From the Investors Mahesh Vellanki of Redpoint Ventures talks about parallel market environments and how some spaces like food delivery evolve very differently across markets in “Food Delivery In Europe… Read Full Article
From the Investors The GSV Team unveiled their annual list of the most dynamic private companies with the potential to become $1 billion value companies. Investor sentiment ebbs and flows… Read Full Article
From the Investors Mitch and Freada Kapor of Kapor Capital lay out how they built a VC firm intentionally focused on diversity and why it’s a win-win in “Dear Investors:… Read Full Article
From the Investors Melissa Tilney of AgFunder releases the latest AgTech Investing Report for 2015, which shows investment in food and agriculture technology startups reaching a massive $4.6 billion in… Read Full Article
Aaron Ross (Predictable Revenue) and Jason Lemkin (SaaStr) have helped companies like Salesforce.com and EchoSign achieve record-breaking growth. In their new book, From Impossible to Inevitable, they team up to share… Read Full Article
From the Investors Heidi Roizen of DFJ gives founders advice for weathering the market downturn in “Dear Startups: Here’s How to Stay Alive” Doug Pepper of Shasta Ventures agrees that… Read Full Article
From the Investors Mark Solon of Techstars recaps the past 16 years of VC advice around public and private markets for new investors in the game in “Some Gray Haired… Read Full Article
From the Investors Fred Wilson of Union Square Ventures welcomes the tougher startup environment, as he says, ‘it will make all of us better’ in “When the Going Gets Tough,… Read Full Article
From the Investors Joseph Floyd of Emergence Capital visualizes decreasing valuations for public SaaS companies, the impact of compressing multiples, and lessons for SaaS founders in “Was Black Friday a… Read Full Article
From the Investors Philipp Moehring of AngelList walks founders through the building blocks a startup should achieve before and during seed fundraising in “This is How You Raise a Seed… Read Full Article
From the Investors Christian Claussen of Ventech dives into why corporate venture capital is picking up speed in the investment industry in “Breaking New Ground with Modern Corporate Venture Capital… Read Full Article
From the Investors Dave McClure of 500 Startups believes founders should ignore and reject Sam Altman’s advice to only apply to one accelerator, whether that is YC or 500 or any… Read Full Article
From the Investors Tomasz Tunguz of Redpoint Ventures notes a 45% drop in forward revenue multiples in two years for public SaaS companies and dissects the impact on private companies… Read Full Article
From the Investors Adam Quinton of Lucas Point Ventures warns that while there are more angels per capita, check writing is on the decline, which may lead to more early… Read Full Article
Happy New Year, Mattermark Daily readers! Hope 2016 has wonderful things in store for you. For a recap of posts by investors and founders with their 2015 reflections and 2016 predictions, read… Read Full Article
From the Investors Mike Puangmalai formerly of SQN Investors provides an overview of revenue multiples and how (as a tech employee or entrepreneur) company decisions can potentially impact valuation in… Read Full Article
From the Investors Thomas Grota of T-Venture Holding predicts that today’s unicorns will need to lower their valuations before an IPO and dissects the impact on private investors in “The… Read Full Article
The self-serve model has been an invaluable launchpad for several SaaS startups. Companies like Dropbox hit viral growth and made tons of money by creating great products and letting them… Read Full Article
From the Investors Benedict Evans of Andreessen Horowitz organizes his thoughts on mobile as we approach the end of 2015 in “16 Mobile Theses” Dave McClure of 500 Startups advises founders… Read Full Article
From the Investors Mahesh Vellanki of Redpoint Ventures dissects the enterprise value, revenue multiples and EBITDA margins of public ecommerce companies in “Here is Why Ecommerce Companies Aren’t Worth Very Much”… Read Full Article
From the Investors Brian Feinstein of Bessemer Venture Partners guides founders to get the most out of venture debt in “Ten Questions Every Founder Should Ask Before Raising Venture Debt”… Read Full Article
From the Investors Nicole Irvin, Scott Kupor, and Stephen McDermid of Andreessen Horowitz discuss how to compare private vs. public valuations, investors and Square’s IPO in “a16z Podcast: On Recent IPOs… Read Full Article
Today, Acceleprise SF hosts their Demo Day for Cohort 3 in San Francisco. The SaaS accelerator in SF, Acceleprise provides early stage B2B companies access to a 4 month program where they’re supported… Read Full Article
From the Investors David Skok of Matrix Partners compares SaaS application delivery methods, operations costs and gross margins, contract terms, churn rates and more in “2015 Pacific Crest SaaS Survey… Read Full Article