The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

The idea at the center of his real estate revolution is “shared equity,” a concept he devised after years of research and international travel. I focused much more intently on this aspect when financial markets melted down in 2008 and 2009. The buyer shares in the equity growth in the home from the price appreciation.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

New business applications are the highest since 2008, reports the Wall Street Journal. Keep that in mind as you lie awake at night worrying about sales, or you are struggling to close an equity round. LJ Suzuki is a fractional CFO with CFOshare, an outsourced finance and accounting department for small businesses.

Entrepreneur 259

Entrepreneur Cofounder Startup SEO 259

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2011

But this mania to not miss out on the next big thing is driving some investors to pay growth-equity prices for traditional market risk (as in, they’re paying up before it is clear there is product / market fit). I said, “It’s much easier now than it was in 2008/09.&# Or worse yet they may never get financed.

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Saudi Arabia Valuation IPO Technical Review 309

Altgate

AUGUST 25, 2012

—————– Dead equity — equity held by employees and founders no longer working at the company — is a large and growing problem. Choe opted to forgo a cash payment “in the thousands” for the equity equivalent at the time. Dead equity has always been a significant issue for startups.

Equity 28

Equity Vesting Cap Table Technical Review 28

Startup Company Lawyer

MARCH 14, 2010

After the recent announcement of the Series Seed Financing documents by Marc Andreesen, Brad Feld points out that there are now four sets of “open source&# equity seed financing documents: TechStars Model Seed Funding Documents (by Cooley). Y Combinator Series AA Equity Financing Documents (by WSGR).

Finance 70

Finance Software Review Term Sheet Liquidation Preference 70

Steve Blank

MARCH 31, 2014

Just look at the disruptive challenges that businesses face today– globalization, China as a manufacturer, China as a consumer, the Internet, and a steady stream of new startups. Perhaps that’s because where established companies might see risks or threats, startups see opportunity. We legalized robbing the corporate treasury.

Private Equity 325

Private Equity Metrics China Intellectual Property 325

Altgate

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

We tried to provide a framework for startups to think about what activities should be outsourced and why. What kind of startup outsources everything? Well, you’re right, most don’t, but one example of a startup that does is PlentyOfFish. Also, most startup attorneys will do deferred payment plans.

Software Review 65

Software Review Offshore Startup Boston 65

Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

Equity Crowdfunding: Your Solution for Small Business Financing? Small businesses haven’t had it easy since the dawn of the recession in 2008, but thankfully they’ve enjoyed a steady (if slow) recovery. Under current regulations, Equity crowdfunding opportunities are only available to Accredited Investors.

Equity 60

Equity Finance Small Business Accredited Investor 60

rapidrollout.wordpress.com

JANUARY 15, 2011

Web Startup Lessons Advice from a CTO and Entrepreneur Home About Startup Advice: When to Use a Consulting CTO There are not many to be found. Most likely, this is a person who is a serial entrepreneur and was the chief technology officer for two or more web startups. .&# I’ll list other consultants I know about, as well.

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Fractional CTO CTO CTO Hire Fractional VPE 40

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

They don’t realize that this option would likely be their worst nightmare, since it costs millions for the road show, usually dilutes your equity to a tiny fraction, and takes away all your entrepreneurial control. IPOs in 2008, the market was up to a still trivial 128 in 2012 (compared to 675 in 1996). After a record low of 39 U.S.

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IPO Founder Exit Strategy Investment Bankers 224

ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

Whether it is credit or equity, funding is very, very tight. I call it drip-financing. Most entrepreneurs have no choice but to avail of this sort of financing along with the mentoring and the contacts that could come with it (doesn't always come along, though). In 1M/1M, our preferred financing strategy is customers.

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Cloud Silicon Valley Incubator Finance 115

ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 7, 2010

Bottom line, early stage equity is very, very expensive. As a thumb rule, try to get enough validation so that you can get to at least a $2 million pre-money valuation before raising equity capital. That is debt financing that converts into equity at the Series A valuation once the price for that is set. (I Photo by lco.

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Valuation Silicon Valley Pre-Money Valuation Bootstrapping 119

rapidrollout.wordpress.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Web Startup Lessons Advice from a CTO and Entrepreneur Home About Finding a Technical Partner for Your Startup Today I received an inquiry from a student at an Ivy League university who wants to launch a web startup. I found your suggestions in the article “Startup Mistakes: The Partnership Gone Sour&# especially useful.

Technical Review 40

Technical Review Fractional CTO Partner CTO Hire 40

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 24, 2015

I’ve seen friends (and family members) lose much of their savings that way over the years because “Black Swans” happen and in 1987, 2001, 2003 & 2008 (just to name a few from my memory) huge market gyrations caused much financial distress to people seeking short-term gains. Watch the market closely.

Stock 150

Stock Finance Marketing Valuation 150

ReadWriteStart

APRIL 1, 2020

Further still are the discussions that we may eventually be stuck–similar to the Great Recession of 2008–in a recovery that excludes jobs as we emerge from this cluster. If there is a silver lining to all of this, it is that such events are often breeding grounds for innovation, pivots, startups and the birth of new companies.

Startup 120

Startup SEO Private Equity Venture Capital 120

Life Beyond Code

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

SM: In September 2008, when the first Entrepreneur Journeys book was released, D.D. Once the $1 million revenue milestone is crossed, entrepreneurs find it easier to find additional customers, manage working capital, and access funding, whether it is credit or equity. The rest of the services are for paying members only.

Programming 116

Programming Silicon Valley Bootstrapping Technical Review 116

Altgate

DECEMBER 15, 2010

@altgate Startups, Venture Capital & Everything In Between Skip to content Home Furqan Nazeeri (fn@altgate.com) ← No one wants to tell you your baby is ugly More on Liquidation Preferences → Pre-Money Valuation vs Number of Founders Posted on December 15, 2010 by admin Here’s a chart of the day worth sharing.

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Pre-Money Valuation Valuation Cofounder Founder 66

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

I was excited to see that GLG (formerly Gerson Lehrman Group), the industry leader, is now offering a professional network service geared to the needs of the startup community: GLG Share. Like many established finance & media companies, GLG knows that the tech startup sector is a growing part of the economy.

New York 114

New York Technical Review Networking Advisory Board 114

Startup Company Lawyer

MAY 1, 2009

CompStudy publishes an annual report of equity and cash compensation that provides compensation data on top management positions and Boards of Directors at private companies in technology and life sciences. The 2008 results are available on Altgate and are also embedded below. 2008 CompStudy Report in Technology.

Stock Options 31

Stock Options CTO Hire Equity 31

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

3) invest in and take equity stakes in exchange for capital. Five Quarters of Profitability During the 1980’s and through the mid 1990’s startups going public had to do something that most companies today never heard of – they had to show a track record of increasing revenue and consistent profitability.

Silicon Valley 217

Silicon Valley IPO Technical Review Venture Capital 217

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

They don’t realize that this option would likely be their worst nightmare, since it costs millions for the road show, usually dilutes your equity to a tiny fraction, and takes away all your entrepreneurial control. IPOs in 2008, the market was up to a still trivial 159 in 2011. After a record low of 39 U.S.

Exit Strategy 239

Exit Strategy IPO Investment Bankers Entrepreneur 239

The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

trillion, it is by far the largest of its sort in the world and financed projects that in other settings may not have passed investment criteria screens. [3]. The buyers (or lessees) in these transactions are pension funds, insurance companies, or private equity representing other institutions. municipal bond market. 1] [link]. [2]

Private Equity 129

Private Equity New York City Chicago Investment Bankers 129

www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

25 Best Startup Failure Post-Mortems of All Time. Update – As a followup, we analyzed all of these startup failure post-mortems to identify the top 20 reasons for startup failure. Also worth a read after you review these startup failure post-mortems. Post-Mortem Title : How My Startup Failed.

Software Review 79

Software Review Startup Technical Review Vesting 79

Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

“In a lot of the industries in which I ended up launching companies, there was a pre-existing profile of what a successful entrepreneur should look like—typically a young, white male with a technical, finance, or political background,” says Aguirre de Carcer. While private equity has a history in the U.S.

Venture Capital 82

Venture Capital Lean Cofounder Technical Review 82

The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

The global financial crisis started in 2007 and it went on for much of 2008. He started enjoying success in 2008 when Inc. The name of this startup was Flipkart and they started it with $6,500. In 2014, the company raised $28 million in shareholder equity. Investments from capital markets to real estate plummeted.

Cofounder 141

Cofounder Venture Capital India Valuation 141

Altgate

APRIL 22, 2009

"  It's basically a web tool that creates draft preferred financing term sheets for startups. "  The beauty of having the option to select from "standard" options is that WSGR has included some market data , e.g. what percent of term sheets in up rounds in 2008 included this term.

Term Sheet 52

Term Sheet Intellectual Property Venture Capital Hawaii 52

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

This time by the efforts of Adeo Ressi to introduce a new kind of structure called “ convertible equity.” My initial reaction to Adeo when we spoke was that while it may have solved some issues (debt versus equity) it didn’t solve the ones that I’ve been warning entrepreneurs about most loudly.

Ratchet 354

Ratchet Liquidation Preference Equity Stock 354

Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 19, 2019

Then in 2008, he had a revelation from his experience on the Penn endowment board about how to democratize investing advice and “accidentally” founded a new company to do it. Andy and I will be having a fireside chat at this year’s Lean Startup Conference in October. He’s currently the CEO of the company. It's literally impossible.

Silicon Valley 159

Silicon Valley Lean Venture Capital Pre-Money Valuation 159

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2010

Recently I’ve been debating with a number of young startup companies that are raising money in the next few months, “what is the right about of capital to raise at a startup?&#. Let’s assume that the $2 million buys 25% of your company, which is the norm in an equity financing. There are trade offs.

Venture Capital 319

Venture Capital Startup Silicon Valley Warrant 319

www.instigatorblog.com

MARCH 2, 2010

Home About Contact My thoughts & lessons learned on startups, entrepreneurship, marketing and other stuff. The Importance of Advisory Boards for Startup CEOs Tweet When a startup receives financing it will need to setup a Board of Directors. This is typically done with a small piece of equity. Expectations.

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Advisory Board Startup Cofounder Equity 40

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 29, 2018

by Mike Prendergast, Finance Director, Quick Capital. Where once the bank would have been the first port of call for a loan, the 2008 recession all but closed off this option for independent businesses – and it’s never fully re-opened. Easy and quick access to money is vital to helping your business not only grow, but survive.

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Security Small Business Equity Stock 214

Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 8, 2016

In 1998, when I started ending up with lots of shares in public Internet companies, I came up with a formulaic approach for any public equities that are distributed to me (either from our funds or other VC funds). The first finance course I took at MIT was 15.401: Finance Theory I and was taught by Stewart Myers.

Flash 70

Flash Equity Stock Finance 70

Reid Hoffman

JANUARY 26, 2021

Last week, we explored the topic of startup boards of directors. The primary goal of this conversation was to explain how and why a great startup board can be a powerful tool to help the CEO make the company successful. One of the things a financing round brings is an opportunity to strengthen the startup’s overall network.

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Startup Equity Early Stage Green 36

View from Seed

JANUARY 26, 2016

It’s become increasingly common for startups to raise several seed rounds, and this has led to a bifurcation in the seed stage between what are known as “pre-seed” (or “genesis”) and institutional seed rounds. So, between 2008 and 2013, the early-stage landscape looked more like the middle segment of the chart.

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Seed Stage Early Stage Cofounder Finance 120

venturehacks.com

MARCH 21, 2008

Venture Hacks Good advice for startups. Products Archives @venturehacks Books AngelList About RSS Everything you ever wanted to know about advisors, Part 2 by Nivi on February 27th, 2008 Here are more frequently asked questions about advisors. Finally, there is a beauty to paying in equity rather than an equivalent amount of cash.

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Advisory Board Cap Table Vesting Equity 44

VC Cafe

APRIL 7, 2011

in the second quarter of 2008 – just prior to the financial crisis. The Tel Aviv center will support Barclay’s international finance operations and expand the British bank’s equities and prime services among others. Unemployment fell to 6.1% in January, as the number of Israelis out of work dropped to 189,300.

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Java Database Argentina 79

VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

The steel giant, which also invests in R&D through its privately held Postech university, considered one of Asia’s best technological institutes, first came to Israel in 2008 through the Korea-Israel Industrial Research and Development Foundation (KORIL). billion, of which $2.5 billion net profit. .

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Bandwidth Framework Forecast 79