Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 29, 2018

Deferred payments start with stretching the payables period but, more importantly, include giving employee equity in lieu of a higher salaries and negotiating vendor deferred payments out of future revenues. For example, a software development startup raising $250,000 from angel investors better be able to operate on $25,000 per month.

Burn Rate 223

Burn Rate Hockey Stick Startup Salary 223

Berkonomics

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Fixed overhead for salaries, rent, equipment leases and more make up the majority of the “burn rate” (monthly expenses) for most companies. We’ll get to my heartbreak in a minute. But first… There is a relationship between time and money that is more complex than most managers think. Growth before the VC arrived was not a problem.

Silicon Valley 118

Silicon Valley Burn Rate Angel Investor Down Round 118

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 5, 2014

Deferred payments start with stretching the payables period but, more importantly, include giving employee equity in lieu of a higher salaries and negotiating vendor deferred payments out of future revenues. For example, a software development startup raising $250,000 from angel investors better be able to operate on $25,000 per month.

Burn Rate 262

Burn Rate Hockey Stick Entrepreneur Salary 262

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Angel investors and venture capitalists don’t make equity investments in nonprofit good causes. The simple reason is that it’s impossible to make money for investors when the goal of the company is to not make money. This could work to get you legal or accounting services, but won’t get you cash to pay employee salaries.

Angel Investor 132

Angel Investor Equity Technical Review Exit Strategy 132

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 3, 2011

Angel investors and venture capitalists don’t invest in non-profits. The simple reason is that it’s impossible to make money for investors when the goal of the company is to not make money. This could work to get you legal or accounting services, but won’t get you cash to pay employee salaries.

Angel Investor 238

Angel Investor Technical Review Exit Strategy Equity 238

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 7, 2023

Those who respond with one of the wrong answers, such as “I want to pay myself a salary,” usually go home empty-handed. You may think this question is just an artifact of good television, but let me assure you that in my experience as an angel investor, it’s a standard “make or break” inquiry posed to every entrepreneur.

Elevator Pitch 228

Elevator Pitch Salary Angel Investor Viral 228

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 13, 2013

Angel investors and venture capitalists don’t invest in non-profits. The simple reason is that it’s impossible to make money for investors when the goal of the company is to not make money. This could work to get you legal or accounting services, but won’t get you cash to pay employee salaries.

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Equity Angel Investor Technical Review Exit Strategy 207

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

Deferred payments start with stretching the payables period but, more importantly, include giving employee equity in lieu of a higher salaries and negotiating vendor deferred payments out of future revenues. For example, a software development startup raising $250,000 from angel investors better be able to operate on $25,000 per month.

Burn Rate 120

Burn Rate Hockey Stick Startup Salary 120

Up and Running

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Many will seek outside support—angel investors, personal investors, venture capitalists, and peer-to-peer lenders generally top the list. However, each “type” of investor brings a different level of risk — and, let’s be honest, not all businesses are attractive to investors.

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Cost Startup Early Stage Vesting 138

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 16, 2016

Super-angel investors (micro-VCs). These terms refer to a class of professional investors who invest their own money, like angels, but have the larger resources and scope of venture capitalists with other people’s money. A seed round is intended to be followed by a bigger Series A round. Sweat equity. Ramen-profitable.

Software Review 120

Software Review Sweat Equity Accredited Investor Angel Investor 120

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 15, 2012

Angel investors and venture capitalists don’t invest in non-profits. The simple reason is that it’s impossible to make money for investors when the goal of the company is to not make money. This could work to get you legal or accounting services, but won’t get you cash to pay employee salaries.

Angel Investor 218

Angel Investor Technical Review Exit Strategy Equity 218

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 12, 2014

Working at Netegrity was an invaluable learning experience, and the salary and benefits gave me a level of disposable income and financial security that I’d never had as an independent consultant. Be ready to commit time to gathering funding from friends, family, banks, and angel investors.

Angel Investor 275

Angel Investor Security Cofounder Salary 275

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 12, 2020

Those who respond with one of the wrong answers, such as “I want to pay myself a salary,” usually go home empty-handed. You may think this question is just an artifact of good television, but let me assure you that in my experience as an angel investor, it’s a standard “make or break” inquiry posed to every entrepreneur.

Elevator Pitch 336

Elevator Pitch Salary Angel Investor Viral 336

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Angel investors will perk up if you have a prototype or a few real customers, while venture capitalists will likely choose to wait until you have achieved several million in revenue or customer count. If you are talking to your rich uncle, do your homework to find his limits before you meet. What business milestones have you met?

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Preferred Stock Exit Strategy Equity Angel Investor 304

ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 26, 2021

The solution is to start generating consistent revenue faster or to work with angel investors or venture capitalists to get more funding. If you want to continue existing, you need to make money—ideally more money than you’re spending on things like employee salaries and raw materials. The Wrong Team.

Startup 180

Startup Angel Investor Business Model Demand 180

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 26, 2022

Competition over salary, promotions, and position. Sometimes friends share too many details on salary levels, work habits, and promotion expectations. As an example, I find that most Angel investors still decline to fund startup founders that are romantically involved, citing the high risk of breakup.

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Salary Angel Investor Social Media Demand 298

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

The price of property has an inherent value tied to two factors: 1) the rental rate you could charge for your property and 2) annual salaries in a given geography. The dinner parties now are filled with self-righteous angel investors bragging about how many deals they are in on. You’re stuck in the past.&#.

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Florida Technical Review San Antonio Los Angeles 299

ReadWriteStart

MAY 22, 2012

While some lucky startups attract angel investors or have access to money from friends and family, the vast majority are on their own, at least at first. We never make any commitment to spend money unless it is fully funded,” vows Turner, who financed the startup himself and then secured angel investors.

Technical Review 118

Technical Review Software Review Angel Investor Startup 118

The Equity Kicker

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

We see this all the time at Forward Partners where we invest right from the idea stage and most of the companies get a first version of their product live for less than £30k (that generally includes founder salaries and time spent doing customer research).

Early Stage 119

Early Stage Development Team Review Technical Review Software Review 119

ReadWriteStart

FEBRUARY 21, 2021

Even if you have an angel investor or a venture capital (VC) firm backing you, you’ll have an abundance of expenses, limited income, and a finite amount of time before the money completely runs out. But before you get to the beginning level — you’ll need to go through some difficult growing pains.

Startup 106

Startup Software Review Open Source Technical Review 106

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 11, 2012

While others are enjoying coffee or lunch, use the time to update yourself on your technology, your competitors, angel investors, or how to incorporate a new business. There is nothing wrong with a dependable salary, medical benefits, and a contributing 401(k) retirement savings account. Marty Zwilling.

Entrepreneur 239

Entrepreneur Cofounder Angel Investor Partner 239

The Startup Magazine

MARCH 10, 2018

Lawyers have existed for centuries, and they command high salaries due to the intricacy of their work — so is it really possible to replace them with a few lines of code? There are dozens of computer programs that replicate lawyers’ services, including legal research, contract management, and more. The Issue of Artificial Intelligence.

Software Review 70

Software Review Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Software 70

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 4, 2020

Angel investors will perk up if you have a prototype or a few real customers, while venture capitalists will likely choose to wait until you have achieved several million in revenue or customer count. If you are talking to your rich uncle, do your homework to find his limits before you meet. What business milestones have you met?

Startup 337

Startup Preferred Stock Exit Strategy Equity 337

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 23, 2011

While others are enjoying coffee or lunch, use the time to update yourself on your technology, your competitors, angel investors, or how to incorporate a new business. There is nothing wrong with a dependable salary, medical benefits, and a contributing 401(k) retirement savings account. Marty Zwilling.

Founder 233

Founder Startup Cofounder Angel Investor 233

Berkonomics

AUGUST 10, 2017

Fixed overhead for salaries, rent, equipment leases and more make up the majority of the “burn rate” (monthly expenses) for most companies. There is a relationship between time and money that is more complex than most managers think.

Silicon Valley 97

Silicon Valley Burn Rate Angel Investor Down Round 97

Gust

JUNE 3, 2012

While others are enjoying coffee or lunch, use the time to update yourself on your technology, your competitors, angel investors, or how to incorporate a new business. There is nothing wrong with a dependable salary, medical benefits, and a contributing 401(k) retirement savings account.

Entrepreneur 152

Entrepreneur Cofounder Angel Investor Salary 152

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

Competition over salary, promotions, and position. Sometimes friends share too many details on salary levels, work habits, and promotion expectations. As an example, I find that most Angel investors still decline to fund startup founders that are romantically involved, citing the high risk of breakup.

Salary 237

Salary Angel Investor Social Media Demand 237

Up and Running

MAY 20, 2019

What literally haunts his dreams are not big things like salary or responsibilities or key projects. Typically, they are a more generic profile—such as “angel investor” or “premium consumer”—but you may also find it necessary to hone in on specific individuals. They make him feel like a useless cog in a wheel (in truth, he is).

Business Plan 92

Business Plan Angel Investor Partner Naming 92

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 20, 2011

Howard states the most successful angel investors are the ones who can place many small bets, increasing the possibility of hitting a home run. They did not take salaries during the first two years and invested more money in the firm than they received from management fees. Investing Strategy. They have sixteen people on staff.

Pre-Money Valuation 284

Pre-Money Valuation Technical Review Cofounder Cram Down 284

YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 22, 2020

If you’re having trouble securing a business loan from an angel investor, it’s probably because your startup is in its nascent stages. Don’t get us wrong, you might have the perfect idea for the masses, but the investor doesn’t see it that way. Trouble is, these skilled employees aren’t going to go easy when it comes to salary.

Angel Investor 147

Angel Investor Startup Salary Security 147

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 31, 2014

Those who respond with one of the wrong answers, such as “I want to pay myself a salary,” usually go home empty-handed. You may think this question is just an artifact of good television, but let me assure you that in my experience as an angel investor, it’s a standard “make or break” inquiry posed to every entrepreneur.

Elevator Pitch 285

Elevator Pitch Salary Angel Investor Viral 285

View from Seed

OCTOBER 21, 2014

For example, even once you’ve determined your initial pricing ask, the reality is that different seed investors have varying degrees of sensitivity to pricing. Angel investors can be the most wildly unpredictable about how they’ll react to differing valuation levels, for instance.

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Valuation Founder Seed Stage Angel Investor 336

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 5, 2018

Those who respond with one of the wrong answers, such as “I want to pay myself a salary,” usually go home empty-handed. You may think this question is just an artifact of good television, but let me assure you that in my experience as an angel investor, it’s a standard “make or break” inquiry posed to every entrepreneur.

Elevator Pitch 139

Elevator Pitch Salary Angel Investor Viral 139

Austin Startup

MARCH 19, 2017

Five entrepreneurs get free plane tickets to pitch for $100,000 in seed funding from Austin’s top angel investors Every week we meet incredible entrepreneurs from all over the country and all over the world who would move to Austin if they only had some funding. This April, one startup is going to get their chance!

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Silicon Valley Austin North America Texas 54

Up and Running

DECEMBER 1, 2015

More often than not, equity compensation is an attraction and retention tool, rather than a replacement to salary. While some companies may use it as a means of paying employees a lower salary upfront, it’s very rarely offered as a complete replacement to receiving a regular compensation package. See Also: Want Your Team Engaged?

Equity 60

Equity Employee Stock Options Vesting 60

crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

salaries or wages for any employees. Things used to be more straightforward: venture capitalists and angel investors were the most common options. Angel Investors and Venture Capitalists. Angel investors and venture capitalists provide a more traditional route to raise funds. manufacturing costs.

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Angel Investor Small Business Business Plan Intellectual Property 85

YoungUpstarts

MAY 2, 2019

Angel Investors – An angel investor is a person or investors who would be willing to give you cash to sort out such an issue with an interest of getting back the money with interest. Pay yourself a salary you are worth receiving.

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Angel Investor Valuation Equity Partner 198