Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 12, 2012

Generally, the same criteria applies to venture capital investors, although they invest other people’s money, at a later stage, in larger amounts. This is definitely the space for bootstrapping and personal networking. Early-stage these days means early customer revenue received, and early product in the market.

Angel Groups 237

Angel Groups Angel Investor Early Stage Startup 237

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 5, 2012

If your startup is at the wrong stage for the investor you are approaching, fishing for money is a waste of time for both of you. For instance, if your company is only a few weeks old and you have zero customers and your product offering is still in design, don’t expect someone to hand over $10 million to fund your efforts.

Investment Bankers 241

Investment Bankers Venture Capital Startup Initial Public Offering 241

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 14, 2011

Generally, the same criteria applies to venture capital investors, although they invest other people’s money, at a later stage, in larger amounts. This is definitely the space for bootstrapping and personal networking. Early-stage these days means early customer revenue received, and early product in the market.

Angel Investor 217

Angel Investor Angel Groups Early Stage Startup 217

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 13, 2010

If your startup is at the wrong stage for the investor you are approaching, the courting is a waste of time for both of you. For instance, if your company is only a few weeks old and you have zero customers and your product offering is still in design, don’t expect someone to hand over $10 million to fund your efforts. Growth stage.

Investment Bankers 231

Investment Bankers Venture Capital Initial Public Offering Startup 231

Gust

JULY 1, 2012

Generally, the same criteria applies to venture capital investors, although they invest other people’s money, at a later stage, in larger amounts. This is definitely the space for bootstrapping and personal networking. Early-stage these days means early customer revenue received, and early product in the market.

Angel Groups 143

Angel Groups Angel Investor Early Stage Startup 143

Gust

NOVEMBER 22, 2011

If your startup is at the wrong stage for the investor you are approaching, fishing for money is a waste of time for both of you. For instance, if your company is only a few weeks old and you have zero customers and your product offering is still in design, don’t expect someone to hand over $10 million to fund your efforts.

Venture Capital 171

Venture Capital Investment Bankers Angel Investor Initial Public Offering 171

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 3, 2010

Generally, the same criteria applies to venture capital investors, although they invest other people’s money, at a later stage, in larger amounts. This is definitely the space for bootstrapping and personal networking. Early-stage these days means early customer revenue received, and early product in the market.

Angel Groups 121

Angel Groups Angel Investor Early Stage Later Stage 121

Berkonomics

JUNE 8, 2017

Email readers, continue here…] Bootstrapping: This term describes your ability to start a business with little investment and grow it using internally-generated funds. It might be useful to list some of the ways in which you can raise money for growth with and without outside investors. It’s an option, even though an expensive one.

Private Equity 106

Private Equity Valuation Cap Table Accredited Investor 106

The Entrepreneurial Mind

JUNE 14, 2010

They do play a role, but only a limited one with later stage businesses that have good cash flow. And bootstrap every chance you get! They bootstrapped and focused on getting cash flowing as soon as possible. Let satisfied customers fund your growth and life is much easier than when you rely on bankers and investors.

Kentucky 56

Kentucky Washington Nashville Bootstrapping 56

Software By Rob

JANUARY 8, 2019

And we received offers of support from successful founders who have raised funding, bootstrapped, and those who’ve done both: +1 on that! On that note, there is another fund with a similar mission to TinySeed’s, but it’s later stage: Indie.vc. Would love to chat and see how/if we can help.

Early Stage 46

Early Stage Valuation Seed Capital Revenue 46

Hippoland

MAY 16, 2018

Just in general, given how cheap it is to start a company and how few pre-seed investors there are, I think it makes sense to bootstrap to some level of revenue traction before fundraising. 4) Seed rounds are dead These days, pre-seed, seed, and post-seed stages all honestly kind of blend together. RIP seed rounds.

Seed Stage 48

Seed Stage Valuation Equity Convertible Security 48

Hippoland

MAY 16, 2018

Just in general, given how cheap it is to start a company and how few pre-seed investors there are, I think it makes sense to bootstrap to some level of revenue traction before fundraising. 4) Seed rounds are dead These days, pre-seed, seed, and post-seed stages all honestly kind of blend together. RIP seed rounds.

Seed Stage 48

Seed Stage Valuation Equity Convertible Security 48

www.mint.com

MARCH 9, 2010

Go there now » Sign up or log in to mint.com Updates Drop Your Debt to Win 2 comments How To The Top 5 Customer Complaint Letters — And What You Can Learn From Them 5 comments Investing In Graphics: What Is a Stock? Are you going after the same customers? No customers no sales, no startup. Live your life.

Software Review 68

Software Review Startup Post-Money Valuation Technical Review 68

Berkonomics

JANUARY 20, 2010

Email readers continue here.]. Bootstrapping: This term describes your ability to start a business with little investment and grow it using internally-generated funds. Before we explore the next insight, it might be useful to list some of the ways in which you can raise money for growth with and without outside investors.

Private Equity 69

Private Equity Valuation Cap Table Accredited Investor 69

Small Business Force

FEBRUARY 21, 2014

In early stage companies (and even some later stage or mature ones), there is no one area where most entrepreneurs and small business owners are lacking in just basic fundamentals, than in dealing with their company's finances and financial management. Small business owners never give themselves enough credit in this area.

Finance 37

Finance Management Forecast Entrepreneur 37

techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

One of the things I do as a founder of a later stage startup is to meet with early stage entrepreneurs to help them get their companies going. Startups that are aiming to enterprises would do right raising VC to improve their network and therefore have a greater chance to get customers. All what you said is so true.

Technical Review 84

Technical Review Cofounder Technical Cofounder Software Review 84