Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 1, 2016

At the Upfront Summit in early February, we had a chance to have many off-the-record conversations with Limited Partners (LPs) who fund Venture Capital (VC) funds about their views of the market. In fact, if you add the capital flows of the past ten years, there have been just shy of $50 billion in net cash outlays.

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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. A: It’s not best.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 30, 2015

Today, we have the thoughts of Jeb Spencer of TVC Capital (www.tvccapital.com), a software focused growth equity fund which just raised a new fund, and has had some great success in the market. TVC Capital has also been a big supporter of socaltech over the years. It is easy to invest capital, but very, very hard to exit, so don't.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 15, 2010

I was on This Week in Venture Capital (TWiVC) again this week with Jason Calacanis. You can watch this week’s TWiVC episode by clicking on the link and my summary notes are below. {if 6mm in Series B - Benchmark Capital ( Bob Kagle ); with participation from insiders New Atlantic Ventures and angels Ron Conway and Ed Scott.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 19, 2010

billion invested during the same three-month period in 2009, according to the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA). Overall, venture capital investment fell in the United States last year but rose elsewhere. Hone your executive summary. Tags: entrepreneur startups investors venture capital business. Marty Zwilling.

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InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

Most sophisticated investors ignore them, focusing their attention on an entrepreneur's pitch and presentation materials, financial forecast and executive summary. As such, the primary goal of your executive summary is to open the door to an in-person meeting. Entrepreneurs routinely seek my advice regarding their executive summaries.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Over the past month a colleague ( Chang Xu ) and I sifted through data on the venture capital industry (as we do every year) and made a bunch of calls to VCs and LPs to confirm our hypotheses. As a result of the IPO window shifting we saw a massive inflow of public-market capital into the latest stages of venture. What gives?

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 10, 2023

Here is my edited summary of their ten principles, which I like and may convince you that you don’t need a business plan at all, or at the very least will help you write a better one later: A new venture is a means, not an end. Build and use social capital. Social capital is people and connections.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 21, 2020

I support their summary of the seven capital assets that are the core required to create a thriving entrepreneurial ecosystem, and produce real economic value for your startup and the rest of us: Intellectual capital – ideas, information, technologies. A commitment to constant learning will raise your intellectual capital.

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Berkonomics

JUNE 19, 2014

If you seek funds from an organized investment group such as an angel fund, venture capital entity, or even an investment club, the first thing you want to do is to find one person to buy into your vision, become excited by your enthusiasm and be willing to become the internal champion for your fund-raising effort.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

I was impressed with his summary of the top ten outsourcing mistakes made by entrepreneurs, followed by real guidance on how they can and should be avoided. You will need to invest more in training your own team, and increase your capital budget for new hardware and software. Don’t get caught off guard.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 17, 2016

Examples include the Conscious Capitalism® movement, led by John Mackey of Whole Foods, the B Team , led by serial entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson, and the Benefit Corporation (B Corp) form of business now available in 30 states. Montgomery, which does a great job of laying out specifics.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 23, 2022

Conscious Capitalism , a popular business movement with a focus on culture and ethics, claimed a few years ago returns 10 times higher than the S&P 500. I saw a good summary of these in the classic book, “ Ethical Leadership ,” by Andrew Leigh, an expert in this area.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 7, 2013

Based on the final report for 2012 from Thomson Reuters and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA), it may appear that IPOs are back as a viable startup exit strategy. The dot.com heydays of free flowing venture capital and supercharged IPOs are not back. Line up a winning team.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 30, 2022

Bloom is a widely known expert on managing business growth, and he starts by summarizing the three key weapons of current customers, which include an instant summary of choices, prices, and features. Capitalize on the multiplier moment. Bloom’s classic book, “ The New Experts: Win Today's Newly Empowered Customers.” Marty Zwilling.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 29, 2016

GOAT just announced it raised $5 million in venture capital led by our friends at Matrix Partners. It’s a Chanukkah story where 18 months of venture capital funding ends up lasting more than 4 years and where against all odds the underdog succeeds. On the surface that sounds unremarkable — fundings happen daily.

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Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

I cannot tell you how many times I have seen executive summaries of business plans in which the entrepreneur seeks $5,000,000 to build the business. Four reasons you should reconsider.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 24, 2011

I just read the Q1 2011 report from CB Insights , which shows venture capital is back. Back to VCs, Silicon Valley venture capital firms are still the most active. So what can you do to get to the head of the venture capital investment queue? Be ready with a killer executive summary , investor presentation , and financial model.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 5, 2023

I saw a good summary of the most effective ways to source prospective investors in a classic book, “ The Art of Startup Fundraising ,” by Alejandro Cremades, who has been there and done that, both as an entrepreneur and an investor. Ask your business advisors for warm introductions. Talk to thought leaders at relevant industry events.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 1, 2008

In what looks to be a challenging funding climate for entrepreneurs, we thought it would be interesting to talk to one fund which is still making investments--Saban Ventures (www.saban.com)--a new, digital media focused venture capital fund located in Los Angeles. For those not familiar with Saban Capital, tell us about the fund?

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 28, 2018

Are you raising an appropriate amount of capital relative to your progress, relative to your team size and relative to your needs? VCs want you to raise the “appropriate” amount of capital, which I would define as what is reasonable given your progress to date, your resources and your needs for an 18–24 month period. Cash In Cash in.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 5, 2019

As an additional benefit, entrepreneur 1/4 page summaries will be given to the investor speakers and attendees. There will be plenty of time for networking with the Investor panelists, both before the panel and after the panel at the Cocktail Party! All of the Investors will get your company description and contact info! See [link] (more)

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 17, 2020

Here is my edited summary of their ten principles, which I like and may convince you that you don’t need a business plan at all, or at the very least will help you write a better one later: A new venture is a means, not an end. Build and use social capital. Social capital is people and connections.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 22, 2020

I saw a good summary of the most effective ways to source prospective investors in a classic book, “ The Art of Startup Fundraising ,” by Alejandro Cremades, who has been there and done that, both as an entrepreneur and an investor. Ask your business advisors for warm introductions. Talk to thought leaders at relevant industry events.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 6, 2023

If ten percent of these numbers, multiplied by your average product price, will get you the revenue you need to scale your business, you will get the love you need from angel and venture capital investors.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

Veoh said that a federal court awarded a summary judgement in the copyright lawsuit, finding that Veoh's copyright process is compliant with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. Veoh is backed by Shelter Capital, Spark Capital, Michael Eisner's Tornante Company, Goldman Sachs, Time Warner, Intel Capital, Adobe Systems, and others.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Yet as I mentor entrepreneurs around the country, crowdfunding still seems to be one of the least understood approaches to startup funding, with more myths than accredited angels and professional venture capital investors combined. As a summary, crowdfunding today can mean any one of the following five quite different models: Rewards model.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 24, 2021

Here is a summary of his five basic strategies: Always on the alert, sensing for signals and meaning of change. In the classic book, “ The Attacker’s Advantage ,” by world-renowned business advisor Ram Charan, I found some real guidance on what skills are required, what to look for, and how to react in time.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 23, 2014

There has been much discussion in the past few years of the changing structure of the venture capital industry. The rise of alternative sources of capital (crowd funding and the like). 15 years ago we were at the peak of Internet hype with the launch of many over-capitalized businesses with a market size & opportunity was limited.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 19, 2014

Whether you should raise a big round of capital and from whom. Can we do an inside round of capital? Can we spend $500,000 on capital equipment? The day after your board meeting I would recommend you send out an email with a summary of your understanding of the key decisions reached so that it is memorialized.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

But for angel investors and venture capital investors, just remember that investors are not on your team (yet). Lead with your two-page executive summary, be prepared to give a ten-slide investor presentation. The first rule is to separate your advisors from your investors. You only get once chance to make a great first impression.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 11, 2019

I was impressed with his summary of the top ten outsourcing mistakes made by entrepreneurs, followed by real guidance on how they can and should be avoided. You will need to invest more in training your own team, and increase your capital budget for new hardware and software. Don’t get caught off guard.

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Outsource Development Outsource Entrepreneur Summary 121

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 23, 2021

Examples include the Conscious Capitalism® movement, founded by John Mackey of Whole Foods, the B Team , founded by serial entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson, and the Benefit Corporation (B Corp) form of business now available in 35 states. Montgomery, which does a great job of laying out specifics.

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InfoChachkie

AUGUST 11, 2011

What follows is a summary which paraphrases Naval’s responses. Venture Hacks is educating entrepreneurs on the game theory of how to raise venture capital. We are productizing the raising of capital for startups. ”. One mistake I made early on is I thought, ‘capital is fungible, look at the foreign exchange markets.’

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 21, 2019

Successful businesses require innovative people, who have built an abundance of innovation capital, to win support and resources for their ideas. Professional investors are adept at looking for innovation capital, beyond the passionate pitch. Social capital: influencers, leaders, investor relationships.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 21, 2010

For today's Insights and Opinions piece, we have an article from Dave Berkus , an angel investor and blogger at Berkonomics , who gives a good summary and rundown of the various different places you can raise money for your business. For you who fit that description, nice work.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

The reverse merger process itself doesn’t raise any capital. In summary, a reverse merger, or going public through the “normal” IPO process should never be seen as just a way to fund your startup. Of course, they can be renamed and moved, but that may negate the cost and time advantages originally sought.

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