Seeing Both Sides

AUGUST 28, 2017

But once entrepreneurs have their initial team and product in place, a few smart advisors around the table and the social proof required to attract great talent, why would they raise additional dilutive equity capital if they can raise non-dilutive capital through the sale of tokens? Does it matter if it makes money?

Early Stage 20

Early Stage Equity Venture Capital Government 20

Seeing Both Sides

AUGUST 28, 2017

But once entrepreneurs have their initial team and product in place, a few smart advisors around the table and the social proof required to attract great talent, why would they raise additional dilutive equity capital if they can raise non-dilutive capital through the sale of tokens? Does it matter if it makes money?

Early Stage 20

Early Stage Equity Venture Capital Government 20

Austin Startup

JANUARY 11, 2020

It’s now the #1 non-dilutive source of capital for businesses to continue to grow and scale, but it’s highly overlooked. Wearing a lot of hats is probably the biggest challenge because you constantly have competing priorities. Billions are left on the table by companies every year. I’ve been very lucky with my team.

CPA 62

CPA Startup Non-Compete Cofounder 62

Steve Blank

APRIL 10, 2019

Stock options for all employees of startups served several purposes: Because startups didn’t have much cash and couldn’t compete with large companies in salary offers, stock options dangled in front of a potential employee were like offering a lottery ticket in exchange for a lower salary. Why would they do that? That made sense.

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Stock Options Stock Vesting Common Stock 333

Rob Go

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

Non-institutional Leads. I’ve seen a few cases now where a number of very high-quality institutional investors were interested in investing in a company at valuation, but a non-institutional investor was willing to set terms 1.5 – 2X higher than that valuation. The institutions walked, but the round got done.

Cram Down 66

Cram Down Institutional Investors Dilution Seed Stage 66

ConversionXL

JULY 22, 2021

Identifying and merging content targeting the same or similar keywords; Removing duplicate content that dilutes importance, and; Improving metadata so that users see what they’re looking for in search engine results pages (SERPs). Indexability: This shows where a URL is indexable or non-indexable.

Technical Review 162

Technical Review SEO Software Review XML 162

Gust

OCTOBER 8, 2014

Cautionary note: No competent VC is actually fooled when you show up after raising $6M in seed financing and say you’re now raising an A! Marc Andreessen (@pmarca) October 7, 2014. This is something I think entrepreneurs don’t totally understand and it’s worthwhile they do. Why the latter? It’s hard building a startup.

Cap Table 136

Cap Table Silicon Valley Term Sheet Non-Compete 136

Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2021

In 2019 and 2020, we saw hundreds of millions of dollars in non-dilutive funding go to Texas startups, most of which had never worked with the government before. It’s also important that Texas is a right-to-work state that limits the use of non-compete clauses for talent.

Texas 90

Texas San Antonio Houston Dallas 90

Scott Edward Walker

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

The Investors’ Right to Walk VC Term Sheets Are Non-Binding. It is important for founders to understand that VC term sheets are usually deemed to be “non-binding” (other than perhaps a few provisions, such as the “no-shop” provision and legal fees and expenses). What does this mean? VC Term Sheets Are Conditional.

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Term Sheet Due Diligence Liquidation Preference Redemption 76

Up and Running

APRIL 24, 2018

Of course, you will need a killer product—but, you will also need a competent growth strategy that will encompass comprehensive marketing, sales, research and development, technology, and beyond. Once you understand when and how customers will buy from your business, you can then scale your startup accordingly.

SBIR 73

SBIR Startup Artificial Inteligence Intellectual Property 73

Gust

OCTOBER 12, 2011

Particularly when there are multiple closings taking place over a period of months, the fuse burns awfully quickly on a 12-month note given the many competing priorities of early stage entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurs generally prefer #2, provided it’s at a valuation that wouldn’t be absurdly dilutive given the amount of notes outstanding.

Finance 107

Finance Term Sheet Pre-Money Valuation Early Stage 107

K9 Ventures

OCTOBER 10, 2017

The extraordinary amount of capital flooding in at the Seed stage, often from non-traditional capital sources, foreign capital, or new funds also sometimes makes it possible for companies to raise a larger round without demonstrating the progress that seasoned investors would look for a Seed stage company today.

Seed Stage 82

Seed Stage Finance Later Stage Equity 82

Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

JUNE 14, 2011

There’s income at risk, an audience who may leave, a brand that could become diluted. Without a budget to spend on outsourcing content creation, buying domains and web hosting, and marketing the sites to rank well on search engines, this project would have been a non-starter. and maybe more at stake.

Entrepreneur 90

Entrepreneur Non-Compete Internet Dilution 90

dondodge.typepad.com

JANUARY 15, 2011

The key is to have several VCs or investors competing for the deal to arrive at a "fair" valuation. The second and third rounds of funding take additional shares of equity and dilute existing investors and founders. Lets say you have a non-founder CEO and two founders who are VPs; they will account for 6% of the stock.

Equity 40

Equity Employee Dilution Valuation 40

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Also you need to make sure that highly skilled key people are not diluted by unfulfilling routine work. For example, I once worked for a company whose core competency was computer hardware. Document required systems for repeatability without you. Adjust roles and shift resources for optimal performance.

Advisory Board 152

Advisory Board Non-Compete Dilution .Net 152

VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

Make sure you have NDAs and other clear and concise agreements including non-compete and non-solicitation in place right from the start. This specific agreement didn’t state whether the 5% was on a fully diluted basis or not. Protect your idea. Protect your asset – company shares.

Technical Review 90

Technical Review Cap Table Due Diligence Non-Compete 90

crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2018

If your brand tries to be too many things at once, the message becomes scattered and the brand grows diluted. Mexican fast-food giant Chipotle has made serving non-GMO foods a key element of their brand promise. The color of honesty, high quality, competence, trust, reliability, and integrity. Poop Bags” Canella.

Marketing 162

Marketing Charlotte Naming Design 162

venturehacks.com

MARCH 21, 2008

If your company hasn’t raised a Series A, increase the advisor’s equity by roughly 30%-50% to account for dilution from seed investors, Series A investors, option pools, swimming pools, and the like. Many advisors want options they can exercise immediately —that’s fine.

Advisory Board 44

Advisory Board Cap Table Vesting Equity 44

maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

Non of this academic stuff. Entrepreneurs always struggle with competing priorities and manage expenses very closely. 2) Co-Founders are the largest form of dilution (if you’re raising) 3) Everything around LeanStartup / Customer Development 4) Understand the micro economics of your business early. 2) Do less and iterate.

Technical Review 44

Technical Review Startup Cofounder Software Review 44