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Why Do You Want To Invest?: A VC
It's frankly hard work to find investors who can answer the "why do you want to invest" question in a way that gives you comfort. But it's worth working hard to find them. Because when you dSo, what’s it worth?: Soaring on Ridgelift:
How do you value a company when it's a) private and b) you are raising money? The simple answer is that the valuation is set by the investor putting in the moneyStarting a company? Your value could be pretty high…VentureBeat
If you’re starting a company and raising a first round of capital, you’re raising money on the most favorable terms since the end of the last bubble.You Be The VC
New York-based Bang Ventures, a self-styled investment firm, not a VC, is launching a online social network called “You Be The VC,” where startups submit their business plans then compete for fundingEducation Market - Team - Education Capital
Bill Bavin - Friend of Corbett'sFive tips to scoring‽venture capital funding - Sep. 11, 2007
5 tips to score venture capital funding. Straight from the source, venture capitalists dish about what just what kind of entrepreneurs they want to fund.What motivates an investor to say "yes": VentureBeat
Good stuff for pitching VCsWhy Tiny Business Plans Are Best: /Messengers: Writing Tight
My approach is simple: write a ten page business plan. In ten pages you have enough room to get to the heart of the business: the product, market, competitors, and how it will grow and make money. EveNegotiating the Option Pool: Silicon Valley Himalayan Expedition
The latest Cooley Godward venture capital report spells out that a common Series A financing these days is a split of 40/40/20, where 40% is for the founding team, 40% for the investors and 20% for thThe Torturous World of Powerpoint: Feld Thoughts
I've looked at thousands (tens of thousands?) presentations pitching new businesses since the mid 1990's. The vast majority of them suck. Unfortunately, it's not Powerpoint's faultAsk the Wizard: Advice to Startups (LIke Ask the VC)
Ask the Wizard3 Reasons Why VCs should be Deeply Concerned
Since Vc's are dependent on exits, the flat M&A market, the evaporation of the debt bubble damaging the private equity players and the increasing leverage gained by the top ten buyers means venturPaul Kedrosky: The Twitter Lesson: No Business Plans Please
Seeing that Twitter closed a funding round, and spotting the associated incredulity about Evan's company not having a business plan, reminded me that whatever your feelings about Twitter, business pla
