Early Stage Finance Massachusetts Silicon Valley 
ReadWriteStart
DECEMBER 9, 2010
Jacqueline asked an important question: how do you mitigate your working capital challenges in an e-commerce company at the very early stages without raising financing? First, there are two primary aspects that have to be managed: inventory financing and customer acquisition costs. Suresh is a 1M/1M premium member.
ReadWriteStart
MAY 5, 2011
The smart home business is still in the very early stages in India, and it will take some time before Evolutech ramps up. As you know, we have already announced two partnerships with MAD Incubator in Malaysia and the IAN Incubator in India , and have several other such relationships in the pilot stage. Discuss.
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ReadWriteStart
OCTOBER 7, 2010
Bottom line, early stage equity is very, very expensive. So at any point, if you are trying to raise money, and you are hearing from investors that you are too early and have too little validation, it may be a good thing. Then Liana Thompson pitched Trendy Loot , a very early stage deal site for low-end jewelry.
ReadWriteStart
NOVEMBER 19, 2010
Well, I have coached early stage entrepreneurs for a couple of years now - diligently, patiently - and have learned a few things. We're trying to bring the lessons we have learned in Silicon Valley to a million entrepreneurs. As you may know, 99% of the entrepreneurs who seek financing, get rejected.
Startup Professionals Musings
JANUARY 18, 2013
Seed investments” are early stage financings (typically less than $1.5 The current average is slightly more than 13 months to raise follow-on financing. Only 40% of seeded companies get follow-on financing. New Enterprise Associates, in Silicon Valley, leads all VCs as most active in 2012, putting some of its $2.5
ReadWriteStart
SEPTEMBER 23, 2010
I will work with him on his inventory financing strategy. In 1M/1M, I teach the EJ Methodology which is based on my Entrepreneur Journeys research, and emphasize bootstrapping, idea validation, and crisp positioning as some of the core principles of building strong fundamentals in early stage ventures. JCLABoutique.com.
ReadWriteStart
SEPTEMBER 10, 2010
I call it drip-financing. Most entrepreneurs have no choice but to avail of this sort of financing along with the mentoring and the contacts that could come with it (doesn't always come along, though). In 1M/1M, our preferred financing strategy is customers. Because customer financing equals revenue, not equity.
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