Tag: Finance
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You’ve got six months runway left. Finally, a VC offers you a term sheet. But it’s a low ball offer. Should you take it? Browsing Reddit this morning, I came across a founder in this very situation. A Midwest VC offered him a term sheet at a low valuation with…
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Americans have been hit by high inflation and are worried about their jobs. Will they show up at stores on Black Friday? While richer Americans have strong finances, the working class is struggling. We’re seeing it everywhere from food lines to loan defaults. Inside the Other America “I’ve never seen…
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ARR = Best Day x 365. This is NOT how you calculate your Annual Recurring Revenue. Let me show you how to do it like a professional… What to Include Pull all your customer contracts. We are calculating a live ARR number, so only include customers that you are actually…
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Germany’s car industry has lost 51,000 jobs in the last year. VW cut 35,000, ThyssenKrupp 11,000, and Bosch nearly 6,000. What’s causing the collapse in German industry? Crushed By Energy Prices German manufacturers are cutting capacity because building things in Germany has become too expensive. One of the biggest culprits…
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Want to build a $100 billion company? Give people a new way to earn money. From Uber and Airbnb to the AI model training companies of today, this is a powerful business model. Ever have a hard time getting anyone to care about your product? What founder hasn’t, right? If…
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You need to raise money today, not three weeks from Thursday. So I’m working on getting back to founders faster than ever. The VC Runaround When you email an investor, it can take days or even weeks to get a response. Then, it can take weeks longer to get on…
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Your pitch deck has one job: to get you an investor meeting. Here are three easy ways to make your deck better… 1. Bigger Text. Make the text huge. I like at least a size 72 font with minimal text per slide. Don’t forget that many of the people who…
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This week, Buffett announced he’s “going quiet.” No more letters in the annual report, no more Q&A at the shareholder meeting. In a poignant message, Buffett reflected on his life and building Berkshire. “I was late in becoming old – its onset materially varies – but once it appears, it…
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Every founder needs to cut costs and sell more. Here are some great ways to do that, courtesy of my portfolio companies… Make Incorporation and Fundraising Easy – Capbase Capbase makes it easy to get incorporated, prep for due diligence, and raise money. If you want to raise venture capital,…
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$13 million — that’s my median entry price this year. In the hottest market ever, I’m watching valuations carefully. Here’s why… Behind the Scenes In My Portfolio First, let’s take a peak inside my portfolio and see what I’ve been paying, year by year: These deals are almost all seed…
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Tremendous 