Comments on: When is the best time to raise venture capital? http://venturebeat.com/2006/09/08/when-is-the-best-time-to-raise-venture-capital/ News About Tech, Money and Innovation Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:43:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: 淮海医药博客 » Blog 存档 » 更廉价的失败 http://venturebeat.com/2006/09/08/when-is-the-best-time-to-raise-venture-capital/comment-page-1/#comment-302220 淮海医药博客 » Blog 存档 » 更廉价的失败 Thu, 14 Jun 2007 00:01:15 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=1837#comment-302220 [...] Fenton发布于Venturebeat）阐明了Peter [...] [...] Fenton发布于Venturebeat）阐明了Peter [...]

]]> By: mind new media » Blog Archive » 更廉价的失败 http://venturebeat.com/2006/09/08/when-is-the-best-time-to-raise-venture-capital/comment-page-1/#comment-237889 mind new media » Blog Archive » 更廉价的失败 Mon, 04 Jun 2007 23:54:57 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=1837#comment-237889 [...] Fenton发布于Venturebeat）阐明了Peter [...] [...] Fenton发布于Venturebeat）阐明了Peter [...]

]]> By: Benjamin Kuo’s Blog » Blog Archive » Failing Cheaper http://venturebeat.com/2006/09/08/when-is-the-best-time-to-raise-venture-capital/comment-page-1/#comment-8605 Benjamin Kuo’s Blog » Blog Archive » Failing Cheaper Thu, 15 Mar 2007 17:31:43 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=1837#comment-8605 [...] Josh Kopelman at First Round Capital has an interesting post on his blog entitled Failing Cheaper talking about how it’s cheaper and easier now to prove or disprove your business ideas, a followup to comments by Benchmark’s Peter Fenton. First Round has made local investments in BiggerBoat. Mazen Araabi, who recently joined First Round Capital, helped with the post (Mazen was most recently an MBA student at UCLA, where he was President of the Entrepreneur Association–and was at MySpace, ResponseBase, and XDrive, all in Los Angeles). [...] [...] Josh Kopelman at First Round Capital has an interesting post on his blog entitled Failing Cheaper talking about how it’s cheaper and easier now to prove or disprove your business ideas, a followup to comments by Benchmark’s Peter Fenton. First Round has made local investments in BiggerBoat. Mazen Araabi, who recently joined First Round Capital, helped with the post (Mazen was most recently an MBA student at UCLA, where he was President of the Entrepreneur Association–and was at MySpace, ResponseBase, and XDrive, all in Los Angeles). [...]

]]> By: VentureBeat » Local review site Yelp raises $10 million from Benchmark http://venturebeat.com/2006/09/08/when-is-the-best-time-to-raise-venture-capital/comment-page-1/#comment-5844 VentureBeat » Local review site Yelp raises $10 million from Benchmark Thu, 05 Oct 2006 05:00:47 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=1837#comment-5844 [...] It is noteworthy that the venture money comes from Peter Fenton at Benchmark. We recently featured Fenton’s argument that companies should only get funding after they’ve achieved some traction with customers. Yelp had 1.5 million unique users in September, a 200 percent increase from January, the company says. So it fits in the “post-adoption” category, Fenton told us today. [...] [...] It is noteworthy that the venture money comes from Peter Fenton at Benchmark. We recently featured Fenton’s argument that companies should only get funding after they’ve achieved some traction with customers. Yelp had 1.5 million unique users in September, a 200 percent increase from January, the company says. So it fits in the “post-adoption” category, Fenton told us today. [...]

]]> By: Start Down » ארכיון » המלצות חמות לסוף השבוע http://venturebeat.com/2006/09/08/when-is-the-best-time-to-raise-venture-capital/comment-page-1/#comment-5642 Start Down » ארכיון » המלצות חמות לסוף השבוע Sat, 23 Sep 2006 09:00:14 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=1837#comment-5642 [...] אני מסייר בלא מעט בלוגים ואתרי חדשות שנוגעים בעולם היזמות, VC וסטארט-אפים. מנסה ללמוד יותר על העולם שאותו אני מסקר. התוודיתי לפני מספר שבועות לאתר החדשות הנפלא של מאט מרשל, לשעבר עורך אתר סיליקון ביט. אני משתדל לבקר באתר מדי כמה ימים. הוא מספק נקודת מבט טובה לגבי עולם היזמות וה-VC. כמו למשל, מתי כדאי לבצע גיוס ראשון. לפי איזה שווי. וכמובן סיפורים אחרים. אני ממליץ בחום, לצד הבלוג המצוין של של בראד פלד [...] [...] אני מסייר בלא מעט בלוגים ואתרי חדשות שנוגעים בעולם היזמות, VC וסטארט-אפים. מנסה ללמוד יותר על העולם שאותו אני מסקר. התוודיתי לפני מספר שבועות לאתר החדשות הנפלא של מאט מרשל, לשעבר עורך אתר סיליקון ביט. אני משתדל לבקר באתר מדי כמה ימים. הוא מספק נקודת מבט טובה לגבי עולם היזמות וה-VC. כמו למשל, מתי כדאי לבצע גיוס ראשון. לפי איזה שווי. וכמובן סיפורים אחרים. אני ממליץ בחום, לצד הבלוג המצוין של של בראד פלד [...]

]]> By: Blogrolle : Venture Capital - Trends? http://venturebeat.com/2006/09/08/when-is-the-best-time-to-raise-venture-capital/comment-page-1/#comment-5549 Blogrolle : Venture Capital - Trends? Sat, 16 Sep 2006 11:18:51 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=1837#comment-5549 [...] Über VentureBeat gibt es eine Präsentation von Benchmark Capital, die den Wandel der Finanzierungsmodelle beschreibt. Die Kosten für den Aufbau einer Internet-Plattform sind in den letzten Jahren stark gesunken, bis auf wenige 100.000 Dollar. Neue Programmierumgebungen und gesunkene Kosten für Hardware und Connectivity haben diese Entwicklung gestützt. [...] [...] Über VentureBeat gibt es eine Präsentation von Benchmark Capital, die den Wandel der Finanzierungsmodelle beschreibt. Die Kosten für den Aufbau einer Internet-Plattform sind in den letzten Jahren stark gesunken, bis auf wenige 100.000 Dollar. Neue Programmierumgebungen und gesunkene Kosten für Hardware und Connectivity haben diese Entwicklung gestützt. [...]

]]> By: tellEsfera - A Esfera do Telles » Blog Archive » Menos dinheiro é melhor? http://venturebeat.com/2006/09/08/when-is-the-best-time-to-raise-venture-capital/comment-page-1/#comment-5528 tellEsfera - A Esfera do Telles » Blog Archive » Menos dinheiro é melhor? Fri, 15 Sep 2006 12:43:57 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=1837#comment-5528 [...] Muito dinheiro em uma empresa pequena, com grandes investidores normalmente torna o pessoal perdulário. Tira o foco no produto e em gerar grana e ficam perdendo tempo com besteira. Não ter o pão garantido no final do mês ( ou folha de pagamento ) gera uma ansiedade boa e ruim. O lado bom é o foco em entregar algo que alguem queira pagar, o lado ruim é a perda de visão de longo prazo.Vejam estes exemplos, um primeiro do JBoss: Fenton backed JBoss, an open-source software company, which shipped its first product within six months of launching, and went without venture capital for a long time. “It was living on fumes,” explains Fenton. But that was a good thing. By starving through its early years, JBoss took time to experiment, a luxury afforded it by having no investors impatient for a return. Fenton invested much later, after the company already had 6 million downloads — but before it had made real traction with support contracts. “The challenge is to identify the acceleration/adoption phase before it’s obvious,” says Fenton. Indeed, Fenton’s firm — then Accel — was handsomely rewarded, and quickly too, when JBoss was sold in April for $350 million. [...] [...] Muito dinheiro em uma empresa pequena, com grandes investidores normalmente torna o pessoal perdulário. Tira o foco no produto e em gerar grana e ficam perdendo tempo com besteira. Não ter o pão garantido no final do mês ( ou folha de pagamento ) gera uma ansiedade boa e ruim. O lado bom é o foco em entregar algo que alguem queira pagar, o lado ruim é a perda de visão de longo prazo.Vejam estes exemplos, um primeiro do JBoss: Fenton backed JBoss, an open-source software company, which shipped its first product within six months of launching, and went without venture capital for a long time. “It was living on fumes,” explains Fenton. But that was a good thing. By starving through its early years, JBoss took time to experiment, a luxury afforded it by having no investors impatient for a return. Fenton invested much later, after the company already had 6 million downloads — but before it had made real traction with support contracts. “The challenge is to identify the acceleration/adoption phase before it’s obvious,” says Fenton. Indeed, Fenton’s firm — then Accel — was handsomely rewarded, and quickly too, when JBoss was sold in April for $350 million. [...]

]]> By: Manoj Ranaweera http://venturebeat.com/2006/09/08/when-is-the-best-time-to-raise-venture-capital/comment-page-1/#comment-5450 Manoj Ranaweera Sun, 10 Sep 2006 20:50:52 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=1837#comment-5450 I added a third graph with some valuations. See http://manojranaweera.wordpress.com/2006/09/10/best-time-to-raise-vc-funding/ ebdex is now 22nd months old. We recently made ebdex Document Exchange commercially available. Our key challenges are getting those vital early customers, building the management team and raising the VC funding necessary to support above and achieve the 3 year strategic business plan. I added a third graph with some valuations. See http://manojranaweera.wordpress.com/2006/09/10/best-time-to-raise-vc-funding/

ebdex is now 22nd months old. We recently made ebdex Document Exchange commercially available. Our key challenges are getting those vital early customers, building the management team and raising the VC funding necessary to support above and achieve the 3 year strategic business plan.

]]> By: Best time to raise VC funding « Manoj Ranaweera’s Blog http://venturebeat.com/2006/09/08/when-is-the-best-time-to-raise-venture-capital/comment-page-1/#comment-5449 Best time to raise VC funding « Manoj Ranaweera’s Blog Sun, 10 Sep 2006 20:44:34 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=1837#comment-5449 [...] It is well worth reading the article written by Matt Marshall of Venturebeat on the best time to raise Venture Capital (VC) funding. The article uses recent completion of $11m equity funding round by FreeWebs as a case study. [...] [...] It is well worth reading the article written by Matt Marshall of Venturebeat on the best time to raise Venture Capital (VC) funding. The article uses recent completion of $11m equity funding round by FreeWebs as a case study. [...]

]]> By: "free range" vs "farm raised" company http://venturebeat.com/2006/09/08/when-is-the-best-time-to-raise-venture-capital/comment-page-1/#comment-5447 "free range" vs "farm raised" company Sat, 09 Sep 2006 23:43:15 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=1837#comment-5447 [...] The philosophy behind this has been written about extensively by Paul Graham, 37signals, Joe Kraus, and others. But I hadn’t seen the right language for it until Emily sent me this article in VentureBeat. It describes Peter Fenton’s funding model [...] [...] The philosophy behind this has been written about extensively by Paul Graham, 37signals, Joe Kraus, and others. But I hadn’t seen the right language for it until Emily sent me this article in VentureBeat. It describes Peter Fenton’s funding model [...]

]]> By: Jim Greer http://venturebeat.com/2006/09/08/when-is-the-best-time-to-raise-venture-capital/comment-page-1/#comment-5446 Jim Greer Sat, 09 Sep 2006 23:32:15 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=1837#comment-5446 Very well put - I hope "free range" vs "farm raised" can make it into the VC lexicon. I'm in the early stages of raising money for a very "free range" company, and have been scratching my head a bit over when to raise how much. We'll be releasing our alpha version of the site before talking to most investors. Very well put – I hope “free range” vs “farm raised” can make it into the VC lexicon. I’m in the early stages of raising money for a very “free range” company, and have been scratching my head a bit over when to raise how much. We’ll be releasing our alpha version of the site before talking to most investors.

]]> By: Startups.in/India http://venturebeat.com/2006/09/08/when-is-the-best-time-to-raise-venture-capital/comment-page-1/#comment-5441 Startups.in/India Sat, 09 Sep 2006 03:58:10 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=1837#comment-5441 Excellent post, Matt. Very well explained. A must read for all startups planning on raising funds as well as for VCs/AIs. Excellent post, Matt. Very well explained. A must read for all startups planning on raising funds as well as for VCs/AIs.

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