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Bad Notes on Venture Capital

Both Sides of the Table

On the phone … Me: So, you raised venture capital? Me: When an investor signs a note with a cap they must assume they are willing to pay the cap or why would they invest? Me: So, who was willing to invest in that? Doesn’t their investment determine the price of the next round? We raised a seed round.

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From Startup To Life-Changing Exit – The 4 Secrets Behind Ruby Receptionists’ Amazing Success

Entrepreneurs' Organization

In 2003, she started Ruby Receptionists , a one-of-a-kind virtual receptionist company where high-tech meets great people and 5-star performance. In addition, our revenue was super-predictable, customer acquisition costs were modest, and capital costs were very low.” Here’s her story.

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Get to Know Richard de Silva of Highland Capital

Both Sides of the Table

He was introduced through mutual friends to Highland Capital. At the time consumer internet venture capital was still suffering from the collapse of the Tech Bubble. But it was an attractive time to enter because the successful internet companies were scaling and in need of capital. 11:40-14:15). Tell us more about MetaCafe? (37:00-40:30).

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How to Win Consulting, Board, and Deal Roles with Private Equity and Venture Capital Funds

David Teten VC

Would you like to work with private equity and venture capital funds? There are relatively few jobs directly inside private equity and venture capital funds, and those jobs are highly competitive. However, historically most private equity professionals were former investment bankers and other finance professionals. Thomson One.

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Holmes’ sentencing sends a clear message that the startup ecosystem must be built on good faith

TechCrunch

Sure, due diligence matters in the investment process, but lying about your capabilities can undercut the founder-investor relationship — and in extreme cases, to the detriment of the larger, global startup market. Let’s start with the supposition that the venture-founder compact is built almost entirely on trust, especially early on.

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Investing During Up and Down Cycles: ?Which Produces Better Returns?

Angel Capital Association

Early-Stage investing is inherently cyclical, and for the first time in over a decade we are experiencing a downcycle. An important question leaps out: Is it better to invest more or less during a downcycle? 25% of those outcomes were initially funded during downcycle years (2001-2003 and 2008-2011) with the rest during the upcycles.

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Attend Ajay Agarwal’s TechCrunch Early Stage roundtable to hear his advice to early-stage software companies

TechCrunch

Ajay has been an instrumental investor since joining Bain Capital Ventures in 2003. He spends most of his time investing in early-stage application software companies, so if that’s you, you’re not going to want to miss this roundtable. Ajay is coming to Early Stage just weeks after Bain Capital Ventures announced two new funds.

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