Venture Capital Questions

Hi , Me and two of my friends are opening a retail space in order to rental out nail booths. If we have 8+ booths and are charging about $400+ monthly rent ( not sure if you need this info) how...

Venture Capital Business Model Startups

asked Jul 29 '20 at 06:20

Sey S
1 point

I am new to the game. How do I get investment? Will having an almost working mobile application help when it comes to investors taking me seriously. I am a developer by trade. 5% of the work is...

Venture Capital Startups

asked Dec 7 '14 at 15:21

User34199
46 points

Is there book "Startups for Dummies" that details the available funding sources (I so frequently hear about A, B, C investment rounds), that details the standard documentation that shoud be...

Venture Capital Abc

asked Aug 18 '19 at 13:46

Alex Maier
1 point

I have an app for an idea that will require around $100K capital to completely build and launch. Should I try to raise money or figure out a way to invest my own money?

Venture Capital Apps Seed Funding Mobile Apps

asked Apr 4 '14 at 12:41

Alexandra Scalise
16 points

Hello, I'm using the vc method to arrive at my business valuation. My sector ebitda multiple is 22.54. Using a discount rate of 70% I have arrived at my valuation. However I'm also aware that the...

Venture Capital

asked Jan 9 '19 at 12:35

Narayanan K.A
1 point

Scenario Give investors the option to have 50% of their equity returned as cash in the event that the cash value will equal their original investment amount. The idea is to make this a LOW RISK...

Venture Capital Investors Seed Funding Fundraising

asked Nov 12 '18 at 20:19

Jackson Rollins
1 point

One of the companies that I am a partner in is raising capital. We are considering offering shares with a repurchase program. We have calculated a CAGR that tracks projected YOY revenue growth and...

Equity Venture Capital Stocks

asked Sep 4 '18 at 22:20

Alex Notov
1 point

I am in a complicated situation and would appreciate advice from experienced founders and also investors so I take the right ethical course and also avoid legal issues. I am the CTO of a small...

Equity Venture Capital Ethics Investors Pivot

asked May 29 '18 at 23:35

George84
1 point

I have a solo founder (technical) who has hired 8 full time contractors on ODesk for my startup. We have launched an MVP and starting to get some initial traction.Would VCs reject such a startup...

Solo Entrepreneur Venture Capital Employees Contractor Odesk

asked Jun 13 '14 at 14:13

Mark Ballard
14 points

Except for the 2-3 outliers (Instagram, Snapchat, etc), most of the photo sharing apps fail and close doors. Or get acqui-hired.Yet why do VCs continue to fund them? Is there much more to be had in...

Funding Venture Capital Photography Mobile Apps Instagram

asked Jun 19 '14 at 16:41

Cheryl Guynn
2 points

I'm trying to build an eCommerce company. Company registration is not yet completed, but is under process. Now I'm planning to raise capital to begin operations as soon as the company gets...

Funding Venture Capital Fundraising Crowdfunding

asked Jun 26 '14 at 11:15

Sky Buzz
36 points

Hi, I'm researching everything about ESPN Streak for the cash game, since I'm planning to create a game of the same nature. I am more of a business guy, and don't know much about programming and...

Getting Started Venture Capital Cash Flow Programming Online Game

asked Jul 7 '14 at 15:13

Nicolás Fernández Llorente
6 points

If we were to incorporate our company in another company (where one of our co-founder lives), would that seriously limit our ability to raise money from venture capital firms?The primary benefit to...

Funding Venture Capital Legal Tax Tax Structure

asked Jul 10 '14 at 20:14

Ronald Whittaker
7 points

I am an experienced computer developer, I was enjoying making computer programs since I was just 10, back to 1994. And since 2001, I started to create computer software as my part time and later...

Funding Co-Founder Venture Capital Investors Fundraising

asked Aug 18 '14 at 10:45

Shahab
6 points

It would save considerable overhead expenses on things like rent and health insurance in some cases (for those employees who are in other countries).What about VCs? Would they look upon such a...

Funding Venture Capital Employees Remote Startups

asked Apr 20 '15 at 12:57

Jason George
14 points

My co-founder and I have pitched to tens of venture capital firms in the bay area. Not once have been openly told "no". It seems all the VCs give you an open ended reply that makes you feel hopeful...

Funding Venture Capital Silicon Valley Investors

asked Apr 29 '15 at 11:12

Mary Sterrett
12 points

It turns out that most new founders that get seed funded usually get their foot in the VC door via: Recommended by someone Worked at a well known company like Google or FB Went to an ivy league...

Networking Venture Capital Founders Seed Funding Startups

asked May 19 '15 at 21:14

Juan Bourg
11 points

PROS: Get a "no" early and avoid a wasted meeting. Provide foundation so that meeting time is more useful. CONS: Investors may forward deck to your competitors. Without presenting the deck in...

Venture Capital Investors Seed Funding Angel Investors Startups

asked Mar 28 '14 at 05:54

Michael Feng
51 points

Can someone who lives in a third world country target an investment round from a VC in US? From the likes of Ycombinator, etc?

Funding Equity Venture Capital

asked Nov 16 '12 at 12:06

Iam
16 points

Suppose I incorporate my company in Cayman Islands and then try to seek VC investment. Would VCs be more averse in investing in such companies compared to a company that is incorporated in Delaware?

Incorporation Venture Capital Company Investors

asked Apr 28 '11 at 11:44

Kamikaze Pilot
253 points