A historical collection of our writing.
Fred WilsonLast week on MBA Mondays, I talked about valuing an internet marketplace business. In that post, I talked about using 1x gross marketplace transactions and 20x EBITDA as multiples to determine value. In the comments, I was asked about multiples for other sectors. That's a good question so I figured […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Fred WilsonWe are coming to the end of the Financing Options series. This is the final post in the series. Today we are going to talk about working capital financing. For those of you not steeped in finance and accounting matters, I suggest you go back and read the Balance Sheet post before reading on. Working […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Fred WilsonToday's post in the financing options series on MBA Mondays is about Bridge Loans. Bridge loans are so called because they are a "bridge" to something else. They are short term loans intended to fund a company to an anticipated event in the future. Bridge loans exist in many sectors outside of the […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Fred WilsonIt's Monday, time for MBA Mondays and the next post in the Startup Financing Options series. Today we will talk about Venture Debt. If there were two words less likely to be found together, it would be venture and debt. Startups are not credit worthy enterprises. They have little to no assets and […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Fred WilsonToday on MBA Mondays Startup Financing Options series, we are going to talk about the financing option that I specialize in – preferred stock. Almost all venture capital firms and many angel and seed investors will require the company they are investing in to issue them preferred stock. The vast […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Fred WilsonMBA Mondays are back after a one week hiatus. Today we are going to talk about convertible debt. Convertible debt can also be called convertible loans or convertible notes. For the purposes of this post, these three terms will be interchangeable. Convertible debt is when a company borrows money […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
