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Ravi Iyer — Fri, 03 May 2013 22:33:56 +0000

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Comment on VC Outlook 2013 by Jeff Allen

Jeff Allen — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 18:22:38 +0000

Duncan,

This is nearly the same presentation I gave to MY limited partners in 2002! Some things never change! The lean model does work, all you need is the credible threat to go big and the outcome for large (enough) valuations (for Bullpen) at exit time is very good indeed.

You can sustain a better outcome for your LPs with your approach than the larger VCs. There’s a huge misnomer that more money in any given deal means less risk. Just like with most things in life – build a venture in moderation. You need enough capital to pay your bills and support your customers (and that amount is not zero) but you also don’t need to go hog wild raising $50m for no reason. If you have to raise $50m for your venture backed deal, you better be shoring up the balance sheet for an IPO or acquiring competitors to sew up your space. Otherwise, you probably don’t have a real market …

Keep it up!

Jeff

Comment on VC Outlook 2013 by Mark Lonergan

Mark Lonergan — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 16:15:25 +0000

Duncan,

Couldn’t agree more with your findings. The simple truth is that VC has ALWAYS depended on the 20X+ companies in their portfolios to make workable IRRs happen.

When that doesn’t materialize, venture firms have to plow more resources into portfolio companies in order to get only moderate returns. IPOs happen very rarely now, and corporate acquisitions are decreasing in both numbers and valuations. Ultimately, they have to use more time and money in order to leg out the singles and the doubles.

A compelling case for what you’re building at Bullpen…

Mark Lonergan

Comment on Tello Acquired by Urban Airship by echeyde

echeyde — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 22:35:23 +0000

Thanks Paul! We were very happy to have you as an investor and supporter and look forward to keep working with you.