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  2. Posts tagged: milestones

Reasonable pre-money valuations for startups

Oct

13

2008

(Note: read the comments on this blog’s post since numbers change with the investment environment. The post does point to process though). The operable word, valuation, in the phrase ‘pre-money valuation’ is really a misnomer. Typical angel or venture capital investors aren’t really attempting to determine ‘value’, but instead they are attempting to determine ‘price’. ...
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Valuation

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Sequoia Capital’s 56 Slide Presentation Of Doom

Oct

12

2008

Techcrunch was able to track down the presentation that Sequoia Capital gave to its portfolio company CEO’s earlier this week (and so did VentureBeat). It’s a long, 56 slide Powerpoint message of doom and gloom in Silicon Valley that Techcrunch covered recently along with an email that angel investor Ron Conway sent to his 130 ...
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TOPICAL

milestones · topical · valuation · vc

Angel Investor Ron Conway Emails His Portfolio Companies Over Financial Meltdown

Oct

12

2008

Ron Conway, one of Silicon Valley’s most prolific angel investors (and he was also an early investor in Google), wrote an email yesterday to the CEOs of his portfolio companies. In no uncertain terms he outlines a bleak immediate future, and gives advice to his startups. It’s the same advice, actually, that he gave in ...
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TOPICAL

angel · milestones · topical · valuation

Benchmark Capital Advises Startups To Conserve Capital, Look For Opportunities

Oct

12

2008

Gurley also says for companies to expect ‘across-the-board reductions’ in valuations, and a tough market for raising money – ‘Basically, the cost of capital is going way up.’ Hedge funds are probably out of the picture for startup financings, he says, and corporate, strategic and angel money will decline. Gurley also notes that major opportunities ...
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TOPICAL

hiring · milestones · topical · valuation

Business Milestones that Matter – Resources for Entrepreneurs – Gaebler Ventures – Chicago, Illinois

Sep

28

2008

Business plan milestones? We know we need to include them, but what’s a milestone that matters and what milestones don’t deserve a busines plan mention? Here’s our take on business milestones in business plans.
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Financing Plans

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Milestones – Biotech Startup Milestones – Venture Capital Deliverables

Sep

28

2008

Getting startup funding from a venture capitalist (VC) might require establishing a list of milestones that not only helps keep the development of company projects on track, but insures that both the VC and company management are on the same page in terms of direction, goals and timelines. The following is a list of milestones ...
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Financing Plans

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