AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

This massive plunge occurred after investment giant Prosus slashed Byju’s value to less than a sixth of its original valuation. Since 2018, Prosus has invested $536 million in Byju’s, with another significant $153 million investment made in April 2021. Therefore, Prosus now holds a 9.6%

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NZ Entrepreneur

APRIL 28, 2019

Here’s how to build a startup advisory board. And while it often seems more involved and complex than it is in reality, setting up an advisory board is something you should look to put in place in the early stages of your entrepreneurial venture. Selecting an advisory board is the tricky part.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 17, 2019

I think his advice is this op-ed is bananas. I have even had to get physical security advice from some of the crazy. Would you recommend that I create an open Trello board and anybody can add tasks for me there? Are you interested in looking at this investment where I’m on the board?” No, it’s not fun.

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David Teten VC

AUGUST 19, 2019

A new wave of Revenue-Based Investors are emerging who are using creative investing structures with some of the upside of traditional VC, but some of the downside protection of debt. I believe that Revenue-Based Investing (“RBI”) VCs are on the forefront of what will become a major segment of the venture ecosystem.

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 5, 2021

Investment documents usually call for quarterly reporting by the company to the investors. Less than a quarter of companies receiving early-stage investment voluntarily fulfill this promise. Usually, one or more of the investors is placed on the board as a requirement of the investment documentation.

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Angel Capital Association

OCTOBER 30, 2023

As an angel investor, you might sit on the board of one or more companies. Then, you can simply provide companies with your FinCEN identifier rather than submitting all your personal information and the photograph of your document each time. What About Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs) Formed to Make an Investment?

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TechCrunch

MAY 9, 2023

That’s what we’re investing in. Drawing from her years as a mentor, an angel and a board member, she shares five scenarios that should give investors second thoughts, e.g., “where the founder has a romantic or spousal relationship with a staff member.” Copyright Office’s document and examine multiple legal developments in the space.

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Berkonomics

JANUARY 18, 2018

Over the years in business and as a member of over forty boards, I have received good advice from corporate attorneys and on occasion bad advice as well. There is a line that should be drawn in a relationship between corporate attorney and CEO or board. Some are experienced enough to provide great business advice.

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Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

All other board functions are secondary. Even venture capitalists who sit on boards where they have significant investments often forget this point. Actually, there are two legal duties of board members. Second is the duty of loyalty – loyalty to the corporate person, not to the shareholders who elected the board member.

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Berkonomics

APRIL 12, 2018

Small companies most often scrape by with borrowed or invested funds, doing everything possible to grow and prosper with limited resources. So, my advice is simple. Recognize the realities of the times; and do all possible to protect the company by documenting behavioral or skill related problems to the employee file.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 28, 2022

I took the advice from someone in Silicon Valley who told me ‘You need a C Corp…that’s what we invest in,’” Requarth told TechCrunch. Many called us worried and scared that funding was drying up while some had boards telling them to fire people,” Requarth recalls. “I government because it was a corporation in the U.S.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Here’s another edition of “Dear Sophie,” the advice column that answers immigration-related questions about working at technology companies. Any advice or insights on how to present a strong case for an O-1A or EB-1A? Some investments through competitions can qualify as awards, and some investments might not.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Musk says a lot of things, and then says some more things, so we’ll see if he actually takes his advice and abides by the results of the poll. First, the company addressed official documents with a DigiLocker integration to the Files app , and said that India’s regulations should provide legal and innovation certainty to firms.

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 9, 2010

Over the years in business and as a member of over forty boards, I have received good advice from corporate attorneys and on occasion bad advice as well. There is a line that should be drawn in a relationship between corporate attorney and CEO or board. Email readers continue here.]

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 14, 2010

In 1999 I was in Japan doing a strategy project for the board of directors of Sony. The problem of amplification: The problem got worse as the data flowed out to the “bulge bracket&# investment banks. They got the data feed either from the research company or from the investment bank. Nobody was surprised. It can happen.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 3, 2016

While firms define platforms differently, let’s just say they are the services that a VC offers outside of investment capital and partner time on boards or providing intros. They offer leadership conferences, regular content articles on leadership, board pack templates and the like.

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 9, 2022

month support, the top startup teams can also look forward to getting further assistance to expand to Asia and investment from prominent VCs. During KSGC 2021, Khenda got introduced to prominent Korean businessman Dong Hoon Shin, who eventually joined the company’s advisory board. Besides the 3.5-month ” Srun said.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 16, 2022

VCs clamor to fund real estate investing startups. Additionally, when looking across the board at the top MSAs, major institutional investors have seen a near 50% jump in renewal rent growth. For a deeper dive into real estate tech and how it’s changing the investing landscape, check out my article in TC+ this week: Got $5?

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Gust

DECEMBER 1, 2011

Notice what is missing from this list of priorities: The company itself – that is, a business entity, most often a corporation , that will own the entire business (however defined), issue equity to founders, take investment capital , enter into contracts, make sales, pay employees and contractors, and so forth.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

AUGUST 14, 2020

What advice the initiators have for other ecosystems looking to hire a professional ecosystem builder. In doing this work, there has been a significant amount of investment of both funds and time in moving entrepreneurship activities forward. Not all service providers will be on board with the initiatives.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

When you set up a board it is often initially a combination of the founders and the early investors. This post sets out how I believe founders (and investors) should think about independent board members having worked with many of them for the past 20 years. The board is where large equity investors get their representation.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 20, 2018

This is true of any buying process where a customer has to make a large investment decision on your software or when an investor must decide whether to give you $5 million. Do they have authority to invest? you’ve at least gotten informed about the LA market for when you do ever want to invest? Do they have influence?

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Gust

AUGUST 19, 2012

Even if you have an hour booked, the advice is the same. The approach I recommend is to build the investor presentation first, by iterating on the bullets with your team, and then fleshing out the points into a full-blown text-based business plan document. What equity is the company willing to give in return for the investment?

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 20, 2012

Board Meetings. How do VCs break out of group think when they are shuttling from one board meeting to the next, from one conference to the other and talking with all the same people? This can be your star Chief Architect who loves to code but hates having to handle the admin like testing, documentation, recruiting, etc.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

In 1995, while in high school, Seth wanted to start a business scanning paper documents for companies, but realized it was a non-starter when he learned that a scanner costs $4k. Seth also spoke about not accepting investment until after gaining traction. Seth likes to get together with board members every 30 days.

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Startup Blogpost

OCTOBER 27, 2023

For me, that meant constantly seeking out professional guidance by investing in consultants early on. My best advice is to actively surround yourself with people who have more experience and knowledge than you. If you don’t have the money to invest in a coach, attend networking groups and seek out mentors.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 21, 2010

Additional value outside of legal documents – Most lawyers who work with early stage startups secretly want to be entrepreneurs but they earn too much money to quit – the golden handcuffs I’ve found that the best of them think like entrepreneurs, though, and hang out at startup events. Our lives are intertwined.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 9, 2021

Last week, though, the outside world got a look at how Y Combinator, one of Silicon Valley’s most famed and feared accelerators, deals with the intricacies of a scaled, yet still ultra-exclusive, community after the accelerator kicked out two founders from its internal messaging board, Bookface. It’s more than a polite request.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 13, 2011

Bijan Sabet – investor & board member in some small companies you might have heard of like Twitter, Tumblr, Boxee & OMGPOP – took issue with the whole notion that you even need a Powerpoint deck anymore. In Bijan’s post he references Bryce Roberts who recommends getting up and white-boarding. I recommend it.

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Gust

JUNE 19, 2012

Invested Interests. Investment and startups problem : we all want disruptive and game-changing businesses. All of which brings me back to the question in the title: who makes the money on investing in future convenience? . Invested Interests. If you’re doing investment pitches, you should read this book.

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Andreessen Horowitz

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

A MOC document can help you prioritize what jobs you need an executive to do so you can hire against those needs. And one of my biggest advice to those folks is, look, presumably, we all have the technical and functional skill set for this job. This transcript has been lightly edited for clarity. Key takeaways Write a MOC.

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 4, 2019

However, in private markets, there is more room to optimize across all 11 steps of the investing process: firm management , marketing, fundraising , origination , manage relationships, due diligence, negotiation, monitoring, portfolio acceleration , reporting, and. The 11 Steps of Investing in Private Companies. 1) Manage the firm .

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 6, 2020

We have been advising a lot of entrepreneurs so I thought I’d “open source” some of the advice I have been sharing. So my only goal is to give you insights into the conversations we’ve been having in case you don’t have the same access or advice. I am not claiming to be the world expert on this. It is not “free money.” It depends.

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 3, 2019

However, in private markets, there is more room to optimize across all 11 steps of the investing process: firm management , marketing, fundraising , origination , manage relationships, due diligence, negotiation, monitoring, portfolio acceleration , reporting, and. The 11 Steps of Investing in Private Companies. 1) Manage the firm .

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Angel Capital Association

MARCH 22, 2023

The Search: Finding Your Angel Collaboration Platform The Angel Capital Association, in concert with Jeffrey Lang of the Desert Angels and ACA’s proud partner Dealum , has published this informative interview on one of 2023’s most important topics in the angel investment space: angel group collaboration. Jeffrey, how are you doing today?

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Dream It

APRIL 7, 2020

For VC-backed companies, where the investments are more likely to be minority stakes, then you look at the investor’s blocking rights (e.g. blocking a quorum, or preventing a shareholder/board action). Don’t agree to it, it’s bad advice. Removing problematic covenants can be accomplished as an amendment to company documents.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

If I could persuade you that they’re already in these documents would you consider abandoning this structure? Those terms you fought so hard to get out of “clean term sheets” by using TheFunded, VentureHacks and the like are in your current documents. That’s right. Investors call Bull Cap. Enter “the cap.”

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