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Posted by Anonymous about 1 hour ago
V Cs Funding Or Evaluating Competitors
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Posted by Anonymous about 9 hours ago
Just joined the Funded.com. We are getting ready to approach the VCs for our start-up. We have selected the VC firms by carefully reading through their web-sites to see if they have funded a company exactly in the same space. However, there are some pitfalls: (a) VC firms are under no obligation to declare every investment and/or (b) investment might be very recently completed or being considered. In such a scenario, could anybody explain if we can ask the VCs, before we approach them, if they have invested or in the process of investing in a potential competitor company?
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Rob Theis Rocks
Fund: Scale Venture Partners
Posted by singh about 11 hours ago
Adding Theis to the team is brilliant. Scale is definitely on the rise again and moving to top tier status. I only know the Partners on the Tech side and they are smart and each add value in their unique ways. Theis will bring his Sun connections.
Its rumored that Theis has already done a deal. He and his former Sun colleagues Andy Bechtolsheim and Roy Sardina funded a super hot mobile company. They were seen lurking around the Palo Alto incubator working on the stealthy project.
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Posted by Anonymous about 11 hours ago
sorry about that!
PRIVATE: Members OnlyWhat Scale Needed In Social Media For Vc Attention?
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Posted by zmom about 12 hours ago
Involved in a niche social media website that is getting some traction. We think we are ready to talk to VCs and have a solid biz model. Am wondering what kind of scale (visits/site members/etc.) is really needed to get the attention of VC/investors?
Does anyone have personal experience getting funded and/or understand what the metrics need to be for proof of concept? We don't want to go in too early, but feel we need investment to make the jump to fast, organic growth in usership...
Any advice is much appreciated.
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Venture Capital, Voting And Control Of A Company
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Posted by Anonymous about 12 hours ago
I'm working with some VCs to fund my startup and I'm curious how concerned I should be about control issues in terms of board seats and founder vesting.
I anticipate that the Executive Team running the business from day to day and the board voting on big issues like executive hiring / firing, large partnership deals, financing and sales.
I'm sure all companies have subtleties and the term sheets layout some scenarios having to do with Buyouts and Sales, however in General Practice:
When does control of the common stock become important ?
How far reaching can the board be into the day to day operations and the decisions made by the Executive Team ?
All opinions and anecdotes would be helpful, thanks in advance.
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Fund: Massachusetts Capital Resource Co.
Posted by karnelli about 18 hours ago
Still negotiating terms, however the experience with Mass Capital thus far has exceeded my expectations. They have been very thorough in understanding our business model and very responsive in answering our questions. Joan McArdle has been a joy to work with. They presented very fair terms out of the gates and have been very flexible in adjusting the terms to meet our specific needs.
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Posted by System about 24 hours ago
Turned Down But Gave Us The Rationale
Fund: Leapfrog Ventures
Posted by spayandneuteryourpet 1 day ago
We just had an excellent experience with Leapfrog Ventures. While they did say NO, they told us exactly why and their rationale made sense. They spent some time and thought explaining their feedback to us which was very helpful. It also gave us a blueprint for what we need to do next.
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TheFunded.com Open Letter
Posted by Anonymous 1 day ago
Dear Venture Capitalist,
Please respect our time with a clear response to our direct questions. Sometimes your cryptic responses don't make any sense. A quick yes or no is welcomed by most Entrepreneurs. Get right to the point when we ask you for your opinion. We shouldn't need a decoder-ring to find out your answer.
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Us West Internet/B2 C First Round Terms
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Posted by System 1 day ago
Rob Leaves Dcm...Yikes
Fund: DCM-Doll Capital Management
Posted by drake 1 day ago
Joined Scale VP as MD
PRIVATE: Members Only (187 Characters)Fund Merged Into Onset
Fund: Diamondhead Ventures
Posted by NorCalGuy on 2008-05-07
Diamondhead Ventures partners Raman Khanna and David Lane moved to Onset Ventures in October, 2007. The $140 million commitment they had from investors for a new Diamondback fund was transferred to Onset, which had recently (12/2004) raised a $200 million fund, their seventh.
PRIVATE: Members Only (150 Characters)Fair Terms, Quick Deal Structure
Fund: Golden Gate Capital
Posted by Anonymous on 2008-05-06
The few deals I've seen from them have all been fair valuation executed professionally.
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