Board Effect

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

BoardEffect Supports Good Governance Practices. As businesses came under scrutiny for poor governance practices, nonprofit organizations also came under the limelight, placing great pressure on nonprofit boards and executive directors. The need to demonstrate good governance remains a high priority today.

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 29, 2019

The working capital loan is required to run a complete cycle of revenue-generating operations. However, the loans can also be used to buy, start, or operate a business. Government programs. Based on the kind of startup, area of operation, and your needs, you can apply for grants and loans. Crowdfunding.

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Startup Government Valuation Technical Review 122

ReadWriteStart

JUNE 1, 2020

Reasons for funding. ? Scale up your operations. One of the most prominent reasons for funding is to scale up your operations, for expansion and achieve economies of scale. Now you may want to scale up your operations or expand your presence. The third reason is to fund your short term operational expenses or working capital.

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Startup Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch Seed Stage 150

David Teten

DECEMBER 8, 2010

Expert networks have been in the news a lot for the past few weeks, due to the SEC’s attempt to look for insider trading amongst hedge funds, following on their Galleon investigation (Raj Rajaratnam of Galleon is in the photo shown). Investors have always sought out primary research; expert networks just make it easier.

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NZ Entrepreneur

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Underpinning this growth is good governance. In order to understand startup governance, you need to understand risk and reward. This may mean straddling the line between governance and management when necessary. This equity will vest over 2-3 years. Risk and reward. Strategy is everything for a startup company board.

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Eric Friedman

DECEMBER 27, 2021

4/ Streaming equity – venture funds + employee stock becomes more liquid. 5/ The rise of operator angels + micro VCs explodes in 2021. This is already happening, but there will be an explosion of rolling funds, operator angels, and micro investors who want to co-invest in friends, companies, and cohorts they are a part of.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

A grant is not an equity investment, so the entrepreneur doesn’t have to give up a stake in the company either. Since government grants are funded by tax dollars for specific industries and research, usage of grant funds is carefully monitored. Extend your networking. Stringent spending controls.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

Taking on equity investors to fund your company is much like getting married – it is a long-term relationship that has to work at all levels. Reverse due diligence on the investor is a comparable process whereby the entrepreneur seeks to validate the track record, operating style, and motivation of every potential partner.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

This usually means not taking money from equity investors, since investors want fast growth, high profits, and an exit event, to allow investments to be recouped. Non-equity funding has to come from personal sources, or government grants, or bank loans. Corporate versus personal growth really becomes a lifestyle decision.

Entrepreneur 371

Entrepreneur Equity Dilution LLC 371

Haystack

DECEMBER 29, 2018

Public investors, cross-over investors, and even traditional private equity firms have taken notice, further blurring the lines of what constitutes true venture capital. Governments blocking acquisitions, the curtailment of company expansion, more scrutiny on overseas operations of U.S. That will take a long time to settle.

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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.

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Cofounder Technical Review Equity Dividend 78

Steve Blank

JUNE 12, 2020

In 2016, brainstorming with Pete Newell of BMNT and Joe Felter at Stanford we observed that students in our research universities had little connection to the problems their government was trying to solve or the larger issues civil society were grappling with. Every year they fund several teams as they launch companies.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 30, 2012

In the U.S, Startup America will leverage its network of 30 startup regions to engage entrepreneurial leaders throughout the country. And TechStars will use its broad and unparalleled network of mentors (experienced entrepreneurs and investors) to coach the teams. How it Works.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

Where there’s been the overthrowing of governments, mass protests and even outright civil war, there’s… entrepreneurship. “ Startup Rising: The Entrepreneurial Revolution Remaking the Middle East “, written by seasoned U.S. internet executive and venture investor Christopher M.

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Technical Review Saudi Arabia Egypt Startup 248

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 27, 2016

Taking on equity investors to fund your company is much like getting married – it is a long-term relationship that has to work at all levels. Reverse due diligence on the investor is a comparable process whereby the entrepreneur seeks to validate the track record, operating style, and motivation of every potential partner.

Technical Review 120

Technical Review Due Diligence Term Sheet Offshore 120

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 12, 2021

In my experience as a business advisor and occasional investor, many of you won’t make it that far, succumbing to the high costs of getting those first customers, funding an initial inventory, and building an operational support process. Start networking for funding before the crisis. Actively seek out government and local incentives.

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Dilution Incubator Bootstrapping Government 404

David Teten

AUGUST 19, 2019

This structure offers some of the benefits of traditional equity VC, without some of the negatives of equity VC. I’ve been a traditional equity VC for 8 years, and I’m now researching new business models in venture capital. The average monthly operating expenses is $70,335. Which VCs are comfortable using this approach?

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Revenue Technical Review Software Review Equity 60

Steve Blank

APRIL 14, 2013

For the last 10 years China essentially closed its search, media and social network software market to foreign companies with the result that Google, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Dropbox, and 30,000 other websites were not accessible from China. The Chinese government must be laughing hysterically over U.S. business models.

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China Silicon Valley Non-Compete Intellectual Property 324

The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

This article will focus on the impact of hospitals in that equation, specifically those public health system owned and controlled by local Governments. [2]. Further into their lifecycle, though, they found themselves beholden to certain financial and governance handicaps. Hospital System Roots. Photo by Daan Stevens on Unsplash.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 26, 2015

On the one hand it denied Facebook from enormous amounts of web traffic that Google controlled at the time but in the longer-run due to network effects of social networks it made Facebook significantly more powerful. And it will make you a significantly better negotiator and operator. It’s a Hobbesian calculation.

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Feld Thoughts

NOVEMBER 18, 2013

Here’s the punchline: if you run your company as if you have closed a VC equity financing round even though you actually closed a convertible debt round, you’ll be in much better shape when it comes time to raise your Series A financing. So why would you treat your debt investors (somewhat) like equity investors?

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Burn Rate Equity Software Review Early Stage 152

Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 6, 2022

[18:05] How does the Founder Space operate? [20:21] More About Duct Tape Marketing Consultant Network: Learn more here. John Jantsch (00:00): This episode of the duct tape marketing podcast is brought to you by the salesman podcast, hosted by Will Barron and brought to you by the HubSpot podcast network. Like this show?

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San Francisco Technical Review Incubator Silicon Valley 96

Hearpreneur

JULY 24, 2020

Every waking day, we are having tremendous changes in regulations and technology which greatly affects the way businesses operate. Thanks to Leigh Louey-Gung, Life Operating System ! #2- Thanks to Mark Woodbury, Minerva Equity ! #12- 2- More due to uncertainty. Photo Credit: Tom Scarda. Our economy is entering a recession.

Entrepreneur 135

Entrepreneur Technical Review Security Demand 135

Steve Blank

APRIL 14, 2013

For the last 10 years China essentially closed its search, media and social network software market to foreign companies with the result that Google, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Dropbox, and 30,000 other websites were not accessible from China. The Chinese government must be laughing hysterically over U.S. business models.

China 216

China Silicon Valley Non-Compete Intellectual Property 216

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 26, 2019

This usually means not taking money from equity investors, since investors want fast growth, high profits, and an exit event, to allow investments to be recouped. Non-equity funding has to come from personal sources, or government grants, or bank loans. Corporate versus personal growth really becomes a lifestyle decision.

Startup 194

Startup Equity Dilution LLC 194

Steve Blank

APRIL 8, 2022

Think of the Deputy Secretary of Defense as the Chief Operating Officer of a company – but in this case the company has 3 million employees (~1.4 Our current approaches – both in the past and current administration – to innovation across the government are piecemeal, incremental, increasingly less relevant and insufficient.

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Security Silicon Valley China Private Equity 219

Up and Running

JUNE 13, 2017

The explanation for the discrepancy is simple: large banks are focused on sourcing and scaling loans over one million dollars, cross-selling products to their customers, and driving down costs through standardized operating procedures and technology. To find a CDFI, visit the Opportunity Finance Network. Meet the community lenders.

Community 117

Community Technical Review United States New York City 117

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 19, 2014

A grant is not an equity investment, so the entrepreneur doesn’t have to give up a stake in the company either. Since government grants are funded by tax dollars for specific industries and research, usage of grant funds is carefully monitored. Extend your networking. Stringent spending controls.

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Seed Money SBIR Dilution Government 242

Austin Startup

JANUARY 26, 2017

Namely, that governments, civil society organizations, and the private sector have a role to play in ensuring that accessibility and inclusion are not an afterthought but a central component of their work. This blog contributes a clear overview of the main issues at stake.

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Software Review Technical Review Austin Community 55

Board Effect

AUGUST 14, 2023

Cybersecurity risks, requirements for climate change and environmental mitigation, and diversity and equity policies and practices are all part of an increasingly complex oversight job. Boards Are Getting Smaller The number of volunteers who sit on governance boards has been shrinking.

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Growthink Blog

MARCH 19, 2012

Letting small companies sell equity stakes online would be a huge boost to those firms—like angel investing on steroids. Broadening the Base Currently, equity-based crowd funding falls under strict Securities and Exchange Commission rules governing angel investing. million U.S.

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Equity Securities and Exchange Commission Private Equity SEC 88

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 21, 2017

This usually means not taking money from equity investors, since investors want fast growth, high profits, and an exit event, to allow investments to be recouped. Non-equity funding has to come from personal sources, or government grants, or bank loans. Corporate versus personal growth really becomes a lifestyle decision.

Entrepreneur 120

Entrepreneur Equity Dilution LLC 120

YoungUpstarts

MAY 2, 2018

From our initial idea, we managed to gather funds from a range of sources, and have grown from a small, local business, into a network employing 16 people, with links to over 8000 pharmacies across the UK. We hustled hard and looked opportunities within our own networks. Tactic Three – Sell Business Equity. Conclusion.

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www.reincubate.com

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

Hold responsibility for IT governance of platform & services, including telecommunications, networks, infrastructure, engineering, media, and architecture. Tactical Draw-up and control complete IT operational and capital expenditure budgets for IT. Where appropriate, patent or secure intellectual property by other means.

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Fractional CTO CTO Technical Review CTO Hire 40

David Teten

MAY 16, 2011

I’m excited about the program below on “Investing in Intellectual Capital: Intellectual Capital: Patents, Trademarks, Domain Names, Litigation, Government Rights, and other Intangible Assets” Click here to make a reservation. Jake Geleerd, President and Chief Operating Officer, Ocean Tomo, LLC.

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Naming Government Intellectual Property LLC 122

Gust

MAY 11, 2014

A grant is not an equity investment, so the entrepreneur doesn’t have to give up a stake in the company either. Since government grants are funded by tax dollars for specific industries and research, usage of grant funds is carefully monitored. Extend your networking. Stringent spending controls.

Seed Money 164

Seed Money SBIR Dilution Government 164

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 19, 2012

Grameen Bank , the first large microfinance bank, was founded and continues to operate as a global nonprofit. Dr. Yunus believes credit is a human right , just like food and shelter, and that credit can provide such basic human needs more easily than any government or charity. Who invented microfinancing? Why is credit so important?

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Bangladesh Government Global Community 174