YoungUpstarts
JULY 31, 2019
Of course, a certain amount of initial capital without financial performance is absolutely necessary to get a business off the ground, especially in regulated industries. Founders need seed capital to get their operations up and running, and to begin generating revenue. This also applies in acquisition conversations.
Haystack
NOVEMBER 24, 2018
venture capital to date (more on this in a separate post), unfortunately relegating billion-dollar exits as “ho-hum” events to the technology crowd. It’s been a few years now since BlackBerry made phones, and this represents its largest purchase to date (by a factor of 3) since its 2015 acquisition of Good Technology.
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Hunter Walker
JANUARY 11, 2021
Traditional venture capital models lean into what’s called ‘power laws.’ Basically the idea that you are backing risky new ventures, many of which will stumble along the way, but one or two of the companies you back will be such outsized successes that the investment gains from those will more than offset the others.
Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 8, 2014
Given how efficient markets are when a large market like LA starts to blossom it attracts capital pretty quickly. billion in venture capital to LA’s technology startups and 2014 will shatter that figure. In the last full year where we have data LA attracted $1.5 Success begets success. and are guiding LA 2.0.
Gust
SEPTEMBER 27, 2014
This added exposure can result in indications of interest (investment, acquisition, partnership, etc.) While VCs are the toughest nut to crack, there are many other (often better) sources of seed capital that may be available to you. from people and organizations that you didn’t even know existed.
Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 26, 2014
Yesterday I wrote a post about The Silent Benefits of PR in which I pointed out that most young companies I encounter don’t fully grasp the benefits of PR because they are less measurable than product milestones or customer acquisition analyses (like CAC/LTV). It super charges a business that is closer to product delivery.
ReadWriteStart
APRIL 2, 2012
It's the term proposed by the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) in a proposal last October ( PDF available here ), and this week it will be codified into law. Crowdfunding is an efficient way for entrepreneurs to raise seed capital," the editors wrote. But it is also a good way for hucksters to fleece suckers.".
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