Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 25, 2016

Lately I’ve been having to say things I thought I’d never have to remind people, like, “getting to positive gross margin in several territories is a very low bar to claim success” or “profitable excluding marketing costs” is not actually a real thing. But not doing basic research makes no sense.

Startup 150

Startup Seed Money DC Software Review 150

The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 5, 2020

If all else fails and your business model goes belly up, you still have your studies to rely on for future prospects. For instance, many colleges will hold business plan competitions. In return, you may be able to get your hands on some seed money for your college startup. Low Costs . For instance, it has:

Seed Money 91

Seed Money Startup eCommerce .Net 91

Berkonomics

MARCH 30, 2012

The great majority of investors who did invest in “idea stage” businesses, lost fortunes when the Internet “bubble” burst at the beginning of the last decade. Fees may seem high at first, but, on a total cost basis, these funding sources can appear more reasonable.

Intellectual Property 76

Intellectual Property Entrepreneur Small Business Administration SBA 76

Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 31, 2019

First, the introduction of seed money as an institutional form of capital. Before the mid-2000s, we mostly had individual angels writing small checks from their personal capital, but over the last 10-15 years we’ve seen hundreds of new institutional seed funds formed. No need to name names.

Lean 108

Lean Venture Capital Conversion IPO 108

techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Inevitably, the excuses begin: I need to hire people to build the product. I need money for the servers. The business person can take all the meetings while the technical folks work on making the product better. No raising money. The project was so low cost they did not even want to bother with it. No phone system.

Technical Review 84

Technical Review Cofounder Technical Cofounder Software Review 84