K9 Ventures

APRIL 27, 2011

In August/September 2009, the founders and I agreed to work together to raise a round of financing for the company. I helped introduce the company to various angels and lead the effort to form a syndicate for their fund-raising round. We pulled together about $600K of commitments and interest, for a $500K-target financing round.

Software Review 134

Software Review Technical Review IP Finance 134

This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Depending on the minimum investment size, if you think about what hiring an actual analyst, or someone more senior, might cost you to look at deals you’re serious about, an investment in a fund could may for itself in access. In a way, that’s like having a free analyst at your disposal. Option #2 Do 50/50 angel investing and fund investing.

Portfolio 134

Portfolio Syndicate Syndication Deal Flow 134

ConversionXL

APRIL 7, 2020

But podcasting does have a lower cost and barrier to entry than video (at least quality video production). Once objectives are identified and prioritized, your podcasting plan should outline strategies and tactics, which include format, frequency, duration, host/s, point of view, guests, research, syndication, and marketing.

Syndicate 85

Syndicate Syndication Hosting Audio 85

YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 19, 2016

Having the right team in place can make all the difference in how you manage your finances and allow your money to work for you instead of against you. Here’s a quick list of the small group of professionals who you may need to enlist to advise you on business and personal finance decisions: 1. Personal Finance Coach.

Washington 100

Washington Entrepreneur Finance Syndicate 100

Babbling VC

JANUARY 7, 2011

I personally believe that one of the major drawbacks to venture capital in Europe is chronic under-financing and people skirt around this issue. We keep hearing about lean start-ups and how much costs have dropped when launching and growing a business. Initial costs are peanuts to get something up and running.

Finance 76

Finance LP Europe Valuation 76

mashable.com

MAY 9, 2011

He is a serial entrepreneur, internationally syndicated columnist, angel investor, public speaker and author of the best-selling book Never Get a “Real&# Job: How To Dump Your Boss, Build a Business and Not Go Broke. Reproduction without explicit permission is prohibited. All Rights Reserved. startupcto

CTO Hire 73

CTO Hire Fractional CTO CTO Technical Review 73

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

by Eric Tyson, author of “ Personal Finance For Dummies “ Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past few months, you know that the presidential election is just around the corner. This is especially true considering the escalating cost of higher education. Get informed about changes in healthcare costs.

Finance 157

Finance Technical Review Cost Syndicate 157

View from Seed

OCTOBER 21, 2014

Sharing these pricing expectations early with potential lead investors fundamentally qualifies your conversations, but it also runs the risk of prematurely losing a potential financing partner, or else it can reduce options to maximize your fundraise outcome.

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Valuation Founder Seed Stage Angel Investor 336

YoungUpstarts

JULY 6, 2017

Once you learn about all of your financing options, you could choose the one best suited to help your business grow. SYNDICATES : Syndicates are single-purpose investment funds. Syndicates allow startups to easily access a large amount of capital and to network with other investors. Understand the Tax Code.

Syndicate 127

Syndicate Syndication Software Review Angel Investor 127

Agile VC

MARCH 13, 2012

Patents and the threat of patent infringement lawsuits provide maximum leverage against a competitor when they’re in the middle of a strategic inflection point… a major financing, acquisition, or large product launch. If I were involved with Yahoo!’s Whatever few good people are left at Yahoo! What’s Your Favorite Future?

IP 100

IP IPO Social Network Silicon Valley 100

Genuine VC

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

To top it off, there was a dispute about the final cost given the scope of work. Seed round of financing led by NextView Ventures , where I will be joining the Board of Directors. We’re joined in the round by RRE, BOSS Syndicates, NextGen, and awesome strategic angels like Niraj Shah (CEO of Wayfair) and Fabrice Grinda.

Syndicate 100

Syndicate Syndication Lead Generation Acquisition 100

Mike Michalowicz

DECEMBER 18, 2012

Thanks to Carol Coots of Practical Cost Reduction. Thanks to Kenny Jahng of Big Click Syndicate LLC. Obviously we can’t do this with the most important things (the finance side), but the little things have to go, otherwise we’ll bury ourselves in work and stress and end up hating the business we love.

LLC 166

LLC Non-Compete Revenue Hiring 166

Genuine VC

JULY 30, 2012

Sharing these expectations early in potential lead investor discussions fundamentally qualifies the conversations, but it also runs the risk of prematurely losing a potential financing partner or reducing options to maximize a financing process outcome.

Valuation 136

Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Angel Investor Syndicate 136

Cracking the Code

DECEMBER 9, 2006

McKinsey highlight #1: the art of cost cutting or how to save 70m with a measuring spoon. TOP or Total Operational Performance, is a cost cutting approach, where your objective is to cut 40% of all the "not-strictly-necessary costs" by doing things differently. Wish all such solutions cost $4.! Paris, November 1998.

Software Review 48

Software Review Technical Review Europe Venture Capital 48

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 1, 2010

In these cases we proactively offer to lead their next round of financing. Like Brad Feld I’m syndication agnostic but I have a slight preference toward working with others. The others would need to either sell, slim costs, find new lead investors or wind things down. This is the nature of compromise. Ask their strategy.

Post-Money Valuation 298

Post-Money Valuation Term Sheet Warrant Partner 298

Agile VC

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

I’ll focus for now on the business itself, there’s plenty of other info on the web if you care to understand the equity ownership or financing history of Facebook and frankly this has been fairly well known for awhile. ==. Here’s my first look at Facebook viewed through the lens of their IPO filing. Facebook, Inc.

IPO 100

IPO South Korea Venezuela Revenue 100

Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 20, 2008

I now believe that the "pick two" concept is fundamentally flawed, and that lean startups can achieve all three simultaneously: quickly bring high-quality software to market at low cost. Those are the kinds of indefinite costs that make our team grind to a halt over time. First of all, its a myth that cutting corners saves time.

Software Review 164

Software Review Engineer Management Technical Review 164

Rob Go

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

I once showed a company to an investor for an investment we were syndicating. The game plan then is to show accelerating user growth, across a variety of user segments, and understandable and declining acquisition costs. This investor loved the team and thought the solution they were building was compelling.

Marketing 52

Marketing Angel Investor Syndicate Syndication 52

SVPG

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

Then there were challenges with fulfillment logistics, difficulty maintaining DVD quality, and trying to figure out how to do all this in a way that covered costs and generated some cash. In 1993, Word 6.0 was the biggest release, feature-wise, Microsoft had ever produced up until then.

Product 60

Product Technical Review Software Review Engineer 60

Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2021

At the same time, early-stage companies are thinking beyond the high prices of Silicon Valley to put down roots and find financing and growth partners. This dominance has been declining as firms and their funding have moved into or sprung up in other cities around the country. all Bay Area firms?—?

Texas 90

Texas San Antonio Houston Dallas 90

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Some notable metrics are revenue growth rates, free cashflow, leverage ratios, historical financing amounts, returns on marketing spend, customer acquisition costs, lifetime value of customers, customer churn rates, and team social scores. Capital has built a free online tool for founders to calculate their cost of capital.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

Hunter Walker

SEPTEMBER 5, 2021

I really liked Jason Lemkin’s “ Do You Have a Weak Investor Syndicate ” blog post from earlier in the summer. As a venture fund I might have a strategy which says “for every dollar I invest into companies, I will hold one dollar in reserve for additional financings.” Go read it and then come back here….

Cap Table 94

Cap Table Seed Stage Syndicate Syndication 94

mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

While all of these factors are true to an extent, the truth of the matter is that the reduced costs of hardware and software are easily offset by the expense of engineers and experienced business people. million in venture financing. Nearly all of your costs will be headcount, primarily in the engineering department.

Startup 79

Startup Social Media RSS Social Network 79

VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 6, 2011

If you just travel in, don’t attempt it, it will be an expensive waste of energy/time/cost that will get you polite meetings but no engagement. You are then “certified&# for local capital raising and will get over hump. link] is another great one to apply. They take international Founders. Brajeshwar Oinam, Entrepreneur).

Silicon Valley 104

Silicon Valley Startup Seed Stage Delaware 104

mashable.com

AUGUST 20, 2011

The cost is much lower than traditional office space, and you have access to a lot of resources — conference room, printers, scanners, Wi-Fi, snacks, coffees — that you’d otherwise have to pay for all by yourself. . Otherwise, you can do the build-out and eat the costs. All Rights Reserved. Publisher Platform (P3).

Cofounder 81

Cofounder San Francisco Social Media Startup 81

mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

If you’re working with an open source project, for example, it’s important that you have a definitive business model to drive revenue — though not at the cost of alienating your community of core contributors. To that end, companies will offer enterprise-ready software that comes with additional features, services and support.

France 77

France Marketing Social Media Startup 77

mashable.com

JANUARY 18, 2012

A year ago I was involved in setting up a new social media marketing company and I wanted a name that was simple descriptive, easy to remember and wasn’t going to cost a fortune. Money and Finance Lists. Global Syndication Partners. Nearly every domain that has something to do with social media and is short is gone.

Naming 97

Naming Social Media Social Network RSS 97

David Teten

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

It is mathematically impossible for the median investor to beat a low-cost index, after expenses. (Of Services like Angel List syndicates are disrupting angel investing and reducing the traditional information costs and access issues that have made angel investing more work.

Management 114

Management Pre-Money Valuation Venture Capital New Hampshire 114

mashable.com

MARCH 7, 2011

Partners W3 EDGE Concentric Sky Rackspace Intridea Dynect DNS Webtrends Global Syndication Partners ABCNews Forbes Metro USAToday Yahoo ©2005-2011 Mashable, Inc. We’ve been developing mobile Apps using HTML5 and PhoneGap at Appware for the past year and have found it to be fantastic. All Rights Reserved. startupcto

Developer 93

Developer HTML API Ruby 93

VC Cafe

JULY 4, 2011

The ratings agency noted that the improvement in public finances reflects both revenue growth as a result of buoyant output, as well as expenditure control, resulting from the adoption of new fiscal rules. Given that, the central government deficit fell to 3.8% of GDP in 2010 from 5.2% in 2009 and debt moderated to 76.6% of GDP from 79.3%

Balance Sheet 90

Balance Sheet Acquisition Africa 90

mashable.com

MAY 24, 2011

The added cost of converting your existing web-based customers to new native app customers might make any benefits of increased conversion useless. Partners W3 EDGE Concentric Sky Rackspace Intridea Dynect DNS Webtrends Global Syndication Partners ABCNews CNN Forbes Metro USAToday Yahoo ©2005-2011 Mashable, Inc. startupcto

Mobile 90

Mobile Web Social Media Software Review 90

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 18, 2015

Of course they built protection into many of their financings that allows them downside protection against IPOs if the price is lower than the price they paid. And what many people don’t realize is that most syndicates get what is known as “deal-by-deal” carry. So eventually rationality has to occur.

IPO 150

IPO Venture Capital LP SEC 150

mashable.com

JULY 18, 2012

GLIIF’s initial offering includes a brand-able and blend-able custom encrypted image at a low cost of entry, pre re-direction marketing services and full analytics. Money and Finance Lists. Global Syndication Partners. July 18, 2012 10:15:01. Flag this comment. Google Lists. Health and Environment Related Lists.

San Francisco 104

San Francisco Acquisition Social Media Mobile 104