Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 2, 2022

As an active angel investor, I still hear entrepreneurs asserting large opportunities with minimal risk and no competition. Both risks and opportunities in this area can arise from many aspects of your startup, before and after product development. Outside of dreams, there is no real business opportunity without risk.

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Burn Rate Angel Investor Operations Demand 382

Tim Keane

DECEMBER 14, 2009

Startups and angels: Along the way to success. By Tim Keane, Angel Investor, Golden Angels Investors, LLC. Starting Startups.    Read   Want to Start a Startup ?   A way to fund a startup is to get a job.    Good angel groups, too. 

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Burn Rate Angel Groups Seed Stage Startup 60

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

As an active angel investor, I still hear entrepreneurs asserting large opportunities with minimal risk and no competition. Both risks and opportunities in this area can arise from many aspects of your startup, before and after product development. Outside of dreams, there is no real business opportunity without risk.

Entrepreneur 267

Entrepreneur Burn Rate Angel Investor Operations 267

Up and Running

APRIL 27, 2020

Current businesses are finding ways to pivot their business models, revisiting their budgets, and developing new forecasts to minimize their burn rate and maximize their available cash runway. One thing that doesn’t typically end during a financial crisis, is investors looking to fund startups and small businesses.

Software Review 113

Software Review Lean Forecast Business Plan 113

Feld Thoughts

NOVEMBER 18, 2013

They need to raise money before building anything substantial after determining that they needed a little dough to follow the Lean Startup methodology. They decide to go out and raise money on a convertible note – several angel investors have signaled interest in participating in the note and they don’t feel ready to pitch VCs yet.

Burn Rate 152

Burn Rate Equity Software Review Early Stage 152

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 18, 2012

Even for low-tech startups, the scope of information available on the Internet, and its global reach, has had a similar financial impact on the many other challenges facing every startup founder. Founders now routinely use their home to operate their startup until they are well into the revenue phase. Facilities and staff.

Cost 255

Cost Burn Rate SEM Startup 255

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 11, 2017

As an angel investor and business advisor on new ventures, I expect to see five-year financial projections from every entrepreneur. Calculate cash-burn rate and investment timing. Project your cash burn rate to keep at least 18 months between venture capital or angel investments.

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Burn Rate Forecast Angel Investor Revenue 144

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 16, 2013

I work with a lot of startups. Nobody is offering to put you on their scout program and pay you to be an angel investor. The company with no revenue and a $150k burn rate that raised $2.5 If we do that and you lower your burn rate then you’ll have more time to prove things out before we fund raise.

Burn Rate 412

Burn Rate Dilution Revenue Valuation 412

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2010

Often when startups who have raised venture capital need another round of financing they will turn to their existing investors to give them money before raising from outsiders. So startup CEO’s in this position make compromises that don’t necessarily benefit the long-term potential of the company.

Startup 290

Startup Burn Rate Warrant Bankruptcy 290

Hunter Walker

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

However some high profile failures and/or sub-VC scale outcomes start investors questioning whether it’s worth continuing to fund the problem space right now or is there some fundamental limit on value creation. For example, consumer hardware startups post-Juicero or 3D printing a decade ago. Just Survive.

Marketing 119

Marketing Burn Rate Angel Investor Early Stage 119

This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 1, 2010

Here’s my best attempt to shed some light on the most common misconceptions about building a company here in NYC: Misconception #1: There’s no money in NYC for startups… and the money that’s here isn’t smart or experienced money. Should they work on your “real time” web startup or write code that processes a million trades a minute?

New York City 113

New York City New York Startup Burn Rate 113

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 30, 2015

As an active Angel investor, I still hear entrepreneurs asserting large opportunities with minimal risk and no competition. Both risks and opportunities in this area can arise from many aspects of your startup, before and after product development. balance business dreams entrepreneur risk startup' Operational.

Entrepreneur 120

Entrepreneur Burn Rate Startup Angel Investor 120

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 22, 2017

As an active angel investor, I still hear entrepreneurs asserting large opportunities with minimal risk and no competition. Both risks and opportunities in this area can arise from many aspects of your startup, before and after product development. Outside of dreams, there is no real business opportunity without risk.

Burn Rate 170

Burn Rate Angel Investor Operations Demand 170

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 17, 2014

As an active Angel investor, I still hear entrepreneurs asserting large opportunities with minimal risk or no competition. Both risks and opportunities in this area can arise from many aspects of your startup, before and after product development. business entrepreneur opportunity risk startup Tom Panaggio' Operational.

Burn Rate 234

Burn Rate Angel Investor Entrepreneur Operations 234

Gust

JUNE 10, 2012

Even for low-tech startups, the scope of information available on the Internet, and its global reach, has had a similar financial impact on the many other challenges facing every startup founder. Founders now routinely use their home to operate their startup until they are well into the revenue phase. Facilities and staff.

Cost 139

Cost Burn Rate SEM Startup 139

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

Even for low-tech startups, the scope of information available on the Internet, and its global reach, has had a similar financial impact on the many other challenges facing every startup founder. Founders now routinely use their home to operate their startup until they are well into the revenue phase. Facilities and staff.

Entrepreneur 235

Entrepreneur Burn Rate SEM Social Network 235

Up and Running

DECEMBER 11, 2013

Investors like valuation to relate to actual business numbers, such as sales, gross margin (price less direct costs), and burn rate or fixed costs. Angel investors, on the other hand, frequently use some more flexible options. And every startup should understand the basics as it deals with potential investors. .

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Valuation Oregon Burn Rate Angel Groups 136

Steve Blank

JUNE 1, 2011

As customer and agile development reinvent the Startup, it’s time to ask why startup board governance has not kept up with the pace of innovation. Board meetings that guide startups haven’t changed since the early 1900’s. The combination of Venture Capital and technology startups is only about 50 years old. Here’s how.

Silicon Valley 290

Silicon Valley Business Model Venture Capital Balance Sheet 290

Steve Blank

JUNE 1, 2011

As customer and agile development reinvent the Startup, it’s time to ask why startup board governance has not kept up with the pace of innovation. Board meetings that guide startups haven’t changed since the early 1900’s. The combination of Venture Capital and technology startups is only about 50 years old. Here’s how.

Silicon Valley 258

Silicon Valley Business Model Venture Capital Balance Sheet 258

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 27, 2012

As a member of the local Angel group selection committee, I’ve seen a lot of startup presentations to investors, and I’ve never seen one that was too short - maybe short on content, but not short on pages! Every startup needs both a business plan and an investor presentation, completed before you formally approach any investors.

Elevator Pitch 247

Elevator Pitch Exit Strategy Burn Rate Merger 247

Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

Dan Frommer, in Moneyball for tech startups , interviewed Fred Wilson, Chris Dixon, Paul Graham and Ben Horowitz on the topic. And given that four of the most important tech investors in the world seem skeptical of it, if someone can figure out a good formula that works, they may be able to exploit it". Thanks Steve. Steve Bennet.

Technical Review 38

Technical Review Early Stage San Jose Angel Investor 38

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 13, 2010

Even for low-tech startups, the scope of information available on the Internet, and its global reach, has had a similar financial impact on the many other challenges facing every startup founder. Founders now routinely use their home to operate their startup until they are well into the revenue phase. Facilities and staff.

Burn Rate 125

Burn Rate SEM Social Network Angel Investor 125

Professor VC

JANUARY 27, 2011

I've been working within the sphere of startups and angels for a couple of years in Vancouver, BC and it's been an interesting experience.a What does it take to be an Angel Investor? I am an active angel investor and on the board of Sand Hill Angels. work at home. May 1, 2011 10:32 PM.

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Technical Review Due Diligence Silicon Valley San Jose 31

VC Cafe

APRIL 27, 2011

Depending on the stage of the company, sources may range from FFF (Friends, Family and Fools), angel investors, incubators, startup competitions, grants, crowd funding and off course, VC (though often a last resort in the earliest stages). Regardless of if you plan on investing in a startup, honest feedback is important.

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Venture Capital Differentiation Incubator Angel Investor 90

ReadWriteStart

JUNE 13, 2011

As customer and agile development reinvent the startup, it's time to ask why startup board governance has not kept up with the pace of innovation. Board meetings that guide startups haven't changed since the early 1900's. The combination of Venture Capital and technology startups is only about 50 years old. Here's how.

Silicon Valley 117

Silicon Valley Balance Sheet Metrics Early Stage 117

www.paulgraham.com

APRIL 28, 2010

Want to start a startup? A typical startup goes throughseveral rounds of funding, and at each round you want to take justenough money to reach the speed where you can shift into the nextgear. Few startups get it quite right. I dont mean to suggest that our investors were nothing but a dragon us. Many are underfunded.

Technical Review 76

Technical Review Startup Software Review Angel Investor 76

Professor VC

FEBRUARY 12, 2008

Steve, I was pleasantly surprised to find your blog when researching startup financing. I was previously a founder of Bizmetric in 2000 (your firm chose not to invest) and am now working on a startup using 3D architectural visualization for green building. What does it take to be an Angel Investor? Anonymous said.

San Jose 31

San Jose Technical Review Venture Capital Angel Investor 31

Professor VC

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

They must live, breathe, sleep, and be one with the startups ups and downs. What does it take to be an Angel Investor? I am an active angel investor and on the board of Sand Hill Angels. It must be experienced and suffered to feel the strength of the whirlpool that the entrepreneur will find themselves in.

San Jose 43

San Jose Silicon Valley Las Vegas Venture Capital 43

thestartuplawyer.com

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Contact The Startup Lawyer: Home Page About Contact FAQs Glossary Ryan Roberts Law: Home Page Social Networks: Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Flickr Delicious Digg Last.FM He obviously never launched a startup and got shafted by a co-founder. He obviously never launched a startup and got shafted by a co-founder.

Cofounder 40

Cofounder Founder Preferred Stock Startup 40

Up and Running

AUGUST 21, 2014

One of the most important things a startup can do is make sure that they are keeping track of their data. In this webinar, we take time to discuss the different metrics that startups—and established businesses—should be tracking. You should never have to wonder what you should pay people.

Metrics 84

Metrics Startup Churn Rate Forecast 84

VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 6, 2011

VC investors rely heavily on referrals, but what should a non US startup do when looking to raise funding in Silicon Valley? I found a question on Quora that relates to European startups, but found that some of the advice may be very relevant to Israeli startups as well. It’s not a dot, it’s a line.

Silicon Valley 104

Silicon Valley Startup Seed Stage Delaware 104

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 14, 2016

” “Mark has a vested interest in talking down valuations of startups.” Most prefer not to say this publicly for two reasons: 1) they have an entire portfolio of startups, many of whom are raising capital and 2) they prefer not to be attacked publicly or seem “anti entrepreneur.” goes into a startup.

Valuation 150

Valuation Down Round Startup Later Stage 150

www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

Investors Companies. 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. Want more entrepreneurial goodness?

Software Review 79

Software Review Startup Technical Review Vesting 79

Professor VC

MAY 30, 2009

Professor Bennet, I have been following your blog, and would really appreciate an opportunity to speak with you about a startup that we have boostrapped to beta. What does it take to be an Angel Investor? I am an active angel investor and on the board of Sand Hill Angels. 2 comments: Dave. ► October.

San Jose 28

San Jose Angel Investor Silicon Valley Bootstrapping 28

Professor VC

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Just not from investors who cant afford to lose the cash. I often speak on panels and am often asked questions about what are the qualifications to be an angel investor. Im an active participant on AngelList a fan of the excellent accelerator programs ( YCombinator , 500 Startups , TechStars , AngelPad, etc.),

SEC 54

SEC San Jose Angel Investor Accredited Investor 54

Early Growth Financial Services

JANUARY 10, 2013

Of utmost concern to many entrepreneurs is how to retain maximum equity in their startups. In my opinion, the best strategy for retaining maximum equity in your startup is to do milestone raises. Rightly so. It’s a constant balancing act: growing your company without losing control of it. Milestone raises. Milestone raises.

Equity 38

Equity Dilution Bootstrapping Startup 38

Version One Ventures

JANUARY 28, 2013

With headlines declaring that more than 1,000 seeded startups will soon be orphaned, it’s only natural that startups are concerned about the future funding landscape. That means there are a lot more seeded startups out there: an excess demand for a limited supply of Series A financings.

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Burn Rate San Francisco Vesting Finance 140