We’ve decided to start the Boulder version of the OpenCoffee Club. The club is quickly becoming an internation club that has local franchises. Saul Klein was the brains behind developing a forum where entrepreneurs, developers and investors organize real-world informal meetups to chat, network and grow. In other words, people in the venture capital world get […]
Question: While valuing a private company and arriving at a valuation do VCs take into consideration a discount for lack of marketability. If at all, how do they objectively arrive at a figure for such discounts? All of our deals have a lack of marketability in their securities. Startup companies, by definition, don’t have a […]
Q: What tips do you have for startups who aren’t in any of the usual vc hotspots like the Valley, NYC, or Boston? Some people believe that the real estate adage “location, location, location” is sacrosanct when starting a company. While there is no doubt that it is easier to find your way in a […]
Question: I’ve done angel investing for the past 8 years. I most often invest with people I don’t know or am referred to. I have invested a few times with friends and it has always been hard to be tough on them as a shareholder, so I’ve stopped which is too bad since I have […]
Question: We are considering selling our VC-backed company. It may not be the optimum time so valuation is a question. My board has asked me to proposed a management carve out plan as a retention tool. What do I need to consider in formulating this proposal? While management carve out plans were rarely used before the […]
Today, our partner Chris Wand is our guest blogger of the day. Question: I am a VC, what do I do now? When I left university I got lucky & landed a job working as an analyst for a VC firm. Fast forward a few years & now I’m left wondering what to do. There […]
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