- Down-rounds, Re-Pricings, and Recaps Increase — The current macroeconomic environment, coupled with record increases in valuations over the last several years, is creating an increase in down-rounds, re-pricings, and recapitalizations.
Academic Incubators Think Beyond Campus Borders to Spark Innovation
With the legendary success of technology giants born on campus, and the possibility that today’s college student could be tomorrow’s tech mogul, the academic world recognizes that it can be
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Incubator or Accelerator Program: Which Is Right for Your Business?
The past few years have seen an uptick in new accelerator and incubator programs that are focused on helping startups launch and grow. Participating in one of these programs can
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10 Tips for Entrepreneurs Seeking Capital
- Get comfortable with your potential investor. The identity of the investor is the most important item of a term sheet, and can
make or break a relationship. - Be prepared to share control and information, and to listen. People who think they know it all – don’t.
- Realize that valuation is only a component of an economic deal. Unrealistic expectations are often an excuse for investors to move on. Preferences can have a more material economic impact than valuation.
- Non-economic issues can be more important in the long run, such as veto rights, ability to influence exit, control over new investors, etc.
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Game Developers: What’s Your SWOT?
Multiple criteria have been used over the years by companies and investors to identify the commercial viability of 
a technology within a given industry. Included among these criteria are timeliness, market demand, and competitive advantage. These and other criteria may be applicable to more established industries; however, it may be more difficult to apply them when assessing technology within a new or emerging industry, such as video gaming.
In looking for potentially high-value opportunities, game developers may want to look at the patent system. In particular, the information available in a patent database, such as the US Patent and Trademark Patent Database, can provide insight into, among other things, early trends in technological advances, and when taken as a whole, such information can act as an indicator of potentially high-value opportunities.
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