Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 14, 2012

…” I’ll write soon on my views of why I believe Instagram took off as a social network and what I think comes next. Instagram happens to be one of the few social networks I regularly use along with Twitter. Just checked their balance sheet. I will weigh in with some thoughts soon.

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David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

But, most of use raise capital and source deals the same way people looked for dates 20 years ago: by networking at conferences (or bars). . Boardex and Relationship Science make it easier to understand and map social networks into potential limited partners. That’s why 40 million Americans use online dating sites.

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Scott Edward Walker

NOVEMBER 26, 2017

Marc Andreessen discussed this issue at the 2016 Startup School : The argument in favor of the warm referral is that it’s the first test – it’s the first test of the ability to basically network your way to the investor. Tip #2: Hustle and Build Your Network. at 7:33). They want to be introduced to you.”. In a word: hustle.

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steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

Managewith.us - Collaborative Task Manager Mavenlink - manage project communications, documents, schedules, budgets, payments Industrial Logic – Agile eLearning Misc Office Help Google Apps – cloud mail server, calendar, docs, etc.

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Professor VC

APRIL 1, 2010

One comment made by Jason was that angels tend to be less sensitive than VCs on valuation and can potentially make it difficult to get a venture financing done at acceptable valuation. A related topic is the standardization of terms. A good comparison of the various "standard" term sheets can be found at Start-up Company Lawyer.

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View from Seed

MAY 12, 2015

For entrepreneurs setting out to raise a round of VC financing, with some diligent research, it’s reasonably straightforward to put together a list of target firms to pitch. ultimately, a term sheet) when pitching any given firm? Most firms have anywhere from a couple to up to a dozen or more partners listed on their websites.

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Professor VC

APRIL 7, 2011

This will also serve as a good pointer for all the entrepreneurs who ask why I am not interested in their company led convertible note financing round. This can make it much more difficult to get any bank financing, new investment, and trade credit. In cases where it is truly a bridge financing (i.e. Steve Bennet. at 1:33 PM.

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Eric Friedman

AUGUST 18, 2021

What I mean by this is that a lot of folks are perched on soap boxes across social networks, shouting from the hilltops. This doesn’t concern any specific industry, but that kind of behavioral finance. We do that primarily through leading financings. Can you share more about why you take this approach? Why is that?

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2011

But we had a term sheet !!! One investor played chicken with me by threatening not to approve my next-round financing unless I gave him more equity. before the really profitable years of social networking and when many in the industry were despondent. Google DID NOT just acquire our main biz dev partner.

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www.currentlyobsessed.com

MAY 28, 2010

I have to admit, the light bulb didn’t go off for me until I was negotiating term sheets. Read Terms that Hurt (Venture Hacks). Read up on the “unwritten terms&# in term sheets having to do with exit multiples here For bootstrappers, the math is even easier: 100% of the upside goes to you and your awesome team.

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Professor VC

JUNE 20, 2011

Financing, that is.I had mixed emotions when I read the the press release on the recent funding of iControl Networks. One truth of start-up financing is that it generally takes twice as long and twice as much money to accomplish your milestones. As I said up front, I have mixed emotions about the financing. ProfessorVC.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 22, 2011

But we had a term sheet !!! One investor played chicken with me by threatening not to approve my next-round financing unless I gave him more equity. before the really profitable years of social networking and when many in the industry were despondent. Google DID NOT just acquire our main biz dev partner.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

He’s focused on that sector (not exclusively but predominantly) and therefore has an amazing network at large financial services firms to help you with business development. Fred Wilson likes, “large networks of socially connected people” while Foundry lists its 5 key themes on its website. Do your homework.

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Professor VC

JANUARY 20, 2009

The latest statistics from VentureSource show 554 financings in Q4, down from 620 in Q3 and 718 in Q4 2007. On that front, I take pride in the second headline with news that Fliqz , where I am CFO, just closed on $6 million in Series C financing. Labels: bootstrapping , CFO , Fliqz , venture capital , venture financing.

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www.quicksprout.com

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Although I have made a decent amount of investments, I don’t consider myself an “angel investor” because I don’t search for companies to invest in, I don’t lead financing rounds, and I don’t know how to read term sheets. I wanted real projections as much as for myself as my investors.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 14, 2016

When I was an entrepreneur there was no public information about how term sheets worked or how investors thought. Social networking finally came of age connected the planet and leading to enormous wealth creation for Facebook employees and investors. Why Financing in Falling Markets is So Damn Difficult.

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