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Optify Confidential 04/11/2023
Your Money or Your Life: 6 RulesSeptember 2011
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Who is this Guy?
• McKinsey & Company• Startups: PointCast, When.com• Austin Ventures, Madrona Venture Group• Microsoft• Optify
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Today’s Entrepreneur: Lots of Options, Even More Questions
? Should I raise angel or venture capital?
? When and how do I get liquidity??Should I join an
“accelerator”?
?How do I get the best VC terms and valuation?
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“All I ask is the chance to prove that money doesn’t make me happy.”
-Spike Mulligan
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VC Rule #1: The Most Important Day
» Entrepreneur: The day you release your product / service
» VC: The day you run out of money (OOC)
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VC Rule #2: Swing for the Fences
» Entrepreneur: All your eggs in one basket» VC: Lots of eggs, lots of baskets
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VC Rule #3: Scale Up» Entrepreneur: When you’re ready (Lean Startup)» VC: When you have the money
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VC Rule #4: Return on Investment» Entrepreneur: Set for life» VC: “You can’t eat IRR”
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VC Rule #5: Liquidity» Entrepreneur: As soon as possible» VC: When we say so
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VC Rule #6: Companies» Entrepreneur: People, products, culture, legacy» VC: Return on investment
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Raising Money = Long Term Relationship
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Bar / Prospecting•1st Meeting
Date / Opportunities•Partner Meeting
Engagement / Negotiating• Term Sheet
Wedding / Closed!• Funded
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Words of Wisdom
“What’s the use of happiness? It can’t buy you money!”
-Henny Youngman
“Speed is irrelevant if you are going in the wrong direction.”
-M Ghandi
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Brian Goffman, CEO & [email protected]
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