Startup Reading List - Startup Digest - Fundraising Heavy Edition - April 17th - April 24th

Startup Reading List April 17, 2015 Hi Folks, This week's edition favors blogs on fundraising. Hope you enjoy. Did you know you are one of 60,000+ subscribers? We thank you for your support and if you are enjoying the digest, why not get a few friends to signup, too?  We'd also love to hear from you. Every week we get a couple of hundred messages from you. Some of our favorites are listed below. If you have something to share or just want to say "Hello!", please do. Have a great weekend! "Hello, Thanks for your email. I'm at <REMOVED> until Monday 13th April, then at <REMOVED> until Thursday 16th April. I will be checking emails but may not respond as quickly as normal." "Hello. I am traveling April 7-9 and will be slow to answer email until my return on Friday, April 10. For urgent matters, please email <REMOVED>. Thank you." "vielen Dank für Ihre Nachricht! Ich bin bis einschließlich Freitag, 10.03.2015 nicht im Büro und habe in dieser Zeit eingeschränkten Zugriff auf meine Nachricht. Gerne melde ich mich im Nachgang bei Ihnen. Herzliche Grüße" "Merci de votre message. Je serai de retour le 14 avril. En cas d'urgence, vous pouvez contacter <REMOVED> et <REMOVED>" Startup Reading List Startup Digest is curated by: Zubin Chagpar - @phylosopher Contact Zubin Chagpar at zubin.chagpar@startupdigestmail.com Chris McCann - Co-Founder, GroupTie Contact Chris McCann at chris@startupdigest.com Hiring? Access 250+ new candidates every Monday. Great companies are built with great teams. With Hired, access over 250 pre-screened developers, designers, and tech sales professionals every week all ready to explore new opportunities. Use Hired to find the best talent in tech so you can focus on what you do best. Sign up and make the key hires you need. Comparing Valuations Between Rounds Nic Brisbourne "From the perspective of existing investors the right way to calculate the valuation multiple is to compare the pre-money valuation of the new round with the post-money valuation of the last round, which is the same as the increase in share price." On Advisors & Equity George Tziralis "All in all, equity is a special, almost sacred asset that founders may put in good use for a dual purpose: To either motivate employees who are fully committed to the company and who they can hire and fire at will, or give to investors who enable the founders to do just that." LinkedIn's Series B Pitch to Greylock Reid Hoffman "Investors see a lot of pitches. In a single year, the classic general partner in a venture firm is exposed to around 5,000 pitches; decides to look more closely at 600 to 800 of them; and ends up doing between 0 and 2 deals. The goal of an entrepreneur is to be one of those deals." Product Loyalty Follows Trust... Ben Erez "In other words, if you understand your potential trust breaking moments then you understand your value to your users; this makes prioritization easier." Don't Want to Give Financial Information to All of Your Investors Mark Suster "But shouldn't an investor who has given you $50,000 of his or her hard earned money be entitled to know how you're doing? Yes. And no." Manage Subscription Submit Event View in Browser You are receiving this email because you believe that the best startup articles and videos are made by active members of the startup community. © 2009-2015 Startup Digest. Startup Digest is a registered trademark of Startup Weekend. All rights reserved.

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