Negotiating and Alignment
The answer is that both numbers are negotiated and are influenced by a variety of factors, some driven by the startup and its needs, and some by the VCs and our needs.
Patrick Vernon • Venture Capital Strategy: How to Think Like a Venture Capitalist
The best way to negotiate a higher price is to have multiple VCs interested in investing in your company.
Brad Feld • Venture Deals: Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist
2. About slide: value proposition to founders, achievements and fund differentiators
Brianne Kimmel • Page Not Found | Framer
This is a marketplace and valuations can go up and down, but valuations are not as important as understanding who the other investors are, how the business is doing, who the customers are, and who’s on the team.
Jason Calacanis • Angel: How to Invest in Technology Startups—Timeless Advice from an Angel Investor Who Turned $100,000 into $100,000,000
In a survey done by investors Henri Deshays and Owen Reynolds, founders said they valued the personal relationship and chemistry with the VC partner as the most important factor, followed by deal terms and how fast the VC firm moved to make a decision to invest. Surprisingly, founders considered these factors more important than the VC’s track reco
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Hi Gary,
There’s a wave of capital flooding the market—and many of my CEOs are riding it.
Six of my clients raised Series A–C rounds in the past 30 days alone—including one with a $1Bn valuation.
So today, let’s talk about the first investor meeting.
Most founders focus on the pitch. But pitching isn’t the same as selling.
Pitching is one-way. Sales is ... See more
There’s a wave of capital flooding the market—and many of my CEOs are riding it.
Six of my clients raised Series A–C rounds in the past 30 days alone—including one with a $1Bn valuation.
So today, let’s talk about the first investor meeting.
Most founders focus on the pitch. But pitching isn’t the same as selling.
Pitching is one-way. Sales is ... See more