YoungUpstarts

APRIL 7, 2016

A Startup Lab invests guidance, strategy, and takes equity in a carefully selected collection of early and seed stage startups. A company pitches an idea to the Startup Lab and if the Lab deems the idea viable, then the idea is accepted and the framework for the project is created. The solution: Startup Labs. What is a Startup Lab?

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Seed Stage Silicon Valley Incubator Asia 100

David Teten

JANUARY 19, 2021

From traditional equity VC, Flexible VC borrows the option to pursue and reap the rewards of an outsized exit. Flexible VC 101: Equity Meets Revenue Share. Equity Ownership. Yes, typically preferred equity. On average, founders own just 43% of equity by Series B , declining thereafter. Flexible VC 102: Variations.

Cofounder 78

Cofounder Technical Review Equity Dividend 78

Agile VC

DECEMBER 4, 2014

As a result, one of the trickier things co-founders tackle is determining the equity split amongst the founding group of individuals. Across both the startups I’ve personally been involved in (PayPal and LinkedIn) and the startups in which I’ve been an investor, I’ve seen a broad range of co-founder equity splits.

Cofounder 173

Cofounder Equity Founder Sweat Equity 173

Gust

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

We’ve just released our free Co-founder Equity Split tool. The post Co-founder Equity Split: A New Framework to Objectively Divide Startup Ownership and Get Back to Building a Business appeared first on The Gust Blog. Many startup founders find themselves lacking clarity and direction when it comes time to divide their.

Cofounder 70

Cofounder Framework Equity Founder 70

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 14, 2023

Porter proposed his Five Forces framework for analyzing the competitive environment which I think makes even more sense today. That leads to switching costs, sunk costs, brand equity, and a host of other considerations, commonly called “barriers to entry.” Way back in 1979, Michael E. Utility of alternative solutions.

Differentiation 220

Differentiation Framework Equity Business Plan 220

ConversionXL

JANUARY 18, 2022

Brand marketing is concerned with objectives such as: Brand tracking , identity, and recognition; Improving brand awareness ; Building brand equity ; Understanding and influencing consumer perceptions about the brand. Use brand marketing strategies to build brand equity. But, consider what equity you hold before executing a rebrand.

Marketing 110

Marketing Product Audience Equity 110

www.drowningamerican.com

JUNE 22, 2012

Next → How to Hire for Sweat Equity…. Advocate for the appropriate use of SAAS, design patterns, frameworks, SOA, ORM, and MVC. That being said the following is available to the right candidate: • 3-5% equity in the company (based on experience). • $50,000/year salary once we obtain funding (target: January, 2010).

Sweat Equity 40

Sweat Equity Equity Hiring Technical Review 40

VC Cafe

MARCH 1, 2024

Developer tools inspired by existing internal tools – tools or frameworks that were built by programmers at their previous company to help solve their own particularly painful or repetitive problems. Technological Convergence – The global equity market value associated with disruptive innovation could increase to 60% by 2030.

Artificial Inteligence 176

Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Software Review Generative AI 176

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 24, 2020

Porter proposed his Five Forces framework for analyzing the competitive environment which I think makes even more sense today. That leads to switching costs, sunk costs, brand equity, and a host of other considerations, commonly called “barriers to entry.” Way back in 1979, Michael E. Utility of alternative solutions.

Differentiation 378

Differentiation Framework Equity Business Plan 378

The Next Web

JANUARY 27, 2013

Crowdfunding is the process of raising capital by offering rewards to ‘backers’ by pre-selling your product or offering equity in exchange. Let’s take a look at what equity crowdfunding looks like when compared to the traditional capital raising process. You spend more time pitching.

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SEC Equity United States Technical Review 146

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

FEBRUARY 21, 2011

It’s among the most-asked questions on startup forums, and an issue we’re dealing with right now at WPEngine as we bring on new employees: How do you decide how much equity (shares) to give a new employee or partner? Here’s a simple framework for how to come up with those numbers. What about $Y/mo?&#

Equity 276

Equity Salary Hiring Institutional Investors 276

ConversionXL

JANUARY 18, 2022

Coca-Cola has brand equity that makes people gravitate towards it. With the right framework, any startup can achieve this in their industry. In this article, you’ll understand what brand equity is and how to build it so your audience reaches for your product, service, or solution over the rest. Brand equity.

Equity 94

Equity Marketing Social Media Software Review 94

Board Effect

JUNE 25, 2023

Your transparency allows your current and future employees understand that you and your organization are focused on things that matter to them, including diversity, equity, and sustainability. Hiring staff members such as a chief equity or social responsibility officer may not be practical or sustainable for many organizations.

Securities and Exchange Commission 52

Securities and Exchange Commission Technical Review Metrics Government 52

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 24, 2018

You company is the product and you’re selling an equity ownership in your company but much more broadly you’re selling trust & confidence that you’re going to build something enormously valuable and that you’re going to be enjoyable to work hand-in-hand with over the coming decade of each other’s lives.

Technical Review 314

Technical Review Due Diligence Partner Term Sheet 314

David Teten

AUGUST 1, 2019

So I recommend use the framework of an investor: Venture capital investing checklist. Negotiating Employment with a Private Equity Firm – 7 Surprises to Expect. Negotiate Your Equity And Salary With Stock Option Counsel Tips. Here’s How Startup Founders Should Offer Employee Equity. Due Diligence as an Investor.

Private Equity 60

Private Equity Equity Due Diligence Portfolio 60

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 24, 2013

Lobock believes that Worthworm is one of the strongest tools in an investor’s arsenal, providing them with a consistent framework with which to standardize the screening process or later due diligence. “If you are an angel investor and a venture is seeking capital from you, insist on getting its Worthworm report.

Pre-Money Valuation 150

Pre-Money Valuation Web Technical Review Angel Investor 150

Board Effect

JANUARY 6, 2020

This means that organizations must abide by legal frameworks as determined by regulatory bodies for the full protection of stakeholders. Another important principle of good governance is equity and inclusiveness. Equity and inclusiveness add value to our society. Good governance is inherently participatory.

Government 64

Government Software Review Technical Review Due Diligence 64

SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

His goal was to find a programmer who would come in as an early partner and work as an Equity-Only Developer. At that point, you can't really just try to find someone to build it on the side, do equity only, etc. Along the way, this gradually turned into hunting programmers in the wild. It needs to be funded to be successful.

Fractional CTO 349

Fractional CTO Southern California Startup Mobile 349

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

Let’s set up a framework. So money spent should add equity value or create IP that eventually will. A Framework to Guide You: So putting it all together, you should always be mindful of your personal circumstances and market conditions. But what IS the right amount of burn for a company? Gross Burn vs. Net Burn.

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Burn Rate Balance Sheet .Net Valuation 383

David Teten

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Once you have established that you’ve identified the right cofounder(s), the biggest pain point is typically and unsurprisingly the equity split. I recommend: Splitting Equity With Your Co-founder? How to Split Equity Among Company Founders. How to Split Equity Among Co-Founders. And how do you split the equity?

Cofounder 60

Cofounder Equity Due Diligence Private Equity 60

Andrew Payne

SEPTEMBER 9, 2017

I’ve probably had a thousand or more discussions about startup equity: figuring out how much to offer, negotiating, or advising others. In practice, most equity grants within a company are driven by broad calibrations with existing employees. For example, if four co-founders agree to equal equity, they each own 25% at the very outset.

Equity 71

Equity Founder Vesting Dilution 71

SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

His goal was to find a programmer who would come in as an early partner and work as an Equity-Only Developer. At that point, you can't really just try to find someone to build it on the side, do equity only, etc. Along the way, this gradually turned into hunting programmers in the wild. It needs to be funded to be successful.

Fractional CTO 296

Fractional CTO Southern California Startup Mobile 296

David Teten

AUGUST 19, 2019

I’ve been a traditional equity VC for 8 years, and I’m now researching new business models in venture capital. Though RBI will displace some traditional equity VC, its much bigger impact will be to expand the pool of capital available for early-stage entrepreneurs. . Here are four templates you can use for better understanding RBI: .

Revenue 60

Revenue Term Sheet Founder Technical Review 60

Board Effect

MARCH 22, 2022

Where employment is low or where women and minorities struggle to find work, community banks can support diversity, equity, and inclusion by providing quality jobs. . Banking professionals can also provide valuable community service by offering training and expertise in board service and financial literacy for nonprofits in the community.

Community 98

Community Technical Review Agile Non-Compete 98

VC Adventure

AUGUST 15, 2018

Most boards did some level of work to determine the FMV of a company’s stock but generally options were priced between 10% and 15% of a company’s then preferred price (because common equity sits behind preferred equity there is typically a discount applied to the FMV of common stock to account for this “overhang”).

Valuation 48

Valuation Common Stock Cap Table Software Review 48

The Equity Kicker

MARCH 26, 2018

Let me use the Jobs To Be Done (JTBD) framework for product development to explain why. Reams have been written about the JTBD framework. Part of the art of using the JBTD framework well is picking the right level of detail to work at. The work I’ve described so far is a desk exercise. An example from Photobox.

Customer 75

Customer Framework Differentiation Customer Development 75

Steve Blank

JUNE 12, 2020

Wondering how we could get students engaged, we realized the same Lean LaunchPad/I-Corps class would provide a framework to do so. Recognizing the ability of these teams to produce real results, 38 members of the venture and private equity community dialed in to these presentations.

Oakland 301

Oakland Asia Lean Video 301

David Teten

JANUARY 21, 2021

V: Should you raise venture capital from a traditional equity VC or a Revenue-Based Investing VC? VI: Revenue-based financing: The next step for private equity and early-stage investment. VIII: The Leading Flexible VCs, With Structures Between Equity and Revenue-Based Investing. We plan to raise $2.5m

Equity 78

Equity Revenue Cofounder Colorado 78

David Teten

MARCH 28, 2012

This study is effectively a sequel to the study David Teten led with Chris Farmer of General Catalyst on best practices of venture capital and private equity funds in originating new deals , published in Journal of Private Equity , Harvard Business Review , Institutional Investor , etc.

Portfolio 144

Portfolio Private Equity Venture Capital Early Stage 144

The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Their services are built around the ACT framework (Assess, Create and Transform), which is a proven process for accelerating growth.

Founder 127

Founder B2B Private Equity India 127

Feld Thoughts

JUNE 18, 2020

I’ll be part of a fireside chat with Rodney Sampson (CEO, OHUB) and Ben Hecht (CEO, Living Cities) where, among other things, we’ll discuss the introduction of Racial Equity Pledge. A framework I got from him that I immediately related to is his Economic Development Pyramid.

Framework 100

Framework Equity Hosting Email 100

Board Effect

JANUARY 26, 2022

We’ll explain why your board needs to know ESG is such a critical component to the viability of your nonprofit, what you have to learn from the nonprofit ESG frontrunners, and how to set up a responsible framework for ESG investing. Your nonprofit’s fidelity to ESG will also demonstrate your commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Framework 97

Framework Reputation Government Community 97

Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

We made a commitment to them when we gave them equity that we’d work hard to make it worth a lot and make it liquid, and this IPO is fulfilling our commitment. To support this, we have built a testing framework that at any given time can try out thousands of versions of Facebook. This is how we think about our IPO as well.

IPO 168

IPO Framework Engineer Equity 168

David Teten

JANUARY 9, 2018

In a prior life, I served as a consultant to Goldman Sachs Special Situations Group, Carl Icahn’s organization, and some other very large private equity investors. I saw “ portfolio operations ,” i.e., levers to enhance the operations efficacy of portfolio companies, become a standard part of the private equity toolkit.

Venture Capital 60

Venture Capital Private Equity Silicon Valley Differentiation 60

David Teten

JANUARY 9, 2018

In a prior life, I served as a consultant to Goldman Sachs Special Situations Group, Carl Icahn’s organization, and some other very large private equity investors. I saw “ portfolio operations ,” i.e., levers to enhance the operations efficacy of portfolio companies, become a standard part of the private equity toolkit.

Venture Capital 60

Venture Capital Private Equity Silicon Valley Differentiation 60

The Equity Kicker

MAY 29, 2012

The point of my post today, however, is the six element personality framework Miller postulates. Regular readers will know that I love a good framework, and I think this is a great one. The framework goes by the acronym GOCASE, and the six elements are: G – General intelligence. Note that this framework is value free.

Framework 90

Framework Hiring Sales Startup 90

ReadWriteStart

APRIL 5, 2012

Those who are accepted will receive an investment of $50,000 in return for some equity in their companies and intensive mentoring at its downtown offices, as we wrote about last year here. Capital Innovators announced that it is now accepting applications for its third class of ventures. Applications are due by June 15th.

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St. Louis Kansas City Technical Review Kansas 127