Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 22, 2020

Typically, individual investments will be less than $100K, but a group of angels may syndicate multiples. Their interest is in a business which has proved the viability of a new and innovative product, and even sold a few already, and are ready to scale the business. Decisions are based on the startup team vs the product.

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View from Seed

APRIL 30, 2015

It can be lower cost and can either buy more time or accelerate growth. It’s generally got a lower cost compared to equity capital and can help support growth. Today, we wanted to share some basics of another source of capital: venture debt. What is it, and how should founders think about it? What are some pros and cons?

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David Teten

JANUARY 19, 2021

That said, nothing is cost-free. More complex cost of capital calculation. This causes the cost of capital for Flexible VC, often calculated through IRR (similar to an interest rate), can be higher than that of venture debt or traditional RBI. Flexible VC can allow Impact VCs to thread this needle.”. Cash collateral.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 21, 2014

And finally, in Darwinian fashion, competition for market share amongst the venture capitalists as a result of increased numbers of angel investment syndicates will clear the decks of the low-value add venture capital dollars. Clutter includes: toxic people, time drainers, unnecessary events, and non-crucial product features.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Most metropolitan areas have groups of local high-net-worth individuals interested in supporting startups, and willing to syndicate amounts up to a million dollars for qualified startups. The process is long, but it doesn’t cost you any equity. Look for a warm introduction to make this work. Apply to local angel investor groups.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 22, 2019

SEO doesn’t cost much, especially when compared to other marketing and advertising strategies, so it has a disproportionately high return on investment (ROI). Others should be handled by a professional agency, but you’ll still enjoy relatively low costs, since you don’t have to pay for things like ad placements or physical products.

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ConversionXL

APRIL 7, 2020

According to Edison Research , 80% of users listen to most of each episode, averaging 7 per week, while 69% of listeners agree that podcast ads make them aware of new products or services. But podcasting does have a lower cost and barrier to entry than video (at least quality video production). Podcast production.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 23, 2013

Their computers then cleverly merge your ads with search results when users search words imply an interest in your products. In this context, there are many parameters and concepts you need to understand before you buy advertising: Cost per impression (CPI). Cost per click (CPC). Cost per action (CPA).

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 12, 2014

Most metropolitan areas have groups of local high-net-worth individuals interested in supporting startups, and willing to syndicate amounts up to a million dollars for qualified startups. The process is long, but it doesn’t cost you any equity. Look for a warm introduction to make this work. Apply to local Angel investor groups.

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Agile VC

APRIL 17, 2011

Kayak was started here in my backyard of Boston… co-founder & CTO Paul English and the product/engineering team is based here in Concord MA. 5) High Productivity: Kayak had 148 employees at the end of 2010. Last week ZipCar began trading and has a market cap of about $1 billion. What’s Your Favorite Future?

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SVPG

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

Article: Behind Every Great Product. I titled the paper, “Behind Every Great Product” and it was inspired by the classic Good Product Manager / Bad Product Manager by Ben Horowitz. The paper proved popular and helped many teams to get a better understanding of just what product was all about.

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mashable.com

MAY 9, 2011

a New York-based sizzle reel production company specializing in promotional videos for PR and marketing professionals, and the Young Entrepreneur Council. Hiring the wrong person for key company positions can cost a business thousands — or tens of thousands — of dollars and man hours. Danny Wong , Blank Label Group, Inc.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 3, 2010

Their computers then cleverly merge your ads with search results only when users search words imply an interest in your products. In this context, there are many parameters and concepts you need to understand before you buy advertising: Cost per impression (CPI). Cost per click (CPC). Cost per action (CPA).

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K9 Ventures

APRIL 27, 2011

Arlo and AJ had built a stunning new way of doing product discovery for soft goods. So far, almost every shopping website shows products either in an endless list of “Next Page” links (hint hint Amazon — you have so much room for improvement!), or by using keyword search, which doesn’t really cut it.

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Hippoland

MARCH 30, 2018

My hypothesis is that there will be a real shake up in how deals are done in startups, and you’ll see turnover as some of these new brands overtake older well-established VC firms. (This is an aside for another blogpost) And then there are also syndicates. From there, you can find various syndicates. B) Operations costs more.

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Hippoland

MARCH 30, 2018

My hypothesis is that there will be a real shake up in how deals are done in startups, and you’ll see turnover as some of these new brands overtake older well-established VC firms. (This is an aside for another blogpost) And then there are also syndicates. From there, you can find various syndicates. B) Operations costs more.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 25, 2016

Most metropolitan areas have groups of local high-net-worth individuals interested in supporting startups, and willing to syndicate amounts up to a million dollars for qualified startups. The process is long, but it doesn’t cost you any equity. Look for a warm introduction to make this work. Apply to local Angel investor groups.

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 14, 2018

So, think of all of the consumers your business could potentially reach, solely by taking the time to share more about your company, its products and services, and other relevant information via a dedicated podcast. So we decided to strip the audio from those and syndicate them into a podcast”. Source: Pixabay. How has this helped?

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 20, 2008

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, October 20, 2008 The engineering managers lament I was inspired to write The product managers lament while meeting with a startup struggling to figure out what had gone wrong with their product development process. He has a good team, and theyve shipped a working product to many customers.

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Lightspeed Venture Partners

SEPTEMBER 21, 2013

The smartphone app that enables this is free but it costs $2.49 Most of the sharks dropped out quickly, concerned about the short runway for the company, lack of any barriers to entry, lack of issued patents, missing product features and valuation expectations. to send each postcard. Brooks has previously raised $1.6M

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Genuine VC

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

For those who did, I was offered a set of confusing options with opaque pricing without any relative understanding of the quality of the service or the product itself. To top it off, there was a dispute about the final cost given the scope of work. Today Renoviso is announcing their $1.4M

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View from Seed

AUGUST 12, 2015

I once showed a company to another VC for an investment we were syndicating. Today, Lumos Labs is better known by their product’s name, Lumosity.com, which is used by more than 70M worldwide. The game plan is then to show accelerating user growth across a variety of user segments and understandable/declining acquisition costs.

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View from Seed

AUGUST 12, 2015

I once showed a company to another VC for an investment we were syndicating. Today, Lumos Labs is better known by their product’s name, Lumosity.com, which is used by more than 70M worldwide. The game plan is then to show accelerating user growth across a variety of user segments and understandable/declining acquisition costs.

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Growthink Blog

JULY 12, 2012

Or it may announce the launch of a new product or service. Also, many times the press releases you submit on PRWeb get automatically syndicated (meaning posted along with links to your website) on other sites like Yahoo News and the websites of major newspapers. A press release is simply an announcement about your company.

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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?

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View from Seed

OCTOBER 21, 2014

Like any economic transaction, the pricing of a startup’s seed round ultimately depends on the equation of perceived supply (in this case, the quality of the team, product, and market opportunity) and the demand (how many competitive alternatives there are to any one given funder, including non-consumption).

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 6, 2017

SYNDICATES : Syndicates are single-purpose investment funds. Syndicates are comprised of a leader, which is usually an experienced and influential angel investor, along with a number of other investors, or backers, which may not have the same connections or influence as the leader.

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Mike Michalowicz

DECEMBER 18, 2012

Thanks to Carol Coots of Practical Cost Reduction. Thanks to Kenny Jahng of Big Click Syndicate LLC. Young of Griot’s Roll Film Production & Services Inc. Thanks to Greg Jenkins of Bravo Productions. This causes much burnout that can lead to hating your business. SOMEday Is Not A Day Of The Week. Feel The Burn.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2015

*. If you are a 20-something tech entrepreneur you could be forgiven for thinking that seed-stage investors, Angellist Syndicates and widely available angel money always existed. Many view themselves as shepherds who help with building your initial team, helping with product launch and promotion.

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The Next Web

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

Original online content has taken the major steps towards TV standards in terms of production level, content formats, resolution standards, and even media buying methods. The market is moving forward in terms of matrices - shifting from CTRs and CPMs to Cost Per Engagement and Cost Per View. A revolution!

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Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

What are the elements needed to focus upon in making the attempt to take a product viral? Dave’s syndicated cable show: The Berkus Report. Sometimes, it is just the right idea to brand your product inside that of a known presence. Third: cost. Not every social network is a Facebook or Instagram. Second: channels.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 19, 2016

Most advisors are highly knowledgeable in the area of mutual funds, stocks and bonds, in addition to those who specialize in specific investment products. You can use the expertise of a financial advisor to assist with primarily market related investments. Consider this one a bonus.

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David Teten

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

Sources like Crunchbase , Angel List , and Seed Invest even give this data away for free or very low cost. To measure product usage and traction over time, we use tools like Alexa , AppAnnie and Google Analytics. The only problem that faces startup investors now is how to mine this new data layer efficiently to increase returns.”.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 1, 2010

The fact that I invest less just means the company is earlier stage and needed/wanted less or without a product/market fit we weren’t yet prepared to invest more heavily. Like Brad Feld I’m syndication agnostic but I have a slight preference toward working with others. We have a limited amount of deals we will do.

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Brandanew

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

Here are 5 terrible social media mistakes that you may be making and need to avoid at all cost! Quick summary of the tips: a) you must get out in the open and refresh, b) network with others, c) use productivity and time saving tools, d) share your knowledge with your friends and critics! i) Get out and network with REAL people.

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chrischandler.name

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Investing time in your goals, when they could be developing their own, comes across as a high opportunity cost with an extremely unlikely payoff. "Investing time in your goals, when they could be developing their own, comes across as a high opportunity cost with an extremely unlikely payoff."

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

Otherwise, the hours you spend posting about your product, service or even general advice will yield little to no fruit. – Alexandra Levit , Inspiration at Work. Stop spending money on aggregation services that, at best, syndicate your content without driving any real eyeballs. – Firas Kittaneh , Amerisleep. Expensive Agencies.

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