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What I Would Look for When Choosing a VC – Knowing What I Know Now?

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So I thought I’d write about out with what I would look for in a VC knowing what I know now and why. Traditional software vs. SaaS. and I realized that without years of experience it is tough to answer this question. Most VCs are book smart. Think of web vs. mobile. SEO marketing vs. social marketing. FourSquare. Everywhere.

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

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Brad was openly writing about this and it felt like he was giving the VC playbook away for free! We write about $40 million of first-checks into new deals / year and about $40 million of follow-on investments. As I’ve pointed out previously, this is perfectly captured by Joe Floyd here tracking SaaS multiples over time.

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