Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 11, 2022

Something happened in the past 7 years in the startup and venture capital world that I hadn’t experienced since the late 90’s — we all began praying to the God of Valuation. How might our next phase of the journey seem brighter, even with more uncertain days for startups and capital markets? What happened? There was no money train.

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Valuation San Francisco Ratchet Liquidation Preference 466

VC Cafe

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The top 20 tech billionaires globally have lost $480 billion on paper in the past year. This is largely due to several major stock market crashes and global economic uncertainties. It’s a tough time for a lot of startup founders right now. It’s a tough time for a lot of startup founders right now.

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Founder Technical Review Down Round Liquidation Preference 173

Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 7, 2008

Its common to find a hacker at the heart of almost any successful technology company. Those who have the endurance are the ones that tend to lead teams and join startups, because you just cant be successful in a startup situation without empathy. I would characterize them as intolerant but not arrogant. What a waste.

Software Review 94

Software Review Technical Review San Francisco Part-Time VPE 94

Tim Keane

JANUARY 12, 2010

Startups and angels: Along the way to success.   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.   Posted at 04:19 PM in Funding startups | Permalink. « Power of Angel Investing in Milwaukee | Main.

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Term Sheet Valuation Dividend Liquidation Preference 68

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. I think the same goes for startup entrepreneurialism. Technically yes. Don recommends: Don’t just do startups “for us”. Avoid being labeled as startup from a “special group” program.

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Venture Capital Greece Advisory Board Cofounder 60

Up and Running

JUNE 2, 2015

Outlining everything Jackie reveals would literally take a book, so, for the purposes of expediency, I’ve only reviewed the first couple of chapters, hoping to give you a knowledge base you can build on, and of course to encourage you to read the rest of the book, which truly did inspire me! Who is Jackie Barretta? And a lot of innovation.

Ratchet 60

Ratchet Demand Management Software Review 60

abovethecrowd.com

APRIL 20, 2016

In February of last year, Fortune magazine writers Erin Griffith and Dan Primack declared 2015 “ The Age of the Unicorns ” noting — “Fortune counts more than 80 startups that have been valued at $1 billion or more by venture capitalists.” Next came Rolfe Winkler’s deep dive “ Highly Valued Startup Zenefits Runs Into Turbulence. ”

IPO 40

IPO Term Sheet Silicon Valley Valuation 40