YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 10, 2014

Loan financing and equity investment are two common methods of funding a new business start-up, assuming you do not have the capital on your own. However, if you would rather share the risk, mitigate debt obligations and bring in top-level experts, invite equity investors. With equity investment, you do not have to repay the money.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 16, 2020

If the situation is dire, you may also consider recapitalizing the business through a debt refinancing or by selling equity. Stop founder salaries. During the good times, founders may shop around for the best terms on a financing round. How do I Turnaround an Unprofitable Business? Examples include: Max out credit cards.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Techventure 2011 – one of Asia’s topmost events for the venture capital community to engage with the latest technology entrepreneurs organized by Asiasons WFG and presented by National Research Foundation (NRF) and Singapore Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (SVCA) – will celebrate its 15th year on October 13 and 14.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 28, 2015

They also need to decide whether to structure terms as an equity deal or a convertible security deal. These costs make it preferable to use a convertible security for a raise of this size and to structure as equity financing if you are raising closer to $2 million. Incorporation also protects the founders from a liability standpoint.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Conversely, if you are selling a company, and have managed your tech debt such that your liability or debt rating is low, this could create an advantage for you in negotiating a potential premium, as you have built tech equity rather than accrued debt.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 4, 2011

Online platforms that connect startups and entrepreneurs are common, but one that connects private equity professionals? But DealMarket ( www.dealmarket.com ), launched in March this year, looks set to be the way that private equity and investment types will work in the future. “It is based on our own extensive experience. .

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 25, 2017

Traditionally, VC investors would invest $X million in a startup for a certain percentage of equity, decision making rights, and the power to block things they didn’t agree with. Germán Montoya is Co-Founder and Chief Strategy and Creative Officer at Rokk3r Labs. That has now changed for good.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 18, 2013

by Jeffrey Kadlic, co-founder & managing partner of Evolution Capital Partners. Jeffrey Kadlic is the co-founder and managing partner of Evolution Capital Partners LLC, a small business private equity fund investing growth equity nationwide in Second Stage Companies.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 16, 2020

Strohl, CPA and founder of Protax Consulting, a firm that offers tax services to expatriate Americans , “everyone wants to live someplace warm and beautiful.” When you’ve properly valued your business, you can use that valuation as collateral for a loan or new equity to expand operations, or establish another location.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

Even better, Shelters has over fifteen years of entrepreneurial experience as a founder, co-founder as well as an advisor to numerous United States-based and Asia-based startups. “Prospective investors are not looking for an opportunity to financially support someone’s hobby,” Shelters cautions.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 18, 2017

by Andrew Durlak, Co-Founder & VP of Operations at Scout RFP. Andrew Durlak is Co-Founder & VP of Operations at Scout RFP. Andrew has a rich background in the world of finance from his private equity and investment banking days. Businesses are well-versed in leveraging technology in customer-facing activities.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 14, 2016

by Keith Smith, co-founder and CEO of Payability. Sure, VC cash can boost your business to new heights, but it also reduces your equity in the company, forces you to focus on company valuation, and provides a false sense of financial security. You also get to keep your company’s equity, and you don’t answer to investors.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 8, 2014

Some startup founders turn to accelerators or angel investors for guidance and financial backing, but with this comes the sacrifice of independence and equity. For more personal insight into what it’s like to bootstrap your startup, here’s some advice from startup founders who have gone through the gauntlet and survived.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

by Emmanuel de Watteville, co-founder of Blue Ocean Ventures. From there, it’s time to inquire what the value of the company currently is and if their investment is going towards equity or loans. Before sealing the deal, the final step is to learn whether or not the company’s founder is willing to pivot in the future.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 11, 2017

by Chris Low, founder of MyTeamPlan. But mailing too sporadically could mean loss of brand equity or sales. Chris Low is the founder of MyTeamPlan , a desktop-based project management software. A Mailchimp study found that between 0.1 percent of subscribers opt out of mailing lists on average during any given email campaign.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 6, 2017

by Brad Mishlove, CEO and founder of Catapult Groups. ANGEL INVESTOR : These are individuals who offer capital to startups in exchange for equity, partial ownership or convertible debt. Angel investors generally offer favorable terms to the startups they work with since they believe in the potential of its founders.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 27, 2013

Shanghai, China-based SeedAsia was officially launched in mid May as Asia’s first online equity funding platform for Asia-based technology startups. “We envision SeedAsia as a thoroughly mainstream investment platform for high technology startup companies based in Asia”, says SeedAsia co-founder Tom Russell.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 30, 2016

by Anand Srinivasan, founder of LeadJoint.com. A major chunk of businesses are built the traditional way – either through capital infused by the founders or through bank loans. For one, the business owner continues to own major equity which gives them greater financial leverage and control. You are in the vast majority.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 3, 2012

@jack : Twitter founder Jack Dorsey is on Twitter as well, sharing updates from his work as the CEO of Square. dens : Co-founder and CEO of Foursquare Dennis Crowley gets personal on his Twitter account, sharing his interests in soccer and hidden urban art. MichaelDell : Follow Michael Dell, Chairman and CEO of Dell.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 24, 2013

One of the challenges for investing in startups has always been the lack of an established way for founders and investors to actually measure and decide on the valuation of the startup concerned. “If you are an angel investor and a venture is seeking capital from you, insist on getting its Worthworm report.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Today, Mark Attanasio gets to flex his full range of expertise and interests as co-founder and Managing Partner of Hillcrest Merchant Partners, a Toronto-based merchant bank focused on early stage and mid market growth companies.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 17, 2020

founder of Pack Law. contingent liabilities), and determining what equity (if any) is left for owners. A “reorganization” that enables management to stay in control of the business, but wipes out equity if creditors are not paid in full. by Joseph Pack, Esq., Unprecedented times. Unchartered territory. There’s no crystal ball.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 12, 2017

When investors believe in the founders, products, or ideas they will provide companies with funding. For many startups this results in a need to raise additional financing through debt or equity arrangements. To outside investors, the future of early stage and startup companies can be murky.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 12, 2018

California and Massachusetts have state minimum taxes, whereas states such as Alabama and Tennessee impose franchise tax based on capital/equity. Millias is the managing partner and co-founder of OUM & Co. If the company is doing well enough and projecting income for the year, there may be federal quarterly estimated taxes due.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

If you are looking to add experienced people to your team but can’t afford to pay employees, look at finding a cofounder or using venture labor (hiring someone you pay in equity instead of cash). Use relationships in your hometown or the hometowns of your founders to seek investment from other cities and states.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

by Marc Pitart, founder and CEO of onlineresume.us. There are many different kinds of accelerators – private and public based accelerators, accelerators that take equity, as well as equity free accelerators. Use long-term rental sites , but always check local real estate agencies to compare prices so you don’t overpay.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 27, 2012

And in 2013, technology will increasingly enable this valuable economic sector to focus on establishing and nurturing client relationships, while automating and streamlining essential business functions, says Jerry Nettuno, founder and CEO of online appointment scheduling service Schedulicity.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 7, 2017

by Hannah Sieber, co-founder and COO of EcoFlow Tech. Crowdfunding has become common place for new products and new brands. A successful campaign often makes journalists eager to write about a company and imbues confidences in retailers and future resellers.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 14, 2020

by Alan Jenkins, founder and CEO of Quadrant2Design. To take one example, equity markets look ‘priced to perfection’, after a miraculous rebound from significant sell-offs in March and April after the initial economic shock of Covid-19. The reason for the rise in gold is simple.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Eighteen months ago, San Diego-based MergerLabs was born out of CAPTARGET, a leader in private equity deal origination, owned and operated by Gabe Galvez. Galvez, a major player in private equity and investment banking, saw the need for marketing services geared toward these sectors.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 1, 2017

by Ross Kimbarovsky, founder of crowdSPRING. While you might be able to bootstrap your businesses, many founders will need outside funding to start (or grow) their businesses. If you are asking others, especially strangers, to give you lots of money, don’t be surprised that they’ll want to see equity financing documents.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Those founders probably weren’t born that way. The Google founders didn’t conclude that search engines were a terrible idea based on AltaVista and Ask Jeeves. He was also a senior executive at call-tracking leader Who’s Calling and an integral part of the team that successfully sold the company to private equity.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 24, 2020

The Ferd Company has investments in Nordic Stock Exchange and has handsome private equity. Aged 30, John Collison is the founder of Stripe, which develops software to assist online companies in making payments. He’s the co-founder of Snap Inc., Their father is Johan H. In 2007, the two sisters got shares totaling to 42.2%

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Start building your network of support – it may be a co-founder, a mentor, a contractor, an employee, or an investor. Keep that in mind as you lie awake at night worrying about sales, or you are struggling to close an equity round. This is the power of planning – it gave Ted the confidence to change his strategy. Ask for help.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 1, 2013

Considering that the co-founders wasn’t too sure in 2011 when the incubator started if they could get enough quality raw startups in the Southeast Asia region to make the program work, this number seems astonishing. Other nations made up less than 1% of applications each.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 30, 2019

Walmart, Amazon, Costco, Walgreens, and Home Depot have each built strong brand identities and all benefit from powerful household recognition and strong brand equity. They must be doing something right. As we wrote previously : A brand is the sum total of the experience your customers and customer prospects have with your company.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 9, 2020

by Ryan McInnis, CEO and founder of PicnicTax. For new startups, organizing as a partnership can be a great way for multiple founders to be involved from the beginning. When you are planning to file your taxes as a partnership, it is important to get on the same page with your business partners and co-founders.

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