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04.23.2019

What to do with VC emails

If you’re a startup on angelist, crunchbase, or have had any kind of publicity, chances are good that VC are emailing you about raising money.  Here are some tips to maximize the benefit of these inquiries: Emails from decision makers……

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04.22.2019

Don’t worry about competitors

Many entrepreneurs we speak to obsess over what their competitors are doing.  They dig for information like how large the competitor is and how much money the competitor has raised.  While it’s good to know where you are in the……

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04.18.2019

Avoiding lawsuits

As the list of sureties go, add ‘getting sued’ alongside death and taxes.  Unfortunately you can and will be sued for anything at any time.  It’s not a matter of if, it’s a matter of when.  Below are the times……

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04.17.2019

SaaS valuations are strong

SaaS multiples look great and made a nice comeback from Q4 2018: of the 72 SaaS companies we follow, the average public SaaS business is trading at 10.51x revenue while the median is 8.94x.  Interestingly, the gap between the average……

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04.15.2019

Tell investors everything

If you’re not communicating with your investors regularly (at least monthly), you should be.  Here’s why:   The more info you share, the fewer questions you’ll answer.  I can attest to this personally.  At BSV we have a lot of……

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