Venture Dealr
Learning and science
finance education visualization
SHOW HN2015
How HN took it
4 positive, 4 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 3 critical, out of 13 comments about the project. Thread score +0.07.
Idea: 2 for, 0 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 againstDesign: 0 for, 1 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Clear and helpful explanation of financing concepts
From 4 comments
I love this, it really helped me put into perspective the decisions a founder can make and how it can effect the later stages. I haven't worked in the startup world and I don't…
faizshah on HNI don't have anything substative to add other than thank you so much for making such a cool visualization. I found it really helpful!!
untilHellbanned on HNI wish more fresh grads and folks new to startups understood these concepts, particularly around how preferences work and that you can't just multiply # of shares by strike price…
jianshen on HNThis was really well done and fun to interact with. Thanks for sharing.
babl-yc on HN
Fun and interactive to use
From 2 comments
This was really well done and fun to interact with. Thanks for sharing.
babl-yc on HNI love this, it really helped me put into perspective the decisions a founder can make and how it can effect the later stages. I haven't worked in the startup world and I don't…
faizshah on HN
Objections
Underwater options section misleading about participating preferences
From 1 comment
The section about "Underwater Options" is describing what would happen assuming a Participating Liquidation Preference. It's a little misleading, because the vast majority of…
SeoxyS on HN
Percentage stake label confusing (20% vs 25%)
From 1 comment
Their percentage stake is how much they put in relative to the pre-money valuation. Directly above this statement is a bar graph that says "investment 20% equity", while this…
jessaustin on HN
Browser compatibility issues outside Chrome
From 1 comment
Best experienced using Chrome I'm getting flashbacks to 2000-era HR systems...
pcl on HN
Requests
Add pre/post-money explanation and clearer option pool visuals
From 2 comments
Awesome page, learning a lot. As someone who never really understood this song and dance, here's my feedback. I think you should include a more direct explanation of pre- and…
raymondgh on HNThat quote of "worth $x, let's create $y" was what made it click for me. Great way to explain it. The dotted lines only really helped me to label the data on the bar chart, but…
raymondgh on HN
Add more choices like bootstrapping, accelerators, board seats
From 1 comment
I love this, it really helped me put into perspective the decisions a founder can make and how it can effect the later stages. I haven't worked in the startup world and I don't…
faizshah on HN
Show real company data from Crunchbase
From 1 comment
Would love to see a similar infographic for real companies using crunchbase data
rw2 on HN
Questions
How do participating and non-participating preferences work across multiple rounds
From 1 comment
Thanks for the clarification, something I'll have to add. Out of curiosity, how does it work across multiple rounds? I implemented 1x participatory preferences as a simple lifo…
floatrock on HN
What happens to unexercised options
From 2 comments
Great visualization, thanks! The underwater options is scary. What I wonder though is what happens if the exercise price is larger than the stake is worth. Since nobody would…
KentLatricia on HNThese are options and not shares. So I assume the value of unexcercised options add to the company's issued stock when the options expire.
anilgulecha on HN
Alternatives named
Bothsidesofthetable dilution infographic
From 1 comment
One of the very rare cases where an infographic outperforms text: http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/2011/10/14/understanding-how-dilution-affects-you-at-a-startup/
tptacek on HN
Dave McClure success-rate visualization
From 1 comment
It may also be interesting to add levers for duration of time between financial events. Then we can look at the exit analysis from an investor's point of view and understand a…
raymondgh on HN