Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 11, 2022

And then in the late 90’s money crept in, swept in to town by public markets, instant wealth and an absurd sky-rocketing of valuations based on no reasonable metrics. Almost no financings, many VCs and tech startups cratered for the second time in less than a decade following the dot com bursting.

Valuation 466

Valuation San Francisco Ratchet Liquidation Preference 466

Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 7, 2008

Its common to find a hacker at the heart of almost any successful technology company. When a startup encounters difficult technical problems, this is the guy you want solving them. As the company grows, hes the go-to person for almost everything technical, and so hes very much in demand. All is not lost, though.

Software Review 94

Software Review Technical Review San Francisco Part-Time VPE 94

David Teten

JANUARY 13, 2015

Fundraising is always difficult for all founders; the median PE/VC fund sources and reviews 87 companies before investing in 1. Technically yes. Yes, you like hip-hop, “urban” clothing and “ ratchet television”, but all that sinks you deeper into stereotypes. Prove more through metrics. Is that wrong? Most definitely.

Venture Capital 60

Venture Capital Greece Advisory Board Cofounder 60

Tim Keane

JANUARY 12, 2010

  A full ratchet anti-dilution clause is very unfriendly to entrepreneurs; it requires them to make up the entire difference in price from their own holdings.   For the sake of this discussion it’s the method rather than the specific metric that is important. [2]   [1] Various multiples are used for various reasons.

Term Sheet 68

Term Sheet Valuation Dividend Liquidation Preference 68

abovethecrowd.com

APRIL 20, 2016

In late 2015, many public technology companies saw a significant retrenchment in their share prices primarily as a result of a reduction in valuation multiples. In Q1 of 2016 there were zero VC-backed technology IPOs. Anything that hints of a down round brings questions about the success metrics that have already been “booked.”

IPO 40

IPO Term Sheet Silicon Valley Valuation 40

Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 27, 2020

And then, when COVID happened, we felt an obligation to see if our technology had any application there and went with it once we saw there was promise. And our core technology focuses on disabling sperm cells from getting close to the egg, and ultimately fertilize an egg. You ratchet up a drug that has known side effects.

United States 68

United States Europe Ratchet Technical Review 68