Agile VC

AUGUST 9, 2012

Governance/Control – Founder/CEO Mark Pincus has sold a good amount of his stock and owns <20% of shares outstanding, but now essentially has unilateral voting control of the company. So I can appreciate why public stock investors would be leery of Zynga and why the stock price has been punished recently.

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Stock LBO .Net Valuation 160

Up and Running

AUGUST 29, 2014

A study co-sponsored by Crawford International and HR.com in Palo Alto, California in 2006 found that “companies that create adaptive corporate cultures outperform companies with non-adaptive cultures by a factor of 900 to 1 as measured by long term net income and stock price growth.”

Small Business 87

Small Business CPA Government North America 87

Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 22, 2020

Deputy Chief Technology Officers Cori Zarek and Ryan Panchadsaram to help all levels of government with COVID-19 response and delivery of services. Highlights from the show Jen describes her background in government-tech partnerships. (2:52) 12:44) A look at the three waves of requests coming from government. (14:06)

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Hearpreneur

APRIL 13, 2022

Thanks to Adam Garcia, The Stock Dork ! #20- This company continues to grow today and disrupt its industry, and its net value continues to rise to incredibly high numbers. AltBird Robotics is a technology start-up that offers robotic and drone services to businesses and government agencies. My recommendation: watch this space.

Artificial Inteligence 77

Artificial Inteligence Entrepreneur Technical Review Software Review 77

This is going to be BIG.

OCTOBER 29, 2015

I can't say, however, that the government has a great track record of implementing consistent and sensical policy around this. Side note, since when does the government really care about cheating? I can place bets on penny stocks and I'm allowed to buy as much junk food no matter what. That's my major concern.

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Government Nevada Caching Stealth 60

The Startup Magazine

MARCH 4, 2020

While gold coins and bars may have a physical presence, gold mining stocks are one of the most easily liquidated gold assets. Unlike gold bullion, stocks can easily be bought and sold on the marketplace with relative ease. While you could be charged a fee for this service, the peace of mind you’ll be able to enjoy is simply invaluable.

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Stock China Portfolio Government 90

The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 12, 2019

The majority of the American population does not own stocks. That’s a shame because, over the last eight years, we’ve seen incredible growth in the stock market that has solidified retirements and has made individuals rich. High-Interest Savings Accounts. It does this by issuing what are called Municipal Bonds.

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Stock Startup Government Portfolio 88

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 1, 2018

Branches of the industry, such as video gaming, are overtly misogynist in governance, in culture, and in product content. Cast a wide net. Governments, stock exchanges, and industry groups in Australia, Malaysia, Hong Kong, and New Zealand, for example, are very active on gender diversity issues.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 30, 2017

Will you offer discounts, or accept government-subsidized or reduced payments from lower-income parents? Make sure to find out if it is a gross or net rate. Gross includes everything, but net doesn’t include the following: Property taxes. All percentages of ownership, investor details, stock details, and so on should be listed.

Business Plan 93

Business Plan SBA Software Review Advisory Board 93

Startup Company Lawyer

MARCH 12, 2009

C corps, LLCs, and S corps differ significantly in the areas of taxation, ownership, fundraising, governance and structure, and employee compensation. Any company that raises venture financing will need to be a C corp in order to issue preferred stock. Governance/Structure. citizen/resident stockholders. Fundraising.

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Berkonomics

JULY 16, 2020

Loan covenants are always required that clearly state how much net equity, the minimum current ratio, and other minimum financial requirements must be maintained to be compliant and state the penalties for non-compliance – which are always severe, often threatening to call or cancel the loan in its entirety. Even more add-on charges.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 14, 2012

The Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, or GAAP, are the set of rules that govern financial accounting in businesses. IPO stands for Initial Public Offering, and is the first sale of a private stock to the public. A demonarchy is defined as a political system governed by a demon. NOPAT does not equal net income.

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Austin Startup

DECEMBER 8, 2017

Repealing Net Neutrality and it’s impact on the American healthcare system. Net neutrality (with Title II classification), a consumer protection clause, is set to be dismantled. Net neutrality (with Title II classification), a consumer protection clause, is set to be dismantled. What is Net Neutrality?

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Growthink Blog

AUGUST 6, 2012

The entire fabric of the our "way of life" - from tax receipts to pay for government social programs, schools, and national defense - to the sense that the lives of our children will be better than ours is dependent on a society that creates LOTS of good jobs for those that want to work and are willing to work hard.

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.Net Africa America Government 93

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2018

Your historical trading information including financials and a “customer file” which shows the history of your transactions so that investors can run “cohort” analyses Customer reference, personal references, key team members, compensation, cap table, stock option plan, etc. and then asking to take a brochure home with you.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 21, 2017

It could be studying entrepreneurship in school or it could have been working with a government contractor or maybe someone had a sales job. After putting our family’s net worth into a spreadsheet one day, I was shocked to find out that my net worth was – $250,000. It’s usually a process. 5 – Teaching.

Entrepreneur 48

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 21, 2013

Loan covenants are always required that clearly state how much net equity, the minimum current ratio, and other minimum financial requirements must be maintained to be compliant, and state the penalties for non-compliance – which are always severe, often threatening to call or cancel the loan in its entirety.

Covenant 61

Covenant Warrant Dilution Intellectual Property 61

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 2, 2013

Include all that is applicable, including net income, non-current assets and any stock issues dividend payouts and repayments of bonds. Include all that is applicable, including sales revenues, taxes, cost of sold goods, any losses, operating expenses and depreciation of property. Prepare a Cash Flow Statement Sheet. Payroll.

Small Business 149

Small Business Limited Liability Company Balance Sheet Finance 149

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 28, 2012

Sustainability initiatives can reduce costs, improve efficiency, and create other net business benefits. stock markets. A “sustainable” company is one that uses resources wisely and conserves nonrenewable resources in a manner that ensures its long-term ability to endure.

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Green Institutional Investors Employee Hosting 154

www.mint.com

MARCH 9, 2010

Go there now » Sign up or log in to mint.com Updates Drop Your Debt to Win 2 comments How To The Top 5 Customer Complaint Letters — And What You Can Learn From Them 5 comments Investing In Graphics: What Is a Stock? What is your net outflow per month? 2 comments Mint Life Know your money. Live your life.

Software Review 68

Software Review Startup Post-Money Valuation Technical Review 68

YoungUpstarts

JULY 30, 2020

Your excitement can quickly turn to confusion especially if you don’t know the difference between gross wages and net pay. Some things your pay stub will include your name, the dates you were paid for, the exact amount of hours you worked, your gross wages, any deductions you pay into, what your employer contributes, and your net pay.

.Net 204

.Net Security Stock Government 204

VC Adventure

DECEMBER 4, 2009

Wilkinson that argues strongly (and correctly) that the government needs to do more to support entrepreneurship and small businesses. Quoting from the piece: “According to the Census Bureau, nearly all net job creation in the U.S. Given the conclusions above, this may seem obvious, but it’s not how the government behaves.

Accredited Investor 49

Accredited Investor Venture Capital Stock Options Government 49

The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

He will use the $6,000 to invest in much more complicated investment products such as stocks, bonds and government securities in the hopes of generating higher returns. He can go for stocks, bonds, time deposits or government securities, among others. . The price per unit is called the Net Asset Value Per Unit (NAVPU).

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Eric Friedman

AUGUST 18, 2021

But then again, I’m not a gold bug, I don’t trade stocks, I don’t go to casinos. If you aren’t doing things which are sufficiently crazy, you’ll never generate a 5x net fund. That means we want to put up 5x net funds, we want to be investing in owning non-trivial quantities, generally at least 10%, of companies.

Silicon Valley 88

Silicon Valley Venture Capital Cofounder Africa 88

YoungUpstarts

MAY 11, 2017

The bottom line: Net income growth was nearly eighteen times higher, and stock price growth was nearly three times greater, for those publicly traded organizations whose leaders strongly engaged in The Five Practices than their counterparts who weakly engaged in them. Leadership is not about position or title.

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Leadership .Net Stock Government 165

www.paulgraham.com

APRIL 28, 2010

A lawyer I asked about it said: When the company goes public, the SEC will carefully study all prior issuances of stock by the company and demand that it take immediate action to cure any past violations of securities laws. In an IPO, it might not merely addexpense, but change the outcome. Startups valuations aresupposed to rise over time.

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Technical Review Startup Software Review Angel Investor 76

Reid Hoffman

MARCH 19, 2019

And from a financial perspective, any investor would be better off buying stock in Amazon than buying and share of a corner bookshop; if you invested $100 in Amazon’s 1997 initial public offering (IPO), those shares would have been worth about $120,000 in 2018. Publishers and authors (like O’Reilly and us) also benefit from Amazon’s success.

Cofounder 28

Cofounder Business Model IPO Non-Compete 28

Steve Blank

JUNE 22, 2011

In the 21 st century, authoritarian governments still fear their own people talking to each other and asking questions. When governments shut down Google, Twitter, Facebook, et al, they are building the 21 st century equivalent of the Berlin Wall. Our financial systems (banks, stock market, credit cards, mortgages, etc.)

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Internet Silicon Valley United States .Net 305

Board Effect

JULY 26, 2021

The limit for tax deductions for cash is 60% of the adjusted gross income while the tax deduction limit for gifts of real property or stocks is 30%. The limit for tax deductions of gifts of stocks or real property is 20%, and there’s a deduction limit of 30% of the adjusted gross income.

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.Net Stock Distribution Security 97

YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 23, 2019

The government backs the 529 college saving programs listed on the app, allowing friends, family and well wishers, from wherever in the world they may be, to help out by contributing to your child’s college fund. What Scholar Raise does is provide a crowdfunding platform to help parents hit their stated funding objectives.

Startup 170

Startup Algorithm .Net Stock 170

online.wsj.com

JULY 11, 2012

Virtual Stock Exchange. Stock Quotes. Facebook went public in May with two classes of stock that give founder and Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg about 57% of the voting power even though he only owns about 28% of the shares. Zynga went public last December with three classes of stock. MarketWatch. SmartMoney. SmartMoney.

Silicon Valley 42

Silicon Valley Founder Software Review Technical Review 42

BeyondVC

OCTOBER 27, 2003

The US Government is asking the Chinese to float its currency against the dollar to help solve this fundamental problem. By keeping the Yuan low, the Chinese are keeping our interest rates low as they are huge buyers of US Government bonds (as of May 2003, China held $121.7 This certainly drives near term growth.

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China Japan Stock Government 60

Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

MARCH 10, 2011

For example, because our inventory update system was flawed, our website would indicate that product A is available and that we have 15 pieces of it in stock, 10 of product B and 5 of product C. So by paying $5M to buy company A, company B ended up saving $8M in taxes, a net saving of $3M on the whole gig. This is genius.

Technical Review 71

Technical Review PPC Due Diligence Exit Strategy 71

View from Seed

OCTOBER 29, 2014

A smaller portion of the total capital in the VC ecosystem comes from high net worth individuals. The third reason is less in the hands of these institutional investors, and that’s governance. Why Write About This Now? It was the confluence of three unconnected things.

LP 335

LP Private Equity Institutional Investors Venture Capital 335

The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

Cast a wide net. Make the benefits of startups and stock options very clear. They would much prefer their children settle down in a safe government job instead of joining a startup. Stock options are a completely foreign concept to most people in Asia. Stock options are a completely foreign concept to most people in Asia.

Silicon Valley 121

Silicon Valley Asia Engineer Stock Options 121

Agile VC

OCTOBER 29, 2014

A smaller portion of the total capital in the VC ecosystem comes from high net worth individuals. The third reason is less in the hands of these institutional investors, and that’s governance. What prompted me to think about this now? It was the confluence of three unconnected things.

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Venture Capital LP Private Equity Institutional Investors 279

abovethecrowd.com

APRIL 20, 2016

The same thing happened to many Internet stocks. Ever single public CEO has had days where the stock price falls — it is common and accepted. It is worth noting that stock prices go up and stock prices go down. Late 2015 also brought the arrival of “mutual fund markdowns.” Amazon went from $106 to $6 as a public company.

IPO 40

IPO Term Sheet Silicon Valley Valuation 40