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 are more likely to fund new entrepreneurs, and early-stage or seed rounds, while VCs tend to focus on entrepreneurs with a successful track record, and later stage rounds.

Angel Investor 246

Angel Investor IRR Venture Capital Valuation 246

David Teten

MAY 8, 2012

As Steve Case has said, it’s ridiculous that anyone can gamble and be guaranteed to lose money, but there are strict regulations around who can invest in early-stage private companies and earn (in some cases) a 27% IRR on their capital. *. The Entrepreneurs Access to Capital Act helps to redress this. Start now! *

Securities and Exchange Commission 148

Securities and Exchange Commission IRR Entrepreneur Angel Investor 148

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

Another rule of thumb is a target of 50% IRR (a discounted cashflow calculation). Successful serial entrepreneurs usually find it easier to raise money from venture capitalists. If you're a first-time entrepreneur, that doesn't mean you can't raise VC money, but you're going to find it more difficult getting VC traction.

IRR 225

IRR Startup Term Sheet Angel Investor 225

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 9, 2011

Rose, who has been described as "the Father of Angel Investing in New York" by Crain's New York Business, and a "world conquering entrepreneur" by BusinessWeek. The second company in which I invested, back in 2001, was a novel concept from the serial entrepreneur who invented social networking.

New York 221

New York Accredited Investor Advisory Board IRR 221

Gust

APRIL 30, 2014

Having now invested in over 85 startups, and finding that my personal metrics are very similar to aggregated industry ones, it is clear that (a) there is little to no correlation between my home runs and my personal favorites, and (b) angel investing done correctly really *can* produce a consistent IRR in the 25%-30% range.

Angel Investor 148

Angel Investor IRR Due Diligence Aggregator 148

Steve Blank

AUGUST 5, 2014

Larry was the best entrepreneur I’ve ever known, and completely unconventional…. Two companies I helped start in 1992, DCTM and Grand Junction Networks both became Stanford business school cases and very valuable, successful companies. I was on the way to my lifetime IRR of 90%. And it was an amazing time. But then, trouble.

Venture Capital 335

Venture Capital Silicon Valley Chicago Cofounder 335

This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 28, 2013

If you are a venture capital investor and you''re not preparing yourself to succeed in a more diverse ecosystem of entrepreneurs, you''re just going to get left behind. My total valuation multiple across that span is nearly 4x and the return rate is up over 110% IRR. YC''s best investing days may be behind it. That''s 25%.

Venture Capital 162

Venture Capital Cofounder IRR Dilution 162

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 17, 2019

We now serve many large clients like Dish Networks, Dignity Health, and U.S. The advantage is that in many of our best deals we now have $50+ million invested so we can really support entrepreneurs as their businesses scale. 15 million first checks but we also have three growth funds.

IP 223

IP Intellectual Property IRR Cofounder 223

Professor VC

MARCH 10, 2009

His latest venture, Bharosa, was sold to Oracle for a 6X multiple in 3 years to his angel investors, a sweet close to triple digit IRR. In this economy, all entrepreneurs are going to hear a lot of "nos", but time spent going after customers rather than investors should provide a higher return on investment. ► January. (1).

Bootstrapping 28

Bootstrapping San Jose Silicon Valley Angel Investor 28

David Teten

APRIL 8, 2013

Based on a range of sources, we believe that most funds with well-developed Portfolio Operator models have top-quartile returns (typically above 20% IRR in the relevant time periods).

Private Equity 114

Private Equity Hungary IRR Venture Capital 114

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 are more likely to fund new entrepreneurs, and early-stage or seed rounds, while VCs tend to focus on entrepreneurs with a successful track record, and later stage rounds.

Angel Investor 120

Angel Investor IRR Valuation Startup 120

Feld Thoughts

JULY 31, 2013

As Boulder continues to gain visibility as a great place to create companies, I’ve decided to highlight some of the entrepreneurs – and their companies – who have contributed to Boulder in significant ways. First, many fiber networks had consolidated into a handful of platform. “How can Brad help?

Bandwidth 148

Bandwidth Colorado Startup IRR 148

Professor VC

JANUARY 17, 2008

I think the title of this post is a TV show, but fitting as there has been much debate in the venture community as to the whether angel investors are good or bad for entrepreneurs and VCs. One group charges entrepreneurs "an administrative fee" to present to the group. Touched by an Angel. return on investment after 3.5

Pre-Money Valuation 28

Pre-Money Valuation Angel Investor Angel Groups Valuation 28

Growthink Blog

MARCH 29, 2010

If you don't know how, or need inspiration, read Entrepreneur, Inc. Supporting good non-profits is great, but even better is to support entrepreneurs while making excellent money doing so. Startup investing has outperformed every major investing class, with IRRs of over 27.3% (click here to learn more). This list, too.

IRR 59

IRR Entrepreneur Washington Government 59

Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 1, 2018

We are very long-term investors, focusing on net cash on cash returns, rather than short-term or intermediate IRRs. We’ve worked hard to have a network-centric view of the world. We think of ourselves as one node on a mesh network, an important node, but not a central node through which everything must flow.

Syndicate 17

Syndicate Syndication IRR Canada 17

K9 Ventures

MAY 14, 2011

This is probably the very first group that an entrepreneur who is starting out may approach for some funding for his or her idea. As fiduciaries, the general partners of the uVC funds have to begin to focus on the dreaded VC I-word : IRR. Friends and Family : Or sometimes referred to as the 3Fs for Friends, Family and Fools.

Preferred Stock 125

Preferred Stock Seed Stage Incubator Accredited Investor 125

K9 Ventures

NOVEMBER 30, 2008

The venture business is a people business — it’s all about meeting people, networking, evaluating ideas (and people) and making educated bets (on people). For what I’ve seen/heard the tops VC funds typically have an IRR of over 20%. The Entrepreneur perspective. This is what makes it more difficult to scale.

IRR 48

IRR Venture Capital LP Early Stage 48

David Teten

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

In that capacity, I co-founded the Harvard Business School Alumni Angels Venture Capital Access Program, a joint venture with the National Association of Investment Companies (“NAIC”), which helps women and diverse entrepreneurs raise capital. Traditional KPIs are, in descending order of importance: IRR (and secondarily Multiple).

Venture Capital 60

Venture Capital Partner Technical Review Cofounder 60