Tag: VC
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Adapt or die. That’s why I’m changing my investment strategy. Check size doubling to $10k, no reserves. I’ve written 2 of them this week and hope to write many more. Here’s why I’m making this change… A Wake-Up Call Up until now, I’ve written $5,000 first checks and reserved $25,000…
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Cyan Banister is one of the best investors ever, backing SpaceX, Uber, Flexport and more. To find the next great startup, Cyan asks an unusual question… The Human Behavior Question When she sees a new product, she doesn’t just calculate the Total Addressable Market (TAM). She asks herself “Does it…
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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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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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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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Andreessen Horowitz is raising a $20 billion fund. Getting a decent return on this money will be almost impossible. To understand why, we have to look at how venture funds make their money. How VC’s Make Money Big funds like a16z lead rounds in a startup, typically from Series A…
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This $750,000 term sheet was going to save the company. The founder was elated. And then, a phone call. The investor was pulling out. Investors can pull a term sheet for any reason. It’s rare, but when it happens it can leave a company crippled. Worst of all, it can…
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“For two decades, no Secretary of Defense even bothered to set foot in Silicon Valley…” In 2015, Ash Carter finally changed that. This was the beginning of a wave that launched a thousand defense startups. In 2016, Raj Shah and Christopher Kirchoff took control of Defense Innovation Unit X (DIUx).…
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When I see a company raising $50k, $100k, or even $250k, I scroll right past them. It’s just not enough money to get to the next level. So how much money should you raise, and why? How Much Should I Raise? You want to raise enough money for you to…
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Now that we’ve got that pesky election over, we can talk about what’s really important: why do VC’s hate solo founders? If there’s one thing that makes VC’s pass on a company, it’s the lack of a co-founder. Of my 32 investments, all but 5 have at least 2 founders.…
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