ReadWriteStart

JUNE 1, 2020

In very few specific cases, depending on the nature of the business, the business model might demand a considerable gestation period or extensive research and development. It is going to cost a lot of money just to get the initial batch of products to test the market and would definitely require external funding. Government programs.

Startup 150

Startup Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch Seed Stage 150

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 22, 2015

Most of their new claims to innovation are acquired through mergers and acquisitions from the entrepreneurial pipeline. Government bail-outs do not promote innovation. Customers today demand products and services personalized or tailored to local needs with embedded quality of life services. Next wave of economic expansion.

Offshore 120

Offshore Startup Merger Technical Review 120

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 29, 2018

Crowdfunding may look easy, via popular sites like Kickstarter and Indiegogo, but their cost in time, effort, and money by entrepreneurs is daunting. Startup investors have no insight to management or governance. Challenges in crowdfunding will generate more regulatory costs.

Equity 180

Equity Due Diligence Angel Groups Liquidity Event 180

abovethecrowd.com

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Unfortunately, either information asymmetry or physical distances and the resulting distribution costs can both cut against the economic advantages that would otherwise arise for all. Once again, this is an asset against which the marginal cost to host a dog is near zero.

Internet 88

Internet Matching Vertical Hosting 88

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 5, 2016

It’s touted as being able to reduce costs, scale with your enterprise and store all of your data. Smooth Mergers. In fact, before the cloud , this is what happened to the government. CIOs have noticed, however, that with cloud computing, mergers are much faster. By now, you’ve no doubt heard of cloud computing.

Cloud 140

Cloud Merger Government Leadership 140

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 13, 2012

The good news is that a patent can scare off or at least delay competitors, and as a “rule of thumb” patents can add up to $1M to your startup valuation for investors, or for M&A exits (merger and acquisition). Software changes fast and the government moves slowly. Patents only help the big guys who want no change.

Software 233

Software Intellectual Property Algorithm Startup 233

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 7, 2011

The good news is that a patent can scare off or at least delay competitors, and as a “rule of thumb” every patent can add up to $1M to your startup valuation for investors, or for M&A exits (merger and acquisition). Software changes fast and the government moves slowly. Patents only help the big guys who want no change.

Software 228

Software Intellectual Property Algorithm Valuation 228

Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

MARCH 10, 2011

But when you are running a website with over 1,000 different products that change frequently (in size, quantity, branding, name, description, etc), as well as one that demands consistent improvement in process and technology, it is almost impossible to provide an ideal user experience without full time help by your side. This was a huge risk.

Technical Review 71

Technical Review PPC Due Diligence Exit Strategy 71

Startup Company Lawyer

MARCH 14, 2010

In a typical venture financing, there is a voting agreement that governs how specific board seats will be filled. A legal opinion for a newly-incorporated early stage company probably doesn’t add much to the due diligence process and is probably unnecessary compared to the incremental cost to prepare. Voting agreement.

Finance 70

Finance Software Review Term Sheet Liquidation Preference 70