Both Sides of the Table
DECEMBER 16, 2014
The speaks to the continued confidence in the venture capital markets and as I had predicted some time ago the VC markets right now are a great place to invest – especially relative to other places to put one’s money. Our last fund we raised was in 2012 and we began investing it in April of 2012. But that’s it.
InfoChachkie
AUGUST 29, 2011
A clear trend over the past 15-years is that many Silicon Valley venture capitalists enjoy investing within driving distance. Other than shortening the investor’s quarterly commute to your Board meetings, the net benefits of relocating for many startups are illusory, as I describe HERE. Nine Positions I Do Not Need.
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InfoChachkie
JULY 28, 2015
We boiled our alternatives down to the following: IPO – To bolster our negotiating position, I engaged an investment bank to explore the public capital markets. As our negotiations became serious, I realized that we needed to define our Best Alternative to a Negotiated Agreement (BATNA). We eventually sold Expertcity to Citrix for $236M.
socalTECH
JULY 13, 2009
Mark has also been quite active mentoring entrepreneurs, We caught up with Mark to hear about what kinds of investments GRP is looking at nowadays, his view on the software-as-a-service market, and how best to approach him with a pitch. We invested in Overture, which was sold for $1.2
InfoChachkie
APRIL 25, 2011
Although many are entertaining, most fail to provide entrepreneurs with a sufficient return on their time investment. I have used Guy’s previous book, The Art Of The Start (Art ), in my UC Santa Barbara New Venture Creation class for the past five years. The time spent reading Enchantment will net a significant return.
InfoChachkie
NOVEMBER 23, 2015
In the startup world, the former happens when a VC makes a bad investment, and the latter occurs when they miss a great opportunity. In contrast, low-volume, high-conviction investors like Rincon only invests in a handful new companies each year, making it much more costly (in dollars and effort expended) to invest in a loser.
InfoChachkie
MARCH 16, 2010
To bolster our negotiating position, we engaged an investment banking firm to explore the IPO market. Although this option was not attractive to the management team, it was a viable alternative circa 2005 and it would have allowed our institutional investors to liquidate their investments. Get Out Of The Zone.
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