Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 3, 2011

A non-profit organization is generally defined as an organization that does not distribute its surplus funds to owners or shareholders, but instead uses them to help pursue its goals. Obviously, these companies still need money to get started, or finance growth, just like a for-profit company. Individual and institutional donations.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 15, 2015

A non-profit organization is generally defined as an organization that does not distribute its surplus funds to owners or shareholders, but instead uses them to help pursue its goals. Obviously, these companies still need money to get started, or finance growth, just like a for-profit company. Individual and institutional philanthropy.

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Angel Investor Equity Technical Review Exit Strategy 120

Tim Keane

JANUARY 12, 2010

Term-sheets and Valuations: Thinking about Negotiations.   I’ve sat down with entrepreneurs and a copy of a term sheet guide I like [ “Term Sheets & Valuations - A Line by Line Look at the Intricacies of Venture Capital Term Sheets & Valuations ” by Alex Wilmerding, Aspatore Press.] The Valuation Question.

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ReadWriteStart

JULY 17, 2023

The platform has raised over $225 million through equity and debt financing to date. Furlenco’s innovative business model has disrupted the traditional furniture industry in India. For Furlenco, the acquisition will provide access to Sheela Foam’s extensive distribution network and marketing expertise.

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David Teten

JANUARY 19, 2021

Yes, via conversion rights at a valuation cap. Yes, via conversion rights at a valuation cap. Equity VC is a “get rich slow” business. Flexible VC creates early liquidity which can be either reinvested or distributed to LPs. Typical business stage. An already proven business model and its already valuable assets.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 6, 2010

A non-profit organization is generally defined as an organization that does not distribute its surplus funds to owners or shareholders, but instead uses them to help pursue its goals. Obviously, these companies still need money to get started, or finance growth, just like a for-profit company. Individual and institutional donations.

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Angel Investor Technical Review Exit Strategy Equity 143

Lightspeed Venture Partners

OCTOBER 7, 2012

He had been at it for 6 months and had no sales or distribution lined up yet. The two founders invested $40k in the business, and plan to license it rather than manufacture it because manufacturing seems too hard. That’s why most entrepreneurs do not make a specific ask on valuation, but wait to hear offers from investors.

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VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Let’s start with a short definition: [the creator economy] is defined as the class of businesses built by over 50 million independent content creators, curators, and community builders including social media influencers, bloggers, and videographers, plus the software and finance tools designed to help them with growth and monetization.

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www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Small Business Success | Mondays and Thursdays. The Goods: Your Business Toolbox | Thursdays. Finance | Tuesdays. Todays Small Business News | Daily. Financing a Small Business. Buying a Small Business. RUNNING A BUSINESS. Financing A Small Business. Business Taxes.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

Underwriters realized that as long as the public was happy snapping up shares, they could make huge profits on the inflated valuations (regardless of whether or not the company should have ever been public.) The valuations for acquisitions were nothing like the Internet bubble, but there was a path to liquidity, difficult as it was.

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Up and Running

JULY 22, 2019

If you take less money at a lower valuation, you can then prove the execution of your business and raise additional rounds at sequentially higher valuations. Start early not by asking for money right away, but by engaging the help you need to structure the next round of financing. Start early. Do not be greedy.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 23, 2017

Digital ink has been spilled across the interwebs these past two weeks on the issues with different types of venture financings. Priced equity financings make sense as they provide clarity around valuation and ownership dilution, while creating alignment between the investors and founders.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 18, 2016

Make no mistake, starting your own business is indeed gratifying that way, but not all startups are an escape from a regular job. The business model and investors play a critical role in shaping the independence and work-style of an entrepreneur. What Investors Mean For A Startup.

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Agile VC

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

So their revenue figures, pre IPO financing and ownership, and other info is all widely available. I thought I’d provide a little analysis of Twitter based on their S-1, but also strive to put it in a broader context of other consumer internet businesses and where we are in the current tech cycle. From Google Finance.

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Austin Startup

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

A business model must be created out of whole cloth, and generally it’s a compilation of assumptions piled on top of other assumptions. Every model has a happy outcome when a founder is trying to convince himself or herself, a team, an investor, or even a spouse that the venture ahead is a good idea.

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Lightspeed Venture Partners

DECEMBER 10, 2012

This is largely a relationship driven business, with the relationship between the venture investor and the lender being crucial to debt being made available to a portfolio company. They had raised an additional $50k for 40% of the company from new investors a month ago and were now seeking a big markup in valuation from the sharks.

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Reid Hoffman

JULY 27, 2021

I was still unprepared; I had no idea that I also needed to learn about go-to-market strategy and distribution. What business schools can provide is an opportunity to learn a set of skills that can be helpful on the entrepreneurial journey. In particular, Bill Sahlman’s Entrepreneurial Finance course was excellent.

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Silicon Valley Venture Capital Balance Sheet Cofounder 69

Reid Hoffman

JULY 27, 2021

I was still unprepared; I had no idea that I also needed to learn about go-to-market strategy and distribution. What business schools can provide is an opportunity to learn a set of skills that can be helpful on the entrepreneurial journey. In particular, Bill Sahlman’s Entrepreneurial Finance course was excellent.

Silicon Valley 69

Silicon Valley Venture Capital Balance Sheet Cofounder 69

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Technographics vendors such as Builtwith , Datanyze , HG Data , Stackshare, and Stacklist help CEOs identify the right tech platform on which to build their business; they’re also helpful for investors to due diligence a company’s tech stack choices. Modano standardizes Excel models to improve comparability and reduce error rates.

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

In this two-part guide to starting a brewery, we’re going to talk with brewers who’ve been there-done-that, and we’ll get insights from experts in supporting industries such as insurance and finance, as well as discuss regulatory issues. In part two, we’ll discuss finances, insurance, and regulations for breweries.

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Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Btw, the definition of each startup financing stage has changed in the last decade. For a Series A round you want to prove you have built a repeatable and scalable sales/revenue model and understand all parts of the business model. Series B is about proving your net revenue model (can you be profitable?).

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Professor VC

JUNE 20, 2011

Financing, that is.I Now that iControl has raised over $100M, this got me thinking back to our original business plan. One truth of start-up financing is that it generally takes twice as long and twice as much money to accomplish your milestones. I took a look back at our original financial model we presented to VCs in 2004.

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Up and Running

MAY 15, 2019

In this guide to starting a brewery, we’re going to talk with brewers who’ve been-there-done-that, and we’ll get insights from experts in supporting industries such as insurance and finance, as well as discuss regulatory issues. Watch your finances. The ColdFire Brewing team meets to plan marketing. Martin Cove Brewing Company.

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Tim Keane

APRIL 24, 2006

As an example, we had an advanced manufacturing business that achieved excellent early results. However, the distribution channel we had planned to use lacked the sophistication ultimately required by the product design, and the manufacturers adoption cycle was insufficient. If it does not work, get out. If it does not work, get out.

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www.pakman.com

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

To build the online media giants of tomorrow, companies need models where the costs of both content and distribution are near zero. Google, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest and countless others employ this model. These models allow scale to emerge at very low-cost. But that’s because they choose that model.

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www.paulgraham.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

The sixth largest center for oil, or finance, or publishing?Whatever If you get an offer from a reputablefirm at a reasonable valuation with no unusually onerous terms,just take it and get on with building the company. [ It is irresponsible not to think about business models. Why is the falloff so sharp?

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 26, 2013

If there’s one video 1st time founders should watch to understand VC financing it’s this one – [link]. Five Branding Mistakes That Will Cripple Your Small Business (and how to avoid making them) – [link]. Downfalls of Distributed Startups – [link]. ” – [link].

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Professor VC

DECEMBER 8, 2015

one company running out of cash and another with cash but searching for a business model). I think we will see more of these in 2016 and beyond as IPOs are still far and few between and unicorns struggle to justify their stratospheric valuations. Like CPF, Kilowatt also provides solar financing services to consumers.

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David Teten

MARCH 18, 2021

Valuation: $1M – $3M. Foundry Group, investing primarily in “ Software and Internet ”, follows six major themes, e.g., Human Computer Interaction (HCI) or Distribution. 2) Business model-defined funds. B2B vs B2C) within the business model preference. . Check Size: $50K to $200K.

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 9, 2014

Bates: Good morning and welcome to our CEO panel, “How to Fine-Tune Your Small Business Finances From Funding to Growth” which I think is the direction that we would all like to be going. I’m here with some really phenomenal CEOs who are going to talk to us today about small business finances from funding to growth.

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

JANUARY 21, 2011

Professionally, I am a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), may also be called a Chartered Accountant (CA) on your side of the globe, a Finance Charter-holder and a Certified Financial Planner. I attended the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, a top ten business program year-in year-out and love to pretend to brag about it.

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www.quora.com

JANUARY 16, 2011

I have come to believe during my time as an operator, entrepreneur and investor that the balance of these skills is so important to the long-term health of a business that if balance is not achieved early then the impact later can be profound - sometimes terminal. Developers who understand and can execute on a business model.

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steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

Github - Free public repositories, collaborator management, issue tracking, wikis, downloads, code review, graphs Pivotal Tracker – Agile project management tool that enables real time collaboration.

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www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

free, distributed source code control management system. easy business finance software. YCombinator Series AA Equity Financing Documents. model legal documents. Seed Stage Valuation Guide. Startup Threads. Videos/presentations. SlideShare. Haiku Deck. GoAnimate *. Customer service. Get Satisfaction.

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