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RYAN ALLIS With Ellen Daly


CEO of Connect.com
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RAISing VENTURE CAPITAL


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ENTREPRENEURSHIP

ABOUT THIS PRESENTATION

THIS presentation IS PART OF A LARGER slide DECK on building a better world through entrepreneurship

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YOU HAVE TO DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO KEEP COSTS LOW UNTIL YOU HAVE REVENUE
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THE #1 mistake I see First time entrepreneurs Make is raising too much MONEY TOO SOON
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Dont raise outside CAPITAL UNTIL AFTER YOU KNOW YOU HAVE SOMETHING THAT CUSTOMERS ARE WILLING TO PAY FOR
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TO TEST DEMAND BEFORE YOU RAISE MONEY BUILD AN INEXPENSIVE PROTOTYPE and improve it UNTIL YOU KNOW CUSTOMERS LOVE IT
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Unless youre building a product Like a new drug that requires massive upfront investments dont raise Outside capital until after You have proven customer demand
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IF YOU RAISE MONEY TOO SOON AND DonT YET HAVE SOMETHING CUSTOMERS WANT INVESTORS WILL EAT YOU FOR BREAKFAST
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YOUR GOAL IS FOR EVERYONE TO DO WELL--CUSTOMERS, EMPLOYEES, INVESTORS & YOU SO DonT PLAY WITH INVESTOR MONEY UNTIL YOU KNOW YOU HAVE SOMETHING THAT THE MARKET REALLY WANTS
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PRO TIP: GET AS FAR AS YOU CAN WITHOUT RAISING OUTSIDE CAPITAL
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AT ICONTACT WE BOOTSTRAPPED

FOR THE FIRST 3 years (2003-2006)


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WE GOT to $1.5 million in annual sales BEFORE WE RAISED ANY FUNDS BEYOND A $5,000 loan
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HOW? BY KEEPING COSTS LOW UNTIL WE GOT REVENUES NOT TAKING SALARIES FOR 3 years AND DOING SERVICE WORK ON THE SIDE FOR FUNDS TO LIVE OFF OF
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We LIVED IN THE OFFICE ATE RAMEN NOoDLES

AND Jumped IN DUMPSTERS TO RECOVER PROOF OF PURCHASE TAGS FOR REBATES


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IN THE BEGINNING DO WHATEVER IT TAKES

TO KEEP COSTS LOW


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RYANs 3 RULEs OF BUSINESS:


1. 2. 3. CREATE PRODUCTS CUSTOMERS LOVE RECRUIT TRULY EXCELLENT PEOPLE Dont raise venture capital until you have revenue & PROVEN CUSTOMER DEMAND
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TOO MANY STARTUPS FAIL BECAUSE THEY RAISE VENTURE CAPITAL BEFORE THEY HAVE REVENUE AND BEFORE THE ENTREPRENEUR HAS BUILT SOMETHING CUSTOMERS LOVE
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THE ABSOLUTE BEST SOURCE OF FUNDING IS FROM

PAYING CUSTOMERS
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Venture capital is LIKE THE GOLDEN MUSHROOM IN MARIO KART IT MAKES YOU GO FASTER BUT If you accelerate TOO QUICKLY IN THE WRONG DIRECTIon

YOU FALL OFF A CLIFF

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JUST BECAUSE MONEY IS AVAILABLE DOESnt MEAN its good for you OR that your company is ready
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OUTSIDE CAPITAL SHOULD BE USED AS FUEL TO ACCELERATE WHEN YOURE ALREADY MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION
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WHERE TO LOOK DEPENDS ON HOW MUCH YOU NEED AND HOW FAR ALONG YOU ARE
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HEREs a chart of THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF MONEY BY STAGE


MONEY NEEDED SIDE JOBS CREDIT CARDS YOUR SAVINGS Friends & Family KICKSTARTER/Fundable BANKS Angel investors SUPER ANGELS SEED STAGE VC Growth StAGE VC Mezzanine debt LATE Stage VC PRIVATE EQUITY PUBLIC MARKETS PIPES CORPORATE BONDS
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<$50k Yes YES Yes Yes Yes

$50k-$500k Yes if PRUDENT Yes if available Yes if available YES Yes YES

$500k to $1M

$1m to $5m

$5M to $25M

$25M to $100M

>$100M

Yes YEs YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
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A great source to find early Stage angels is

AngelList.com
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ALSO CHECK OUT THE NEW Peer-to-peer investing sites That have launched FOLLOWING the PASSING OF THE U.S. JOBS ACT of 2012 THE BEST ONE IVE SEEN Is

FUNDABLE.com
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OTHER BUSINESSES LIKE DALTON CALDWELLs APP.NET HAVE BUILT KICKSTARTER-LIKE PLATFORMS OF THEIR OWN TO FUND THEIR EARLY EXPENSES
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DO YOUR BEST TO AVOID RAISING MORE THAN 1x your current ANNUALIZED REVENUE
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AS AN EXAMPLE, HERE iS Icontacts CAPITAL RAISED OVER 4 financing rounds


Date June 2003 May 2006 June 2007 August 2010 Capital raised to balance ANNUALIZED sheet REVENUE $5k $500k $5.3M $25M $5k $1.5M $5.5M $38M CAPITAL Source FRIEND IDEA FUND Updata JMI EQUITY Capital type LOAN SEED STAGE SERIES A SERIES B $16m $27M $100M $16.5M $32.3M $125M Approx. PreMoney VALUTION Approx Postmoney valuation Approx % of COMPANY SOLD 0% 3% 16% 20%

NOTE THAT OUR ANNUAL REVENUE WAS ALWAYS HIGHER THAN THE AMOUNT OF MONEY WE RAISED
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YOUR NEGOTIATING POWER is BASED ON


LEVEL OF NEED FOR THE MONEY YOUR EXPERIENCE YOUR TEAM PRODUCT & TECHnOLOGY COMPETITION OTHER TERM SHEETS QUALITY OF YOUR ADVISORS
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THE MOST IMPORTANT INVESTMENT TERMS VALUATION OPTION POOL SIZE LIQUIDATION PREFERENCES FOUNDER REVESTING PREFERRED VETO RIGHTS TYPE OF PREFERRED STOCK BOARD SEATS
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! THE HIGHEST VALUATION IsnT ALWAYS BEST

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FACTORS IN SELECTING YOUR INVESTORS CHEMISTRY WITH THE PARTNER OPERATIONAL EXPERIENCE CURRENT PORTFOLIO ALIGNMENT PARTNER/FIRM EXIT RESULTS EXECUTIVE RECRUITING ABILITY TERMS OF INVESTMENT
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TECH STARTUP PRE-REVENUE VALUATION GUIDELINES


VALUATION RANGES FROM $1M To $25M depending on Factors like CEO Past exits TEAM EXPERIENCE NUMBER OF USERS NUMBER OF ENGINEERS LOCATION OF COMPANY
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PRE-REVENUE VALUATION EXAMPLE


INCORPORATED b2c tech COMPANY RUN BY FIRST TIME ENTREPRENEUR with 1 engineer

Pre-Money Valuation: $1m-$3m


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PRE-REVENUE VALUATION EXAMPLE


INCORPORATED b2c tech COMPANY RUN BY FIRST TIME ENTREPRENEURS who have been through y combinator with a good idea AND 2 engineers

Pre-Money Valuation: $4m-8m


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PRE-REVENUE VALUATION EXAMPLE


tech COMPANY run By experienced CEO with 10 years c-level experience, $100m prior Exit, & 5 engineers

Pre-Money Valuation: $10m-20m


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TECH POST-REVENUE VALUATION GUIDELINES


1x to 12x revenue based on factors like


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AMOUNT OF REVENUE REVENUE GROWTH RATE NUMBER OF USERs/customers TYPE OF REVENUE CEO/TEAM EXPERIENCE COMPANY MARKET LOCATION OF COMPANY
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AS YOU GO ABOUT FUNDRAISING YOU USUALLY WANT TO CREATE A COMPETITIVE PROCESS


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BUILD YOUR FUNDING PROCESS TO ENSURE YOU RECEIVE

MULTIPLE TERM SHEETS


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HAVE ACCESSIBLE IN YOUR HEAD VALUATION COMPARABLES


RECENT SIMILAR Venture Deals Recent SIMILAR M&A deals Public comparables
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RAISE MONEY ONLY FROM SMART PEOPLE YOU REALLY LIKE YouLL BE MARRIED to Them FOR THE NEXT 3-10 years
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WAIT TO RAISE Your series A UNTIL You HAVE PROVEN MATHEMATICALLY THAT X DOLLARS SPENT BRINGS Y DOLLARS BACK
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And make sure y is >4 times x!


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Startup Guide
2013 Edition

The

SHARE FREELY

Building a Better World Through Entrepreneurship

RYAN ALLIS With Ellen Daly


CEO of Connect.com
More slides at www.startupguide.com

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