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10 Keys To Raising Your New Venture Funding Potential

Startup Professionals Musings

Valuing a business based on assets and financial performance is a well-understood process, but every investor knows the real value goes well beyond these parameters, either higher or lower. For startups, the entrepreneur and founder is almost always the face of the company. Strategic proficiency. People relationship focus.

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What Does the Post Crash VC Market Look Like?

Both Sides of the Table

<== Our conclusion was that this isn’t a temporary blip that will swiftly trend-back up in a V-shaped recovery of valuations but rather represented a new normal on how the market will price these companies somewhat permanently. First in late-stage tech companies and then it will filter back to Growth and then A and ultimately Seed Rounds.

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5 Equity Distribution Parameters For Key Contributors

Startup Professionals Musings

So, the first question I usually get is what percent of the company or equity is that person worth? The value in a startup is all about tangible results, so I see no equity value in the idea alone. Each cofounder should get equity for value, based on these key variables: Lived a key role in a previous startup.

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7 Ethical Fictions Lead Many New Entrepreneurs Astray

Startup Professionals Musings

One 11-year study of over 200 companies over a decade ago, detailed in the book “ Corporate Culture and Performance ,” found that those working on their culture improved revenue by 516%, and increased net income by 755%. Business ethics are more about religion than management or leadership. The reality is different.

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5 Keys To Negotiating Your Fair Share Of Any Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

So the first question I usually get is what percent of the company or equity is that person worth? The value in a startup is all about tangible results, so I see no equity value in the idea alone. Each co-founder should get equity for value, based on these key variables: Lived a key role in a previous startup.

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Leaving Government for the Private Sector – Part 1

Steve Blank

Reading how she moved in 2021 from CIA ops into a quantum technology company offered insightful career transition advice for those leaving her agency. —- At least a few times a month, people looking to jump ask about my transition, which has led to me consolidating my answers below. Below is the first of her three-part series.

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6 Keys To Retaining Your Top Performing Team Members

Startup Professionals Musings

In my perspective, it’s more true than ever that team members work for people , rather than companies, and they quit bosses who treat them like inanimate pawns that can be moved around as required to plug the holes in the business. Obviously you won’t hear much if you are not listening, or only thinking about your next response.