In Case You Missed It: Launch Links - Week of September 11, 2016
- 9.16.2016
Some interesting links we found across the web this week:
Ransomware
Prevention Highlighted at FTC Technology Workshop
When a piece of software or an online service is your
company’s most valuable asset, it’s obviously crucial to stay on top of the
latest cybersecurity threats. The Federal Trade Commission is here to
help, and a recent FTC event highlighted the importance of combating
ransomware, in which a hacker holds your company’s data hostage for a cash
payment. Check out this blog post from our own Reed Freedman and Joseph
Jerome for a summary of the issue, and be sure to click through to links in the
post for more coverage.
How
Do VCs Choose Their Investors (and should entrepreneurs care?)
You might spend hundreds of hours getting a sense of your
favorite VCs’ interests and preferences, but don’t forget that your potential
investors have investors of their own! The more you can learn about a
VC’s fund, the more prepared you’ll be when connecting, so remember the tips in
this piece from a fellow entrepreneur. (And don’t forget to make sure
your VC actually exists! Here’s a bonus link to a
cautionary tale from the always awesome Dan Primack.)
Startup
Valuation: Why Not Listen to the Market?
Valuations are a crucial and nebulous component of every
’s lifecycle—whether you’re at the earliest stages or working on a
financing round—you’ll always need to consider both the fair market value of
your shares and the an investor is willing to pay for them. Determining either number is said to be more art than science, but this piece
from AlleyWatch breaks down the most common methods.
How
Millennials Will Change The Face Of Finance & Investing
As you’ve probably heard, the
federal rules for equity went into full effect earlier this year,
allowing private to their online to the general
public. Some say the concept is too heavily regulated to be worthwhile
for companies, but could that change as consumers’ investing habits
evolve? Equity platform CEOs are betting on it, and here’s a
great perspective from one of them via Forbes.
Don’t
break regulation — get a policy strategy now, startups told
are disruptive by nature, but a penchant for
rule-bending doesn’t mean you should improvise your regulatory strategy.
If you’re in a highly regulated sector, take some tips from these TechCrunch
panelists and err on the side of being over prepared. (Your lawyer would
probably love to help!)
Links compiled by Jared Brenner.
