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How Great, Operationally-Focused CFO’s Can Transform Your Business

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But alas I must scale with businesses and make money. It’s such a tricky balance between being cost-focused & scrappy versus being impractical with how you spend your time. I can tell you that quite literally it has transformed some of our businesses in ways that would not have been achievable without it.

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What’s Really Going on in the VC Industry? What Does it Mean for Startups?

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Consumers pulled their money out of these risky investments, but when LPs make commitments to VC funds they make 10-year, legally binding commitments. Our current fund was raised in 2008/09.] Sequoia, Kleiner Perkins, Accel) can and will easily raise money. So as of 2008 total LP commitments were still at nearly $250 billion.

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On Bubbles … And Why We’ll Be Just Fine

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He said, “They need an unbiased view of the fund raising environment because there is too much misinformation and everything seems to be changing fast.&#. And you may choose to overpay hoping that the future value will be worth your while. If a company that would traditionally raise $500k at a $3.5 source: Capital IQ.

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Raising Capital for Your Startup: Top Legal Considerations to Know

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It’s an issue every entrepreneur and new business must face: raising capital for your business. Even though you may start your business with your own nest egg or your company may be able to operate for a while on its own revenues, at some point, you’re likely to need outside funding to grow.

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When the Good Guys in Venture Change Roles

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In this capacity I can tell any entrepreneurs raising early-stage capital that I would have Matt on my short list if I were raising. As is natural for startups not based in Silicon Valley we always relied on Matt for the, “What is everybody in the Valley seeing?” This was hard on all of us. Conclusions?

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Don’t Try to “Pull an Instagram.” Here’s Why …

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Did raising money at a $500 million valuation help secure the $1 billion deal? 99.9999% of you won’t be contemplating raising capital at $500 million any time soon or selling for a billion. But a healthy percentage of successful startups have potential buyers “showing interest.” Was this a good thing?

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What went wrong at Techstars

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. + This post unpacks offers an insiders’ view of some of the key strategic decisions that led to Techstars’ decline. ————– Techstars is – or was – one of the world’s best startup accelerator programs. Not coincidentally, they also serve as training grounds for some of the world’s most successful startup founders.