Fundraising
Sequoia’s Doug Leone explains what made Drew Houston’s pitch for Dropbox great
Dropbox raised a $1.2 million seed round at a $5 million valuation from Sequoia in 2007. Eleven years later, the company went public at a valuation of $9 billion.
In hindsight it’s a home run, but in 2007 Dropbox was far from a sure thing. Online storage was a commodit... See more
Startup Archivex.comMarc Andreessen on what VCs look for in startups
“The conventional statistics are that about 200 of the 4,000 venture-fundable companies per year will be funded by a top-tier VC. About 15 of those will someday get to $100MM of revenue, and those 15 will generate something on the order of 97% of all of the returns for the entire category of venture... See more
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Why you should never have a data room — the most counter-intuitive fund-raising advice you’ll ever…
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Why you should never have a data room
2025 IPO Pipeline, Importance of Brand for GTM, Org Chart Benchmarks, Equity Distribution & More
Insights on IPO pipeline, brand impact for growth strategies, organizational structure benchmarks, equity distribution trends in startups, and SaaS sales seasonality are discussed in this overview.
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Raise or not? The price of raising VC
The 2025 Fundraising Guide - Backed by Research, Facts & Figures
The article provides a comprehensive guide for startup founders on fundraising strategies, emphasizing the evolving capital requirements across different growth stages and the importance of aligning financial goals with investor expectations.
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@nikitabier Disagree. They can say they’ll invest behind a lead and help you find a lead.
We only lead rounds so don’t have this issue but there is a rational fear from investors that they put up $100k and that ends up being the only money the company raises (or some other sub-scale amt)
Sheel Mohnotx.com