An angel investor and economist on dilution
Equidam Weekly 21st July

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An angel investor and economist on dilution
Understanding dilution is important as it can have important effects on control over the company, cash rights, and participation value. In our article, we recap what the dilution is — both from the investors’ and the entrepreneurs’ point of view — and how to use it for a clear and fact-based negotiation.

On Developments
Andrew Chen of Uber describes how solutions from off-the-shelf SaaS to open-source code are making everything cheaper but at the same time growth is getting tougher from channel saturation and better competitors in “Startups are cheaper to build, but more expensive to grow”
Tomasz Tunguz of Repoint Ventures discusses the reasons behind a 50% collapse in fundraising activities in SF area in “The Decline Of Investment In San Francisco Startups”
Olaf Carlson-Wee of Polychain Capital talks about the development of Web 3.0, cryptocurrency and more in “Blockchain Investing”
On Growth
Mark Suster of Upfront Ventures outlines one of the most discussed topic during fundraising negotiations in “What is the Right Burn Rate for your Startup?”
Alex Krause of Techstars reveals distinct models on shaping your startup culture in “Building Organizational Culture in Your Startup”
Shan-Lyn Ma of Zola talks about tough early beginnings, clever market validation tests, and what she believes about the future of startups and venture capital in “[Podcast] Thinking Bigger, Better, and Bolder”
Gina Gotthilf of Duolingo reveals how they managed to increase DAUs by 1.6% in only 6 lines of code in “The Tenets of A/B Testing from Duolingo’s Master Growth Hacker”
Lars Dalgaard of a16z claims that bad salespeople talk too much and listen too little in “Ears: Use Them”
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Originally published at www.equidam.com on July 24, 2017.