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Can VC’s Invest Across Two Funds?

Both Sides of the Table

In one of the posts I spoke about how the size and vintage of funds might affect you when you’re raising money. This led Roy Rodenstein (whose company Going.com was sold to AOL ) and others to discuss , what happens when VC’s need to invest across multiple funds. invested again) in Fund 2.

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First Round Funding Terms and Founder Vesting

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This is part of my ongoing series “ Pitching a VC “ There’s a great meme developing this morning on the need to simplify funding terms and documents. 2006 was the last time I went out to raise venture capital. This was pre Venture Hacks so not a lot of help on terms on the Net. I have this mentality, too.

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Are Business Plans Still Necessary?

Both Sides of the Table

I remember going to an Under the Radar conference in 2006 in the heat of the Web 2.0 ’ Our Net Income will be $40 million.&#. 66% Net Operating Margins? They are not just for fund raising. This is part of my ongoing series of posts and I need to file this one under both Raising Venture Capital and Startup Advice.

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Maximize Your Exit By Not Selling Your Company

InfoChachkie

VC Funding Alternative. During late 2006 I helped the CEO of RedMojo sell his company to Novell. Our BATNA to a sale was to accept funding from venture capitalists. Fortunately, there were multiple companies interested in acquiring the company.

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When Does Venture Debt Make Sense For Your Startup? - The Other Green Money

InfoChachkie

In the past, venture debt was often viewed as a funding vehicle of last resort. The nature of the company’s business model requires it to fund certain costs before it is paid by its customers. Thus, even though the company is cash flow positive, its growth is constrained by the amount of payables it can fund. welcome back.

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Interview: Thorsten von Eicken of RightScale

InfoChachkie

I thought the analogy was preposterous back in 2006-2007 but it has become obvious. In the summer of 2006 over a cup of Peet’s Coffee, you told me about this new thing called “cloud computing” and that you were trying to come up with a creative way to incorporate it into the curriculum of your upcoming UCSB Computer Science class.

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Interview with Kelly Tompkins, AdventureLink

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Last week, Altadena-based AdventureLink (www.adventurelink.com) announced that it raised a Series A funding round, for the firm's adventure travel reservation network. The round came from Anthem Venture Partners and the Mail Room Fund. I backburnered the concept until 2006, and in May of 2006 put the business together.

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