VCs & valuations
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Is it a tech bubble?
Every week a “we are in a tech bubble” article seems to come out in a major newspaper or blog. People who argue we aren’t in a bubble are casually dismissed as promoting their own interests. I’d argue the situation is far more nuanced and that people who engage in this debate should consider the following:Interesting point of view. Some public tech companies seem very expensive though (Linkedin & Groupon). But a few overvalued companies don't make a bubble... by May 1
Dave McClure's 10 tips for the perfect investment pitch - The Next Web
We’ve covered how to effectively pitch your startup to the tech press before, and at the Future of Web Apps conference in London this month, entrepreneur and angel investor Dave McClure was in attendance to give his advice on how best to pitch to a venture capitalist.
The Tricks Investors Use Against Founders
The Value Gap is the difference between the price you’ll take and the price we’ll pay . Deals go ahead once the gap is small enough for one side to capitulate. Typically, the value gap is reduced by way of negotiation.Misadventures in VC Funding: The $24 Million Moz Almost Raised « Rand's Blog
Over the course of this year, I’ve written a couple times about raising a potential round of venture financing for my company, SEOmoz.
Don't know wether it's dark or not - VC's have their own client, competitors and set of interests - but it's definitely accurate by Aug 29
Given that small institutional seed rounds are becoming more and more common, I thought I’d share a few of my thoughts on how to best communicate with investors. After raising this sort of round, it’s usually the first time an entrepreneur has to think about putting some structure of investor updates and communications.
Some Thoughts on Communicating With Your Investors « ROBGO.ORG
This information is based on an empirical study that dealt with differences in VC financing of US, UK, French and German IT startups.
The Key Differences In VC Financing Of IT Startups In The U.S., UK, Germany And France
A VC: Financing Options: Convertible Debt
MBA Mondays are back after a one week hiatus. Today we are going to talk about convertible debt. Convertible debt can also be called convertible loans or convertible notes.
Image via Wikipedia I spent some time yesterday talking to an entrepreneur about this topic and I thought I'd share what I told him with everyone. When your company is growing really fast, doubling employees year over year, adding users and customers at a very rapid rate, you don't want to raise too much money.
A VC: How Much Money To Raise
Chasing Returns
I've spent much of this long weekend curled up on the couch reading Too Big To Fail , Andrew Ross Sorkin 's history of the financial crisis of 2008.
How A Russian Billionaire Is Changing The Way Startups Grow Up
DST CEO Yuri Milner will make a startup's employees happy if you let him Starting in the summer of 2009, Russian holding firm Digital Sky Technologies (DST) began taking huge stakes in successful American startups.We couldn’t live without them. But when misused, overused or abused they can diminish your personal brand, consume your valuable time and waste time of the relationships you value the most.