Investment sizing & valuation
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A VC: How Much Money To Raise
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.
This post is sponsored by The Founder Institute . As a co-founder of several companies, an angel investor in several more, and co-maintainer of two great resources for entrepreneurs — AngelList and Venture Hacks — Naval Ravikant has a unique view of the startup and investing landscape.
The anatomy of a fundable startup | VentureBeat
Thirteenth in a series of weekly posts by myself and Nicholas Lovell of Gamesbrief which answer the fifty questions you should ask before raising venture capital. We expect the series to run for a year after which we will collate the posts into a book. You can find the rationale behind the series here , and the list of questions here . We welcome your comments on any and every aspect of what we are doing.
How does a VC value a business? « The Equity Kicker
Twelfth in a series of weekly posts by myself and Nicholas Lovell of Gamesbrief which answer the fifty questions you should ask before raising venture capital. We expect the series to run for a year after which we will collate the posts into a book. You can find the rationale behind the series here , and the list of questions here . We welcome your comments on any and every aspect of what we are doing.
What can I do to control the timetable/reduce the time it takes to raise venture capital? « The Equity Kicker
Editor’s Note: This is a guest post by Mark Suster ( @msuster ), a 2x entrepreneur, now VC at GRP Partners .
Why Startups Should Raise Money at the Top End of Normal
A VC: There Aren't Many Exits Over $100mm
I don't know what the source of this data is and I don't know if this is just M&A exits or if it includes IPOs as well.
Ca me rappelle quelque chose :) by Jun 24
Color Looks To Reinvent Social Interaction With Its Mobile Photo App (And $41 Million In Funding)
$41 million. From Sequoia Capital, Bain Capital, and Silicon Valley Bank.
COLOR: Here's What No One Understands About The Huge $41 Million Round
This news has obsessed the tech world and beyond for the past 48 hours, with the majority of the peanut gallery huffing and snorting about how it's obviously ridiculous and a clear sign of a bubble.