View from Seed
OCTOBER 24, 2019
The reality is that if a founder raised every one of these rounds, and lead investors always got their “target” ownership, the level of dilution would be ridiculous. As seed rounds have atomized, it’s not uncommon for founders to raise 3 or even 4 rounds prior to a series A.
leananalyticsbook.com
AUGUST 19, 2012
Lean Analytics Book. Lean tends not to touch on these things, but they’re important for bigger, more established organizations who have found their product/market fit, and for intrapreneurs trying to convince more risk-averse stakeholders within their organization. Marketers optimizing campaigns to generate traffic and leads.
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Both Sides of the Table
MAY 13, 2018
If you’re raising a round where a new lead investor would invest $5 million the VC fund must have no less than $100 million and if you’re looking for them to write $15–20 million as the lead their fund realistically should be at least $400 million. To be clear?—?your your list never stays static. Why 8–10 and not just 3–4?
The Startup Toolkit
NOVEMBER 4, 2011
Regarding structure, the first deal is a rolling round with committed lead investors. At this point I’m leaning toward the first deal, but not by a huge amount since there’s some risk to completing the round in both cases. The second is a tranched deal, which is always a bad compromise for founders.
David Teten
SEPTEMBER 6, 2015
Some corporate funds now lead rounds. Others follow independent financial lead investors and most require that independent investors be part of the syndicate. Teten: What makes for a good vs. bad corporate venture investor? Conventional R&D can only address so many areas and it’s not exactly lean or fast.
The Startup Toolkit
NOVEMBER 4, 2011
Regarding structure, the first deal is a rolling round with committed lead investors. At this point I’m leaning toward the first deal, but not by a huge amount since there’s some risk to completing the round in both cases. The second is a tranched deal, which is always a bad compromise for founders.
Duct Tape Marketing
FEBRUARY 20, 2014
The best way to not get caught lying to an investor…surprise, surprise…don’t lie at all. Weston Bergmann is the founder and lead investor in a business incubator in Kansas City called BetaBlox. He is a radical practitioner of lean methodologies and an honors graduate from the W.P.
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