Gust

JUNE 10, 2012

That’s a burn rate of at least $10K per month that can be eliminated if you are handy with computers and Quickbooks. Sales and marketing costs. See my interview a couple of years ago with parallel entrepreneur Rich Christiansen , who has started 28 businesses with a target bootstrap investment of $5K each.

Cost 139

Cost Burn Rate SEM Startup 139

Mucker Lab

MARCH 8, 2016

Four years after founding and bootstrapping Mucker Capital , we are pleased to announce the close of a new $45 million fund, Mucker III. How can we tell founders to stay lean, keep focused on their customers, and keep burn rates low if we cannot walk the talk and eat our own dog food? The underdogs. The dogged visionaries.

Burn Rate 60

Burn Rate Limited Partner Bootstrapping Portfolio 60

Bryce Dot VC

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

Call it Bootstrap+, Fundstrapping or Series 1 and done, there seems to be a move towards simplifying the various funding schemes and getting down to the business of building a real business. Just as we’re running out of derivatives for “seed” and letters in the alphabet there’s a new funding trend emerging.

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Cap Table Burn Rate Dilution Bootstrapping 40

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 13, 2010

That’s a burn rate of at least $10K per month that can be eliminated if you are handy with computers and Quickbooks. Sales and marketing costs. See my interview a while back with parallel entrepreneur Rich Christiansen , who has started 28 businesses with a target bootstrap investment of $5K each. Technology costs.

Burn Rate 125

Burn Rate SEM Social Network Angel Investor 125

BeyondVC

JULY 6, 2006

A clear kiss of death that I have seen more often than not is hiring a VP of Sales too early. Hiring a VP of Sales too early can cost you dearly. Hiring a VP of Sales too early can cost you dearly. Here are a few reasons why: VPs of Sales need to make their comp. Before you make this commitment, make sure you are ready.

Hiring 79

Hiring Sales Burn Rate Vertical 79

ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 27, 2011

For a more elaborate explanation of the deal, please read my blog post 1M/1M: Alternative Financing For Startups Using A Sales Channel Partner. It certainly will be a better way to bootstrap the company. Jeff has managed to keep his burn rate very low thus far, and a slow and steady crafting of the business is working nicely.

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Dilution Revenue Finance Entrepreneur 114

K9 Ventures

MAY 28, 2015

And in order to do that they need to either raise capital to be able to hire a team by paying them real dollars or recruit co-founders who are willing to share the journey based on the equity stake and bootstrap the company. But they may not have figured out the sales model just yet. DP: Edward Colman, Mary Poppins. 100K/month.

Revenue 48

Revenue Startup Burn Rate Cofounder 48

Professor VC

APRIL 7, 2011

Others will attempt fire sales. Bootstrapping 101. Even the ones that do get to cash flow breakeven, will not likely be in a position where they could pay back the debt. So what happens to these companies? Some will just shut down. Many others may end up filing for bankruptcy or doing an assignment for the benefit of creditors (ABC).

San Jose 36

San Jose Technical Review Angel Investor Valuation 36

Professor VC

JULY 31, 2008

of the sale price, respectively, according to the National Association of College Stores. The artists received very little of album sales, but kept concert and merchandise revenue. The artists received very little of album sales, but kept concert and merchandise revenue. Bootstrapping 101. Email This BlogThis!

San Jose 28

San Jose Software Review Angel Investor Silicon Valley 28

Professor VC

FEBRUARY 26, 2008

Challenge the Status Quo - StubHub entered an industry dominated by a couple of large players who had a vested interest to block the legality of their business of providing a marketplace for the sale of tickets in the secondary market. Bootstrapping 101. Watch Out for the Red W(h)ine. ► September. (1). ► July. (1).

Technical Review 28

Technical Review San Jose Angel Investor Silicon Valley 28

Professor VC

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

Thanks to you, immediately after I graduated I went on a few assignments for Glazer Capital which gave me the necessary experience that eventually led to my first "real" job out of college as a Pharmaceutical Sales Rep. Bootstrapping 101. In terms of entrepreneurship, I think that SJSU is behind. ► September. (1).

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San Jose Silicon Valley Las Vegas Venture Capital 43

Professor VC

FEBRUARY 12, 2008

Once the point is reached where you want to move ahead, we put the sales hat on and convince our partners about the incredible opportunity that we are lucky enough to be able to invest on the ground floor. Bootstrapping 101. Of course, rigorous diligence is performed, the team is challenged, and assumptions are tested. ► July. (1).

San Jose 31

San Jose Technical Review Venture Capital Angel Investor 31

Professor VC

JANUARY 20, 2009

At Fliqz, we met or exceeded the sales plan every month during the due diligence process. Many companies that have raised capital are going to need to spend it wisely to win and others will be forced to bootstrap. Labels: bootstrapping , CFO , Fliqz , venture capital , venture financing. Bootstrapping 101. Steve Bennet.

Venture Capital 28

Venture Capital Silicon Valley San Jose Bootstrapping 28

Professor VC

AUGUST 26, 2011

Does a complicated sales build model make sense for a pre-revenue SaaS company? Bootstrapping 101. Thought it would be appropriate to share his questions and my answers below related to the topic at hand: The main questions have to do with presentation of documents to VCs. Watch Out for the Red W(h)ine. ► September. (1).

Silicon Valley 35

Silicon Valley San Jose Hockey Stick Venture Capital 35

Professor VC

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

I was curious about the sale price (not announced in any of the acquisition articles), but was disclosed in Linked-Ins S1 filing at cash proceeds of $2,394,000. I asked him how the deal came out for investors since the sale price was significantly lower than the valuation on the round they were raising when we met. Bootstrapping 101.

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Acquisition San Jose Angel Investor IPO 31