Early-stage venture capital investing; shaping successful high tech startup companies towards accelerated exits

author:Yoav Andrew Leitersdorf, YL Ventures
published: July 3, 2008, recorded: May 2008, views: 165

Slides

Slides
0:00	YL VENTURES
1:55	BIO SNAPSHOT – YOAV ANDREW LEITERSDORF
3:23	MOVOTA LTD. – 18 MONTHS FROM INVESTMENT TO EXIT
3:32	MOVOTA LTD. – PRODUCTS AND CUSTOMERS
4:59	MOVOTA LTD. – 18 MONTHS FROM INVESTMENT TO EXIT
5:43	MOVOTA LTD. – PRODUCTS AND CUSTOMERS
5:46	MOVOTA LTD. – 18 MONTHS FROM INVESTMENT TO EXIT
6:19	EXCHANGEPATH LTD. – 2.8 YEARS FROM INVESTMENT TO EXIT
7:30	PROBLEMS WITH TODAY’S EARLY-STAGE VENTURE CAPITAL
11:04	EARLY EXITS APPEALING TO FOUNDERS – LESS CAPITAL AND DILUTION REQUIRED
14:53	INTRODUCING: THE YL VENTURES (“YLV”) WAY
16:57	EARLY EXITS APPEALING TO FOUNDERS – LESS CAPITAL AND DILUTION REQUIRED
17:03	INTRODUCING: THE YL VENTURES (“YLV”) WAY
17:27	YLV EXIT STRATEGY
20:16	YLV SOURCING STRATEGY
23:55	SUMMARY
32:46	- Questions
34:37	- Questions
36:27	- Questions
41:57	- Questions

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Yoav Andrew Leitersdorf, an entrepreneur and venture capitalist who founded, grew and sold three successful startups discusses his experiences with his own companies and some issues that have been plaguing venture capital financing since the last bubble burst. He then discusses his firm's innovative approach to financing which involves calibrating investments to today's capital efficient startups and widening the exit window down to short-term, medium-size exits.