Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

If you find it hard to trust others, love to work alone, always have to be in control, or insist on micro-managing, you probably won’t find a partner who will satisfy you. Does not need to be managed. Look at the big picture first of development, finance, and marketing/sales. You may be too independent to be partner material.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 15, 2017

by David Nagrosst, head of sales for Cyxtera Technologies in Asia Pacific, Australia and Japan. Security-focused code reviews and rigorous penetration testing are also highly recommended. Of all the security threats mentioned here, this is probably the one that requires most due diligence and is the most difficult to identify.

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NZ Entrepreneur

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

So managing risk in a startup is less about compliance, it’s more about being as brave and ambitious as you can without breaking things. This may mean straddling the line between governance and management when necessary. Agenda items will focus on key metrics illustrating value creation, particularly in software as a service companies.

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 27, 2020

A “deal room” is a cloud-based or physical space dedicated to storing the massive amounts of data to be used in due diligence by a buyer, lender or by an investor. That’s a comprehensive piece on a company for use by a buyer in determining fit. Your data room and its contents. Who will use it and when? When to start a data room?

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 10, 2017

Startups don’t demonstrate due diligence. These software programs are more efficient for managing a company’s finances. These accounting software programs were designed to scale the financials with the business. It is easy to obtain this competitive information with software like Qvinci.

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The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

I work in technology where the dress code is relaxed, but an executive woman my age can wear neither a hoodie nor a stuffy suit.). Anticipating the challenges of due diligence helped me to crystallize our tech development strategy and the sales strategy, and guided our financial planning. If so, how?

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 29, 2011

If you find it hard to trust others, love to work alone, always have to be in control, or insist on micro-managing, you probably won’t find a partner who will satisfy you. Does not need to be managed. Look at the big picture first of development, finance, and marketing/sales. You may be too independent to be partner material.

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Gust

APRIL 13, 2014

If you find it hard to trust others, love to work alone, always have to be in control, or insist on micro-managing, you probably won’t find a partner who will satisfy you. Does not need to be managed. Look at the big picture first of development, finance, and marketing/sales. You may be too independent to be partner material.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

I’m a mom, a full-time sales manager, and recruiter. Angels invest in one out of every forty deals they review (2.5%) versus the one out of 400 by VC’s (0.25%). Entrepreneurs need to find a way to get traction (sales) without funding. Wait, you didn’t want to be a sales person? I’m not your average angel.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 24, 2010

If you find it hard to trust others, love to work alone, always have to be in control, or insist on micro-managing, you probably won’t find a partner who will satisfy you. Does not need to be managed. Look at the big picture first of development, finance, and marketing/sales. You may be too independent to be partner material.

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Austin Startup

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

Even when someone is aware of what a CTO does, they often have limited context due to the wide variety of CTO roles. If outward facing, they will attend important sales calls and speak to the technology strategy and vision. They adopt, measure, and manage key product performance metrics. Autonomy to self-manage.

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Up and Running

JUNE 4, 2019

By 2021, global B2C ecommerce sales are expected to surpass $4.5 If you don’t, your competitors are lining up to scoop up those sales. Aside from direct to consumer online sales, shipping and fulfillment challenges can also have an impact on online retails who also sell their products through larger retailers. In the U.S.,

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 30, 2010

Burstly, a Santa Monica based company, provides an open and free ad management platform that helps mobile application developers better monetize their inventory. He has many of the attributes I look for in an entrepreneur and importantly he has deep domain experience in ad management. I’ll explain in detail below.

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Berkonomics

OCTOBER 3, 2013

A “deal room” is an electronic or physical space dedicated to storing the massive amounts of data to be used in due diligence by a buyer, lender or by an investor. That’s a comprehensive piece on a company for use by a buyer in determining fit. Email readers, continue here.] The liquidity event and beyond'

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 25, 2015

This can also vary as you grow and as some owners pull back from managing the LLC. Owners of corporations also pay taxes when they are paid dividends or profit from sale of the stock, which is why it is common to say that corporations are “double-taxed.” Management. When an LLC allocates income to owners (i.e. Verdict : LLC.

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

You can sell products and services online without fancy face-to-face sales pitches, you don’t have to rent out an expensive physical storefront, and best of all, you can make sales while you sleep! In fact, it’s estimated that online sales will hit $4.8 The most critical part of the online sales process is payment.

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Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

The Financier (Finance Manager): Assesses the viability & profitability of the business and product — This is vital when looking for investors. Additionally, your Finance Manager should understand the relationship between data, decisions, and people. Your initial marketer needs to focus on both aspects.

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David Teten

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

A major angel group used Influitive , an advocate management tool, to track, activate and motivate their members. I previously posted a detailed presentation with sales technology tools useful for B2B sales. is an AI bot which helps companies refine their sales pitch to VCs. 4) Manage deal flow. Pitchbot.vc

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NZ Entrepreneur

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Options for payroll solutions abound, from full-service offerings to basic add-ons to accounting software, and it’s worth taking to time to weigh up the choices so you get the one that is best for your company. Integration with your accounting and HR software. Don’t rush. Find out more about payday filing at IRD.govt.nz.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 6, 2015

Despite the fact that many decision makers understand the necessity of masterfully managing their cash flow, two-thirds of all small businesses still experience cash flow problems from time to time. 10 tips for better cash flow management: 1. 10 tips for better cash flow management: 1. Devise new campaigns to boost sales.

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David Teten

AUGUST 19, 2019

Since 2017 we’ve managed $3 million in revenue-based financing, which helps cash-strapped technology companies grow. Manuge continues, “Corl connects to a business’ bank accounts, accounting software, payment processors, and other digital services to collect 10,000+ historical data points that are analyzed in real-time.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 1, 2020

Any custom manufactured IoT device would require software development as well as hardware customization. Instead of funding, you pay the investors a structured royalty, which is a portion of the sales. They say, “The market is so and so billion and if we manage to get 1% market share we will have a company worth x million.”

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Common exit strategies include being acquired by another company, the sale of equity, or a management or employee buyout. Management buyout. Management buyout: If you’ve built a business whose legacy you want to see continued long after you’re gone, you may want to consider turning to your employees. Family succession.

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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. 1) Manage the firm .

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 17, 2013

Empower Your Small Business: Steve Jobs on management/leadership, disaster planning, great customer service – [link]. Martin – Harvard Business Review – [link]. Good reminder from Fred Wilson that your instincts should sometimes guide you when due diligence does not – [link].

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 18, 2013

Instead of looking at your credit score or asking you for your business’s detailed financial statements, Kabbage asks you for your UPS, PayPal, Amazon, Square, eBay, and/or Quickbooks accounts, and then uses the data it gathers from those accounts to determine your sales revenue and cash flow itself.

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Software By Rob

OCTOBER 11, 2008

Software by Rob Passionate about Startups and MicroISVs Lessons Learned by a Serial Entrepreneur home about press micropreneurs archives ← Should You Build or Buy Your Micro-ISV? A few months ago I received a review copy of Debugging Your Information Technology Career: A Compass to New and Rewarding Fields that Value Computer Knowledge.

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Seeing Both Sides

APRIL 28, 2011

But if you are a competent engineer, sales executive, online marketer or general manager in Silicon Valley, NYC, Boston or other start-up hotspots, the unemployment rate is 0%. CNN recently reported that 40% of the 130,000 job openings in Silicon Valley are for software engineers. 2) Hiring Inexperience.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 11, 2018

Influencer marketing, if done right, can help your startup or small business grow your audience, improve sales, and expand brand awareness through social media. What’s the best software to manage influencer marketing? Embrace them as such and gain their feedback, perspective, and review of your product.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 22, 2016

Running a business is never easy and since software became part of the business ecosystem, things have only gotten more complicated. Project management software can be especially tricky to choose since there are too many choices and as many different situations as there are companies in the world. Everyone wants that.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 11, 2018

Influencer marketing, if done right, can help your startup or small business grow your audience, improve sales, and expand brand awareness through social media. What’s the best software to manage influencer marketing? Embrace them as such and gain their feedback, perspective, and review of your product.

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David Teten

JANUARY 23, 2021

In particular, highlight the metrics by which you measured your past activities: size of exit, number of people you managed, $ budget you were responsible for, etc. Set up a Data Room, with a filled-out Due Diligence Questionnaire (“DDQ”). We are using Digify to manage this. See How to Sell Your Professional Background.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 20, 2017

Of all your hires, if you have commissioned sales people, those will give you the most problems if they’re not all given an equal chance to make their quotas and achieve their personal earnings goals. Make your choices only after you’ve done some due diligence with other companies where they’ve served. You’ve just got to listen.

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Up and Running

MAY 28, 2015

We recently had Tim Berry, Palo Alto Software founder and business planning expert, present our Bplans audience with his latest advice on lean business planning. That’s the sales forecast, the spending forecast and the cash flow. It’s objective is internal management. I’m the CEO of Palo Alto Software.

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Scalable Startup

MARCH 7, 2012

Investor groups are cutting out the management, bus dev, sales, and marketing professionals, trying to get raw, young engineering teams that have never negotiated a term sheet to give away their IP rights and equity for next to nothing. Based on Seth’s article, I realize it must be happening everywhere. The compensation?

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Reid Hoffman

MARCH 27, 2014

In the popular imagination, Silicon Valley is mythologized as a place where entrepreneurs who are barely old enough to vote conjure a few thousand lines of code into billion-dollar companies in a matter of months. It’s hard to imagine he could have a coherent long-term plan given that his due diligence doesn’t extend to surnames. (It’s

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www.mint.com

MARCH 9, 2010

Mint is the best way to manage your money. This is how you can determine if the company management is optimistic (good), delusional (sometimes good, often necessary), or just plain pathological liars (always bad). I worry about everything: money, sales, engineering, support, and recruiting. No customers no sales, no startup.

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