Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
Probably not and 10x (May 2022) seems more in line with the historical trend (actually 10x is still high). But it will be patiently deployed, waiting for a cohort of founders who aren’t artificially clinging to 2021 valuation metrics. Across more than 10 years we have kept the size of our Seed investments between $2–3.5
Both Sides of the Table
DECEMBER 11, 2022
And then in the late 90’s money crept in, swept in to town by public markets, instant wealth and an absurd sky-rocketing of valuations based on no reasonable metrics. In a world when LPs benchmark VC performance on a 3-year time horizon from deploying one’s fund (is your 2019 fund in the top quartile!!??) billion fund.
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Startup Professionals Musings
MARCH 18, 2022
As companies grow, they tend to become more structured, to the point of discouraging risk by team members, and using metrics to identify mistakes and allocate bonuses. Jeff Bezos credits much of Amazon’s long-term ability to grow and thrive to his funding of new product experiments, even when he did not agree.
TechCrunch LA
NOVEMBER 5, 2021
The total funds include backing from a Republic campaign, pre-seed investors and capital from the co-founders. Boyd Myers explained that there are sales and repeat customers, but it was too early to discuss growth metrics. Vibrant Ventures is a new plant-based fund out of Los Angeles that launched in July.
Startup Professionals Musings
NOVEMBER 7, 2022
Commit a source of internal or external seed funding. There is no point incubating an innovative new venture if you don’t have the funds to launch and expect quick self-sustaining revenue. Don’t let early success dilute your focus, or demand that the new venture quickly meet your mainline financial and growth metrics.
Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 31, 2022
Idea people often don’t get funded as entrepreneurs, because a new business is all about results, not just ideas. Some people are very good as defining metrics, roll-out programs, and reward systems for marketing and sales programs. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 10/17/2022.
Startup Professionals Musings
DECEMBER 30, 2022
Define realistic metrics to keep track of progress. You need metrics to incentivize the right team behaviors. Every company needs a change strategy to address required problems or get new funding, but don’t count on disruption to be that strategy. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 12/15/2022.
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