups Track , which runs March 13–17.

Portugal 62

Portugal Investment Bankers United States Cofounder 62

Small Business Force

JANUARY 3, 2016

Well, not totally wrong, but wrong in the way most entrepreneurs approach things. Raising capital is the single hardest thing I ever did in my life and I was an investment banker for more than seven years. The Entrepreneur's Yoda" knows these things. It can help another entrepreneur. Did I get your attention?

Investment Bankers 20

Investment Bankers Private Equity Startup Bootstrapping 20

Start Up Blog

APRIL 29, 2013

We now live in an anarconomy where entrepreneurs are making counter moves to disrupt the status quo so they can redefine commercial landscapes. The art of activating idle assets to bring in new revenue is occurring for both the service provider and the service creator. People chase experience and utility more than they do accumulation.

Uruguay 123

Uruguay Technical Review Vertical Las Vegas 123

Ben's Blog

MAY 24, 2021

Prior to joining Andreessen Horowitz, I held several executive positions in a publicly-traded software company and was previous to that an investment banker. As a result, they are much more mature at the time of IPO (median revenue is about 10x what is what in the Dot Com bubble) and thus much higher valued. To ensure U.S.

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SEC Accredited Investor IPO Technical Review 36