Funding & Exits
While the value of public companies has grown from 105% of GDP in 1996 to 136% today, the number of these firms has been...
If your company has achieved at least $10M in recurring revenue with predictable future growth, low churn and proximity to cash flow positive, then...
Over the past seven years, more than eighty percent of all exits have been via strategic acquisition. When your company exits, it’s most likely...
At multiple points along the way in the building of your company, either opportunity or necessity will lead you to contemplate an exit....
Some use “venture debt” to describe any loan provided to a venture backed startup — whether it be the seed stage convertible note, the commercial bank...
Your commercial banking relationship is important to your financial health. Any business bank provides critical financial infrastructure: your bank accounts, credit card services,...
Once you have passed Minimum Viable Product and are closing in on Minimum Viable Repeatability, you enter the realm of early-stage VC investing. As...
The journey of company building is marked by value inflection points. As you progress from Minimum Viable Category to Initial Product Release to Minimum...
Six steps take you from term sheet preparation to a closed financing. They are: Prepare for term sheet negotiations Hold term sheet negotiations Line...
Some terms are more important than others. Here, we look at the most important ones. Convertible note: discounts and caps Convertible notes are often...
At every investment stage, management and investors seek to appropriately balance risk and reward. This balance plays out in both the economic and moral...