Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
At our mid-year offsite our partnership at Upfront Ventures was discussing what the future of venture capital and the startup ecosystem looked like. Should SaaS companies trade at a 24x Enterprise Value (EV) to Next Twelve Month (NTM) Revenue multiple as they did in November 2021? What is a VC To Do?
Startup Professionals Musings
JUNE 2, 2021
In case you hadn’t noticed, the key elements of a competitive advantage for your business have changed as businesses move online, and your domain is instantly global. As a business advisor, I have to recommend even to established companies that they review and revamp their competitive strategy now, even if it appears to be working today.
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Both Sides of the Table
DECEMBER 11, 2022
Something happened in the past 7 years in the startup and venture capital world that I hadn’t experienced since the late 90’s — we all began praying to the God of Valuation. How might our next phase of the journey seem brighter, even with more uncertain days for startups and capital markets? What happened?
Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 17, 2022
Based on the best evidence I can find, the genesis of this trend and the advantages come from several evolutionary changes in the startup investment industry, and some innovations driven by the recession several years ago and the recent pandemic: Venture capital funds are regaining momentum. Super angels sometimes drive up valuations.
TechCrunch LA
JUNE 10, 2021
billion in volume for the entire fiscal year of 2021 and Afterpay is projecting $16 billion in volume for its entire fiscal year. . March 2021 also represented a record month for global shopping volume with $6.9 True competition is coming to this space, this decade,” he said. We really see right now all the signs are there.
TechCrunch LA
DECEMBER 31, 2022
Yet despite billions in VC money and plenty of hype , the future that micromobility companies promised still hasn’t quite arrived. In 2021, over 1.2 One study from 2021 found that e-scooter users in Paris are mainly men aged 18 to 29, have a high educational level, and usually jump on a scooter for travel time savings.
TechCrunch LA
JUNE 3, 2022
billion company in the brutally competitive beauty industry, especially one with such broad appeal. Less than 2% of venture capital funding went to all-female founding teams in 2021, marking a five-year low. . Glossier’s commoditized feminism aside, it’s no easy task to launch a $1.8
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