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Some Reflections on VC Investment Decisions

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I know I can’t be in every deal and I know that the easy part of being a VC is writing the first check in a deal. If we got an offer to raise $25 million to grow would she take it or be too worried about exit price, dilution, valuation expectations, etc. If an accelerator is writing you they’re also writing 25 other VCs.

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Want to know why charging $12 / year converts higher than $9.99?

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How did you determine the right price points for your product? Like many companies they experimented with many pricing models. They tried lots of price points – $13.99, $9.99 When they increased price from $9.99 My key take away – frame of reference in pricing is important. Advice, coaching, intros?

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Why Early-Stage VCs Should Be Careful About Intros from Bankers

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What price? The only way for a company to be overvalued is if there’s someone willing to pay that price. ” Therefore one goal of Y Combinator appears to be “get the highest price and best terms.” We are judging how well you are coached on stage. What kind of deals should I be doing? What stage?

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The Importance of Proprietary Deal Flow in Early-Stage VC

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What price? The only way for a company to be overvalued is if there’s someone willing to pay that price. ” Therefore one goal of Y Combinator appears to be “get the highest price and best terms.” We are judging how well you are coached on stage. What kind of deals should I be doing? What stage?

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Need investment capital?

Berkonomics

I was so enthusiastic that I coached the entrepreneur to approach his mother, who invested $50,000 under the same terms as my investment. The rest of us were shocked and disappointed that after weeks of work and a fair price, we were left with nothing but to follow his lead and disengage.

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Improving Sales: The Excuse Departement is Closed

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I’ve started writing up some of those sales & marketing lessons and I plan to continue to build that section out over time. So I did want any rational person who wants to improve does – I hired a coach. Sales people will often blame your pricing. They lost the deal because your competitors dropped price.

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Where is the best source of early stage investment?

Berkonomics

I was so enthusiastic that I coached the entrepreneur to approach his mother, who invested $50,000 under the same terms as my investment. The rest of us were shocked and disappointed that after weeks of work and a fair price, we were left with nothing but to follow his lead and disengage.

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