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1. forms of equity financing

venture capital firm-downside is unlimited, more upside1. usuallyset up as a partnership 2. the venture capital firm serves as general partner they have unlimited liability and also get a larger share of the upside 3. the other investors serve as limited partners-downside is limited, usually have less upside that a genral partner 4. usually has a set lifespan-around 10 years1. convertible preferred stock 2. convertible debt 3. common stock (not used as frequently)1. common equity 2. convertible preferred 3. common stock options

2. structure of a venture capital fund

3. general partners

4. form of investments made by venture capital funds

venture capital firm-downside is unlimited, more upside1. common equity 2. convertible preferred 3. common stock options1. convertible preferred stock 2. convertible debt 3. common stock (not used as frequently)1. usuallyset up as a partnership 2. the venture capital firm serves as general partner they have unlimited liability and also get a larger share of the upside 3. the other investors serve as limited partners-downside is limited, usually have less upside that a genral partner 4. usually has a set lifespan-around 10 years

5. lean startup

1. common equity 2. convertible preferred 3. common stock optionsa philosophy that emphasizes speed as a way to maximize IRRventure capital firm-downside is unlimited, more upside1. usuallyset up as a partnership 2. the venture capital firm serves as general partner they have unlimited liability and also get a larger share of the upside 3. the other investors serve as limited partners-downside is limited, usually have less upside that a genral partner 4. usually has a set lifespan-around 10 years

6. lean startup: if the product is not selling and you are not growing, then pivot

venture capital firm-downside is unlimited, more upside1. usuallyset up as a partnership 2. the venture capital firm serves as general partner they have unlimited liability and also get a larger share of the upside 3. the other investors serve as limited partners-downside is limited, usually have less upside that a genral partner 4. usually has a set lifespan-around 10 years1. common equity 2. convertible preferred 3. common stock options1. make a significant change to the product or some other aspect of the business based on customer feedback 2. collect new feedback after the change has been made

7. angel capital

1. common equity 2. convertible preferred 3. common stock options1. usuallyset up as a partnership 2. the venture capital firm serves as general partner they have unlimited liability and also get a larger share of the upside 3. the other investors serve as limited partners-downside is limited, usually have less upside that a genral partner 4. usually has a set lifespan-around 10 yearsventure capital firm-downside is unlimited, more upside1. funds supplied by wealthy inviduals

8. lean startup: market analysis

9. steps to lean startup

venture capital firm-downside is unlimited, more upside1. usuallyset up as a partnership 2. the venture capital firm serves as general partner they have unlimited liability and also get a larger share of the upside 3. the other investors serve as limited partners-downside is limited, usually have less upside that a genral partner 4. usually has a set lifespan-around 10 years1. common equity 2. convertible preferred 3. common stock options1. start with market analysis 2. get a product to market as quickly as possible 3. collect feedback from the market and make adjustments to the product or its marketing as necessary 4. if the product is not selling and you are not growing, then pivot

10. lean startup: get a product to market as quickly as possible

1. common equity 2. convertible preferred 3. common stock optionsventure capital firm-downside is unlimited, more upside1. it doesn't have to be perfect 2. gets revenues flowing as quickly as possible 3. provides a chance to get quicker feedback from the market and from customers 4. holds down product development costs and the need for capital 5. makes it tougher for new competitors to beat you to the market1. usuallyset up as a partnership 2. the venture capital firm serves as general partner they have unlimited liability and also get a larger share of the upside 3. the other investors serve as limited partners-downside is limited, usually have less upside that a genral partner 4. usually has a set lifespan-around 10 years

11. venture capital funds

venture capital firm-downside is unlimited, more upside1. funds that invest in startup companies-->often specialize by type of investment (early state, growth stage) or industry (biotech, green energy, social media, etc) 2. money is raised from wealthy families, pension funds, endowments and other institutional investors 3. funds usually have a defined lifespan (10 years is the most common)-->the fund is liquidated at the end of its life 4. funds invest in a large number of companies to achieve diversification 5. venture capital funds seek a minimum return of 25-30% 6. the fund seeks to exit its investments through IPOs or sales of the businesses1. usuallyset up as a partnership 2. the venture capital firm serves as general partner they have unlimited liability and also get a larger share of the upside 3. the other investors serve as limited partners-downside is limited, usually have less upside that a genral partner 4. usually has a set lifespan-around 10 years1. common equity 2. convertible preferred 3. common stock options

12. forms of debt financing

venture capital firm-downside is unlimited, more upside1. common equity 2. convertible preferred 3. common stock options1. usuallyset up as a partnership 2. the venture capital firm serves as general partner they have unlimited liability and also get a larger share of the upside 3. the other investors serve as limited partners-downside is limited, usually have less upside that a genral partner 4. usually has a set lifespan-around 10 years1. bank debt (term loan, revolving credit facility) 2. convertible debt

13. why negative profits in early years

14. lean startup: collects feedback from the market and make adjustments to the product or its marketing as necessary

1. common equity 2. convertible preferred 3. common stock options1. usuallyset up as a partnership 2. the venture capital firm serves as general partner they have unlimited liability and also get a larger share of the upside 3. the other investors serve as limited partners-downside is limited, usually have less upside that a genral partner 4. usually has a set lifespan-around 10 yearskeep improving the market and reintroducing improved versionsventure capital firm-downside is unlimited, more upside

15. Key factors in venture capital investing: scalability

1. how quickly can the business grow? 2. can the existing management team manage the process? 3. what additional resources will be required? manufacturing capacity, capital expenditures, sales people, administrative personnell1. usuallyset up as a partnership 2. the venture capital firm serves as general partner they have unlimited liability and also get a larger share of the upside 3. the other investors serve as limited partners-downside is limited, usually have less upside that a genral partner 4. usually has a set lifespan-around 10 years1. common equity 2. convertible preferred 3. common stock optionsventure capital firm-downside is unlimited, more upside

16. funding stages for a startup company

17. are there any near term threats to the market?

venture capital firm-downside is unlimited, more upside1. usuallyset up as a partnership 2. the venture capital firm serves as general partner they have unlimited liability and also get a larger share of the upside 3. the other investors serve as limited partners-downside is limited, usually have less upside that a genral partner 4. usually has a set lifespan-around 10 years1. common equity 2. convertible preferred 3. common stock options1. technology 2. regulations and laws 3. new entrants 4. changing consumer tastest

18. limited parters

venture capital firm-downside is unlimited, more upside1. usuallyset up as a partnership 2. the venture capital firm serves as general partner they have unlimited liability and also get a larger share of the upside 3. the other investors serve as limited partners-downside is limited, usually have less upside that a genral partner 4. usually has a set lifespan-around 10 yearsinvestors- downside is limited, less upside1. common equity 2. convertible preferred 3. common stock options

19. dilution effects which investors the most

1. common equity 2. convertible preferred 3. common stock options1. usuallyset up as a partnership 2. the venture capital firm serves as general partner they have unlimited liability and also get a larger share of the upside 3. the other investors serve as limited partners-downside is limited, usually have less upside that a genral partner 4. usually has a set lifespan-around 10 yearsthe earliest investorsventure capital firm-downside is unlimited, more upside

20. responsibilities of the venture capital firms

1. usuallyset up as a partnership 2. the venture capital firm serves as general partner they have unlimited liability and also get a larger share of the upside 3. the other investors serve as limited partners-downside is limited, usually have less upside that a genral partner 4. usually has a set lifespan-around 10 years1. sets up the fund and decides what types of investments that it will make 2. raises the money for the fund from investors 3. analyzes potential investments and performs due diligence on them 4 performs valuation analyses on potential investments 5. leads the negotiations with regard to each investment 6. usually has at least one board seat at each of the companies in which it investsventure capital firm-downside is unlimited, more upside1. common equity 2. convertible preferred 3. common stock options

21. initial capital from founders

1. common equity 2. convertible preferred 3. common stock optionsventure capital firm-downside is unlimited, more upside1. personal savings 2. credit card debt 3. often supplemented with moey from friends and family1. usuallyset up as a partnership 2. the venture capital firm serves as general partner they have unlimited liability and also get a larger share of the upside 3. the other investors serve as limited partners-downside is limited, usually have less upside that a genral partner 4. usually has a set lifespan-around 10 years

22. Dilution

1. common equity 2. convertible preferred 3. common stock optionsventure capital firm-downside is unlimited, more upsidethe reduction of ownership (and upside) cause by each new round of investment in a company1. usuallyset up as a partnership 2. the venture capital firm serves as general partner they have unlimited liability and also get a larger share of the upside 3. the other investors serve as limited partners-downside is limited, usually have less upside that a genral partner 4. usually has a set lifespan-around 10 years

23. common stock options

venture capital firm-downside is unlimited, more upside1. common equity 2. convertible preferred 3. common stock options1. often given to employees as an incentive to join a risky startup company 2. often require the employees to stay with the company for a minimum period of time ('vesting period') until before they can be exercised1. usuallyset up as a partnership 2. the venture capital firm serves as general partner they have unlimited liability and also get a larger share of the upside 3. the other investors serve as limited partners-downside is limited, usually have less upside that a genral partner 4. usually has a set lifespan-around 10 years

24. common equity

1. common equity 2. convertible preferred 3. common stock options1. usuallyset up as a partnership 2. the venture capital firm serves as general partner they have unlimited liability and also get a larger share of the upside 3. the other investors serve as limited partners-downside is limited, usually have less upside that a genral partner 4. usually has a set lifespan-around 10 years1. simplest type 2. usually the form of the investments by the founder and their friends and familyventure capital firm-downside is unlimited, more upside

25. causes of dilution

venture capital firm-downside is unlimited, more upside1. usuallyset up as a partnership 2. the venture capital firm serves as general partner they have unlimited liability and also get a larger share of the upside 3. the other investors serve as limited partners-downside is limited, usually have less upside that a genral partner 4. usually has a set lifespan-around 10 years1. common equity 2. convertible preferred 3. common stock options1. angel investors 2. venture capital investors 3. employee stock options 4. new shares sold to the public in the IPO

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