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Want to Know How VC’s Calculate Valuation Differently from Founders?

Both Sides of the Table

Back in 1999 when I first raised venture capital I had zero knowledge of what a fair term sheet looked like or how to value my company. Due to competitive markets we ended up with a pretty good term sheet until we needed to raise money in April 2001 and then we got completely screwed.

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Reading what was written and the VC age question

This is going to be BIG.

When Chantel at chloe+isabel was getting offers from VCs, one of the things I said to her was to try and get as experienced a VC as possible--because she already had the younger product focused/community networked guy on her board. An experienced entrepreneur who has raised money multiple times can be a great board member as well.

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How Venture Funding For Early-Stage Startups Will Change During the COVID-19 Crisis

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Martino outlined essentially two types of outcomes for this financial crisis from a historical perspective: “In 2001-2003, there was a depression in Silicon Valley. I think you’ll start seeing pushback on complete board control by the founding team,” stated Martino. “I I think this is the area that will fall first during this crisis.”

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The Yo-Yo Life of a Tech Entrepreneur – A Cautionary Tale

Both Sides of the Table

We raised a seed round of capital in 1999 and our first venture capital round was the first week of March 2000 (e.g. We found a way to make our venture capital last when it shouldn’t have, at around the same time one of my all time favorite New Yorker cartoons was published on this topic.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: 11 PLG tactics, addressing copycat stigma, ‘unicorn glut’ theory

TechCrunch

“Across the board, the variance in metrics is stark,” says Townshend. EDT, we’re hosting a Twitter Space with new contributors who are covering climate, crypto, venture capital and more. These companies were also much more efficient with regard to the Rule of 40 and retaining revenue. Tomorrow at 8 a.m.

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On Bubbles …

abovethecrowd.com

It was 1996 when Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan first uttered the now historic phrase “ irrational exuberance.” And the venture capital firms that pulled back in 1996 missed the best three years of return in the history of venture capital industry. Internet Uncategorized Venture Capital Investing'

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‘Graceful way out’: Investors propose some struggling founders close shop and return funding

TechCrunch

” Rajaram, who sits on the boards of Pinterest and Coinbase, added on Twitter that an early shut-down can be a “graceful way out” for stressed-out founders, so we asked him whether it’s also practical considering the current market. I haven’t been involved in return-of-capital scenarios prior to this cycle.

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