thinkspace.com

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

How to Divide Equity to Startup Founders, Advisors, and Employees. The part that I’d like to zero in on is when you’ve got a high growth company what are some of the best practices out there to distribute equity to the founders, advisors, and employees? Equity for Founders. Equity for Employees. Bookkeeper.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

This year, Techventure has also taken on two new partner events - TechInnovation 2012 and Failcon Singapore. Renaissance.’, which celebrates the vibrant developments taking place in Asia that have helped Asian corporations take the lead and capitalize successfully in many areas of technology.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

The newest equity model was passed into law in early 2012 via the JOBS Act , and still has no scheduled date for availability in the USA, waiting for the rules to be defined by the SEC: Startup equity crowd funding. A good example site, and one of the earliest in this category, is IndieGoGo. Debt-based crowd funding.

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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.

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

through its GE Healthymagination Fund, an equity fund of GE Capital and GE Healthcare. . “Check-Cap’s technology is not only innovative but it presents great promise to change the standard of patient care,” – GE Healthcare CTO Mike Harsh. This is the fund’s first investment in Israel.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 9, 2014

New crowd funding platforms on the Internet, like Kickstarter and IndieGoGo , as well as the Jobs Act of 2012 , are expected by many to ramp up regular people’s ability to fund new opportunities and kill the need for angel groups. billion collected in 2012. I just don’t see it happening any time soon.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 27, 2012

However, the overall economic growth experienced during 2012 has brought with it a shift in confidence among business owners, and in 2013, there will be a steady return to traditional, “old-fashioned” client service empowered with new digital tools. In doing so, customer service began to take a backseat to customer acquisition.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 30, 2014

By way of a definition, a business or startup incubator is a company, university, or other organization which provides resources to nurture young companies, usually for a share of the equity, hoping to capitalize on their success, or at least strengthen the local economy. Initial funding. Expert mentoring and training.

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Agile VC

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

But if you read the whole article you glean more insight… the entire public equity markets have sunk in the last 3-4 months. How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC Syndicate 10 July 2012, 5:13 pm What A VC Orders for Breakfast Says 27 June 2012, 10:16 am To Leave or Not to Leave as Your Startup Grows 12 June 2012, 12:21 pm.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 16, 2016

Sweat equity. This unpaid work component is sized in dollars, added to any funds contributed, to represent the total contribution of a founding partner and converted to an equity ownership percentage in a new startup. Equity crowdfunding. Expect your skills, insights and motivation to be tested -- so be prepared.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 2, 2013

By way of a definition, a business or startup incubator is a company, university, or other organization which provides resources to nurture young companies, usually for a share of the equity, hoping to capitalize on their success, or at least strengthen the local economy. Marty Zwilling First published on Young Entrepreneur on 12/17/2012.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 21, 2015

In fact, perhaps the most important model, equity crowdfunding for non-accredited investors, is still not legal in the U.S., despite having been passed into law in early 2012 via the JOBS Act , and still has no scheduled date for availability, waiting for the rules to be finalized by the SEC. Startup equity model. In the U.S.,

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Accredited Investor SEC Equity Europe 120

The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 26, 2021

Global Sources, once listed in Bermuda and now owned by the private equity giant Blackstone, has been active in Hong Kong since the 1970s and focuses on trade in and out of the former British colony. Founded in New York City in 2012, Kinnek bases its business model on quality over quantity. Kinnek is the newcomer.

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

through its GE Healthymagination Fund, an equity fund of GE Capital and GE Healthcare. . “Check-Cap’s technology is not only innovative but it presents great promise to change the standard of patient care,” – GE Healthcare CTO Mike Harsh. This is the fund’s first investment in Israel.

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Hearpreneur

APRIL 24, 2024

5- A representation of strength, beauty and positive change Photo Credit: Dee Matlok The name started to evolve in 2012 when I got a dragonfly tattoo as I love what the dragonfly represents – strength, beauty, and transformation. Thanks to Jackie Baron, Neon Goat ! #5- Thanks to Nicholas Turner, Bitten By Design ! #10-

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VC Cafe

JULY 4, 2012

Amongst the different types of crowdfunding: Donation, Reward, Lending and Equity, the latter is on the rise as a fundraising mechanism for European startups. investors can then, through the platform, buy small parts of this equity stake. Below is a table of the equity Crowdfunding platforms operating in Europe: Location.

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Equity Europe Due Diligence Startup 160

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

JANUARY 4, 2018

This week we closed $250M in financing from Silver Lake , the premier technology private equity firm. Every day, 5% of the entire online world visits a customer running on the WP Engine Digital Experience Platform. The majority of the funds pay back our early investors who believed in us enough to trust us with their money.

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The Next Web

JANUARY 27, 2013

Crowdfunding is the process of raising capital by offering rewards to ‘backers’ by pre-selling your product or offering equity in exchange. While the latter is not yet legal in the United States, the JOBS Act, which was signed into law in April 2012, mandates that the SEC makes it legal by January 1st of 2013.

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Feld Thoughts

DECEMBER 28, 2011

Microsoft’s Kinect Accelerator is powered by TechStars and applications for the Kinect Accelerator are now being accepted through January 25, 2012. If accepted, each company will receive an equity investment of $20,000 in exchange for six percent of the company in common stock, which will be held by TechStars.

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Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 24, 2012

." - Eric The following is an exclusive excerpt which sets up a common pitfall regarding equity splits. In Noam’s dataset, 73% of founding teams split equity within a month of founding, a striking number given the big uncertainties early in the life of any startup. We shook across the table,50–50,” Robin recalls, “and I thought ‘great.’”

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Equity Founder Cofounder Vesting 168

Board Effect

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

The idea for Giving Tuesday was created in 2012 around the concept of encouraging people to do good deeds. The goal of Giving Tuesday is to tap into the power of generosity as the heart of our global society to promote a sense of dignity and equity. Giving Tuesday has a bit of history of its own.

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David Teten

AUGUST 19, 2019

This structure offers some of the benefits of traditional equity VC, without some of the negatives of equity VC. I’ve been a traditional equity VC for 8 years, and I’m now researching new business models in venture capital. We don’t have any equity or control over the business….”. “As Key elements: . “We

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 24, 2012

A pair of wake-up-call studies by the Fournaise Marketing Group in London in 2011 and 2012 found that more than 70 percent of CEOs think that their chief marketing officers lack business credibility, lack the ability to generate acceptable growth, and lack the ability to explain how their programs will lead to increased business.

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Marketing Software Review Technical Review Social Network 234

Version One Ventures

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

When I started Version One Ventures in 2012, every experienced VC shared the same rule of thumb: we had to return 3x net consistently to stay in business (i.e. 3x the invested capital net of fees over a period of about ten years for a net IRR in the low twenties).

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Gust

OCTOBER 29, 2014

This will be changing next year, however, because of a new law called the JOBS Act of 2012 , which establishes a new, limited type of Crowdfunding for small companies and non-Accredited investors. Once the U.S. Subject to specific rules and dollar limits (10% of your income in aggregate for all investments per year, etc.)

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Accredited Investor Securities and Exchange Commission Technical Review Due Diligence 157

ReadWriteStart

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

In 2012, the national government created the programs iNNpulsa and apps.co, both promote innovation , business, and technological developments in Colombia by providing funds and coaching programs to promising entrepreneurs. . They’ve raised $14M from US-based VCs Portland Private Equity and Endeavor.

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SiliconHills

DECEMBER 19, 2020

Private equity firm HGGC, based in Palo Alto, led the investment. Aceable, founded in 2012, as an online driver’s education site, has since it expanded its offering to provide other state-accredited courses on its digital learning platform. Aceable, based in Austin, announced last week that it has closed $50 million in funding.

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Private Equity Equity Austin 139

ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Co-founder and CEO Kyle Wong, who was featured on Forbes’ 30 Under 30 List, says the company’s MVP was built using “sweat equity.” When the company morphed an earlier product and built Uberflip’s MVP in 2011, it cost them $300k, with no capital—and a lot of sweat equity. The company started bringing in revenue in 2012.

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Gust

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

As I write this, days after the 2012 presidential election, I’m probably not alone in feeling relieved that the political jeering and soapboxing that reached a feverish pitch during the seemingly endless campaign season has finally subsided. misses an opportunity. Securities Regulation.

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Growthink Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

In April 2012 the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (called the JOBS Act) was passed and signed by President Obama. The JOBS Act Opens Up Equity-Based Crowdfunding The key goal of the JOBS Act was to make it possible to raise funds from investors through certain crowdfunding sites in exchange for equity in your company.

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Equity Accredited Investor SEC .Net 91

Agile VC

APRIL 17, 2011

Obviously most of these employees are working hard primarily for equity upside compensation, but Kayak’s personnel costs are roughly $200K/head so the company is highly productive on a per employee basis. 10 July 2012, 7:05 pm Why Do VC’s Have Ownership Targets? What’s Your Favorite Future? And Why 20%?

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David Teten

AUGUST 19, 2019

I’ve been a traditional equity VC for 8 years, and I’m now researching new business models in venture capital. 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. .

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Revenue Term Sheet Founder Technical Review 60

Growthink Blog

APRIL 21, 2013

As part of the JOBS Act, equity-based crowdfunding was made legal in the US. However, before entrepreneurs could start using equity-based crowdfunding, the SEC had to write the specific rules governing it. The SEC was given 9 months to write those rules; they were due on December 31, 2012. read more.

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Accredited Investor SEC San Francisco Equity 95

Growthink Blog

DECEMBER 11, 2012

The Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (called the JOBS Act) was passed with support from Republicans and Democrats alike and signed by President Obama in April 2012. The bad news with regards to this changing of the guard is that it will most likely slow the finalization of equity-based crowdfunding laws beyond January 1st.

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Equity Securities and Exchange Commission SEC Accredited Investor 103

David Cohen

JANUARY 4, 2012

Ten accepted companies will receive an equity investment of $20K in exchange for six percent common equity. Applications are open and due by January 25th, 2012 at midnight GMT. The program will run from March to May of 2012. Jeff Matsushita, Executive Producer, Microsoft Studios. What will you do with Kinect?

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Intellectual Property Seattle Equity Programming 76

crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 5, 2012

Financing Your Business: Debt Vs Equity – [link]. Financing Your Business: Debt Vs Equity – [link]. A Collection of 75 Beautiful Fonts from 2012 to Spice up Your Typography – [link]. Showcase of 46 Superb Movie Posters of 2012 – [link]. The Cheap and Easy Guide to Crowdsourcing – [link].

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 9, 2011

I show charts on housing, structural unemployment, home equity re-financings that we spent meaning less spending power post crash, new housing sales, debt-to-income ratios, public-sector job problems that will cause crises in cities and states across the US. And the equity in their house isn’t rising. And you don’t see it.

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