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Happy new year! Back at it with the tweet storms. Today's thoughts on TAM & go-to-market: 1)IMHO, investors pay a lot of attn to TAM (total addressable market). Founders, some attn to TAM. But most ppl pay TOO LITTLE attn to go-to-market / market pull - what I care about most
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My latest for @HustleFundVC is an intro guide to startup valuations for angel investors - h/t to @b_nicks11 for the expert insight hustlefund.vc/post/startup-v…
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⬛ What does a structured term sheet look like? Anything that deviates from these market terms. Some years ago, an associate at a law firm told me that Pay-to-play provisions were "very common" at Series A—as in, a Pay-to-play provision was inserted in almost all venture deals…
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Mental model for SAFEs - instead of focusing on valuation cap, perhaps the discussion should center on ownership? Good thinking from @ChrisHarveyEsq. More founders would benefit from taking a conversion percentage model for their SAFEs vs the standard post-money template
All YC insiders know this little secret but there's an off menu SAFE Form that has a $1.78M valuation cap & that YC itself exclusively uses—here's the secret revealed: But first, here are 3 things you probably didn't know about SAFEs: 1) Discounts on a Pre-Money & Post-Money…
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@ChrisHarveyEsq All comes down to the side letter. And usually, by the time all parties have squeezed in their deal breakers, the final deal instrument looks more like a priced round. I used to be a big fan of SAFEs, but they've been poorly used in so many situations.
🤩@calmfund invested in founders like @_rchase_ @damengchen @frankdilo @linuz90 (& many others building less publicly) when they were doing a few $1,000 MRR. Now they’re doing millions in revenue with small teams. Who will be in the next wave?
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