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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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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SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

This is a novel user interaction that embeds casual entertainment directly into the operating system experience, based on some fairly interesting underlying technology. On the SEO side of things, I'll definitely want to get your feedback on Browse My Stuff. Details coming soon!) I'll be interested to see what it turns into.

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David Teten

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

I’ve written on the expert network industry a fair amount in the past: see How to Earn More Consulting Revenue from Expert Networks and How Executives Can Work with Private Equity and Venture Capital Portfolio Companies. David Teten: As you know, almost every VC fund operates as effectively a mini expert network.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

I don’t know how it operates behind closed doors. While private equity has a history in the U.S. that dates back over a century , the “boom or bust” period of the 1980s to early 1990s is considered the period that marks the rise in private equity and venture capital funding as we know it today. That’s the problem.

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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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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 18, 2022

I plan to use a combination of personal capital, debt financing, and private equity investment to fund the business. If you're considering starting a business, I definitely advise taking advantage of this steady, reliable demand for services. My goal is to build a portfolio that will generate strong returns over the long-term.

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ConversionXL

DECEMBER 7, 2017

That summer a private equity fund acquired the assets of the company. One of the definitions of entrepreneurship is doing more with limited resources. That’s profits generated via the existing operation and customer base with no need to fundamentally change the business or plow more money into customer acquisition.

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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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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

OCTOBER 23, 2012

Except I disagree with that definition of “success.” After all, before the house of cards inevitably tumbles, private equity investors get a tidy return. Hey, actually that is a pretty good reason! How much more proof do you need that even his crazy ideas are worth backing? And it is magic.

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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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Venture Chronicles

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

Only invests in equity securities of private operating companies to provide primarily operating or business expansion capital (not to buy out other investors), U.S. The SEC fulfilled their obligation under the Frank-Dodd financial reform bill and defined what venture capital is. Bridge financing.

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David Teten

MARCH 3, 2015

And I definitely am one of those people who regularly advises our portfolio companies at ffVC to think creatively about how to experiment on their operating assumptions. For example, “ What CRM tools are used by venture capital and private equity funds? ”. This will surface both competitors and customers.

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David Teten

JANUARY 8, 2013

Fewer private equity funds are using social media for outreach, but 2xPartners , Healthpoint Capital , and MCM Capital Partners are notable exceptions. Private equity investing is a relationship business. In addition to a blog, ffVC operates accounts on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.

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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]. These firms typically have deep, industry-specific operational expertise which validates the investment, and often have relationships with potential early clients.

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Venture Chronicles

MARCH 26, 2010

1) Changing the definition of a “qualified investor&# in angel and venture deals. This Congress and Administration has done a pitiful job of encouraging job creation and at the core it is because they don’t seem to understand how investor markets operate and the critical role they provide for job creating activities.

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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. And now I know exactly where I want to spend my time" "This internship truly provide me an entry point into the private equity world. I would definitely have applied had there been a program while I was attending school.

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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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Small Business Force

DECEMBER 15, 2012

For the purposes of our discussion, my definition of outside capital is that from professional investors, beyond friends and family. That means capital from angels, venture capital and private equity firms. But, most important, it is not a necessity for your success.

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ReadWriteStart

APRIL 1, 2020

The employer can rely on the contractor to complete operational tasks that are still critical to the company’s survival, but do so without the hassle, chains and liability of a full-time W2 staff. It also de-risked their operational expenses by moving employers to contractors , making the relationship much more flexible.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 15, 2020

People have been talking about virus evolution and people have been talking about antibiotic resistant bacteria, and still there's just not as much attention from the NIH and definitely far less attention from the private market. Before venture, equity financing was seen as a pretty unfriendly business. I am optimistic.

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View from Seed

OCTOBER 29, 2014

The income these investments generate then help fund the operations of those organizations or capital investment (e.g. 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. new buildings, etc). The first is a staff constraint.

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Agile VC

OCTOBER 29, 2014

The income these investments generate then help fund the operations of those organizations or capital investment (e.g. 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. new buildings, etc). The first is a staff constraint.

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Steve Blank

MAY 17, 2022

So first a short list of some key definitions. For the last 75 years computers (we’ll call these classic computers) have both shrunk to pocket size (iPhones) and grown to the size of warehouses (cloud data centers), yet they all continued to operate essentially the same way. Classic Computers – Programming. AI/ML in Collection.

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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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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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www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

YCombinator Series AA Equity Financing Documents. Founder Equity Issues. Venture Hacks equity section. Legal, Equity, etc. Y Combinator : They provide a series of AA equity financing documents that are written with simpler words so start-up companies will have an easier starting point. Argonaut Private Equity.

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