Both Sides of the Table

JULY 25, 2010

. “Yes&# was given to me by one of my favorite angel investor / seed VC’s to work with – John Greathouse of Rincon Venture Partners and author of the blog InfoChachkie that you should check out because it is filled with great info from a guy who has been a very successful operator.

Silicon Valley 293

Silicon Valley Technical Review Southern California Angel Investor 293

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

As well as how to work with pre and post-money valuations. Wouldn’t you like more loyalty and trust from your investors, board members and business partners? You’re not just trying to take their money or just anyone’s money. Not that wanting to make money is a bad thing at all.

Technical Cofounder 127

Technical Cofounder Entrepreneur Cofounder Post-Money Valuation 127

View from Seed

MARCH 24, 2021

But mainly we did it because these corporate VCs were among the only groups willing to invest at PayPal’s somewhat inflated post-money valuation, during the middle of the dot-com crash when traditional VCs pulled back sharply and other sources of funding were constrained.” ” (Lee Hower). ” (David Beisel).

Seed Stage 177

Seed Stage Hiring IPO Analytics 177

betashop.com

OCTOBER 8, 2012

It has been awesome, flattering, and humbling to see that post went viral and has been seen by so many thousands of people — mainly aspiring entrepreneurs — and has been translated into many languages. million registered users, 7500 supplier partners, 600 team members, and a run-rate of more than $150M in sales in just 15 months.

Technical Review 108

Technical Review Technology Software Review Valuation 108

Agile VC

DECEMBER 6, 2012

This person is an experienced CEO and a veteran of several startups, yet appreciating this nuance of how VC’s operate their business was relatively unfamiliar to him. 1) LP Bases Change Over Time – Most healthy VC firms tend to have stable relationships with the limited partners investing with them.

LP 178

LP Balance Sheet Differentiation Limited Partner 178

View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Effective) post-money valuation. Similarly, the capital-efficiency to date is taken as reflective of inherent in the business itself and operating mindset of the team, rather than as the amount of capital used for discovery of product-market fit that is decoupled from the efficiency post-traction.

Seed Stage 136

Seed Stage Post-Money Valuation Valuation Startup 136

Agile VC

APRIL 17, 2011

2010 Operating Income: $16 million. Post-money valuation probably no higher than $12M (2). Pre-money valuation was approx. Led by Oak Investment Partners with participation by General Catalyst, Sequoia, & Accel and others. Pre-money valuation was at least $250M (2).

Pre-Money Valuation 113

Pre-Money Valuation Liquidation Preference Dividend Common Stock 113