Rembrandt Communications

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

The secret side to publicity uncovered… You get an email every other day about a new press release service… “Your competitors are using us. Do you just want to see “your name in lights on a thousand sites” (as I like to say!)? Probably not, so… Do your due diligence when it comes to press releases and publicity.

Due Diligence 263

Due Diligence Distribution Reputation Public Relations 263

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 18, 2017

In this scam, you are offered a very attractive term sheet due to close in 90 days or so, with a deposit required to hold your position while due diligence is being conducted. Don’t count on ever passing due diligence, or even getting that deposit back. Chain emails leading to a windfall. Delete the message.

Technical Review 120

Technical Review Non-disclosure Agreement Due Diligence Entrepreneur 120

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

In this scam, you are offered a very attractive term sheet due to close in 90 days or so, with a deposit required to hold your position while due diligence is being conducted. Don’t count on ever passing due diligence, or even getting that deposit back. Chain emails leading to a windfall. Delete the message.

Technical Review 202

Technical Review Non-disclosure Agreement Due Diligence Entrepreneur 202

Berkonomics

JANUARY 14, 2021

In others, if you cannot find such a champion after initial presentations to a subset of the entire group, you will not be permitted to move from initial application to the next stages of due diligence and final funding. Seek out names from your trusted sources. How to waste your fundraising effort. The post Raising money?

Technical Review 62

Technical Review Due Diligence Venture Capital Differentiation 62

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 17, 2015

Privacy issues that come to light in the course of the due diligence process for an acquisition can also threaten their valuation. Many startups have learned that being young and small does not keep them off the radar screens of privacy regulators, and they can be vulnerable to costly investigations. Say what you do.

Software Review 100

Software Review Technical Review Due Diligence Startup 100

Berkonomics

JUNE 19, 2014

In others, if you cannot find such a champion after initial presentations to a subset of the entire group, you will not be permitted to move from initial application to the next stages of due diligence and final funding. Seek out names from your trusted sources. Spend time finding your champion.

Technical Review 83

Technical Review Due Diligence Venture Capital Naming 83

YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 10, 2018

Make sure you do your due diligence when deciding what site to book on. Once your hotel is booked, don’t just show up the day of your check in and assume that your name and confirmation number is in the system. Feel free to break up your travel by booking a hotel on one site and a car on the other. Check and double check.

Technical Review 113

Technical Review Due Diligence Chicago Email 113

Up and Running

MARCH 21, 2012

So I gather from the email that the person who asked this question is a tour operator at a local cruise destination who has been offered some excursions by a fellow tour operator. It’s just an email; I don’t know the person; so I have to make assumptions ). Take the time to actually do the due diligence.

Due Diligence 67

Due Diligence Angel Investor Operations Email 67

Board Effect

MARCH 17, 2021

If you’re like most people, checking your email is part of your morning routine. With the average person getting over 246 emails per day , there’s a lot of information to sift through. While you’re probably get a fair number of spam and social emails, statistics show that as of 2019, over 128 of those emails are business-related.

Technical Review 52

Technical Review Due Diligence Email California 52

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2018

These collective sets of documents form the basis of what somebody looking at investing would call “financial due diligence.” So junior analysis of your company is also often where initial due diligence goes to die unless you can be sure that the investment partner is also willing to engage.

Cap Table 336

Cap Table Due Diligence Forecast Churn Rate 336

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 20, 2011

They chose the name First Round Capital because they thought capital would be deployed most efficiently at smaller seed stage rounds considering the cost to build an internet business had come down drastically. CEO Summit – Two people are invited from each company to attend an event with big name speaking guests.

Pre-Money Valuation 284

Pre-Money Valuation Technical Review Cofounder Cram Down 284

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 25, 2015

If the formalities are skipped, the owners of the company could become personally liable for the debts of the company, or even be personally named in a lawsuit against the company. She can be reached at 310.564.2670 or by email at ckirchner@mrllp.com. LLCs do not have these required formalities unless they want them.

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LLC Technical Review Software Review Limited Liability Company 100

Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 25, 2015

I sent out a few emails to mentors of mine who had been VCs in the 1980s. As dollars flowed into the industry, cooperation was replaced by competition, to the detriment of deal flow, due diligence, ability to add value and, of course, returns. However, there were some things in it that didn’t ring true for me. This isn’t true.

Venture Capital 70

Venture Capital SBIC Technical Review Silicon Valley 70

Up and Running

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Now, SEO for an ecommerce website requires a great deal of due diligence by the site owner, regardless of the platform. The name of the game here is simplicity. For instance, if you are just starting out, an email marketing program might not seem like an essential. There are a number of ways you can alleviate friction.

eCommerce 77

eCommerce Technical Review Software Review XML 77

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 2, 2016

Dedicated Hosting: As the name depicts, dedicated hosting gives you access to your own server with all its resources. Email @yourdomain—a standard feature with any paid hosting. Choosing your hosting company without due diligence can result in loss of customers, reputation, and sleep. Conclusion.

Hosting 100

Hosting Software Review eCommerce IP 100

Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Questions I ask Amanda Dixon: [1:14] What’s the story behind your company name? [1:57] John Jantsch (01:14): So I have to start with the name. Amanda Dixon (01:33): Know what, there is not a story, but I need to make one up because everyone asks the story is we needed a name and a domain. Amanda’s Website.

Entrepreneur 79

Entrepreneur Technical Review Cofounder Valuation 79

Hunter Walker

JULY 10, 2017

My undergrad degree was in history, but I always qualify it as “social history,” which to me means not just focusing on “names, dates, wars” (aka high school history) but understanding the past through stories. They don’t know what “due diligence” means.

Silicon Valley 62

Silicon Valley Technical Review Due Diligence Aggregator 62

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 13, 2018

The surest sign a fund-raising process has stalled is when you aren’t getting follow-up meetings or hearing from the VC or hearing from friends that they got a phone call or email asking about you. they told you it was a great meeting but then they don’t respond to emails) DO NOT ASSUME it means they’re not engaged. Sometimes?—?best

Term Sheet 332

Term Sheet Due Diligence Campaign Sales 332

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

For both origination and due diligence, a host of companies aspire to be the “Bloomberg of private companies”, including CB Insights , Crunchbase , DataFox , FuelUp , fundsUP , Mattermark , Qodeo , Quid , Tracxn , Unomy.com , and Zirra. 5) Due diligence. 4) Manage deal flow. She is a model for us all! .

Private Equity 60

Private Equity Venture Capital Equity Technical Review 60

Software By Rob

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

Every question below has been asked via email, comment or Twitter over the past four weeks. Could you talk a bit about the diligence you did during the acquisition? How long into the discussion before you commenced diligence? We begin some email chit chat to find out more about each other. Monthly expenses.

Acquisition 53

Acquisition Software Review Technical Review NDA 53

The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 21, 2022

One-time password (OTP) verification: Typically, an email or SMS is sent to the customer’s account containing a unique, time-sensitive (i.e., Knowledge-based verification: Asking customers to re-enter personal information about themselves, such as their full name, address, phone number, or email address. Email address.

Software Review 148

Software Review Customer Technical Review Due Diligence 148

Software By Rob

DECEMBER 9, 2010

A month ago I received a sales inquiry via email for my invoicing software package. After a few more emails back and forth it became obvious that not only might our system not be a good fit, but this prospect was very well not a good fit for our company. It takes several emails to figure it out.

Software Review 78

Software Review Customer Australia Due Diligence 78

Steve Blank

DECEMBER 7, 2009

As we were out looking for our Series B round, our company had gotten the attention of “name of big VC firm here” who wanted a play in enterprise software. During the due-diligence process, I sat down with one of the partners who pulled out a set of slides and asked me: ”Have you seen these?” Are These Your Slides?

Silicon Valley 225

Silicon Valley Non-disclosure Agreement NDA Startup 225

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

However, in private markets, there is more room to optimize across all 11 steps of the investing process: firm management , marketing, fundraising , origination , manage relationships, due diligence, negotiation, monitoring, portfolio acceleration , reporting, and. 4Degrees helps leverage your network for sourcing.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

David Teten

JANUARY 11, 2020

Many investors including me spend most of our day doing the same things people have always done in our job: in my case, due diligence, deal execution, etc. Superhuman **, my email client. Ideally the tool would automatically add relevant tags and distribute on relevant platforms (including email), without looking spammy.

Social Media 60

Social Media Technical Review Media Private Equity 60

ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 28, 2012

Last year, Her Campus was a winner and named Best All-Around Team in MassChallenge, the world’s largest start-up competition. Do Your Due Diligence. They’ll learn more and there will be more opportunities heading their way when they establish those connections. – John Hall , Digital Talent Agents.

Technical Review 60

Technical Review Chile Startup Due Diligence 60

Version One Ventures

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

Blasting the same quick email to a dozen investors will never work in your favor. Savvy entrepreneurs put in the time doing their due diligence on potential connections and then ask the strongest connector for the introduction. However, never comment on a blog post just for the sake of getting your name out there.

Due Diligence 161

Due Diligence Venture Capital Deal Flow Social Media 161

Up and Running

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Do your due diligence. Put your customer’s name on the invoice, not just their company’s name, if you’re selling B2B. Save the paper and the lag time and email them. If it is a week before payment is due and you still haven’t received anything, don’t hesitate to send them a friendly reminder email or letter.

Customer 101

Customer Due Diligence Curation B2B 101

rapidrollout.wordpress.com

JANUARY 15, 2011

Investors use a consulting CTO for technical due diligence. If you are a technology consultant and your name should be on this list, add a comment to this blog entry or contact me directly. When to Use a Consulting CTO Time is of the essence in launching a startup company. Why are consulting CTOs so scarce?

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Fractional CTO CTO CTO Hire Fractional VPE 40

genylabs.typepad.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Before taking equity in a company I go through a VC-like investment and due diligence process. Name and email address are required. Email address will not be displayed with the comment.). Name is required to post a comment. Please enter a valid email address. You are currently signed in as (nobody).

Equity 40

Equity Technical Review San Jose Stock 40

crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 11, 2018

After all, you don’t want your business name or logo associated with someone who has a questionable or negative reputation online. Email them. Consider how any potential influencer can best reflect a quality or aspect of your business that is a natural fit for you both. There’s no shortage of ways to do this.

Marketing 62

Marketing Software Review Social Media Audience 62

This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 5, 2012

VCs give out money for a living and put their email address next to it, so that should give you a sense of what their inboxes look like. If you emailed me and I didn't get back to you, just forward it back to me and say "Hey, not sure if you saw this." and I'm going to email you later." and I'm going to email you later."

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Due Diligence Cofounder Email Matching 123

David Teten

JANUARY 23, 2021

For example, one LP told me she prefers customized emails from fund principals, as opposed to a bulk-mailed quarterly update. Set up a Data Room, with a filled-out Due Diligence Questionnaire (“DDQ”). Also note, many institutional investors don’t really allocate to VC asset classes directly due to the size of their portfolios.

Private Equity 78

Private Equity Venture Capital Technical Review Software Review 78

crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 11, 2018

After all, you don’t want your business name or logo associated with someone who has a questionable or negative reputation online. Email them. Consider how any potential influencer can best reflect a quality or aspect of your business that is a natural fit for you both. There’s no shortage of ways to do this.

Marketing 48

Marketing Software Review Social Media Audience 48

Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Email readers, continue here…] Over the years, I have been delegated by more than several entrepreneurs and boards to negotiate critical agreements, sometimes to sell the company or merge it with another. Removing the emotion from a negotiation. A story of a big win-win.

Due Diligence 48

Due Diligence Valuation Sales Restful 48

Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Email readers, continue here…] Over the years, I have been delegated by more than several entrepreneurs and boards to negotiate critical agreements, sometimes to sell the company or merge it with another. Removing the emotion from a negotiation. A story of a big win-win.

Due Diligence 48

Due Diligence Valuation Sales Restful 48

VC Cafe

OCTOBER 27, 2011

It also helps including them all in one email blast to get them aligned. Again, you should do a similar due diligence process as you would when choosing a co-founder. Don’t pick your investor solely on brand/name. Don’t press people beyond the Thank You email after a meeting.

Venture Capital 109

Venture Capital Term Sheet Angel Investor Due Diligence 109