Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

They don’t realize that this option would likely be their worst nightmare, since it costs millions for the road show, usually dilutes your equity to a tiny fraction, and takes away all your entrepreneurial control. IPOs in 2008, the market was up to a still trivial 159 in 2011. After a record low of 39 U.S.

Exit Strategy 239

Exit Strategy IPO Investment Bankers Entrepreneur 239

ReadWriteStart

JUNE 1, 2020

The next reason is to establish a competitive advantage over your competition and quickly acquire a substantial market share. Let’s take an example – In the case of an internet or app business, the user traction and market penetration is a must. Bridge or exit stage. Establish a competitive advantage. Stages of Funding.

Startup 150

Startup Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch Seed Stage 150

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

They don’t realize that this option would likely be their worst nightmare, since it costs millions for the road show, usually dilutes your equity to a tiny fraction, and takes away all your entrepreneurial control. IPOs in 2008, the market was up to a still trivial 128 in 2012 (compared to 675 in 1996). After a record low of 39 U.S.

IPO 224

IPO Founder Exit Strategy Investment Bankers 224

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 27, 2012

Here are the ten slides you need: Problem and market need. Explain in analogies your mother could understand, and quantify the “cost-of-pain” in dollars or time. Make sure to communicate the relevance of your product / services to market needs. Investors like $1B markets with double-digit growth rates. Exit strategy.

Elevator Pitch 247

Elevator Pitch Exit Strategy Burn Rate Merger 247

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 5, 2011

They don’t realize that this option would likely be their worst nightmare, since it costs millions for the road show, usually dilutes your equity to a tiny fraction, and takes away all your entrepreneurial control. Their synopsis of the key risks should make you look hard for an alternate exit strategy: Increased risk of liability.

Exit Strategy 235

Exit Strategy IPO Investment Bankers Entrepreneur 235

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 13, 2012

Explain in terms your mother could understand, and quantify the “cost-of-pain” in dollars or time. Industry & market sizing. Start with the evolution of the overall industry, market segmentation, market dynamics, and customer landscape. Avoid any statements like “All we have to do is get 1% of the market.”

Business Plan 283

Business Plan Sweat Equity Exit Strategy Intellectual Property 283

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 17, 2014

Projecting the financials should be the last step of your business plan preparation, since it assumes you already know the opportunity size, customer buying habits, pricing, costs, and competition. Financial projections for investors should always show an annual cost of goods sold and gross margins line, as well as revenue.

Liquidity Event 249

Liquidity Event Equity Venture Capital Merger 249

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 10, 2011

Here are the ten slides you need: Problem and market need. Explain in analogies your mother could understand, and quantify the “cost-of-pain” in dollars or time. Make sure to communicate the relevance of your product / services to market needs. Investors like $1B markets with double-digit growth rates. Exit strategy.

Elevator Pitch 234

Elevator Pitch Exit Strategy Burn Rate Merger 234

Up and Running

JULY 2, 2014

You can’t underestimate the importance of selecting an attorney who “gets” your business model, your market opportunity, and most importantly, your fundraising and exit strategy. Do they have experience with mergers and acquisitions, including how to set up the company for successful exit scenarios?

Technical Review 118

Technical Review Angel Investor Due Diligence Dilution 118

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 13, 2011

Explain in terms your mother could understand, and quantify the “cost-of-pain” in dollars or time. Industry & market sizing. Start with the evolution of the overall industry, market segmentation, market dynamics, and customer landscape. Avoid any statements like “All we have to do is get 1% of the market.”

Business Plan 290

Business Plan Sweat Equity Exit Strategy Intellectual Property 290

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 19, 2010

Here are the ten slides you need: Problem and market need. Explain in analogies your mother could understand, and quantify the “cost-of-pain” in dollars or time. Make sure to communicate the relevance of your product / services to market needs. Investors like $1B markets with double-digit growth rates. Exit strategy.

Elevator Pitch 235

Elevator Pitch Exit Strategy Burn Rate Merger 235

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 28, 2013

Projecting the financials should be the last step of your business plan preparation, since it assumes you already know the opportunity size, customer buying habits, pricing, costs, and competition. Financial projections for investors should always show an annual cost of goods sold and gross margins line, as well as revenue.

Liquidity Event 243

Liquidity Event Startup Equity Venture Capital 243

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 13, 2016

Investors are looking for a concise description of your product or service without technical jargon or fuzzy marketing terms with value quantified in customer terms. How big and growing is the total market and your target segment? They like billion-dollar markets with double-digit growth rates.

Sweat Equity 120

Sweat Equity Advisory Board Liquidity Event Startup 120

Gust

AUGUST 19, 2012

Here are the ten slides you need: Problem and market need. Explain in analogies your mother could understand, and quantify the “cost-of-pain” in dollars or time. Make sure to communicate the relevance of your product / services to market needs. Investors like $1B markets with double-digit growth rates. Exit strategy.

Elevator Pitch 146

Elevator Pitch Exit Strategy Burn Rate Merger 146

Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

In this post, I want to lay out the details involved in how I first realized the opportunity, the formation of the business idea, the search for my supplier, the establishment and growth of the business, problems encountered and lessons learned, as well as the exit strategy that resulted in the $250,000 sale of the business.

SEO 86

SEO PPC America Design 86

Gust

AUGUST 10, 2014

Projecting the financials should be the last step of your business plan preparation, since it assumes you already know the opportunity size, customer buying habits, pricing, costs, and competition. Financial projections for investors should always show an annual cost of goods sold and gross margins line, as well as revenue.

Liquidity Event 176

Liquidity Event Equity Venture Capital Merger 176

Gust

AUGUST 5, 2012

Explain in terms your mother could understand, and quantify the “cost-of-pain” in dollars or time. Industry & market sizing. Start with the evolution of the overall industry, market segmentation, market dynamics, and customer landscape. Avoid any statements like “All we have to do is get 1% of the market.”

Business Plan 182

Business Plan Sweat Equity Exit Strategy Intellectual Property 182

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 22, 2010

Explain in terms your mother could understand, and quantify the “cost-of-pain” in dollars or time. Industry & market sizing. Start with the evolution of the overall industry, market segmentation, market dynamics, and customer landscape. Avoid any statements like “All we have to do is get 1% of the market.”

Business Plan 186

Business Plan Exit Strategy Sweat Equity Intellectual Property 186

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

www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Sales & Marketing | Wednesdays. Exit Strategies. Strategy and Planning. SALES & MARKETING. Online Marketing. Bringing Innovation to Market. Strategy and Planning >. Theres a huge opportunity cost in not taking equity," he says. The Goods: Your Business Toolbox | Thursdays. Newsletters.

Arizona 40

Arizona Equity Iowa Venture Capital 40

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. Stock Market In my Junior year in college, I started day trading and grew a $2,000 pot to over $40,000 thanks to a big one-hit wonder. Where do I get the money to invest in the markets?

Internet 80

Internet Technical Review Stock Due Diligence 80