Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 8, 2014
Given how efficient markets are when a large market like LA starts to blossom it attracts capital pretty quickly. billion in venture capital to LA’s technology startups and 2014 will shatter that figure. The patents Overture held became known in small circles as Google’s ’361 problem as outlined here.
Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 30, 2016
I understand this instinct for more capital and I have two very different personal experiences: In my first company we raised an A-round of $16.5 Because investors need to imagine making a minimum of 10x their invested capital and early-stage investors are shooting for even higher multiples. I have this “How much should I raise?”
Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 14, 2016
Some of the most well-known include Uber, Airbnb, Snapchat, Xiaomi, and Pinterest. The fact is that valuations are largely set by top venture capital investors and financial firms, and they all have their own proprietary formulas for assigning value. These are popularly called “unicorns.” Strong intellectual property and defensibility.
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