YoungUpstarts
FEBRUARY 6, 2017
The fundraising stage is vital for any entrepreneur, but you can’t wing it through your meetings and expect to be taken seriously. As an entrepreneur, your goal when raising financing is to get several term sheets — the documents describing the terms and conditions of financing. Do or do not — there is no “try.”
YoungUpstarts
OCTOBER 24, 2013
“The reality is that there has not been a reliable, simple, or cost-effective way to calculate an early stage company’s valuation – which is why so many entrepreneurs and angel investors get it wrong,” says Alan Lobock, co-founder of Worthworm.
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Startup Professionals Musings
APRIL 10, 2016
How complex is the capitalization table? These questions are the key ones in every due diligence effort, always done by accredited investors, but almost never done by key employees and new partners. Think twice before you jump in. Look for examples of similar companies and revenue multiples achieved from acquirers.
Up and Running
SEPTEMBER 10, 2014
Entrepreneurs need to find a way to get traction (sales) without funding. If entrepreneurs are only pitching to angel groups, they’re only pitching to 6% of the active angels, and 0.4% However, entrepreneurs still need to approach angel investors offline for larger amounts of capital. What does that mean? Go for the gut.
Up and Running
JULY 2, 2014
After a couple of due diligence meetings with the investor and our attorneys, he gave us the check. Now, if you’re a savvy investor or entrepreneur, I’m sure your jaw just dropped as you read that. Now, if you’re a savvy investor or entrepreneur, I’m sure your jaw just dropped as you read that. ownership and never dilute.
www.xconomy.com
JUNE 9, 2012
Coats says they each had spent more than a decade in venture investing at that time, and agreed that the process of funding new companies had become “way too time-consuming” for entrepreneurs and most VCs. We are literally getting hallelujahs from entrepreneurs for making the decision in record time,” Coats says. Connect with Xconomy.
Startup Professionals Musings
AUGUST 29, 2018
Yet crowdfunding is no panacea for hungry entrepreneurs and startups. Crowdfunding may look easy, via popular sites like Kickstarter and Indiegogo, but their cost in time, effort, and money by entrepreneurs is daunting. Crowdfunding bypasses the due diligence process.
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