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Keep It Under Your Hat: Valuation Caps and the $650 Million Sale of MySpace for $125 Million

Entrepreneurs and investors who have spent any time dealing with convertible debt seed financing transactions are likely to have encountered the subject of valuation caps.  In brief, a cap acts to place a limit on the conversion price of a convertible note such that investors are guaranteed a minimum number of shares for their bridge loans if the […]
Antone Johnson
Antone Johnson , Founding Principal , Bottom Line Law Group
4 Nov 2011
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Valuations 101: The Dave Berkus Method

We recently started a series of posts on establishing the pre-money valuation of pre-revenue startup companies for purposes of investment by seed and startup investors. Dave Berkus is a founding member of the Tech Coast Angels in Southern California, a lecturer and educator.  He has invested in more than 70 startup ventures.   Dave’s valuation model […]
Bill Payne
Bill Payne , Angel Investor , Frontier Angel Fund
2 Nov 2011
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Valuations 101: The Venture Capital Method

We recently started a series of posts on establishing the pre-money valuation of pre-revenue startup companies for purposes of investment by seed and startup investors. The Venture Capital Method (VC Method) was first described by Professor Bill Sahlman at Harvard Business School in 1987 in a case study and has been revised since. It is one of […]
Bill Payne
Bill Payne , Angel Investor , Frontier Angel Fund
1 Nov 2011
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The 3 Essential Questions You Have to Answer for Angel Investors

Are you wondering about angel investment? How to find investors? What steps you need to take? I suggest you start by asking yourself these three questions. If you can’t honestly answer “yes” to all three, revise your plan, beef up your team, refocus, or pivot. 1.) Can it really grow? Growth means a strong market and […]
Tim Berry
Tim Berry , Founder , Palo Alto Software
1 Nov 2011
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The Copper Ring

Oddly, perhaps, one of the most difficult decisions entrepreneurs face arises once the company begins to succeed.   That’s usually when the first really “strategic” potential investors start to show up, presenting the question: sell a big chunk (or all) of the company at today’s valuation, or double down and go for the life-changing money? Very […]
Bob Rice
Bob Rice , MANAGING PARTNER , Tangent Capital
31 Oct 2011
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