David Teten

MAY 20, 2013

This is part 2 of a 2-part series on domain names and startups; part 1 was “ Should a Startup Spend VC Funding on a Domain Name? ”. This bench at Cathedral Lawn is engraved with country domain names such as.uk,us,nz Let me propose a path few take: find an under-monetized domain name and start a business on it.

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David Teten

MAY 20, 2013

This is part 2 of a 2-part series on domain names and startups; part 1 was “ Should a Startup Spend VC Funding on a Domain Name? ”. This bench at Cathedral Lawn is engraved with country domain names such as.uk,us,nz Let me propose a path few take: find an under-monetized domain name and start a business on it.

Naming 114

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 17, 2019

If the business IS the business owner, then that person needs to be part of the deal. Structure the buy-out to include an employment contract or consulting agreement, as well as an earn-out. Listen to if they mention the business owner’s name more than the business name itself.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 14, 2018

And, namely, they pique the interests of those in the private capital markets. Think of financing an acquisition as an exercise with two parts that work in concert: 1) structuring a desired deal with a suitable target and 2) obtaining the funding. Value the target acquisition as a standalone business first.

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VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

I’ve decided to keep his name off as I didn’t get his explicit permission, but drop me a line if you’d like to get in touch. Are your costs per acquisition going up or down with scale? 10 tips for raising money from business angels. Bottom up is better than top down projections (i.e. Have a sigle main idea.

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K9 Ventures

OCTOBER 10, 2017

There are a now a handful of funds, K9 included, that are Pre-Seed funds in name and practice. Yes, the infrastructure is cheap (to start), but the human costs have gone up dramatically. Q: How are most Pre-Seed deals structured? This has been pretty much what K9 has been doing since 2013. Those times are long gone.

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Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

07:47): Well, where are they gonna get the rest of the money and what's that gonna cost them? Let's talk about some of the deal structures you've seen. And that's gonna cost me money. So maybe they would have some home equity they could pull out or some savings. What's the debt service gonna be like? 09:23): Sure.

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