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<item rdf:about="https://mobile.twitter.com/YasminRazavi/status/1275566984428548096">
    <title>Yasmin Razavi on Twitter: &quot;For early stage SaaS companies looking to raise future growth rounds, here's what growth stage funds typically ask to see for diligence. I am sharing what I send to friends who reach out 1. Quarterly ARR ramp (beg. ARR, new ARR,</title>
    <dc:date>2020-06-24T12:40:16+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://mobile.twitter.com/YasminRazavi/status/1275566984428548096</link>
    <dc:creator>rcrowley</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Business metrics for mature startups, as sought by a VC.]]></description>
<dc:subject>vc startups finance</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:rcrowley/b:6ffa12fc1df6/</dc:identifier>
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<item rdf:about="https://andrewchen.co/investor-metrics-deck/">
    <title>The red flags and magic numbers that investors look for in your startup's metrics - 80 slide deck included! at andrewchen</title>
    <dc:date>2018-11-07T06:07:43+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://andrewchen.co/investor-metrics-deck/</link>
    <dc:creator>rcrowley</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Lots of good details on business growth metrics investors want to see.  They're perhaps pretty consumer/hit-focused but still useful in other contexts with different constants.]]></description>
<dc:subject>vc business metrics</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:rcrowley/b:e027b32eec4b/</dc:identifier>
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<item rdf:about="https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1058033532029722624">
    <title>Andrew Chen on Twitter: &quot;👇Thread. Published a new essay: The red flags and magic numbers that investors look for in your startup’s metrics – 80 slide deck included!… https://t.co/Oj9KmDjBve&quot;</title>
    <dc:date>2018-11-07T05:55:34+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1058033532029722624</link>
    <dc:creator>rcrowley</dc:creator><dc:subject>vc business metrics</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:rcrowley/b:ecd31fbeb3e5/</dc:identifier>
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</item>
<item rdf:about="http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/2014/09/17/bad-notes-on-venture-capital/">
    <title>Bad Notes on Venture Capital</title>
    <dc:date>2014-10-07T19:55:24+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/2014/09/17/bad-notes-on-venture-capital/</link>
    <dc:creator>rcrowley</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Some considerations for, especially, convertible note seekers.]]></description>
<dc:subject>vc fundraising startups</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:rcrowley/b:62f587447c57/</dc:identifier>
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</item>
<item rdf:about="http://versiononeventures.com/whats-problem-much-funding/">
    <title>What’s the problem with too much funding? » Version One Ventures</title>
    <dc:date>2014-09-09T21:27:40+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>http://versiononeventures.com/whats-problem-much-funding/</link>
    <dc:creator>rcrowley</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Oddly doesn't mention that taking too much money also has a tendency to limit your options in the future.]]></description>
<dc:subject>vc startups funding</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:rcrowley/b:4d681a60b837/</dc:identifier>
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</item>
<item rdf:about="https://medium.com/@bwats/post-money-evaluations-43e76274d20e">
    <title>Post-Money Evaluations — Medium</title>
    <dc:date>2014-06-18T07:17:17+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://medium.com/@bwats/post-money-evaluations-43e76274d20e</link>
    <dc:creator>rcrowley</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Relatively real talk from a VC about valuations, management, and what really works.]]></description>
<dc:subject>vc business startups</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:rcrowley/b:39834722cf9a/</dc:identifier>
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</item>
<item rdf:about="http://venturehacks.com/articles/option-pool-shuffle">
    <title>The Option Pool Shuffle - Venture Hacks</title>
    <dc:date>2014-03-06T18:25:46+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>http://venturehacks.com/articles/option-pool-shuffle</link>
    <dc:creator>rcrowley</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[One of the many ways founders/employees get screwed by investors.]]></description>
<dc:subject>options stock equity funding vc startups</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:rcrowley/b:ddaa56299506/</dc:identifier>
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</item>
<item rdf:about="https://twitter.com/signejb/status/433727642395635712/photo/1">
    <title>Twitter / signejb: Is this passage from 1933 San ...</title>
    <dc:date>2014-02-13T05:42:32+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://twitter.com/signejb/status/433727642395635712/photo/1</link>
    <dc:creator>rcrowley</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The more things change the more they stay the same.]]></description>
<dc:subject>sf goldrush barbarycoast vc bubble</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:rcrowley/b:3c71145a4286/</dc:identifier>
<taxo:topics><rdf:Bag>	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:rcrowley/t:sf"/>
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	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:rcrowley/t:barbarycoast"/>
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	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:rcrowley/t:bubble"/>
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</item>
<item rdf:about="http://redeye.firstround.com/2014/02/beafounder.html">
    <title>Redeye VC: Be a Founder</title>
    <dc:date>2014-02-05T01:48:42+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>http://redeye.firstround.com/2014/02/beafounder.html</link>
    <dc:creator>rcrowley</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Kent Goldman's out on his own.]]></description>
<dc:subject>vc</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:rcrowley/b:4af6d2cb3bf6/</dc:identifier>
<taxo:topics><rdf:Bag>	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:rcrowley/t:vc"/>
</rdf:Bag></taxo:topics>
</item>
<item rdf:about="https://github.com/everpix/Everpix-Intelligence">
    <title>everpix/Everpix-Intelligence</title>
    <dc:date>2014-01-11T18:20:15+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://github.com/everpix/Everpix-Intelligence</link>
    <dc:creator>rcrowley</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The data behind the Verge article from a while back.  Even more interesting.]]></description>
<dc:subject>business vc funding startups</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:rcrowley/b:2a32c70c5391/</dc:identifier>
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</item>
<item rdf:about="http://www.seriesseed.com/">
    <title>SeriesSeed.com</title>
    <dc:date>2010-03-05T20:42:45+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>http://www.seriesseed.com/</link>
    <dc:creator>rcrowley</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[These are an even better idea than the Common Application for college.
]]></description>
<dc:subject>vc angel investment fundraising legal seriesseed</dc:subject>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:rcrowley/b:d278afeb25fa/</dc:identifier>
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</item>
<item rdf:about="http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/10/07/everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-startup-building-but-were-afraid-to-ask/">
    <title>Everything You Wanted To Know About Startup Building But Were Afraid To Ask</title>
    <dc:date>2009-10-13T19:54:52+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/10/07/everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-startup-building-but-were-afraid-to-ask/</link>
    <dc:creator>rcrowley</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Actual numbers for salaries, equity, financing, legal, etc.
]]></description>
<dc:subject>vc startups</dc:subject>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:rcrowley/b:cc108df202b2/</dc:identifier>
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</item>
<item rdf:about="http://www.garage.com/index.shtml">
    <title>Garage Technology Ventures</title>
    <dc:date>2007-01-17T17:32:24+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>http://www.garage.com/index.shtml</link>
    <dc:creator>rcrowley</dc:creator><dc:subject>vc tech startups</dc:subject>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:rcrowley/b:b3c93dc3420c/</dc:identifier>
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</item>
<item rdf:about="http://paulgraham.com/index.html">
    <title>Paul Graham</title>
    <dc:date>2006-10-17T19:38:20+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>http://paulgraham.com/index.html</link>
    <dc:creator>rcrowley</dc:creator><dc:subject>tech web2.0 vc startups</dc:subject>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:rcrowley/b:d0bf7e0d2e06/</dc:identifier>
<taxo:topics><rdf:Bag>	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:rcrowley/t:tech"/>
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</item>
<item rdf:about="http://ycombinator.com/">
    <title>Y Combinator</title>
    <dc:date>2006-07-07T05:59:19+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>http://ycombinator.com/</link>
    <dc:creator>rcrowley</dc:creator><dc:subject>web vc</dc:subject>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:rcrowley/b:842fead58ddf/</dc:identifier>
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