Hiring Mezzanine Revenue 
Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 22, 2011
Ah, but today’s Internet companies have real revenue! And this is happening in mezzanine (pre-IPO) deals as well. Huge structural under-employment in much of the country and full employment in some niche tech markets where it’s impossible to hire developers, designers or sales professionals. and profits!
David Teten
JANUARY 21, 2021
This essay is part of a series on alternative VC: I: Revenue-Based Investing: a new option for founders who care about control. II: Who are the major Revenue-Based Investing VCs? III: Why are Revenue-Based VCs investing in so many women and underrepresented founders? IV: Should your new VC fund use Revenue-Based Investing?
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Startup Professionals Musings
MAY 30, 2022
By definition, second-stage ventures generally have 10 to 99 employees and/or $750,000 to $50 million in revenue, and see that as just the beginning. They need a large infusion from venture capitalists, private equity, bank loans, or mezzanine financing. Hire more help than helpers. There is no free lunch.
Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 1, 2019
By definition, second-stage ventures generally have 10 to 99 employees and/or $750,000 to $50 million in revenue, and see that as just the beginning. They need a large infusion from venture capitalists, private equity, bank loans, or mezzanine financing. Hire more help than helpers. There is no free lunch.
Startup Professionals Musings
NOVEMBER 3, 2013
By definition, second-stage ventures generally have 10 to 99 employees and/or $750,000 to $50 million in revenue, and see that as just the beginning. They need a large infusion from venture capitalists, private equity, bank loans, or mezzanine financing. Hire more help than helpers. There is no free lunch.
K9 Ventures
APRIL 9, 2014
Threshold for an IPO is higher Ten years ago, if you had $20M in revenue you were ready to go public. If you have <$100M in revenue, you’re probably going to stay private. Hiring costs are up dramatically The cost of hiring top quality talent in the bay area has gone up dramatically.
Feld Thoughts
APRIL 15, 2014
This role is one of our most crucial hires this year. Seed is the new Series A. (~$2M used get for building product, establishing product-market fit and early revenue). 6M-$15M used to scale customer acquisition and revenue). Series C/D is the new Mezzanine. Series A is the new Series B. (~6M-$15M
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