Steve Blank

OCTOBER 9, 2018

They use the Business Model (or Mission Model ) Canvas to keep track of their key hypotheses and then rapidly test them by talking to customers and iterating their Minimal Viable Products. Diagram Your Business Model. The best way to start is by drawing a business model canvas. In the U.S.

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Marketing Startup Government SEC 321

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 9, 2019

To refresh your memory, angel investors are typically high net worth individuals, accredited by the SEC and willing to invest their own money in a high-potential startup for a share of the ownership. I think it’s great to have more options, but I still see each one having a place, so don’t be too quick to limit your alternatives.

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Non-disclosure Agreement Angel Investor Bootstrapping SEC 299

Up and Running

AUGUST 28, 2019

Be online: Consider your online domain name , especially if being found online is a key part of your business model. Also avoid misleading terms like “bank” or “insurance,” which some states outright prohibit if not applicable to your type of business. . Go run your new business and keep following the rules!

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Delaware Stock Nevada Technical Review 83

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

Startups are typically run by a couple of executives who are reluctant to disclose via the prospectus and SEC reports all the decision-making criteria, operational financial details, and compensation formulas. Public companies of any size must comply immediately with the full reporting requirements of the SEC.

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IPO SEC Prospectus Startup 242

Gust

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

Now all eyes are on the SEC as it adopts regulations to implement the new law with the hope that it won’t get tied up in red tape. In April 2012, Congress passed the JOBS Act , which authorizes equity crowdfunding and liberalizes some requirements regarding the issuance of securities by privately held companies.

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Silicon Valley San Francisco Intellectual Property Accredited Investor 187

View from Seed

JANUARY 5, 2021

At some level nearly all tech entrepreneurs are evangelizing something… a new technology, a new business model, a new brand. Remember that other car entrepreneur , the one who boldly championed safer and more innovative car designs, who took on the stodgy Detroit automakers, who also got tripped up with the SEC?

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Austin Startup

JULY 19, 2021

I had the privilege of sitting down with one of the leaders driving edtech innovation in Austin’s vibrant tech community, Ruben Arias, CEO & Co-Founder of Beereaders, to discuss their business model and traction as well as why the city’s startup ecosystem was a perfect fit for their needs.

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

They also look for a robust business model and product/market fit. To secure funding, a startup must have a viable business plan and a functioning business model. The entrepreneur needs to have a functioning business model and a working product to get seed funding. Seed Rounds.

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Venture Capital Early Stage Liquidity Event SEC 52

Professor VC

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

These investments would be exempt from registration under the 1933 SEC Act. There is a reason the SEC exists. I cant remember if the SEC was one of the government agencies that Rick Perry wants to get rid of (but neither can he ), but it seems like this is the exact type of investor that the SEC was set up to protect.

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SEC San Jose Angel Investor Accredited Investor 54

Growthink Blog

APRIL 2, 2012

3606 - the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) bill, which includes provisions that for the first time legalize investment-based crowdfunding. This week, the President is expected to pass H.R. So who will the winners be and who will lose ground once the new rules are fully live? small and medium-sized companies.

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Disintermediation Technical Review SEC Early Stage 72

Version One Ventures

OCTOBER 7, 2014

Rick Perreault of my portfolio company Unbounce recently called my attention to an interesting comparison between two SaaS models: Hubspot & Moz – A Tale of Two (Very Different) SaaS Business Models. However, as Scott Krager points out in his post, the companies have vastly different approaches for generating revenue.

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Initial Public Offering IPO SEC Valuation 148

Steve Blank

JUNE 24, 2013

This got me thinking about the legal obstacles that face innovators with new business models. Rent seekers are individuals or organizations that have succeeded with existing business models and look to the government and regulators as their first line of defense against innovative competition. Rent Seekers.

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North Carolina New Jersey New York Government 335

abovethecrowd.com

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

And even then, the auditors do not roll up their sleeves in nearly the same way they do during an IPO process, where they know the SEC will review their work in excruciating detail. If you want to know if the business model truly hunts, you must pay careful attention. Consider the case of Fab.com.

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IPO Liquidation Preference Valuation Technical Review 40

VC Cafe

JUNE 29, 2012

Kevin – consumer Internet plays, often times they don’t have a business model. I had people come up to me and say hey, I need 30 secs of your time. Rick – I first see if I like the team, how are they going to start targeting the market they think they can address. He put a lot of emphasis on performance.

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Developer Silicon Valley Software Review Mexico 103

Steve Blank

JUNE 24, 2013

This got me thinking about the legal obstacles that face innovators with new business models. Rent seekers are individuals or organizations that have succeeded with existing business models and look to the government and regulators as their first line of defense against innovative competition. Rent Seekers.

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North Carolina New Jersey New York Government 227

View from Seed

MAY 16, 2019

Also I’m making comparative judgements here between these companies to think about their long run scale, but all of them are very good businesses. The figures below are calculated or inferred from company reports, SEC filings, and public press announcements which disclosed revenue, customer, and user figures. ARPUs/year.

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Lock-up Period Retention Azure .Net 168

Version One Ventures

OCTOBER 7, 2014

Rick Perreault of my portfolio company Unbounce recently called my attention to an interesting comparison between two SaaS models: Hubspot & Moz – A Tale of Two (Very Different) SaaS Business Models. However, as Scott Krager points out in his post, the companies have vastly different approaches for generating revenue.

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Initial Public Offering IPO SEC Valuation 78

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 5, 2018

These companies are changing how we live and work, and they are not only creating tremendous value but are introducing new business models. Lately, we’ve seen startups able to reach a billion-dollar valuation, so-called “unicorn” companies, in the limelight. All these companies sourced venture capital (VC) to launch their companies.

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Startup Acquisition Portfolio Venture Capital 182

Berkonomics

APRIL 17, 2014

Moreover, every year after a successful crowdfunding offering, issuers must file with the SEC and with investors reports of the results of operations and financial statements of the issuer. Hence, all general solicitations for crowdfunding must at all times flow through an SEC-registered intermediary.

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CPA SEC Accredited Investor .Net 83

Scott Edward Walker

JANUARY 13, 2012

Precisely because of this profile, however, such offerings are uniquely subject to fraud, and some issuers will simply be phantom companies without any assets, business model, or real world existence.”

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SEC Las Vegas Accredited Investor Security 91

Agile VC

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

A few years ago this was sort of a novelty… not that many startups were going public and not that many bloggers or mainstream journalists took the time or had familiarity with combing these SEC filings. But with the exception of Alibaba none of these will businesses worth $10B+ (I plan to do a detailed analysis of Alibaba when they file).

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Reid Hoffman

AUGUST 17, 2021

But also think about it in terms of business model. One is purely at the level of a business model that Neeva has tried to do. Just a dramatically different model, dramatically different starting point that you can see just leads to a different place. And also think about it in terms of go-to market.

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Cofounder Differentiation Search Advertising 69

Reid Hoffman

AUGUST 17, 2021

But also think about it in terms of business model. One is purely at the level of a business model that Neeva has tried to do. Just a dramatically different model, dramatically different starting point that you can see just leads to a different place. And also think about it in terms of go-to market.

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Cofounder Differentiation Search Advertising 69

Gust

JULY 19, 2012

To some extent it will depend on what the SEC decides to do with the regulations surrounding the whole subject, which they have until the end of the year to write. This is an interesting question, and one to which no one really has an answer yet.

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Accredited Investor SEC Equity Early Stage 144

Agile VC

MAY 16, 2019

Also I’m making comparative judgements here between these companies to think about their long run scale, but all of them are very good businesses. The figures below are calculated or inferred from company reports, SEC filings, and public press announcements which disclosed revenue, customer, and user figures. ARPUs/year.

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Lock-up Period Retention Azure .Net 100

Startup Company Lawyer

MAY 26, 2012

Below is an article that I wrote for Business Law Today, a publication for the American Bar Association’s Business Law Section. Crowdfunding: Its Practical Effect May Be Unclear Until SEC Rulemaking is Complete. Some companies utilize pure donation models. Crowdfunding Prior to the JOBS Act.

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SEC Securities and Exchange Commission Accredited Investor Private Placement 58

thebarefootvc

JANUARY 22, 2018

Last week also saw the CFTC, Swiss regulators, Chinese regulators and the SEC release new guidance and warnings on ICOs and unregulated trading. Just last night, Indian regulators shut down bank accounts linked to crypto trading, similar to moves we saw last week in the US when Metropolitan Bank did the same thing.

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BeyondVC

AUGUST 9, 2006

The best plan in my mind is to make sure that any company we invest in has a tremendous market opportunity with a real business model and high operating margins that can eventually generate real cash flow. Sure I have a plan when I invest, but it is impossible to predict the future. technology sector.

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Professor VC

MAY 29, 2008

To the SEC, it means that you are an accredited investor and To the man (or woman) on the street, a minimum qualification would seem to be an interest and ability to invest in early stage ventures. ProfessorVC. The last blogger in Silicon Valley. Thursday, May 29, 2008. What does it take to be an Angel Investor?

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Angel Investor Angel Groups Accredited Investor San Jose 28

Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

The problem of compliance in social networks has been amplified in regulated industries like financial services, where FINRA/SEC policies have led businesses to avoid social networks or try their best to manage their social activities manually. of FLOODGATE.

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Social Network Chad SEC Social Media 63

BeyondVC

JULY 20, 2006

It is always helpful to get benchmark data on your competitors and on other companies that have a similar business model. The report from this survey will provide in-depth analyses on nearly 100 financial statement and productivity ratios — detail far beyond that available in annual reports or SEC filings.

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Software SEC Affiliate Early Stage 60

infochachkie.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

There is an inherent conflict in a consultant’s business model and the needs of a startup. Unable to confirm if my proposed approach was correct, he indicated that he would have to check with his SEC group and that ‘someone’ would get back to me. Yet, it does nothing to help you execute your business model.

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Equity Silicon Valley Cofounder Technical Review 40

www.quora.com

JANUARY 16, 2011

are just emerging for business people (customer development, business model generation,). Developers who understand and can execute on a business model. With declining span of attention, unless something appeals in first 20 secs, people move onto something diff (generally, because there are so many choices).

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Technical Review Startup CTO Hire Cofounder 51

thebarefootvc

MARCH 26, 2018

The move to Malta also positions it to benefit from a more friendly regulatory environment to experiment with new business models in the sector. In the quest to attract the best and brightest in the blockchain industry, Malta has put itself on the crypto map (for now!).

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Malta Securities and Exchange Commission Japan Business Model 40

VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 14, 2010

4G/ LTE (Long Term Evolution) -the fourth generation of networks, enabling faster downloading in 4G phones (100 megabit per second compared to today’s 21 megabit/sec in 3G phones). IP-based services, reduce service delivery costs and introduce new services and Internet business models to grow revenues and IP service profitability.

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Mobile IP SMS Networking 109

BeyondVC

DECEMBER 20, 2004

We did our own analysis of venture-backed software IPOs a couple of years ago (based on SEC filings, etc.) Before that time, the standard rule of thumb was that it took about 5-6 years for a company to reach maturity, profitability, and potentially become an IPO candidate. using pre-bubble data and this is what we found.

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IPO SEC Valuation Revenue 60

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

broken vc model. Business Culture. Business Model Canvas. Business plan. business symbiosis. Brian Rosenzweig. Bridgewater Systems. BRM Capital. Broadband TV. BroadLight. Bubble 2.0. BuzzMertrics. C-B4 PREDICTIVE ANALYTICS. California Israel Chamber of Commerce. Satrup Factory. saul klein. save an alien.

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