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This Week in VC Episode 6 with @Jason Calacanis: Best One Yet

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Clearly a startup should consult its lawyer before filing or not filing.But the attorneys I relied on to write this piece told me that they’ve done lots of Section 4(2) deals in the past, and would recommend it to clients who had relatively simple financing agreements (not tranched-out, not too many investors, etc.) Short answer: no.

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The Great VC Ice Age is Thawing (for now) – Part 1 of 3

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Just ask anybody who was trying to close funding the fateful week of September 11, 2001 or even March 2000. As a personal story, I sat on the board of one company with a very unhealthy burn rate relative to revenue or expected growth. disclosure: I am thankfully no longer on this board). I only had one board with this problem.

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Should You Really be a Startup Entrepreneur?

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One investor played chicken with me by threatening not to approve my next-round financing unless I gave him more equity. My SVP of Sales & Marketing quit 30 minutes before an important board meeting. There are many VCs who have been made partner since 2000 and haven’t previously had an exit of their own.

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5 Good Reasons Not to Seek Angel Investment

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Maybe you don’t like having to discuss key decisions with your board of directors. It was not a great business decision, at that time (2000); but it was what I wanted and it felt good. Just getting financed doesn’t mean diddly. Maybe you don’t. You’re not very good at sharing. Don’t be embarrassed; you’re not the only one.

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Fintech Roundup: Goldman Sachs buys another startup, Fast hits a speed bump and BaaS gets hotter

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billion in an all-stock deal that was a reflection of its continued push into consumer finance. At the height of the dot.com boom in the first quarter of 2000, the bank had invested in a record 53 startups. In Q2 of 2000, that number dipped slightly to 46. We are trying to create a Strategic Finance category. in 4 years.

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Incredibuild gets $140M to speed up games and other software development with distributed processing tech

TechCrunch

This round of financing is the first substantial outside investment made in the company since it was picked up by private equity firm Fortissimo in 2018. Both Wardi and managing director Lonne Jaffe, as well as senior associate Brad Fiedler, are joining Incredibuild’s board. CloudBees raises $62M for its DevOps platform.

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What Most People Don’t Understand About How Startup Companies are Valued

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I’d like to explain as best I can my opinion on what is going on because most of what I hear from entrepreneurs is not only wrong but is reminiscent of what I heard in 1997-2000. Many experienced partners are funds have 7-10 boards and most of these will need more capital. Why Financing in Falling Markets is So Damn Difficult.

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