category Acquisition Customer Demand Venture Capital 
Both Sides of the Table
JULY 29, 2010
We received so much positive feedback from our This Week in Venture Capital show walking through valuation calculations & term sheets that we decided to do a Q&A show this week to address topics that entrepreneurs want to learn about. In fact, far better if you haven’t raised venture capital.
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JUNE 17, 2017
Do you imagine eventually raising VC and trying to build a faster growing company?” Venture capital isn’t right for many business but if you do want to raise from a VC at some point you need to understand that often investors care more about growth than profits. They raised $5 million in venture capital to fund growth.
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Both Sides of the Table
DECEMBER 27, 2011
When they look at buying your company they often think in terms of “how long will it take until I earn back the profits to pay for my acquisition price?” Do you imagine eventually raising VC and trying to build a faster growing company?” ” If you’re not profitable you’re purely a cost center to them.
Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 7, 2013
RedBeacon went on to sell to HomeDepot in what was considered a very successful acquisition on all sides. But Ethan had left by the time of the acquisition. And I certainly didn’t want him having to trapse up-and-down Sand Hill Road informing every VC of his next idea. Nice sweep! When he left I called him immediately.
Both Sides of the Table
NOVEMBER 14, 2017
There is nothing more pure than building a product, putting it out in the world and seeing paying customers using your product and in some cases loving it. As a startup in this phase you often raise capital, get press, hire staff and everything feels possible. As an early-stage VC I love this phase.
Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 28, 2018
While this reaction to such a valuation is understandable, to anybody who has seen the meteoric rise in consumer demand and actual revenue the valuation is much less surprising and may turn out to be quite conservative. When you think about the category of scooters you think about Bird and that becomes a brand your friends want to try.
Both Sides of the Table
MARCH 25, 2016
The questions that a VC mulls before writing a check are precisely the questions you should be asking yourself. But this isn’t likely to be a VC-backable business (which to be clear is totally ok). Marketing with long payback is precisely what requires venture capital. Market Size.
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