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Magnite Prices $350M Offering

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Los Angeles-based Magnite, the sell-side advertising software developer which was previously known as Rubicon Project, says it has priced an offering of $350M in convertible senior notes. The notes are due in 2026. The company said the convertible note offering was made to qualified institutional buyers.

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What is the Right Burn Rate at a Startup Company?

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Gross Burn vs. Net Burn. Burn rate in case you don’t know is the amount of money a company is either spending (gross) or losing (net) per month. (it Net burn is the amount of money you are losing per month. I often see companies burning $100,000 per month (net) looking to raise $6-8 million.

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Should Startups Focus on Profitability or Not?

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You have to understand whether they’re likely to yield revenue growth in the near term OR whether you have access to cheap enough capital to fund your losses until your investments pay off. Have easy access to capital by investors who are committed to building businesses at Interent scale. Internet scale. Simplifying: Revenue -.

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Are Business Plans Still Necessary?

Both Sides of the Table

This is part of my ongoing series of posts and I need to file this one under both Raising Venture Capital and Startup Advice. Many of these businesses were what First Round Capital called FNACs (features, not companies – this acronym has always stuck with me). That died with waterfall software development. portfolios.

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What’s Really Going on in the VC Industry? What Does it Mean for Startups?

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LP’s who invest in funds are typically university endowments, public & private pension funds, insurance companies, large corporations and very high net worth individuals called “family offices.&# To give you an indication of how bad, for example, university endowments are suffering check out this chart.

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VC Confessions: We Passed On Twilio’s Seed Round

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I recall being impressed with Jeff, but I was concerned that he was creating a platform, which often requires a significant amount of capital, takes an extended amount of time to establish and can be subject to margin pressure as the enabling technologies become commoditized. Tech Diligence - Consider The Source. com> 4/25/08.

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When to Pay a Premium for Your Company Domain Name

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Early on, he wrote software to snag expiring names on the cheap. He also capitalized on the trend to try "direct navigation," and millions do it. Today there is big money in this aftermarket, where these valuable names are driving prices to new heights. If the name is perfect, pay the price. Need wedding shoes?

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