Entrepreneurs and investors have been enamored with consumer internet startups for the last few years. But there are signs this is ending. Some observations: - Thousands of early-stage consumer web/mobile companies were started and funded in last 24 months. ...

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Via: chris dixon's blog Written by Chris Dixon Founder & investor

Devon Wijesignhe offers up that once you are profitable and have at least $10 million in revenue you aren't a startup: I agree with him that those criteria could be part of what makes a company no longer a startup but revenue and profitability alone don't feel right. In fact, I wanted to offer more specific ideas of when a startup is less like a startup and more like a regular business. ...

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Via: David Cummings Written by David Cummings 10-20 tweets per week. Tech entrepreneur who enjoys family,

An entrepreneur pointed out to me that some startups choose a middle ground between bootstrapping and raising institutional money: exclusively raising angel money. Comparing angel investors to VCs is relatively straightforward but there isn't much talk about startups that only raise money from angels. ...

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Via: David Cummings Written by David Cummings 10-20 tweets per week. Tech entrepreneur who enjoys family,

There is nothing inherently wrong with high valuations if everyone is aligned in exit expectations. The problem is I don't think the alignment is there in many cases. The rule of thumb in angel/vc investing (and yes, I realize they differ in a lot of ways but I'm trying to simplify) is to shoot for a 10x return on exit. ...

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Via: Gabriel Weinberg Written by Gabriel Weinberg My only regret is that I have... boneitis.

I have had a lot of conversations lately with entrepreneurs about how to value their businesses. This is always an emotional topic but a very important one nonetheless. In this blog post, I will put forward three methods for valuing a start-up, all three of which I believe should come in to play for most businesses. Method #1 – using financial metrics: No duh, right? This is how you are s ...

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Via: Bostinnovation Written by Dan Allred Husband, father, runner. Lead @SVB_Financial early-stage tec