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How To Install IPTV On Your Android, iPhone Or iPad

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As the leading professionals, we know what service you want from us. By suggesting the best, it is assured that we deliver the best in the market. Our IPTV Subscription meilleur IPTV Services in Metz, France provides selected 7000+ premium Live TV channels & 30,000+ Movies and more. We provide the best high quality IPTV … Continue reading...

Ask The VC 828 days ago

Fortune’s Term Sheet Ultimate Business Book List

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It was fun to see Venture Deals on the most recent Fortune Term Sheet Ultimate Business Book List. It's a pretty awesome list. I've read most of the books on it and just bought the few that I haven't yet read.

Ask The VC 2323 days ago

Venture Deals Interview on Game Change Network

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With the publication of the third edition of Venture Deals, we have done some interviews around the book. I thought this one with Chicke Fitzgerald on The Game Changer Network was particularly good. Enjoy!

Ask The VC 2513 days ago

Fred Wilson on Reserves

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Fred Wilson has a spectacular post up on how VC funds should think about reserves. It's even more valuable to entrepreneurs so they can understand how the best VCs think about reserves, giving the entrepreneurs ammunition to ask their investors how they are thinking about reserves. I only noticed one thing missing from Fred's post... Read more...

Ask The VC 2635 days ago

Employee Questions To Ask When Joining A Unicorn

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Scott Belsky has a great post up titled Don’t Get Trampled: The Puzzle For “Unicorn” Employees. In it, he's got a bunch of questions, along with detailed discussion, that you should ask your potential employer if you are considering a job at a unicorn (company with > $1b private valuation.) His suggestion is to strongly "audit your... Read mor...

Ask The VC 2641 days ago

Buy Our Book

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Venture Deals: Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist is the definitive guide to venture financings. This book is for anyone who wants the insider's guide to raising money, negotiating deals, and to know what really makes venture capitalists tick.

Ask The VC 2809 days ago

HTC One max Hands-On Review

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We?ve managed to get our hands on the brand new device from HTC, the HTC One max. Not to be left out of the growing phone trend, HTC invited us to have a play with the new phone and here?s … Continue reading →

Ask The VC 3005 days ago

Motorola Moto E Review: Full of Surprises

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Motorola pretty much broke the mould when it released the Moto G, an affordable smartphone with specs to impress. But, less than a year later, it?s done it once again with the Moto E, a device that, on paper, redefines our price expectations. It?s got a tidy set of features and it?s kind on the pocket, but how does the Motorola E real...

Ask The VC 3243 days ago

Samsung Galaxy S5 Review: Out of this world

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Few manufacturers have had a better year than Samsung. And, following the mammoth success of the Galaxy S4, it?s now the turn of the Samsung Galaxy S5 to replicate the impressive sales figures. To do this it looks like the Korean firm has stuck to what it knows, albeit with a few added bells and whistles. But will it have enough going on ...

Ask The VC 3247 days ago

Moto G Review: Aint nothin? but a G-thang

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Very few Phones manage to strike the difficult balance between value and performance. So, with that in mind, when one comes along claiming to achieve this, it makes it all the more exciting. Key Features 4.5-inch display 1.2GHz quad-core processor 5 megapixel camera Android ...

Ask The VC 3270 days ago

Nokia Lumia 1320 review: Big & bold

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Big is beautiful, and this particular mantra is certainly believed by Nokia as its 6-inch Lumia 1320 is nothing short of an imposing presence. The more affordable sibling of the Nokia Lumia 1520 packs quite a punch thanks to its size, but do the specs live up to the statement: bigger is better? Key features 6-inch LCD displ...

Ask The VC 3270 days ago

Sony Xperia Z1 Review: The Xperia Xperience

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The Sony Xperia Z1 is everything anyone needs when looking for a premium Android phone; it?s sleek, chic, got loads going on under the hood, and it runs all day. It?s a new generation in the smartphone world ? a new player destined for greatness. Key Features? 20.7 megapixel camera 5-inch HD display ...

Ask The VC 3270 days ago

HTC One Mini 2 Review: Hands-On

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After pulling off another successful launch with the M8, HTC is quickly back in the game with the HTC One mini 2. It looks to offer a similar experience in a smaller package, but how will it measure up? We managed to get some very brief hands-on time with the phone to see how it was looking? Key features 4.5-inch display ...

Ask The VC 3276 days ago

Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 Review: Cut-Price Power

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Many tablets have price tags that match their large screen size, and can cost more than a lot of people are comfortable spending in one go. Not the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3, which is trimmed down in every way, featuring a 7-inch display and a cut-down price that makes it an affordable option that performs above its price range. Key Featur...

Ask The VC 3276 days ago

Nokia Lumia 625 review: Speed & style

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The Nokia Lumia 625 isn?t to be confused with similarly named Lumia models. Although it?s closely related to the 520 and 620, it comes with a host of features that look much more towards the premium end of the spectrum. Giants like the Lumia 1020 are paving the way for the Finnish firm?s name, but how does the Nokia Lumia 625 level up?...

Ask The VC 3276 days ago

Sony Xperia M2 Review: Mid-range masterpiece

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Following the success of the recently released Sony Xperia Z2, there?s still a buzz around the Japanese company?s name. Now it?s introducing the Xperia M2, is this the answer for those that want Sony?s expertise without the high-end price tag? Let?s find out? Xperia M2 Key features 4.8-inch qHD display 8 megapixel camer...

Ask The VC 3283 days ago

How Some Investors Think About Projects on Kickstarter

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NPR recently did a great piece titled?As Kickstarter Evolves, Investors Watch For Next $1 Billion Idea Brad, who is a big backer of projects on Kickstarter?(73 at last count), was interviewed and rattled off a bunch of the companies he's supported on Kickstarter, including two that we are investors in: Occipital Structure Sensor and Modular […...

Ask The VC 3613 days ago

What?s An LP Meeting Like?

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Hunter Walk, one of the two founders of Homebrew, a VC firm started in 2013, just wrote a great post about Homebrew's first LP meeting. My partners at Foundry Group and I are LPs in Homebrew and we're actually hosting Hunter and his partner?Satya Patel in Boulder for dinner tomorrow night, followed by some office […]

Ask The VC 3623 days ago

Don?t Have A Lazy Relationship With Your VC

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Today's great post is from Bilal Zuberi @ Lux Capital. In it he asserts that?Friends Don?t Let Friends Have a Lazy VC/CEO Relationship. I see this play out so many times in so many ways that – while it seems obvious – it's an important reminder to all entrepreneurs who hear their friends complaining about […]

Ask The VC 3835 days ago

Hornik: Get an Introduction

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I love it when David Hornik – one of the very first (maybe the first) VC bloggers writes a post. Today's is?Want to get funded? Get an introduction!?So simple, yet so often overlooked or ignored. The punch line – it's the transitive property that we learned about in elementary school math: So how do you […]

Ask The VC 3845 days ago

Bootstrapping with Brad Feld

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Tom and Tony of tastytrade talk with Brad about Foundry Group, Techstars and Bootstrapping… Related articles Startup Life Interview With Sandy Grason The Kentucky Thesis How Is Your Q1 Going? " Feld Thoughts Feld Thoughts

Ask The VC 4031 days ago

Reid Hoffman ? New VC Blogger (Essayist)

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Reid Hoffman, founder / executive chairman of LinkedIn and partner at Greylock has started blogging. Well – he's started writing long form essays on a blog that my understanding is will come out about once a month. The first post is?If, Why, and How Founders Should Hire a ?Professional? CEO.?It is outstanding and I expect […]

Ask The VC 4081 days ago

What Is The Appropriate Time Horizon Of A Financial Model for VC?s?

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Q:?When building a financial projection model for a pitch to VC's, should you include future rounds of funding in the model or simply show what measurable goal you are trying to achieve with the current round you are seeking? A (Brad): It depends on the stage of the company. But first, it's important to understand […]

Ask The VC 4084 days ago

What Are Qualified Conditions Of Debt Conversion?

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Q: On page 105 of the second edition of Venture Deals under Debt Conversion Mechanics, you state: "Therefore, having outstanding debt (that doesn't convert) can be a bad thing if an entrepreneur ever gets sideways with one of the debt holders".?I infer this to mean that convertible debt cannot bring about the same bad results....

Ask The VC 4089 days ago

One Of Our Investors Just Closed Shop. What Should We Do?

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Q: What is the best path to take if a VC which has invested in my company closes down, but we have not exited and are still operating profitably ? What happens to the LLC entity that was formed at the time of investment? ?Do we ask the VC for our shares back or buy

Ask The VC 4098 days ago

Where Can I Find Information on Starting Salaries for a SaaS Startup?

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Q:?Where can I get some good starting salary information for a SaaS startup?? I need the information for CEO, CFO, CIO, CINO, Director of Sales. How much should the starting salaries vary for a startup with $5 million vs $10 million gross revenue? A (Brad): ?First of all, you can find a great deal of

Ask The VC 4102 days ago

Issues with Equity Misalignment

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Q: In our startup we have 4 founders, two of whom are not full time. ?We've all put in a good sum of cash thus far. ?The two founders with the least equity happen to be the two tech founders. ?Some of us feel that we made a mistake when allocating shares in the beginning

Ask The VC 4103 days ago

Where Are The Best Executive Programs and Crash Courses for Venture Capital?

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Q: As a rookie VC trial by fire is a great way to learn. Aside from crunching through some early deals, where are the best executive programs and crash courses for newbies to the VC world? A: While self serving, we recommend you start with our book – Venture Deals: Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer

Ask The VC 4110 days ago

Who are stock certificates issued to and when?

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Q: We are a Delaware C Corp registered as a Foreign Entity in Colorado our home state and?we need to figure out the answers to the following questions with regards to stock certificates. 1. Who gets stock certificates issued and when? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?My assumptions are?that cash investments DO get certificates,

Ask The VC 4125 days ago

Is There More Than One Type Of Convertible Debt?

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Troy Henikoff and I had lunch a month or so ago in Chicago and the conversation turned to convertible debt. I'd recently made an offer to invest in a company Troy was an investor in and the entrepreneur and I got tangled up in the definition of pre and post money in the context of

Ask The VC 4138 days ago

New VC Blogger ? Greg Gottesman (Madrona)

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My long time friend and favorite Seattle VC Greg Gottesman has started blogging. Greg's a great writer and super thoughtful investor so I expect his blog will be one to read and comment on. It's certainly going to be in my daily blogroll. Greg and I are currently on the boards of Cheezburger?and Startup Weekend?together.

Ask The VC 4187 days ago

What Costs Are Considered Reimbursable To The Founders Of A Startup Company?

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Q: What costs are considered reimbursable to the founder of a start-up company? ?More specifically, if the founder has been boot-strapping his company since inception, and he agrees to a series a term sheet with a VC firm, are the operational costs incurred by the founder between this time and the closing of the round

Ask The VC 4217 days ago

McClure on Scaling Venture Capital

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Dave McClure has a great post up today titled?VC Evolution: Physician, Scale Thyself.?It's a long ramble, as is Dave's style, on a bunch of issues around the evolution of how VC works and scales. I'm an investor in Dave's fund and have believed in him from the beginning so it's cool to see him continue

Ask The VC 4242 days ago

Do You Need To File A Form D With A Financing?

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It used to be the case that whenever a private company did a financing, it filed a Form D with the SEC in order to comply with Regulation D. Suddenly, I'm hearing of lots of situations, especially in seed and Series A financings, where companies are no longer filing Form D. Apparently a number of

Ask The VC 4244 days ago

Joe Kraus? Caller ID Test

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I love it when Joe Kraus blogs. I don't know Joe very well – mostly through my partner Ryan McIntyre (who was Joe's partner at Excite) but I've greatly enjoyed our deep dinner time conversation (the last one I remember was a Vegas one that was the Dick Costolo / Eric Lunt leaving Google party

Ask The VC 4249 days ago

A New Angel Investing Strategy

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Dave Balter, the CEO of BzzAgent, founder of Smarterer, and an active angel investor has a guest post up on OnStartups about his approach to angel investing. It's titled?Shorter Flights at Lower Heights: The Right Way To Angel Invest?and is definitely worth a read if you are an angel investor. I have a different strategy

Ask The VC 4277 days ago

Josh Breinlinger: Why VCs Lie

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I discovered Josh Breinlinger's blog this morning via a tweet from @stefanobernardi. I added it to the Ask the VC blogroll and read through?VCs are liars. And so am I.?And – Josh is right – it's super hard to say "you suck" or "your team sucks" as a reason for passing. I've written more about...

Ask The VC 4304 days ago

Pro-rata Rights For Angels

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Joanne Wilson (aka Gotham Gal) has an outstanding post today titled Pro-rata rights. In it she makes two important points about angel investing. She won't do a deal if the legal documents aren't good. She won't do a deal if she doesn't get pro-rata rights. She then goes on to discuss a thing that happens

Ask The VC 4306 days ago

When Should A Company Be Formed Around an Idea?

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Question: I participated in a company's "app challenge weekend" (which they described as somewhere between a hackathon and a startup weekend). I am excited to continue working on the product that my team built over the weekend with 2 of the team members (my brother and the guy who pitched the idea). My preference is

Ask The VC 4307 days ago

Weiss: The CEO?s Weekly Checklist

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Scott Weiss, a partner at?Andreessen Horowitz, has an excellent post up on GigaOm titled?The CEO's Weekly Checklist. I've gotten to know Scott over the past few years via the board of Return Path. Scott was co-founder/CEO of IronPoint (acquired by Cisco) and built a very significant and powerful company – his checklist comes from his...

Ask The VC 4336 days ago

Baldwin: Advisors ? Stop Screwing Startups

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Today's post of the day comes from Micah Baldwin. Micah isn't a VC – he's an entrepreneur, CEO, and experienced mentor (he's been involved in TechStars since the ?beginning.) He has a great rant titled Advisors Stop Screwing Startups. He makes several very important points about how advisors are screwing startups, why they should stop,...

Ask The VC 4350 days ago

Do My Early Stage Investors Own Too Much Of The Company?

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Question: Most VCs commented that they can not fund current cap table where the CEO and COO would get 10% equity once fully vested while the current investors have 80%. We talked to our investors and they have agreed to rework the cap table, however, I would like to understand from you what should I

Ask The VC 4353 days ago

Does Being The First Full-Time Paid Employee Affect That Founder?s Equity In The Company?

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Question: I am one of three founders of a company. ?Up until now we have been bootstrapping the company from our own funds and working part time on the company while having full time jobs. ? However, we are now looking to raise some private funding and one of us will be transitioning to the

Ask The VC 4360 days ago

How Often Do Employees Of VC-backed Startups Get Stock Options?

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Question: How often do venture-backed start-up employees (let's say non-executives) get stock option grants? Besides the initial grant when they start, how often do "re-up" grants come? Should they be expected after further funding rounds? After significant accomplishments/promotions? Never? The short answer, at least in the US, is "most of the tim...

Ask The VC 4377 days ago

How Do I Protect My Option Grant From A Down Round In The Future?

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Question: I am considering joining a startup that is currently in the process of raising their next round of funding. I will be joining as a VP, reporting directly to the CEO, and considered an "executive". Given the environment for this particular industry, it is very likely that the company will face a down round

Ask The VC 4378 days ago

Parker: Open Source and For-Profit Companies

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On the heels of Yahoo suing Facebook for patent infringement followed by Tim Armstrong at AOL saying "hey Wall Street – look at me – I've got great patents also", Andrew Parker (Spark) wrote a post that brought me out of my "intellectual property depression" titled?Open Source and For-Profit Companies. I've been thinking about advancing...

Ask The VC 4397 days ago

Wilson: The Board Of Directors ? Selecting, Electing & Evolving

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Fred Wilson (USV) must not be at SXSW because he's got a great post up titled?The Board Of Directors – Selecting, Electing & Evolving. While having a great post up and being at SXSW don't have to be mutually exclusive, all of the other VC Posts that I saw this morning said something like "here's

Ask The VC 4399 days ago

Suster: Never Negotiate Piecemeal. Here?s Why

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There were very few VC posts today – I'm guessing most VC bloggers are either sleeping late, at SXSW (and possibly sleeping late due to their hangovers), or not blogging today (yeah – I know the third one is – well – a tautology). Mark Suster (GRP) has a great post up titled?Never Negotiate Piecemeal.

Ask The VC 4401 days ago

Wenger: A Rational Internet Venture Valuations Bubble

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As I sit here in Boulder watching MI-5, taking care of Amy, avoiding SXSW, and catching up on RSS and email, I came across a post from Albert Wenger (USV) that rang true. It's titled?A Rational Internet Venture Valuations Bubble?and is insightful, clever, and though provoking. Easily the best VC post of the week.

Ask The VC 4401 days ago

McIntyre: Unencumbered By Reality

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Ryan McIntyre, one of my partners at Foundry Group, has a delightful post up this morning with a short (4 minute) video about the founding and startup of Excite on his blog titled Ctrl+Alt+Compete Documentary. Ah yes, Excite, one of the first search engines (can you name the very first one? I'll give you a

Ask The VC 4408 days ago
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