Q: From my limited perspective, venture debt in proximity to an A round seems awfully premature — restrictive debt coverage ratios, warrant coverage on preferred terms, etc — yet there seems to be an awful lot of venture debt investors out there who essentially have no response to these concerns but want me to take […]
Q: In the era of "free" software, would a mobile software startup be committing short-sighted suicide by attempting to price their product at all? These days, it seems that "eyeballs" are considerably more valued than short-term monetization. Facebook being a prime example: they avg a mere $3.00 in gross revs per active user annually, but […]
Rick Segal has three great blog posts up this 4th of July weekend. He’s Canadian so I expect he is still working – maybe we’ll see a fourth from him. Term Sheets vs. Intent 3 VC Questions You Should Not Answer Dancing With the One Who Brung Ya Happy 4th Rick. Keep writing.
Today’s great post of the day is from Fred Wilson titled The IPO Debate. There were no VC-backed IPOs in Q208 – the first time this has happened since 1978. The National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) is doing a big media push to get the word out about this and what it thinks is the […]
Q: I have several angels that say the want to invest but non of them wants to lead. In your experience: 1) Is this a "call option" strategy rather than a serious investment intent? 2) any thoughts on how to turn "co investors" into lead? or should I try to get a lead of this […]
Q: I am trying to determine the appropriate equity position for my startup’s board members. They are arguing that they are "founding" board members. They have put in a few hours a month of their time for around a year, have been very helpful with introductions, and have sat in on VC meetings. We are […]
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