David Teten

AUGUST 19, 2019

This structure offers some of the benefits of traditional equity VC, without some of the negatives of equity VC. I’ve been a traditional equity VC for 8 years, and I’m now researching new business models in venture capital. We don’t have any equity or control over the business….”. “As Key elements: . “We

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Revenue Technical Review Software Review Equity 60

Up and Running

MARCH 14, 2018

Share what’s unique about your product and how it will solve the issue you shared in the previous slide. Ideally, you have check marks across the top for every category, and your competitors lack in key areas to show your competitive advantage. Is the investment you’re seeking a convertible note, an equity round, or something else?

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Hockey Stick Exit Strategy Technical Review Angel Investor 164

Version One Ventures

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Let’s now explore the major developments and ultimate use cases for the Lightning Network in two categories: A) payments/finance and B) Web3. . There’s a long history of people trying to issue such assets on top of Bitcoin – Counterparty and Omni are two notable examples. Dapper’s Flow ) or 2) NFTs will end up issued on layer 2s.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 2, 2011

I was thinking back to a few previous “insider baseball&# blog debates that raged for several weeks: AngelGate (aka Bin38 secret cabal), convertible debt vs. equity, bubble vs. not, and now the AngelList discussion. We might differ in opinion but not in information sources and knowledge of the issues. Are these signal or noise?

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Steve Blank

MAY 19, 2015

They had reinvented a traditional print media category onto web and mobile devices for a new generation of users who were no longer buying magazines but reading online. He talked about how they were trying to maintain their exponential growth and told me how many people they were adding, and the issues of scaling that rapidly.

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Technical Review Salary Early Stage Software Review 120

ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 7, 2010

Bottom line, early stage equity is very, very expensive. As a thumb rule, try to get enough validation so that you can get to at least a $2 million pre-money valuation before raising equity capital. That is debt financing that converts into equity at the Series A valuation once the price for that is set. (I HirePlug.com.

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Valuation Silicon Valley Pre-Money Valuation Bootstrapping 119

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 24, 2018

Fraud for profit focuses on misusing the mortgage lending process to get cash and equity from lenders or homeowners. If you suspect your home appraisal has red flags, you can always get a second appraisal—this may cost up to $500 depending on the size of the home, but it might be worth it if it keeps you from a bigger issue.

Technical Review 149

Technical Review Demand Equity Reputation 149

SoCal CTO

APRIL 8, 2010

- Startup Company Lawyer , March 14, 2010 After the recent announcement of the Series Seed Financing documents by Marc Andreesen, Brad Feld points out that there are now four sets of “open source” equity seed financing documents. Time and time again, entrepreneurs are tempted by one of these application categories.

Software Review 150

Software Review Startup PR Exit Strategy 150

Up and Running

JANUARY 2, 2013

Your Solution : Share what’s unique about your product and how it will solve the issue you shared in the previous slide. Ideally, you have check marks across the top for every category, and your competitors lack in key areas to show your competitive advantage. And if you can relate your story to your audience, even better!

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Hockey Stick Exit Strategy Technical Review Due Diligence 164

ConversionXL

JANUARY 18, 2022

For example, if you offer an affordable solution in a notoriously expensive software category, you may be perceived as an entry-level platform for startups or small teams with smaller budgets. Can you capture more brand equity by executing marketing tactics in new or better ways? Everyone else? They’re going after the enterprise.

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Marketing Social Media Non-Compete Audience 109

David Teten

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

I wrote recently about Should you raise venture capital from a traditional equity VC or a Revenue-Based Investing VC? Some firms provide tools to do this online, e.g., Capital ’s Cost of Equity estimator ; Lighter Capital’s Cost of Capital Calculator ; 645 Ventures’ cap table simulator. Revenue-based investing VC.

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SBIC SBA Cap Table Database 60

This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 27, 2011

Even if your business is completely digital, like Twitter, scale brings complexity when it comes to strategic issues—like creating a claims process for trademarked domains, managing inbound business development opportunities, or keeping spam at bay.

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www.mattbartus.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Perspectives on issues affecting founders, startups and investors from a veteran startup lawyer in Silicon Valley. Equity for Consultants – Keep it Simple! posted Feb 3 in Equity , People issues. for every hour works, consultant accrues [hourly wage]in debt that will convert to equity in the next round).

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Equity Vesting Silicon Valley Intellectual Property 40

help.bplans.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Small Business Legal Issues. Equity – 1.0% common equity. of the common shares outstanding immediately prior to first round of equity financing. Shares would be issued simultaneously with first round financing. I was usually softer on smaller companies, particularly when equity was involved.

Software Review 41

Software Review Equity RSS Business Plan 41

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 19, 2014

A grant is not an equity investment, so the entrepreneur doesn’t have to give up a stake in the company either. An advanced search tool is provided to search for a grant by eligibility, by issuing agency, or category. In the US, many entrepreneurs see grants as “free money,” since they are not loans and don’t have to be repaid.

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Seed Money SBIR Dilution Government 242

YoungUpstarts

JULY 2, 2019

Financial reports that are issued by a business use hypothetical conditions or assumptions about occurrences that may have taken place in the past or have the potential to pop up at some point in the short-term or long-term future – this is the essence of pro forma financial statements.

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Feld Thoughts

MARCH 14, 2018

Dave Jilk turned me on to it when I was a freshman (he was a senior) and from 1983 to 1995 I read almost every issue cover to cover. From where I sit, it seems like similar rules to selling private equity should apply to ICOs. In addition, there are some rules associated with selling public equity that should apply.

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Advertising SEC Private Equity Equity 86

Up and Running

JUNE 25, 2014

Looking at the reasons why the small businesses like yourselves need money, it’s helpful to understand these categories and you’ll see yourself here in some different places. Options are coming in to deal with this three issues and make it a lot easier to make these loans. That’s always been a really good source.

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Small Business SBA Finance Bankruptcy 89

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 21, 2010

I recently read a post over on VentureHacks titled, “ Top Ten Reasons Entrepreneurs Hate Lawyers &# written by Scott Walker (who blogs on legal issues for entrepreneurs ). You never got around to agreeing exact equity splits but you had many conversations about it. One issue he talked about was working with partners.

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Genuine VC

OCTOBER 23, 2012

I’m definitely not in the rainmaker category that I think a lot of young companies look for… in the short run I’ll be more like a part-time employee than an advisor, but expect that will change if the company moves forward. But broadly speaking, I think that there are two risks/issues to be thinking about.

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Equity Cofounder Early Stage Framework 116

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

A grant is not an equity investment, so the entrepreneur doesn’t have to give up a stake in the company either. An advanced search tool is provided to search for a grant by eligibility, by issuing agency, or category. In the US, many entrepreneurs see grants as “free money,” since they are not loans and don’t have to be repaid.

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Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 26, 2011

When we were last with our SayAhh cofounders, they had implemented an accounting system and Jane had contributed $50,000 for a 55/45% equity split. Thus for the 10M shares issued to the them, Jane invests $55 and Dick invests $45. The Basic Accounting Equation states that Total Assets always must equal Total Liabilities plus Equity.

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Balance Sheet Cofounder Cap Table Delaware 128

Austin Startup

MARCH 4, 2019

We will announce the winner of the Artificial Intelligence Technologies category at the SXSW Pitch Awards Ceremony on Sunday, March 10th at 6:30pm in Salon H on the 6th floor of the Hilton Hotel. public, private, debt, equity, market return, concessionary capital, etc. Wednesday, March 13 Every day 10:00am-5:00pm.

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Silicon Valley Technical Review Texas Venture Capital 50

ConversionXL

APRIL 27, 2017

If you haven’t personally experienced this, perhaps some of these other out of stock mistakes are more familiar… Being redirected to the product category without explanation. Being redirected to the product category without explanation. With a 404, link equity is totally lost. Manufacturing issues.

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Duct Tape Marketing

AUGUST 23, 2023

It's funny because for a founder, no matter how good the financial outcome, leaving a company you started that you sacrificed your family for is like fraught with mental health issues. This community of practice, in fact, our investors who bought half the company, the growth equity firm, they came to attraction community event. (04:51):

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Board Effect

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Are diversity , equity, and inclusion (DEI) a part of your organization’s core value system? We believe that embracing diversity, equity, and inclusion as organizational values is a way to intentionally make space for positive outcomes to flourish, whether in direct services or the nonprofit capacity building or public policy spheres.”

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Metrics Leadership Equity Community 52

Austin Startup

JANUARY 26, 2017

This blog contributes a clear overview of the main issues at stake. There are no excuses to leaving persons with disabilities or any other equity group behind; recognition of all people as equal members of society will bring prosperity and sustainability to Austin.

Software Review 55

Software Review Technical Review Austin Community 55

www.greenhornconnect.com

OCTOBER 3, 2011

It’s always tempting for entrepreneurs to accept seed funding from friends and family in exchange for a promise to repay the money or issue the lender equity in your company when it is formed. Blog Categories. CATEGORIES. are not met. 4) You’re ready to raise money. Financial Projections for Investor Pitches.

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IP Intellectual Property Limited Liability Company Boston 40

infochachkie.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Instead of hearing from your long lost third-cousin, you will be inundated with an avalanche of ‘congratulatory’ emails, calls and letters from people who want to relieve you of the burden of your hard-earned equity round. Many such ‘congratulations’ will come from consultants.

Equity 40

Equity Silicon Valley Cofounder Technical Review 40

rapidrollout.wordpress.com

JANUARY 15, 2011

And finally, you may be able to avoid diluting your equity. Your consulting CTO will introduce you to the technology issues that you need to know about before selecting a permanent technology partner or hiring a permanent CTO. Increasingly, people who were only available as full-time, equity-position founders or [.]

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Gust

MAY 11, 2014

A grant is not an equity investment, so the entrepreneur doesn’t have to give up a stake in the company either. An advanced search tool is provided to search for a grant by eligibility, by issuing agency, or category. In the US, many entrepreneurs see grants as “free money,” since they are not loans and don’t have to be repaid.

Seed Money 164

Seed Money SBIR Dilution Government 164

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 13, 2018

Most loans can be split into two categories: secured and unsecured loans. For instance, you may get a loan which is secured against the equity in your home, meaning that should you default on your repayments, your home will be repossessed. Types of loans include: Homeowner loans. Peer-to-peer lending. Guarantor loans. Cash loans.

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Forecast Security Equity Cost 100

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 13, 2015

It’s still considered high risk for investment, since manufacturing and quality issues are likely. But to prevent confusion with basic R&D, these costs should never be called out the major category in your use of funds statement to investors. Product verification and clinical trials.

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ConversionXL

DECEMBER 7, 2017

That summer a private equity fund acquired the assets of the company. Karmaloop’s primary issue was we had too many minnows, not enough whales. Category-first-purchased tripwires. In 2015, 9-figure apparel retailer Karmaloop.com filed for bankruptcy. The company had been bleeding cash, losing six figures per month.

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Bankruptcy Marketing Campaign Intellectual Property 106

This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 21, 2021

I do seem to be the absolute worst at figuring this out on my own as I can think of at least three founders that I’ve backed that turned out to fall into this category that I would not have assumed. Could you imagine trying to measure the equity of transportation by measuring the price of the car purchased?

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Venture Capital Cofounder Deal Flow Later Stage 162

Genuine VC

JANUARY 3, 2013

However, I would take issue with the near-consensus conclusion of what is to follow. What isn’t as efficient is aggressively scaling a business ahead of cash flows, which is the reason why companies of any sort raise capital (equity and debt) in the first place.

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Seed Stage Venture Capital Audience New York 166

ConversionXL

JANUARY 14, 2020

Topics are an important feature for social networks, just as genres are for music or categories for ecommerce sites. As a result, a (theoretical) opportunity for Amazon would be to add a feature that lists item categories “for sale” on its marketplace. Twitter recently introduced topics , too.). Hidden gems. Accessibility.

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