Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 5, 2015

Entrepreneurs who require funding for their startup have long counted on self-accredited high net worth individuals (“angels”) to fill their needs, after friends and family, and before they qualify for institutional investments (“VCs”). Rose, according to his recent book, “ Angel Investing.” billion collected in 2014.

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David Teten

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

So here’s the solution I have recommended to some of my portfolio companies: “ agile budgeting ”, i.e., monitoring a few key variables while giving managers significant flexibility. Finance teams need real-time visibility into spend, so they can course correct immediately rather than waiting until after month-end close.

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David Teten

AUGUST 19, 2019

Since 2017 we’ve managed $3 million in revenue-based financing, which helps cash-strapped technology companies grow. We’re also regularly following-on for existing portfolio companies.”. According to John Borchers, Co-founder, Decathlon is the largest revenue-based financing investor in the US. Bigfoot Capital.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 1, 2023

Even suburbs can host these new emerging markets and the people looking forward to financing them. Have a Financial Safety Net. One way to establish such a financial safety net is by taking a few necessary precautions beforehand. . Instead of hiding, just keep branding yourself and your real estate portfolio.

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

JUNE 9, 2021

One of the most attractive real estate investments is the triple net properties. Now that a world of benefits impresses you, you wonder if they’re worthy of adding to your investment portfolio or not? But, before going to that, you first need to know the meaning of Triple Net Lease or NNN. What Is an NNN lease?

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Steve Blank

MARCH 31, 2014

Metrics like Return on Net Assets, Return on Capital and Internal Rate of Return are the guiding stars of the board and CEO. Unfortunately as we’ve learned from recent experience, using Return on Net Assets and IRR as proxies for efficiency and execution won’t save a company when their industry encounters creative disruption.

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Version One Ventures

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Let’s now explore the major developments and ultimate use cases for the Lightning Network in two categories: A) payments/finance and B) Web3. . Use Case I: Payments and Finance . In this post, I outlined why the Lightning Network matters and recent developments around its two major use cases: payments/finance and Web3. .

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 5, 2010

Partners in VC funds only wanted to fund entrepreneurs who had a certain percentage of their net worth tied up in their venture. VCs don’t have the same net worth litmus test and great entrepreneurs have a ton of sources for seed money to get financed very early. That’s hard core. You have kids, a mortgage, MBA debt?

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Austin Startup

MARCH 20, 2017

Since the field’s estimated beginnings in 2009 , subsegments like “feminomics” and “inclusive finance” have spun off, but at it’s core gender lens investing is: incorporating gender as a factor to guide investment strategies. There is also much progress to be made in the standardization of gender lens investment criteria.

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The Startup Magazine

MAY 19, 2020

Before now, access to the market was expensive making it accessible to majorly high net-worth individuals. It can offer portfolio management, goal planning, security features, education, and customer service all at low fees. Buying shares requires access to a major stock exchange and membership of the exchange or a trading firm.

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View from Seed

AUGUST 13, 2014

Pros of taking their angel money include the feeder system to venture financing of the next round and the vast network of portfolio CEOs which can be tapped into for connections and help. Cons: Potentially not much value-add beyond initial financing round. The Domain Angel. The Friends & Family Angel. The Grouped Angels.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 13, 2014

Clean technology portfolios. Wealth managers should look at how high-net worth clients are behaving in the market, and their preferred areas. During the last few years, the high-net worth clientele has shifted towards clean energy projects that are principled on Mosaic’s technology enabled investment platform.

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The Startup Magazine

JULY 13, 2020

In essence, you need to know how money and finances work if you want to make the most of what you’re earning. However, by building up an appreciation of certain financial concepts and how finances ebb and flow, you stand a better chance of managing your business. Knowing how to put in place your company cash flow plan is critical.

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OnlyOnce

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Financing will take longer than expected to come through, receivables will dry up, and so on. Promoting the profiles of your former employees on job boards, portfolio lists, etc., If you can offer a safety net or bridge, do so. Things are always worse than they look, even when the situation is bad enough to consider layoffs.

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The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Don’t feel overwhelmed, however – the rewards here can be twofold – providing your client with a robust portfolio and earning you a sizable fee as expert counsels. Your role goes beyond simply managing their money; you are shaping their financial future! Be sure to always remember your fiduciary duties!

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

But at least take enough to keep your personal finances straight and separate from your business.”. What do you think are the biggest misconceptions about Millennials and how they handle their finances? Bad idea, Rettinger says. You don’t have to overdo it and take a six-figure paycheck,” he notes.

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The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Traders should also diversify their portfolios and avoid overleveraging. Margin also serves as a safety net for CFD providers in case of market volatility. Diversifying their portfolio and using proper position sizing techniques can help mitigate the risks associated with margin.

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The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 18, 2021

Fund management companies such as Colorado Capital Management can help you find the right ESG to help improve your portfolio while putting your money behind a project that you believe in. You may choose to have a portfolio of a variety of different ESG investments with varying importance placed on net returns, versus the ESG performance.

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Genuine VC

FEBRUARY 12, 2012

PROs of taking his angel money are the feeder system to venture financing of the next round and the vast network of portfolio CEOs which can be tapped into for connections and help. CONS of an investment from a Super Angel include potential lack of “value add” because his time is spread so thin amongst many portfolio companies.

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

They are high net worth individuals who are also accredited investors. The requirement for accredited investors either $200,000 in annual income or over $1,000,000 net worth. They’re looking to diversify their portfolio from just stocks and bonds.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 7, 2013

Startups are hungry for credit, but banks and other financial institutions have never been stricter with their financing parameters. They’re using metrics that are often unworkable in the current business environment, causing growing businesses to look elsewhere for capital and increasingly towards alternative forms of financing.

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The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 3, 2019

Financing a business venture is a difficulty that many start-up owners have encountered. Stock loans are a means of investing that, in the past, was only accessible to investors with a large net worth or international corporations. It can be uncomfortable putting your car or home at risk to finance your business.

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 22, 2019

Venture capitalists are often trusted advisors to entrepreneurs and use their connections to build a customer base or help the businesses in their portfolio overcome obstacles. Still, they are not obligated to be involved so support and mentorship may vary between investors depending on their portfolios.

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View from Seed

JANUARY 11, 2021

The majority had dedicated more time to guiding the portfolio companies through the pandemic. . In the early phases of COVID-19, some venture capitalists looked to de-risk investments by sourcing from founders known pre-pandemic, rather than building net new relationships.

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VC Adventure

MAY 5, 2022

In markets like this, funds that deploy quickly generate markups on their full portfolio; those that show more patience suffer from an IRR perspective as a larger portion of their fund is yet to be marked up by subsequent financing rounds. management fee). But this doesn’t help a fund’s IRR.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 28, 2018

Sjamsul Nursalim of Indonesia invested in Singapore property development to increase his $830 million net worth. As with your personal finances, the more diversified your business assets the less risk you carry. The more you can diversify your business portfolio the better, which is why many global businesses became global.

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 4, 2020

From the Wuhan Coronavirus crisis to the U.S – China Trade war, fluctuations in the market can very quickly make or break your investment portfolio. So, if you’re looking to shore up your portfolio with some gold investments, how would you go about doing so? Investing can be a tricky thing given the current market volatility.

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Genuine VC

FEBRUARY 12, 2012

PROs of taking his angel money are the feeder system to venture financing of the next round and the vast network of portfolio CEOs which can be tapped into for connections and help. CONS of an investment from a Super Angel include potential lack of “value add” because his time is spread so thin amongst many portfolio companies.

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The Startup Magazine

MAY 1, 2019

It Broadens the Investment Portfolio. According to an article on the Motley Fool , only a person with a net worth of $1,000,000 or more could become an accredited investor. Granted, investing in these properties presents risk, which is why they should be no more than 1% to 3% of an investment portfolio.

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Genuine VC

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

We’ve observed it repeatedly in our portfolio as Founder/CEOs seek additional rounds of financing: the engaged skeptics just never quite get there, but the entrepreneurs who cast the nets wide enough find someone who believes. I’ve seen both outcomes in a prolonged “believer” search.

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The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 19, 2018

Global diversification is a great move for your investment portfolio, but you might want to start with a savings account in your home country before venturing offshore for greater investment or lending. If one banking system was to fail or there is government intervention, you will always have an offshore safety net to fall back on.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

It’s this elusive quality that helps organizations achieve more volume and value in their innovation portfolio. Many finance and strategy leaders are now being asked to lead and support innovation too, he adds. This figure is predicted to rise to three out of every four finance leaders within the next three years.

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David Teten

AUGUST 21, 2019

Revenue-Based Investing (“RBI”) is a new form of VC financing, distinct from the preferred equity structure most VCs use. A company with that mindset is dramatically less risky, because it’s not dependent on the financing markets for continued viability. Companies Lighter Capital has funded on average have negative 14% net margins.”

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Rob Go

JUNE 17, 2014

In my last post about raising seed vs. jumping straight to A, I received a good comment from Chris Woods that my analysis neglected to include the impact of option pools that are created at each financing round. But I’m going to give some ranges based on our portfolio, as I think it gives at least directional guidance for founders.

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Cracking the Code

JANUARY 22, 2009

While it may make sense to offer very slight adjustments for favorable payment terms and one time revenue, net additions to MRR should dominate the sales rep’s thoughts. Portfolio. (3). Yahoo Finance. The reps’ top 3 priorities should be (i) MRR, (ii) MRR, and (iii) MRR. by Joel York at Chaotic Flow. anecdotes. (13).

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The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 12, 2019

Again, for many people annuities prove to be a valuable addition to a rounded investment portfolio. For others, annuities end up costing too much in the way of fees and net too little in returns to make them worthwhile. The safest investment that you can make in life is an investment in yourself.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

If you’re interested in sports betting (or adding a fresh element to your investment portfolio), Betmarkets thinks it knows how you can boost your profits. As someone who is passionate about finance and automated decision-making, I had a great time reading “ Thinking, Fast and Slow ” by Daniel Kahneman.

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