Tag: Money
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“$800k ARR…is that contracted or live?” Most investors never ask this question. They’re making a big mistake. Whether you’re an investor or a founder, you have to understand the difference between contracted and live revenue. Tl,dr: Contracted ARR is signed revenue, live ARR is actual money you’re billing. Focus on…
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I never show this spreadsheet to anyone. 54 top investors. This is my secret weapon. My money is no greener than anybody else’s. So if I want to invest in the best founders, I need to bring something else to the table. This spreadsheet makes it happen. Meet “The Sheet”…
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Figma goes public today. Seed investors were locked up for 12 years. That’s a long time to wait! But here’s why we should be grateful for lockups… Every company goes through hard times. If we were allowed to dump our shares, we probably would! Then, we’d miss out on enormous…
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The startup world has a million metrics. CAC, LTV, ROAS. But here are 3 key metrics many founders aren’t looking at… Burn Multiple How do you know if the money you’re burning is producing any results? You won’t, unless you calculate your burn multiple. Here’s how to do it… Burn…
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Every pre-revenue startup is raising at $30-40 million right now. Making money on these bets will be next to impossible. A year or two ago, a company with little or no revenue might have raised at a $10 million cap. Not anymore. The price is going to be over $30…
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All the greats in business studied the greats in business. Books are the best way to do that. Here are my favorites… Founder — Founder is the story of the founder of the Rothschild banking dynasty, Mayer Amschel Rothschild. Mayer faced bigotry that most of us could not imagine. Like…
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Cyan Banister is one of the greatest investors of all time. She’s backed SpaceX, Uber, and more. This morning, she put the word out: hackers could be coming for our brains. Cyan calls it CogSec, and I think the name will stick. Robert Scoble, the earliest of early adopters, seconded…
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If I work backward from the biggest problems, I can find the biggest opportunities. Here are 4 areas I’m excited about investing in now: 1) Longevity. Everything about my life is awesome. If you’re sitting in the United States as you read this, chances are the same is true for…
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I looked at 4000 deals I’ve said no to in the last 3 years. Here are the most common reasons I passed… 1) No revenue. This is by far the most common reason why I pass on a startup. Cash is king. If a company can get people to plunk…
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“I have just informed the purchasing department that they should no longer purchase paper clips. All of us receive documents every day with paper clips on them. If we save these paper clips, not only will we have enough for our own use, but we will also, in a short…
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