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What is a Total Addressable Market (TAM)?

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In venture capital terminology, Total Addressable Market (TAM) is an estimate of the potential revenue a company (or its product) could theoretically generate if it somehow completely captured the market (100%). It is a metric used to es...

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Does a lead investor usually get lower valuation in a deal?

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Broadly speaking...it depends on the type of round, leverage of the lead investor, prior rounds, etc.  True lead investors in a preferred stock financing may be able to command certain advantageous terms - but there are too many variabl...

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How do you determine the number of shares in a company?

How do you determine the number of shares founders have? How do you determine employee option pool size? How do you determine what amount SAFE converts at?  How to determine how much to raise and not loose too much stake in the company?

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None of these have one-size-fits-all kinds of answers - these are all complex, so here is some brief, high-level info. There are books such as Venture Deals (by Brad Feldt) and other handbooks readily available online on these topics.  •...

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On average, when does an LP expect a startup to generate profits?

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Limited Partners generally should not have any particular expectations around a Fund's portfolio startups generating profits - this is not the point of venture capital investing.   Limited Partners typically only receive distributions w...

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Are annual reports audited internally or do LPs hire a third party?

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Generally speaking, Limited Partners do not hire auditors. If a Fund, due to its own decision, or at the behest of its Limited Partners, decides to be audited, the auditor will be a third-party one by definition. An internal audit, while...

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Gross Multiple on Invested Capital (MOIC): What assumptions underlie the projected gross MOIC, and how sensitive is the fund's performance to variations in this multiple?

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The projected gross MOIC is based on assumptions about the fund's investment strategy, expected exit valuations, and market conditions. It assumes a certain level of success in portfolio companies and their ability to achieve exits at fa...