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Stephen Macdonald CA
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Guenter Kraft
The Power Law of Venture Fund Returns — If you ain’t first, you’re last https://buff.ly/4dYAAeY The concept of the Power Law in venture capital returns emphasizes that in this industry, securing the top spot is crucial for success. This principle suggests that the majority of a venture fund's returns are driven by a few standout investments, often making the difference between success and failure. For instance, data shows that in many venture portfolios, a small percentage of companies, often less than 20%, account for over 80% of the returns. This underscores the importance of identifying and backing the right startups. To learn more about this topic, check out the full article here: https://buff.ly/4dYAAeY. #VentureCapital #InvestmentStrategy
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Daniel Batten
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Garnet S. Heraman
A SAFE and convertible note had a baby and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati was the midwife- out popped the D-SAFE! 👶🏽🎉 A new #climatetech funding instrument was announced by Elemental Excelerator last week. One of the company’s main goals is to support smaller, up and coming companies during the awkward “Scale Gap” phase between #VC funding and natural growth. It’s called the #DSAFE (Development Simple Agreement for Future Equity) and it aims to aid the process by giving companies a small amount of cash to overcome initial risks and expenses during the developmental stages of a product launch or company. How does it work? D-SAFE has a redemption clause meaning companies can choose to have their payments offered as a loan or convert to equity at the investor’s discretion. Funders and companies will have clear communication and expectations about where the money is going and how it will be applied to either the company or the projects at hand. Financiers and companies will work together with more #transparency, and that’s a great boon for #startups and VC alike. As of this month, Elemental has already invested using D-SAFE in eight different companies, including Dimensional Energy and Origen — both companies investing in innovative and out-of-the-box solutions to environmental issues! Seems like a win-win on the surface. What do you all think about the D-SAFE? Alfredo Coppola Momoka Ueda Tim Wagner Stephen D. Torres Olya Irzak Natsuho Toyama Noriya Tarutani Shin Ogawa
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Willy Lim
In finance, acquired for zero-cost means free, or no consideration paid. Factually correct. If you take over liabilities (that caused the negative asset value), it does not change the fact that you paid nothing for it. You got it free. Whether you paid zero dollars and got $100m assets or you paid zero dollars and got 100m liabilities, the PRICE you paid is zero, which carries the same meaning as "free". I find it hard to imagine contesting in court that paying zero-cost is not actually free. What are your thoughts? https://lnkd.in/gKYey2UH
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Matthew Hooper
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Marvin Liao
"You cannot produce a top decile fund with just reserves and recycling. You need to be working with great founders and teams who are building breakout companies. Just like a poker player needs to get dealt some great hands. But how you play those hands when you are dealt them is also critically important. I have seen early stage VCs make way too little on their best companies because they ran out of money and could not keep on participating or they had to sell too soon or some other reason that was effectively poor portfolio and fund management. Reserves, recycling, and returns go hand in hand. So build them into your firm's culture and processes. They make a difference over the long run." https://lnkd.in/gAV7j9tz
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