Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 30, 2022

By definition, second-stage ventures generally have 10 to 99 employees and/or $750,000 to $50 million in revenue, and see that as just the beginning. They need a large infusion from venture capitalists, private equity, bank loans, or mezzanine financing. Of course, not every entrepreneur wants to tackle this challenge.

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Austin Startup

JUNE 27, 2017

Looking for Funds in All the Right Places: The Definitive Guide to Austin Capital By David Altounian and Stephen Straus OVERVIEW For entrepreneurs: We’ve compiled a definitive list of sources of capital in Austin to help focus your fundraising efforts. We’ve compiled a definitive list of sources of startup capital in Austin.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

By definition, second-stage ventures generally have 10 to 99 employees and/or $750,000 to $50 million in revenue, and see that as just the beginning. They need a large infusion from venture capitalists, private equity, bank loans, or mezzanine financing. Of course, not every entrepreneur wants to tackle this challenge.

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David Teten

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

As the former CEO of a professional expert network , I’m a firm believer in the value of speedy access to relevant experts. I was excited to see that GLG (formerly Gerson Lehrman Group), the industry leader, is now offering a professional network service geared to the needs of the startup community: GLG Share.

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SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

Visible networking is turning into a really great opportunity to get to know people better, get to meet new people, and have some interesting conversations. On the SEO side of things, I'll definitely want to get your feedback on Browse My Stuff. What networking events in Los Angeles or Southern California do you go to?

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David Teten

JANUARY 6, 2011

Peter Lehrman of AxialMarket posted this must-read Powerpoint on the evolution of private equity deal sourcing. I definitely agree with the points he makes here. How the Networked Economy is Changing the Deal Origination ROI Paradigm. Most interesting are his estimates of the cost for different methods of deal sourcing.

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David Teten

DECEMBER 12, 2017

In his white paper How Private Equity and Venture Capital Investors Are Eating Their Own Dogfood , PEVCTECH.com founder David Teten explored how private equity and venture capital investors are trying to automate more of their job. In addition to off-the-shelf products, many VCs talk about their own proprietary systems.

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David Teten

MAY 8, 2014

It was very worthwhile, a chance to connect primarily with other investors (mostly public markets/private equity), and a range of other people (media, tech, academics, etc.) I definitely recommend attending if you have the chance. Arjuna Costa , Investment Partner, Omidyar Networks.

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www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Social networking. Create your own social network. free enterprise social network. YCombinator Series AA Equity Financing Documents. Founder Equity Issues. Venture Hacks equity section. Legal, Equity, etc. Mailing lists/groups. Google Groups. Forms/Surveys. Google Forms. Survey Monkey. Social/Sharing.

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View from Seed

OCTOBER 29, 2014

The definition of “big enough” varies widely but, generally speaking, entities that manage less than $1 billion in assets will often go the indirect route. Next is access – some institutions may have staff but lack the robust network of relationships with the best VC firms to get access to their funds. What Are These Intermediaries?

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David Teten

DECEMBER 1, 2020

However, a 30 year old Harvard college grad working in medtech and a 30 year old Harvard Med grad working as a doctor definitely have overlapping interests. This is particularly relevant for people from underrepresented backgrounds who are seeking to join boards and are not networked in the right circles.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

By definition, second-stage ventures generally have 10 to 99 employees and/or $750,000 to $50 million in revenue, and see that as just the beginning. They need a large infusion from venture capitalists, private equity, bank loans, or mezzanine financing. Of course, not every entrepreneur wants to tackle this challenge.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 3, 2013

By definition, second-stage ventures generally have 10 to 99 employees and/or $750,000 to $50 million in revenue, and see that as just the beginning. They need a large infusion from venture capitalists, private equity, bank loans, or mezzanine financing. Of course, not every entrepreneur wants to tackle this challenge.

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Mezzanine Private Equity Bandwidth Metrics 240

Agile VC

OCTOBER 29, 2014

The definition of “big enough” varies widely but, generally speaking, entities that manage less than $1 billion in assets will often go the indirect route. Next is access – some institutions may have staff but lack the robust network of relationships with the best VC firms to get access to their funds. What Are These Intermediaries?

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 28, 2010

It seems the focus on “virtual&# goods has been both the demo of the consumer as well as the fact that by definition virtual goods have almost no marginal costs to the seller so giving a huge slice to the carrier (and Zong) isn’t a problem since actual costs are ~ $0. 15mm in Series A. Obviously they see big things in Wildfire.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 17, 2010

LA was a leader in lead generation (LowerMyBills), comparison shopping (PriceGrabber, Shopzilla), social networking (MySpace … I know, I know – Facebook won – but it was still a big business). In content creation we definitely have assets other markets don’t have.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

By definition, second-stage ventures generally have 10 to 99 employees and/or $750,000 to $50 million in revenue, and see that as just the beginning. They need a large infusion from venture capitalists, private equity, bank loans, or mezzanine financing. Of course, not every entrepreneur wants to tackle this challenge.

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Mezzanine Private Equity Startup Bandwidth 120

Hearpreneur

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Entrepreneurship definitely is not for the faint of heart. The whole reason I’m an entrepreneur and the reason I didn’t take private equity investment when starting my business is that I want all of my employees to own their work and determine their destinies. That’s part of the big adventure of being an entrepreneur.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

MARCH 11, 2014

How many employees would a medium-sized business have in your definition? Some people have different definitions of that. I mean they have these definitions. Meetings are definitely one of those places, but email is another primary way that that comes in. Jason: Okay. I’m just clarifying. Edwin: Yes.

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 9, 2014

It’s definitely something that we get a lot of exposure to and really just want to share some advice, hopefully some useful insight that we’ve seen from the thousand companies across the many industries that we serve. There’s definitely things you have to do yourself but it’s not everything. Two, revenue.

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VC Cafe

JUNE 19, 2020

Impact Investing has been around for a long time, most prominently since the 1960’s as companies and governments began engaging with the concept through private equity and debt investing in developing economies. We definitely see continued growth in impact investing beyond what’s captured in the survey,” GIIN CEO Amit Bouri told Karma.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 15, 2020

I was developing a mesh network that I envisioned being useful in the developing world and for the internet of things. Eat not too much of this and more of that, but the whole network and system of how your body uses it and interacts with its environment is just so incredibly complex. Robert Rhinehart : It's a bit of a roundabout path.

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techcrunch.com

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

Tweet View Comments Sarah Lacy Feb 19, 2010 Pepperdine has a new study out that attempts to shed some light on the clubby, shadowy world of private finance. Researchers polled experts in lending, mezzanine capital, private equity, venture capital and private businesses themselves. A lot of the stats weren’t surprising.

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David Teten

JULY 12, 2017

First, a formal definition: According to Capital Dynamics , “Co-investments are direct investments in a company made alongside and on the same terms as a lead [General Partner]. Many VCs and family offices market themselves based on their network, internal resources, and other levers to accelerate value creation. .

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Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

John Warrillow: They sure are, and by the way, that’s a typical fishing letter used by either a private equity group or a business broker, as flattering as it can be, it probably doesn’t mean a whole lot. So that’s just another one of the benefits of being part of the Duct Tape Marketing Consultant Network.

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Professor VC

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

At a high level, I definitely agree that being an entrepreneur and being in school dont necessarily mix. However, for most of the rest of us, the analytical skills honed in college or grad school, along with the opportunity to network and explore different fields prove invaluable later. Thanks Jeff blog internships. Steve Bennet.

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This is going to be BIG.

JULY 8, 2013

6) As private equity goes, early stage venture is the most work for the least amount of money. Don''t get me wrong, VCs (at bigger funds than mine) do quite well and are definitely in the top 1%, but the money that most VCs will see over a decade, partners at Blackstone probably made last year.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JANUARY 23, 2020

I’ve had a private practice for the last 30 years and I’ve had a corporate consulting practice for the last 28 years. And so I’ve been working with multinational companies around the world, I have assisted startups, I work with private equity funds and hedge funds, family businesses on succession planning.

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