David Teten

AUGUST 19, 2019

Does the traditional VC financing model make sense for all companies? Though RBI will displace some traditional equity VC, its much bigger impact will be to expand the pool of capital available for early-stage entrepreneurs. . 2018 also had the fewest number of angel-led financing rounds since before 2010. Absolutely not.

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Tim Keane

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

  When we talk to entrepreneurs (or explain to others what we do) we often explain this in risk terms.   Growth financing, for example. Hiring the right folks with broad experience beyond what is immediately called for is a great idea - if you can find them and if they'll work well with the entrepreneurs. 

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SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

This continues my series of posts: Top 30 Startup Posts for July 2010 Top 30 Startup Posts in June 2010 Top 29 Startup Posts May 2010 Startup CTO Top 30 Posts for April 16 Great Startup Posts from March Here they are: How to Minimize Politics in Your Company - Ben's Blog , August 24, 2010 “Who the f@#k you think you f$&kin’ with.

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VC Cafe

JULY 4, 2011

Following the success of Ycombinator and TechStars, in recent years we have seen literally hundreds of regional incubators set up in the rest of the US and Europe , across campuses and within vertical industries, such as mobile or finance. Notable US seed accelerator programmes by location showing total number of startups funded to 2010.

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startupbaltimore.org

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Finding a Technical Cofounder by Mike Subelsky on September 17, 2010 Advice View Comments Over the past 18 months I’ve had the same conversation with about ten entrepreneurs looking to start a software-based business. One of the most bad-ass entrepreneurs in Baltimore is Scott Messinger. Like this Article?

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www.inc.com

JULY 9, 2010

500|5000 The 2010 Inc. 500|5000 List The 2010 Top Lists Inc. 500|5000 The 2010 Inc. 500|5000 List The 2010 Top Lists Inc. 500|5000 The 2010 Inc. 500|5000 List The 2010 Top Lists Inc. Every university makes efforts to get interconnected with the entrepreneur community," Zwilling says.

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Tim Keane

JANUARY 12, 2010

. | Bottom Up Market Sizing » January 12, 2010. Please see later version of this post on May 16, 2010 Entrepreneurs are often not experts in the area of term-sheet negotiations and all of the surrounding issues.   Investors sometimes “present” the terms they’d like and expect the entrepreneurs to react.

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blog.captainrecruiter.com

MARCH 8, 2012

Sunday, August 15, 2010. An Internet entrepreneur needs a website. If a software geek really wants to try building something for no pay, theyre going to work for themself instead of following another cashless entrepreneur. Reply Delete Peter Aug 15, 2010 04:53 PM Absolutely correct. skip to main | skip to sidebar.

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Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 14, 2009

I have counseled innumerable entrepreneurs to change their focus to revenue, and many companies who refuse this advice get themselves into trouble by running out of iterations. People talk about funding funding funding, bootstrapping, etc., but few step back and really examine the underlying assumptions of startup finance.

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www.mint.com

MARCH 9, 2010

However, a perfectly acceptable—and perhaps even better—answer is that there are no investors other than the founders, and the plan is to bootstrap the company as long as possible. Check out the personal finance topic by clicking here. Your Money Questions Answered Mint.com on 07/07/2010 0 comments How Much Should I Tip?

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The Entrepreneurial Mind

JUNE 14, 2010

Any start-up loans will be to the entrepreneur as a personal loan. But, with plummeting property values over the past three years, there ain't much water in that well for many younger entrepreneurs. And bootstrap every chance you get! They bootstrapped and focused on getting cash flowing as soon as possible.

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ReadWriteStart

APRIL 17, 2012

The government wants to bring in foreign entrepreneurs to interact with the business community," Davis says. Davis and his partners, Amit Aharoni and Nicolas Meunier, were members of Start-Up Chile's freshman class, arriving in August 2010. If we'd had to bootstrap it, I don't know if we could have done it," Davis says.

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ReadWriteStart

APRIL 7, 2011

At today's session, therefore, all our entrepreneurs were pitching from Malaysia. It could be a good business to bootstrap the social/mobile edutainment business with. The entrepreneur seems obsessed with building his own brand and selling directly to end customers. ISA Innovation. A mistake, in my opinion. Techsailor.

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Professor VC

APRIL 1, 2010

Thursday, April 1, 2010. was part of a Dow Jones VentureWire webinar last week titled Negotiating An Angel Deal: What Angels, Entrepreneurs & VCs Need to Know. Labels: Angel Investors , fundraising , term sheets , venture capital , venture financing. April 21, 2010 9:26 PM. ▼ 2010. (7). ProfessorVC.

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techcocktail.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

When we see entrepreneurs come up with great ideas (and we see many), we hope that they also remember that while an idea is key, it won’t go anywhere without the right team in place. As entrepreneurs we need to recognize the importance of having a solid support system. be the manager and product developer). Where do I sign up?

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Professor VC

APRIL 7, 2011

This will also serve as a good pointer for all the entrepreneurs who ask why I am not interested in their company led convertible note financing round. Ive seen a number of entrepreneurs, angels and VCs fall into the trap of providing debt in small pieces. In cases where it is truly a bridge financing (i.e.

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The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

Although Box was launched from a dorm room by two 19 year olds, in 2010 the company hired Dan Levin, an experienced Silicon Valley entrepreneur to strengthen its foundations in order to expand. In the modern age it’s very chic to think about the 23-year-old entrepreneur who’s out to change the world. Crowded clouds.

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Professor VC

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

At a high level, I definitely agree that being an entrepreneur and being in school dont necessarily mix. Most of us know of Exhibits 1 ( Bill Gates ) and 2 ( Mark Zuckerberg ) from Harvard, but I have met dozens of other successful entrepreneurs who felt a greater need to get going on an opportunity than to wait around to complete a degree.

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Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

However, I have seen some blog posts posing the question about whether the same principles of valuing baseball players could be applied to entrepreneurs. I encourage entrepreneurs to give it a shot and let me know what you think. ► 2010. (7). Bootstrapping 101. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State.

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Professor VC

JANUARY 27, 2008

The spring semester of my Entrepreneurial Finance class starts tomorrow. We will also look at a variety of financing methods including venture capital, angel investing, licensing, franchising, roll-up, venture debt and my old favorite, bootstrapping. Labels: entrepreneur , entrepreneurial finance course , venture capital.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

Unfortunately in early stage startups the drive for financing hijacks the corporate DNA and becomes the raison d’etre of the company. The Traditional VC Pitch Entrepreneurs who pursue the traditional product development model don’t have customer data to answer these questions. How many are there? Is there a profitable business model?

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Tim Keane

SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

The Whitehorse Daily Star - good advice for entrepreneurs. Steve Belkin , owner of the Atlanta Hawks, couldn't get his first deal financed and wound up cobbling together a friends and family round to start his travel company in the 70s. The Whitehorse Daily Star - good advice for entrepreneurs. October 2010.

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www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 18, 2010

By definition, the capital investment needs to be relatively low such that the investors and the entrepreneurs all make a healthy return on investment. So, please note the TAM Analysis is a vitally important aspect of building any financing strategy. Raymond is wondering why he cannot attract financing.

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www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 18, 2010

By definition, the capital investment needs to be relatively low such that the investors and the entrepreneurs all make a healthy return on investment. So, please note the TAM Analysis is a vitally important aspect of building any financing strategy. Raymond is wondering why he cannot attract financing.

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K9 Ventures

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

I was bootstrapping the company and started with $5,000 that I had saved up from a prior summer internship. Besides I was a young, first-time entrepreneur at the age of 23. ’ Therefore, I fundamentally believe that true entrepreneurs will find a way regardless of how difficult or complex the system may be.

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Tim Keane

MARCH 4, 2011

How should I finance my new venture?  I sort of knew a couple of the probable answers but assumed the entrepreneur knew more.  I sort of knew a couple of the probable answers but assumed the entrepreneur knew more. " I wish that entrepreneur appreciated how that sounded. « Market Math | Main. |

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Professor VC

DECEMBER 18, 2008

The NIF (in its 5th year), is essentially a science fair for entrepreneurs. Here are a few of the budding entrepreneurs that I chatted with at the event: Jeff Gibboney, a graduate mechanical engineering student, developed a battery operated skateboard for cruising to school or work. ► 2010. (7). Bootstrapping 101.

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Professor VC

MAY 29, 2008

An entrepreneur will pitch their business plan to what they think is a group of angel investors and will get a number of follow-up calls afterwards, but they are pitches for services not investment interest. ► 2010. (7). Bootstrapping 101. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State. ► February. (1).

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Professor VC

FEBRUARY 26, 2008

As I mentioned in the previous post, Jeff Fluhr (founder of StubHub) recently stopped by my Entrepreneurial Finance class to share his 4 Lessons of Entrepreneurship with the students. Do you have the right make-up to be an entrepreneur? ► 2010. (7). Bootstrapping 101. ► February. (1). ► January. (1).

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Professor VC

JANUARY 17, 2008

I think the title of this post is a TV show, but fitting as there has been much debate in the venture community as to the whether angel investors are good or bad for entrepreneurs and VCs. One group charges entrepreneurs "an administrative fee" to present to the group. Touched by an Angel. for a total of $10.5M

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Tim Keane

DECEMBER 30, 2009

Understand finance.  Never, ever “let Mikey do it.”  Know, yourself, how your venture is financed, what the alternatives are, and when you will know it is time to execute them. Understand finance. October 2010. September 2010. Bootstrapping.  A pearl of great price. March 2011. Categories.

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Professor VC

FEBRUARY 12, 2008

While spending time with the entrepreneurs and championing the deal through the group, you tend to become emotionally attached. In most cases, the entrepreneur hasnt hidden anything, it is just buyers remorse kicking in and the realization that the hard work is beginning. ► 2010. (7). Bootstrapping 101.

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Hunter Walker

JANUARY 15, 2017

Hunter Walk: DSPTCH started in 2010 as a side hustle out of your apartment. I heard Casey Neistat refer to this as “forced positivity” which I think can be dangerously misleading, especially to young entrepreneurs. HW: So far you’ve bootstrapped DSPTCH but we discussed how you periodically get approached by investors.

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Tim Keane

JUNE 21, 2011

« How should I finance my new venture? Sales growth month to month is based on having an inside sales person (initially the CEO/entrepreneur) making ten calls per day.  During this time the training and continued calling will be staffed by the CEO/entrepreneur. Startups and angels: Along the way to success.

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Tim Keane

AUGUST 21, 2006

« Listening to Entrepreneurs | Main. But I liked it and it got me thinking about entrepreneurs and investors. Who is responsible when investors encourage entrepreneurs to "manage" the data? Who is responsible when investors encourage entrepreneurs to "manage" the data? I have no idea why.

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Tim Keane

SEPTEMBER 8, 2006

By contrast, the advisor who wants to make decisions - or give strong advice and then sell it to the entrepreneur - is often a less than optimal fit in the venture. We call on the entrepreneur to be decisive, to prioritize, to make decisions and test them, changing as required, all the while operating on 10% less than humanly possible.

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venturebeat.com

MARCH 8, 2011

In fact, any bootstrapped company should be aiming for slow, consistent growth rather than explosive growth. He was also a founding member of ITWatchdogs, another bootstrapped startup which became profitable and was sold, and is a mentor at Capital Factory. This story originally appeared on his blog.) This is not a bad thing.

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