TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 29, 2020

The firm, which underwent a significant restructuring over the last two years, went on an investment tear over the course of 2019 as new partners went out to build up a new portfolio for the firm — almost of a whole cloth. Kleiner Perkins gets back to early-stage with its $600M 18th fund.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 12, 2015

Every investor in your startup, even friends and family, normally expects a share of your company (equity), which means your return for all your effort goes down quickly. Of course, nothing is really free in the business world. Grants should never be seen as the only alternative to equity investors, or vice versa.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 21, 2017

More recently, the desire for extra income has become the key driver in new startups, according to a 2015 study. This usually means not taking money from equity investors, since investors want fast growth, high profits, and an exit event, to allow investments to be recouped. It seems that more people are focused on money today.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 21, 2015

In fact, perhaps the most important model, equity crowdfunding for non-accredited investors, is still not legal in the U.S., Of course, there are thousands of other companies that don’t achieve their minimum goal, requiring all contributions to be returned. Startup equity model. Donation good-cause model. In the U.S.,

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 1, 2015

The average amount per startup was $23,000, usually in the form of a convertible loan, rather than an equity investment. The vehicle of choice is most often a convertible note, which is really a loan with a specified duration and interest, with an option to convert it to equity when professional investors come in later.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 3, 2015

In reality, this option is a nightmare that can bump you out of the driver seat, dilute your equity and create a business entity you can’t control. Even with private equity and private acquisition transactions, control stays internal to the principals. Marty Zwilling First published on Entrepreneur.com on 6/24/2015.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2015

Think about the valuation implications and equity you are willing to give up for each investment amount. This means an acquisition or initial public offering that will generate at least five times your fifth-year revenues, at a commensurate equity ownership. Marty Zwilling First published on Entrepreneur.com on 8/28/2015.

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socalTECH

MARCH 10, 2017

funding led by Level Equity. What we did in 2014-2015 and most of 2016, was to really, really refine the business model, so that we could be a successful company, and not just have a successful product. That allowed us to bring in a new investor, Level Equity, and we raised a little over $16M in capital to scale the business.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 16, 2015

In reality, crowdfunding has become a major startup funding vehicle, with an estimated contribution of $30 billion in 2015, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy. Of course, if the campaign does not meet or exceed the funding objective, you get nothing. Don’t assume that any money collected from a winning campaign will go into your pocket.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 7, 2015

Of course, these should never be in a customer pitch, but investors expect an overall strategy with specific budgets, milestones and metrics. No investor pitch should end without asking for a specific amount of money, providing some details on how that money will be used and what equity in the company you are offering in return.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 14, 2016

In 2015 in the US there were $77 billion written into startup tech companies. ” Of course life is more complicated. Of course a group of 10 seed funds can’t fix the prices of a market. In the case of startups the “buyer” is the VC looking to part cash for “purchasing” equity in your startup.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 29, 2015

Where there are lots of players focused on different types of equity, different types of investments, different types of debt, they're doing it in a very unfocused manner. We had courses together in college, and got to know each other on a deeper intellectual level, before we got to know each other socially.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2016

But of course all of these things are intertwined. Obviously you need to be mentally flexible enough to spot if your instincts were wrong and a change of course is necessary. You don’t have unlimited equity to dole out. Of course continued failure means it’s time for change. Know what you believe is important.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 24, 2014

Not having technical backgrounds ourselves, we were fortunate to have friends develop the app in exchange for equity. AJ: We are planning on having our Android app released by early 2015. Of course, the driver can opt to take you on as a passenger, but that’s solely at their discretion, no guarantees.

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