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Put A Coin In It! Invest In Early Stage Startups To See Maximum ROI

YoungUpstarts

Investing has always (and will always) come with a long laundry list of liabilities that can deter even the most experienced investors from making a generous contribution to a startup or early-stage company they believe in. The financial set up pertaining to any sealed investment is a crucial piece of the startup assessment puzzle.

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Sell Your Startup with a Mergers and Acquisitions Advisor

The Startup Magazine

There are many benefits of selling your startup through a mergers and acquisitions advisor. However, you should be aware that some potential buyers may back out of the deal during due diligence. Before considering selling your startup to a larger company, it is critical to determine the compensation of each of these key employees.

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When Should Startup Founders Discuss Valuation with Seed VCs?

View from Seed

As the seed-stage startup fundraise process has received more transparency in recent years, ranging from published advice on how to raise seed capital to increased availability through AngelList, Funders Club, and various accelerator programs, I’ve noticed another trend emerging. Lower-Than-Market Value.

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What Entrepreneurs Should do about Price Fixing

Both Sides of the Table

We discuss deal structures. Corporations need startups. Tags: Startup Advice. We discuss things like what the general prices in the market are but not in a price fixing way but in a general commentary way, like “I can’t believe that guy paid 40 pre!&# kind of way. Entrepreneurs need angels. Angels need VCs.

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Knowing When It’s Time To Sell Your Startup

YoungUpstarts

For years, the most desirable exit strategy for startup companies was to go public through an initial public offering. Today, many startups are succumbing to the temptation to sell their companies early. A review of recent case studies from similar startups may make this decision a little easier. Here are a few to consider.

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5 Risks Of Buying A Business And Profiting Off The Opportunities They Create

YoungUpstarts

Why start from scratch when you can get a great deal on what someone else started? In today’s sexy startup culture, buying an existing business has lost its vogue. The opportunity: Use this as a negotiating point when bargaining for the deal. If the business IS the business owner, then that person needs to be part of the deal.

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How VCs Think About Adding New Partners

Both Sides of the Table

Startup CEO experience (Founded P.S. XO along with my good friend Soleil Moon Frye. We believe it’s important to have our partners all based in one location so our starting point is wanting our partners to be based in LA and be committed to making this city a vibrant startup community that is now the third largest in the country.

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