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How To Calculate A Return On Investment
Fred Wilson – Jan 25, 2010
The Gotham Gal and I make a fair number of non-tech angel investments. Things like media, food products, restaurants, music, local real estate, local businesses. In these investments we are usually backing an entrepreneur we've gotten to know who delivers [...] Read more
Valuation and Option Pool
Fred Wilson – Nov 6, 2009
One of the more contentious things in the negotiation between an entrepreneur and a VC over a financing, particularly an early stage financing, is the inclusion of an option pool in the pre-money valuation. As my friend Mark Pincus likes [...] Read more
Valuation and Option Pool
Fred Wilson – Nov 6, 2009
One of the more contentious things in the negotiation between an entrepreneur and a VC over a financing, particularly an early stage financing, is the inclusion of an option pool in the pre-money valuation. As my friend Mark Pincus likes [...] Read more
The Double Opt-In Introduction
Fred Wilson – Nov 3, 2009
I'm sure everyone out there gets email intros. Someone who knows you sends you and someone you don't know an email suggesting you meet.I send emails like that a lot. I might send a half a dozen or more every [...] Read more
The Double Opt-In Introduction
Fred Wilson – Nov 3, 2009
I'm sure everyone out there gets email intros. Someone who knows you sends you and someone you don't know an email suggesting you meet.I send emails like that a lot. I might send a half a dozen or more every [...] Read more
The Venture Capital Math Problem
Fred Wilson – Apr 29, 2009
Yesterday Albert and I visited one of the investors in our fund. The good news is they are happy with the job we are doing. The bad news is they are frustrated with the venture capital asset class.We got to [...] Read more
The Venture Capital Math Problem
Fred Wilson – Apr 29, 2009
Yesterday Albert and I visited one of the investors in our fund. The good news is they are happy with the job we are doing. The bad news is they are frustrated with the venture capital asset class.We got to [...] Read more
What Is A Good Venture Return?
Fred Wilson – Mar 20, 2009
Lawrence Aragon at PE Hub used the news that Cisco paid $590mm (in stock) for Pure Digital the maker of the super popular Flip Cam to ask this question.it sounds like a pretty good deal, but you have to understand [...] Read more
What Is A Good Venture Return?
Fred Wilson – Mar 20, 2009
Lawrence Aragon at PE Hub used the news that Cisco paid $590mm (in stock) for Pure Digital the maker of the super popular Flip Cam to ask this question.it sounds like a pretty good deal, but you have to understand [...] Read more