Both Sides of the Table

MAY 30, 2018

VC firms see thousands of deals and have a refined sense of how the market is valuing deals because they get price signals across all of these deals. As an entrepreneur it can feel as intimidating as going to buy a car where the dealer knows the price of every make & model of a car and you’re guessing at how much to pay.

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American Entrepreneurship

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Customers may now secure their spot taking place at one of the following global venues : Living in Space : An immersive journey into the future of space habitats, held in Paris, France, with prices starting at $19,500 per person for 3 days/4 nights.

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This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 13, 2022

I’m incentivized to buy up as much of the company at as low a price as possible and you’re incentivized to sell as little of the company as possible by raising the price.”. The price negotiation process is pretty straightforward, and once a deal has been agreed upon we move on. Founders seem to get that.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

<== Our conclusion was that this isn’t a temporary blip that will swiftly trend-back up in a V-shaped recovery of valuations but rather represented a new normal on how the market will price these companies somewhat permanently. When you look at how much median valuations were driven up in the past 5 years alone it’s bananas.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 20, 2022

The carrying cost is offset by buying 2023 materials at 2022 pricing.”. Increased costs and escalating lead times have impacted our profits negatively, but we have worked with customers to hold off on price increases as long as possible.”. We had a slight price increase, but our clients supported us. Adjust for margin impact. “In

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Red Rocket

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

And the sellers of those products bring out their best prices during these holiday seasons, trying to capture has much market share against their competitors as they can. But, if you are sacrificing material bottom-line profits by slashing prices in the process, why play that game? But the question I ask is: why?

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Red Rocket

APRIL 30, 2025

Although it may raise revenues for the government in the short run, it raises the prices of goods and services that are imported from the countries in which tariffs are imposed. This post will help you figure out how best to navigate these choppy waters. Why is This Happening? Tariffs are typically very bad for the economy.

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The Seraf Compass

OCTOBER 26, 2022

It’s unfortunate that I didn’t get good tax planning advice at the time, because if I had, it would have saved me a significant amount on my tax bill when the company was acquired for a very significant price!

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Dream It

APRIL 21, 2020

Red Flag #2 : Round prices equity too high or too low. You should price your round in a way that gives both founders and investors meaningful ownership. Founders can use the “20% ratio” as a good rule of thumb for pricing equity. This framework helps founders position their fundraising targets and avoid red flags with investors.

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The Seraf Compass

JUNE 25, 2020

Both are a contractual right to buy a certain amount of stock at some point in the future, at a price agreed upon now. One of the less understood and seldom used instruments in angel investing is the stock warrant. Warrants are essentially the same as the more familiar stock option.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

The Price of Failure Is Much Higher. When working with friends, the price of failure is great. If they don’t define roles, then nobody will be angry, right? Beware, though, because a lack of hierarchy in a business can lead to its failure. Remember that about half of all businesses fail during the first two years of their existence.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

MARCH 28, 2022

8) Don’t feel the need to pay the highest price. Offering a crazy price to win the deal scares off most smart entrepreneurs. Offering a fair price that is in the range is what you need to do. The entreprener will be watching. I assure you of that. They will be wondering why you are so aggressive.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

DECEMBER 31, 2022

We may see price inflation of consumer goods and labor too, although that is less clear. When economies recover and interest rates rise, the air will come out of the asset price bubbles that have built up and the go go markets will hit the brakes. Well, it happened in 2022.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

AUGUST 10, 2020

My response to that is “let’s do a priced round, we can use a standard financing form we both like, we won’t use a lawyer on our side, and we can close in a week.” We can do priced rounds as quickly and inexpensively as SAFE notes. Everything else is pretty standard anyway. That is not right.

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Hunter Walk

APRIL 21, 2025

But this dynamic, for certain classes of companies, also means that startup pricing is often enthusiastic, optimistic and gives the company ‘credit’ for execution against forward looking plans quarters or years into the future.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 23, 2020

In other situations, the cost rose dramatically from the original negotiated price, or the supplies had been snatched up by another facility. Sometimes the team moves forward with verbal pricing agreements instead of waiting on written contracts to expedite the process and get the supplies to medical personnel faster.

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Jason Malki

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Jumping between tabs, comparing prices, and hunting for coupons was a real hassle. So many people overspend online simply because they don’t have the tools to compare prices easily. Our AI engine goes beyond simple price comparisons. I was constantly frustrated by the time it took to find the best deals online.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 15, 2025

I also compared the apps to each other: where two (or more) apps offered a very similar feature set, I went with the one that had a better overall user experience or pricing options, or was the more mature product. Mural pricing : Free for 3 murals with unlimited members, from $12/user/month for the Team+ plan. Here they are.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

JULY 18, 2022

The auditors try to get us to mark our portfolio up to reflect “market prices” but we prefer to keep our portfolio marked below market prices, particularly in times of market froth. We have a few rules and I would like to share them: – Be conservative. – Get Ahead of Market Pullbacks.

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This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

A lot of people think early stage and seed is really risky, but risk is a function of return—and returns are a function of price. If WeWork, like Amazon, is betting on a much longer term view of the market, the price could be justified. What it does bring to mind for me is the perception of risk.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 28, 2025

Highlight key financial metrics such as pricing strategy, customer acquisition cost (CAC), and lifetime value (LTV). Example: If you offer a subscription-based service, explain how customers will sign up, the pricing tiers, and how you plan to maximize customer retention and lifetime value.

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Tomasz Tunguz

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Pricing from a popular inference provider shows the geometric increase in prices as a function of parameters for a model. In August, we asked enterprise buyers What Has Your GPU Done for You Today? They expressed concern with the ROI of using some of the larger models, particularly in production applications.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 1, 2022

Get wholesale pricing. There are often certain limitations involved, but this will often give you the best price when buying a large quantity. PMS ink, four-color process, foil stamping, and embossing all create radically different looks—and they can also have very different prices, depending on how many colors your design contains.

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The Seraf Compass

OCTOBER 18, 2023

You take a sudden interest in the wellbeing of your company and the factors which affect its stock price. You feel suddenly part of something bigger than just earning a paycheck. You daydream about how various financial scenarios might play out.

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Hunter Walk

FEBRUARY 22, 2025

Content Marketing of all Forms : Social media presence, podcasts, blog posts, How To manuals Running Workshops and Other Experiential Programs/Events : On leadership, finding PMF, pricing and GTM, hiring, and so on Humans Outside of the Firm With Incentive to Source For You : Scout Networks are Like Distributed Mini Magnets and we see all sorts of (..)

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

MARCH 14, 2022

As Packy says: In Dapper’s case, VCs kept the company alive during the bear market and the company sold tokens to the public at the same price it sold them to VCs, even though VCs invested first. . That latter bit is quite important.

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American Entrepreneurship

DECEMBER 20, 2024

The companys machine learning-based risk models train on millions of small business performance data to determine eligibility, offers, and pricing. The products include access to capital, spend management, and savings tools. Credit scores and personal guarantees are not part of their model.

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Revolution

APRIL 24, 2023

With shifts in consumer expectations, a downward trajectory on the cost curve, regulatory changes, and opportunities from the Inflation Reduction Act, we’re seeing alignment in what’s good for the planet and good for business.” — Clara “For consumers, it’s price and convenience.

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Revolution

MAY 23, 2023

These convertible securities have many negative structural and signaling impacts, often making future fundraising harder and more dilutive for the founders (convertible notes and SAFEs are dangerous when thought of as a replacement for priced equity).

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

JUNE 27, 2022

With gas prices sky-high, policymakers are looking to do something about the cost of driving. They are talking about short-term solutions like gas tax holidays that will do little to reduce the price of gas. So how do we change that?

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