Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 12, 2018

If your offering is exciting enough, you may get millions in small amounts from other people on the Internet to help you fly high over the valley of death. Software apps that once required a 10-person team can now be done with the Lean Development methodology by two people in a couple of months. Apply for contests and business grants.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 8, 2015

If your offering is exciting enough, you may get millions in small amounts from other people on the Internet to help you fly high over the valley of death. Software apps that once required a 10-person team can now be done with the Lean Development methodology by two people in a couple of months. Apply for contests and business grants.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 16, 2012

If you are new to the entrepreneurial world of startups, you are likely confused by the terminology of seed-stage, lean startups, micro-VCs, and Super Angels. Don’t be embarrassed, since even professional investors are often confused these days by the new terms, as well as old terms used with new meanings. Lean startup.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 1, 2020

Let’s take an example – In the case of an internet or app business, the user traction and market penetration is a must. Bootstrapping inculcates the entrepreneurial discipline and financial responsibility to run a lean business. ? Equity investors. The third source of funding is from equity investors. Crowdfunding.

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Gust

JULY 8, 2012

If you are new to the entrepreneurial world of startups, you are likely confused by the terminology of seed-stage, lean startups, micro-VCs, and Super Angels. Don’t be embarrassed, since even professional investors are often confused these days by the new terms, as well as old terms used with new meanings. Lean startup.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2011

If you are new to the entrepreneurial world of startups, you are likely confused by the terminology of seed-stage, lean startups, micro-VCs, and Super Angels. Don’t be embarrassed, since even professional investors are often confused these days by the new terms, as well as old terms used with new meanings. Lean startup.

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Rob Go

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

MITX : Non-profit trade association hosting many events focused on digital marketing and internet business. Lean Startup Circle Boston – Meetup dedicated to the lean startup and customer development methodology. Bill Warner – Avid, Techstars, Angel investor (@billwarner). Next major event? Future M on Oct 16.

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500hats.com

AUGUST 2, 2012

While a flood of new VCs came into existence during the late 90’s internet boom, many had difficulty raising new funds after the crashes of 2000-2001 and 2008 , and as a result significantly fewer fund managers exist now compared to a decade ago. Mega VC, Micro VC.

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Up and Running

APRIL 4, 2022

Then, all you need is an internet connection to start searching for small business resources. Friends and family are a common source of financing too. If you’re in more of a startup environment, angel investors and venture capitalists may be your best option. You can decide to leave your job when the startup can pay you.

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Up and Running

MAY 16, 2016

Start with a lean plan if you’re eager to get up and running fast or if you’re simply interested in validating your idea. Financing and cash flow. The most traditional routes are bank loans, small business loans, or angel investors. It requires a balance of skills.”. Rental expenses. Office equipment. Office supplies.

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SoCal CTO

JULY 13, 2010

How-to learn about angel/vc term sheets - Gabriel Weinberg , June 28, 2010 I think every startup entrepreneur (and angel investor) should have a good understanding of financing term sheets. It sounds like Angel Boot Camp rocked. You can follow us all on twitter via the new hacker-angels list.

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www.instigatorblog.com

MARCH 2, 2010

The Importance of Advisory Boards for Startup CEOs Tweet When a startup receives financing it will need to setup a Board of Directors. Once funding takes place, the angels or VCs will want a seat at the table. Whether the Advisory Board is something your investors (or Board of Directors) demand or not, you should set one up anyway.

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rob.by

MARCH 8, 2012

It means they have to deal with finances and customers and investors and other things that aren’t what they love to do, which is building software. As a tech co-founder, I tend to approach getting involved in new ventures now very much as an angel investor would, and ask the following set of questions: 1.

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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. Your presentation doesn’t have a single word about Lean Startups or Customer Development. consumer Internet) might have a really, really high bar of achievement for funding. Of course not.

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SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Internet Apps And Native Apps: Why Neither Is Going Away, But The Coming Years Will See A Tremendous Power Shift - ArcticStartup , November 29, 2010 People love a good story, no matter what form of content it is they're consuming. Finance, IT, Legal). think his slides are great (and by far much easier on the eye then mine.).

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Find partners or investors. You know a lot about marketing or finance or… whatever. basic infrastructural costs like phone and internet service, scheduling and invoicing software, etc… marketing and advertising costs. Angel Investors and Venture Capitalists. Find the right help. Choose Your Niche.

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David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

A major angel group uses Influitive , an advocate management tool, to track, activate and motivate their members. Meyler Capital is taking the analytical rigor of modern internet marketing and applying it to fund marketing. . – angel investor networks ( AngelList , FundersClub , OurCrowd , Republic *, SeedInvest ). .

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maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

How to stay lean and iterate quickly while you’re building a two sided marketplace, especially when “network effect” and “critical mass” are the two main focuses? Instead of spending 4 years at university, I spend 4 years starting 2 internet companies that failed. How should I approach an angel investor?

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www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

Thin line between life and death of internet service is a number of users. Hiring is hard, and without proper experience, we should have leaned more heavily on our investors to help us with this decision. Finances were just one part of the story. Title: The Leap: A Memoir of Love and Madness in the Internet Gold Rush.

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Up and Running

MARCH 11, 2015

I’ve pitched in taxi cabs, I’ve pitched on street corners, in board rooms, on stage in front of 400 angel investors. The opportunity when I got to pitch on stage in front of 400 angel investors was for the largest angel investor conference in the Pacific northwest called Angel Oregon, and we competed with 60 other companies.

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online.wsj.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

How well a failed entrepreneur has managed his company, and how well he worked with his previous investors, makes a difference in his ability to persuade U.S. The 20-year venture capitalist is an "angel" investor in Mr. Dreymanns new start-up, Mowingo Inc., Harley Goes Lean to Build Hogs. Finance, Banking, Loans, etc.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 30, 2010

We’re still caught in the “post recession bounce” : What’s happening is that the angel & VC community is still feeling good from having bounced back from the nadir of the famous “ RIP Good Times ” funk that we felt in 2008. Either won’t bode well for angels if they’re also hurting on non tech investments.

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SoCal CTO

AUGUST 3, 2010

SaaS 101: 7 Simple Lessons From Inside HubSpot - OnStartups , July 19, 2010 It’s been a little over 4 years since I officially launched my internet marketing software company , HubSpot. should have leaned on them a lot more, but I didn't, or at least not in the right ways. I got a taste of that within my first weeks on the job.

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steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

AgileZen – project management visually see and interact with your work Kanbanery – Simple online team or personal kanban board LeanKit Kanban – Great for visualizing work of product development Kanban Pad – “Nice and lean” and free online Kanban tool Banana Scrum – A tool simple as Scrum itself.

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www.quora.com

JANUARY 16, 2011

Find Questions, Topics and People Add Question Add Question Team Configuration 500 Startups Guerilla Marketing Organizations Entrepreneurship Startup Founders & Entrepreneurs Startups Startup Incubators and Seed Programs Seedcamp Y Combinator TechStars Lean Startups What is the perfect startup team? Investors do what their money back.

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www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Lean Methodology Sources. Steve Blank on Lean Customer Development. Part 3- Lean Cust. Steve Blank’s Lean Startup Resources. Lean Startup Circle â?? Lean project management. easy business finance software. YCombinator Series AA Equity Financing Documents. Codeacademy. Steve Blank.

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pandodaily.com

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

I’ve been hearing about the so-called Series A Crunch for at least six months, and in recent weeks, I’ve spoken with more than 20 venture capitalists, angel investors, incubator heads, lawyers, and other necessary cogs in the ecosystem trying to get some details about it. On November 28, 2012. November 29, 2012.

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