At the foundation of any organization there are a few elements that repeating over and over regardless of the industry. Team or who does what? Process or how they do it? Content or What they do? Vision or why they do it? (other than to make a buck) With more…
Business Model
Early-stage startups investment framework
After having been pitched thousands early stage companies makes sense to share the investment framework, which we used to streamline investment analysis and be more diligent and thoughtful about our investment process. Early stage startups, especially now in IT operate when a cost to create a company is almost reduced…
3 types of transactions in venture capital
Venture Capital is a complicated business with a lot of things on its plate. However, yesterday, during our team dinner one interesting idea was circulated by Michael that can simplify what venture capital is all about. In most business, there are usually 2 types of transactions: buy services of a…
How does VC investor value an early stage company?
One of the most asked questions from pitching start-ups is how do we arrive a the valuation of the companies we invest in. Before we dive in deeper, let's quickly walk through the VC's business model. Here's the simplified version: Step 1. Invest US$ X mln @ a pre-money valuation of…