venture-debt 
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. There was no money train. In those years I learned to properly build product, price products, sell products and serve customers. It was 1991.
Both Sides of the Table
AUGUST 30, 2010
Seth Levine of Foundry Group addresses this important topic this morning on his blog with a post, “ Has Convertible Debt Won ?&# I have to say that I didn’t take the question to mean that convertible debt had won for the entire market, but either way it’s clear that convertible debt has become an increasing trend.
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Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 5, 2011
You’re unlikely to want to make this sort of investment with the product or the market not yet validated. while acknowledging that San Fran deals are often higher valuations due to increased competition amongst investors. I should also point out that while they had built their products they had limited market traction.
InfoChachkie
MAY 22, 2012
However, the greater degree you can sequentially follow these steps and maintain your discussions with each venture capitalist (VC) at relatively the same stage, the sooner you can spend less time in the company of investors and get back to running your business. Such follow-up are akin to a train whistle. Prep Steps.
InfoChachkie
NOVEMBER 15, 2011
Mitigating Downside – Unlike the private sector, in which many buyers are focused on gaining a competitive advantage, the fear of loss is often the primary criteria motivating politicians and their appointees. This startup financing tactic is discussed at length in Venture Debt. Lethargy Can Be Your Friend.
SoCal CTO
SEPTEMBER 8, 2010
August was a slow month in terms of traffic and I was away for a lot of the month, but there were some really great posts at the intersection of startups, technology, product and being a Startup CTO. Product Friday: Monetizing Content is a Product Problem - This is going to be BIG. m the f%*kin’ boss.”. Same goes for television.
Both Sides of the Table
JANUARY 16, 2012
As with any sales campaign you need to: Qualify your buyers early so you focus your scarce resources on people likely to buy your product. ” These are people with whom there is a likely match for your product or service. Others that are experts in this field include Matt Harris at Village Ventures and Jim Robinson at RRE.
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