Gust

OCTOBER 19, 2014

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 M&A exits (merger and acquisition). Until mid-2013, the USPTO still operated on the doctrine of “first to invent,” rather than first to patent.

Software Review 173

Software Review Software Technical Review Intellectual Property 173

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Toronto’s Mark Attanasio has spent some 20 years advising businesses at various stages in their development on what it takes to position themselves for growth – whether it’s through traditional transactional activities like management buyouts and mergers and acquisitions or via a public listing on a Canadian stock exchange.

Partner 113

Partner Technical Review Management Due Diligence 113

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 27, 2016

Even still, in the context of all three points, I recommend that you evaluate the most common exit alternatives and considerations, and integrate the right one into your startup strategy and plan: M&A - merger or acquisition by another company. Most experts don’t recommend this approach as your default strategy anymore.

Equity 120

Equity Exit Strategy Private Equity Startup 120

ConversionXL

APRIL 24, 2019

Sales reps are also likely to be familiar with Salesforce because it’s the most widely used CRM, reducing onboarding costs for companies that use it. There are five types of moats: Low-cost production; High switching costs; Network effects; Intangible assets; Efficient scale. Low-cost production. High switching costs.

Non-Compete 122

Non-Compete United States Networking Acquisition 122

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. Startups are not required to have a formal Board of Directors, and can’t afford to implement many of the financial and operational controls required of public companies.

Equity 180

Equity Due Diligence Angel Groups Liquidity Event 180

Mike Michalowicz

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

By focusing on reducing human touches and automating the sales and recruitment process, Angelichio and the Judge Group are able to minimize the cost associated with hiring additional internal staff while meeting their market demand in record time! So what does a blooming staffing company need to do in order to implement automation?

CPA 76

CPA Software Review LLC Technical Review 76

Transformify

JANUARY 24, 2021

Those businesses hiring remote teams face a common challenge – their service providers and freelancers demand to be paid in either local currency or some preferred foreign currency like USD, GBP, EUR, etc. If so, what is the cost? Creating Payouts in Multiple Currencies. How Does Transformify Self-billing Module Work?

B2B 98

B2B Software Review Database Software 98

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

Hearpreneur

JUNE 4, 2021

Our goals are to increase quality, by offering patients the best providers across the country, to increase access, by removing transportation barriers and connecting patients with these providers anywhere, and to lower costs, by eliminating the reliance on traditional healthcare infrastructure. Thanks to Stanley Kovak, Mirror Care !

Entrepreneur 133

Entrepreneur B2B Database Technical Review 133

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). The USPTO operates on the doctrine of “first to invent,” rather than first to patent.

Software 233

Software Intellectual Property Algorithm Startup 233

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 31, 2017

This process gets repeated when identifying “income tax” regulations in the various states where a startup operates. It’s almost impossible for a business owner to keep up with all the international and multistate tax regulations, mergers and acquisitions issues, and equity compensation happenings. Read more tax advice from Anjum.

Ratchet 113

Ratchet Merger New York Engineer 113

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). The USPTO operates on the doctrine of “first to invent,” rather than first to patent.

Software 228

Software Intellectual Property Algorithm Valuation 228

Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

The realization of my idea started on an international trip when I was working as a consultant in mergers and acquisitions. In America, the cost of doing business is very high. Essentially by cutting as much of the supply chain as possible, and lowering the cost of doing business (i.e. by operating online).

SEO 86

SEO PPC America Design 86

Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

MARCH 10, 2011

This article picks up from that point onward, discussing the challenges we ran into once we went into operation mode, the invaluable lessons that only first-hand experience can teach, the exit strategy which was the $250,000 sale of the website, and finally my overall concluding thoughts on the entire experience. This was a huge risk.

Technical Review 71

Technical Review PPC Due Diligence Exit Strategy 71

David Teten

APRIL 1, 2011

I hope that you can join us Monday night, April 4, midtown NYC, at a panel on “Innovation in Private Company Liquidity-Online Merger Markets, Social Media, Secondary Markets, Non-US Markets, Private Equity, and the Disappearing IPO” The program is sponsored by the HBS Club of New York and the HBS Angels of NY.

Private Equity 68

Private Equity Merger IPO Equity 68

Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

JANUARY 21, 2011

Right out of Graduate School, I started my career with one of the big four accounting firms in their M&A (Mergers and Acquisitions) practice. I was trading real heavy hours for heavy dollars, and led a very mobile, demanding and by choice, a pressure packed lifestyle. Where do I get the money to invest in the markets?

Internet 80

Internet Technical Review Stock Due Diligence 80

Steve Blank

MARCH 18, 2011

There was no repeatable methodology, startups and their VC’s still operated like startups were simply a smaller version of a large company. But the bubble mantra of get “big fast” and “first mover advantage” demanded tens of millions more to create a “brand.” The world of building profitable startups ended in 1995. Wide Adoption.

Internet 334

Internet IPO Silicon Valley Agile 334

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

This is an awesome trend and will further lower the cost of startup development. People feared they were going to have a monopoly over the Internet due to “bunding&# Internet Explorer with their operating system. In April of 2000 there were fears that the AOL / Time Warner merger would create a monopoly on the Internet.

Social Network 318

Social Network Networking Internet Technical Review 318

Steve Blank

AUGUST 27, 2009

Combined with product costs, an engineering budget, and schedules, this results in a spreadsheet that faintly resembles the first financial plan in the company’s business plan. With that information in hand, Engineering estimates delivery dates and development costs. Marketing is at its peak. Ortho kills.

Silicon Valley 260

Silicon Valley Product Startup Product Development 260

Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 9, 2017

This is really my new go-to CRM, ESP, marketing automation, really low cost. But I’m not sure that the consumer awareness and consumer demand is really there from a chat bot perspective. John: If you own a local business and are trying to attract local clients you must listen to this interview David Mihm, check it out.

Search 31

Search Technical Review SEO Small Business 31

techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

This is the first post in what’s going to be a series of blogs on how to go from nothing – no connections, no team, no money and no knowledge of how the startup industry really works – to operating a growing business. I’m taking a 52 week course in how to start up, run, operate, and achieve self employment.

Technical Review 84

Technical Review Cofounder Technical Cofounder Software Review 84