Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 17, 2023

For example, if you have a proven product, real revenue, a big potential market, and are ready to scale up the business, every investor will be interested. Investors call this the seed stage , where money is required to build a market and a real product. The final product works great, and all the early users love it.”

Angel Investor 313

Angel Investor Intellectual Property Investment Bankers Private Equity 313

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 22, 2013

Convincingly presents a patent, trademark, or other “secret sauce” that can create equity value, not just current cash flow for the owners. This has value now, and is critical for maximum value in a merger or acquisition. There may not be any customers to talk to in order to evaluate the market need. Not in a heated rush.

Technical Review 273

Technical Review Intellectual Property Angel Investor Elevator Pitch 273

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 18, 2012

Convincingly presents a patent, trademark, or other “secret sauce” that can create equity value, not just current cash flow for the owners. This has value now, and is critical for maximum value in a merger or acquisition. There may not be any customers to talk to in order to evaluate the market need. Not in a heated rush.

Technical Review 294

Technical Review Intellectual Property Angel Investor Elevator Pitch 294

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Toronto’s Mark Attanasio has spent some 20 years advising businesses at various stages in their development on what it takes to position themselves for growth – whether it’s through traditional transactional activities like management buyouts and mergers and acquisitions or via a public listing on a Canadian stock exchange.

Partner 113

Partner Technical Review Management Due Diligence 113

NZ Entrepreneur

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

With the pandemic, climate crisis, global economic shifts and rapidly changing consumer markets, it is clear that many businesses of today will no longer be relevant tomorrow. Addressing real world problems, they thrive in uncertainty, generating new jobs and new revenue streams in new markets. This equity will vest over 2-3 years.

Technical Review 88

Technical Review Software Review New Zealand Due Diligence 88

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.

Singapore 162

Singapore Private Equity Asia Venture Capital 162

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 23, 2013

Bootstrapping avoids all the cost, pain, and distractions of finding angels or VCs, and allows you to keep control and all your hard-earned equity for yourself. Creative marketing. As soon as you bring in investors, they force you to plan for an exit (merger or sale) in three to five years. Don’t think about the exit.

Equity 241

Equity Bootstrapping Startup Merger 241

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 17, 2011

.&# Still, I’ll bet that functionally you divide areas of competence like sales & marketing, product, engineering, biz dev, etc. I usually encourage people to think about titles like, “Founder & CTO&# or “Founder & VP Marketing.&#. Dilute your cash, equity or both. and my favorite].

Operations 292

Operations CTO Hire Startup Early Stage 292

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 16, 2023

That would be almost any bank that provides checking accounts, savings accounts, and money market accounts to businesses, and also makes loans to businesses. Commercial banking is also known as business banking.

Early Stage 182

Early Stage Silicon Valley Private Equity Initial Public Offering 182

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 22, 2020

For example, if you have a proven product, real revenue, a big potential market, and are ready to scale up the business, every investor will be interested. Investors call this the seed stage , where money is required to build a market and a real product. The final product works great, and all the early users love it.”

Angel Investor 370

Angel Investor Intellectual Property Investment Bankers Private Equity 370

www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Sales & Marketing | Wednesdays. SALES & MARKETING. Online Marketing. Bringing Innovation to Market. Will Work for Equity. Dave Graham Business Venture Capital Private Equity GlobalLogic Inc. Theres a huge opportunity cost in not taking equity," he says. The Goods: Your Business Toolbox | Thursdays.

Arizona 40

Arizona Equity Iowa Venture Capital 40

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 26, 2020

That would be almost any bank that provides checking accounts, savings accounts, and money market accounts to businesses, and also makes loans to businesses. Commercial banking is also known as business banking.

Silicon Valley 362

Silicon Valley Private Equity Initial Public Offering Term Sheet 362

Hearpreneur

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Toronto’s Mark Attanasio , co-founder of Hillcrest Merchant Partners, has years of significant experience with advising clients on mergers and acquisitions raising capital and navigating the landscape of general capital markets. In 2017, he embarked on a new venture, founding. Hillcrest Merchant Partners with Donato Sferra.

Cofounder 48

Cofounder Venture Capital Partner Leadership 48

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 14, 2016

If you don’t yet have a hundred investors knocking on your door, it’s time to put more focus on viral marketing, closing customers, and exponential growth. Don’t be afraid to give up equity to get a small share of a very large pot. When top tier investors compete for a piece of the action, the price can go up exponentially.

Intellectual Property 120

Intellectual Property Valuation Merger Exit Strategy 120

The Startup Magazine

JUNE 18, 2018

It is defined as an online repository of information for storing and distributing shared documents, and can be used during business transactions such as mergers and acquisitions and private equity and venture capital funding. Various virtual data providers in the market claim to make processes easier for you. Conclusion.

Technical Review 81

Technical Review Due Diligence Merger Private Equity 81

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. Acquisition: The acquisition is often known as a “merger and acquisition.” An acquisition or merger does not have to happen on a big scale. Who needs an exit strategy? Management buyout.

Exit Strategy 117

Exit Strategy Lock-up Period Merger IPO 117

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 3, 2021

Competitors, like the market, never stand still as you disrupt their space. Equity investors realize that they won’t see any real return until an exit occurs, such as a sale, merger, or IPO. Equity investors realize that they won’t see any real return until an exit occurs, such as a sale, merger, or IPO.

Exit Strategy 406

Exit Strategy Merger Angel Investor IPO 406

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 27, 2010

Convincingly presents a patent, trademark, or other “secret sauce” that can create equity value, not just current cash flow for the owners. This has value now, and is critical for maximum value in a merger or acquisition. There may not be any customers to talk to in order to evaluate the market need. Not in a heated rush.

Angel Investor 241

Angel Investor Technical Review Intellectual Property Elevator Pitch 241

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Building a business requires funding – for inventory, marketing, and operations. Maybe you are more comfortable going slow, with limited resources, or aiming high and giving up equity. The test – iterate and pivot, based on market feedback. Commitment, tenacity, and agility are key in this stage.

Entrepreneur 348

Entrepreneur Silicon Valley Incubator Merger 348

Board Effect

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

These are some of the other issues that go into establishing financial practices for healthcare organizations: Larger healthcare organizations have greater bargaining power with insurance companies then smaller organizations, which affects decisions about mergers and partnerships. Perform a short-term and long-term debt equity analysis.

Technical Review 66

Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Software Review Government 66

David Teten

APRIL 1, 2011

I hope that you can join us Monday night, April 4, midtown NYC, at a panel on “Innovation in Private Company Liquidity-Online Merger Markets, Social Media, Secondary Markets, Non-US Markets, Private Equity, and the Disappearing IPO” The program is sponsored by the HBS Club of New York and the HBS Angels of NY.

Private Equity 68

Private Equity Merger IPO Equity 68

ReadWriteStart

JULY 17, 2023

The acquisition will help Sheela Foam enter the fast-growing branded furniture market and expand its presence in the furniture industry. The platform has raised over $225 million through equity and debt financing to date. The furniture rental market in India is expected to grow at a CAGR of over 13% between 2021 and 2026.

India 104

India Acquisition Merger Curation 104

Board Effect

DECEMBER 19, 2019

In their role in strategic planning, board directors need to be able to assess and understand the issues, opportunities, and risks that drive performance in the current market. Questions may arise that require boards to make new decisions about debt and equity that affect the capital structure. Strategic Activities for Boards.

Management 64

Management Software Review Acquisition Merger 64

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 21, 2013

Startups are usually so focused on selling more of their branded product or service to their own customer base (organic growth) that they don’t consider the more indirect methods (non-organic growth) of increasing revenue and market share. Even mergers and acquisitions (M&A) came quickly. Economies of scale. New management skills.

Merger 243

Merger Acquisition Startup Bandwidth 243

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 6, 2013

An effective way of generating cashflow without having to do all the sales and marketing effort of a deal is being able to license out your value, but having someone else’s name on the product or services. Usually there is a finders fee that is lower than a Third Party Marketer who is doing all the work to actually close the deal.

Technical Review 164

Technical Review Securities and Exchange Commission Non-disclosure Agreement Due Diligence 164

Hearpreneur

JUNE 4, 2021

After doing some market research, I realized that there was a market for the handcrafted greeting cards that I make, and in September 2019, MsCraftprincess Designs was formed. I got my start when I was young—as an eBay Powerseller—and I eventually moved on to building a thriving marketing agency. Thanks to Victoria Wieck. #13-

Entrepreneur 135

Entrepreneur B2B Database Technical Review 135

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

To do this they have to accomplish five things; 1) get deal flow – via networking and legwork, they identify likely industries, companies and teams with the potential for rapid growth (less than 10 years), 2) evaluate those companies and teams on the basis of technology, market opportunity, and team.

Silicon Valley 217

Silicon Valley IPO Technical Review Venture Capital 217

YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Corporate transactions including mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and initial public offerings (IPO) bring necessary capital and resources to a growing company. Mergers and acquisitions can be fairly contentious and not all shareholders agree that it is in their best interest for Company A to buy Company B.

IPO 147

IPO Prospectus Merger Initial Public Offering 147

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 25, 2023

Yet one of the first things a potential equity investor asks about is your exit strategy. Equity investments are not loans, so there is no loan payback period or interest payments. Equity investments are not loans, so there is no loan payback period or interest payments. Find a private equity firm or friendly individual.

Exit Strategy 264

Exit Strategy Private Equity Equity Technical Review 264

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 19, 2018

For example, if you have a proven product, real revenue, a big potential market, and are ready to scale up the business, every investor will be interested. Investors call this the seed stage , where money is required to build a market and a real product. The final product works great, and all the early users love it.”

Angel Investor 184

Angel Investor Intellectual Property Investment Bankers Private Equity 184

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 17, 2014

Here are some basic “rules of thumb” that every Angel or venture capital equity investor uses, to help you anticipate their reactions. According to a recent Dow Jones VentureSource report, the average time to liquidity of an equity investment in a startup is now about five years. Build a path to 10x return.

Liquidity Event 249

Liquidity Event Equity Venture Capital Merger 249

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

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 25, 2020

Yet one of the first things a potential equity investor asks about is your exit strategy. Equity investments are not loans, so there is no loan payback period or interest payments. Equity investments are not loans, so there is no loan payback period or interest payments. Find a private equity firm or friendly individual.

Exit Strategy 376

Exit Strategy Startup Private Equity Equity 376

Business Plan Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2013

It is a high net-worth individual who invests his or her own money directly into promising startup businesses in return for mostly equity share of the company. Angels make a return on their investment when the entrepreneur successfully grows the business and exits it, generally through a sale or merger. What is an angel investor?

Angel Groups 51

Angel Groups Angel Investor Software Review Accredited Investor 51

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

Bootstrapping avoids all the cost, pain, and distractions of finding angels or VCs, and allows you to keep control and all your hard-earned equity for yourself. Practice creative marketing. As soon as you bring in investors, they force you to plan for an exit (merger or sale) in three to five years. Don’t think about the exit.

Bootstrapping 278

Bootstrapping Startup Merger Salary 278

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 28, 2013

Here are some basic “rules of thumb” that every Angel or venture capital equity investor uses, to help you anticipate their reactions. According to a recent Dow Jones VentureSource report, the average time to liquidity of an equity investment in a startup is now about five years. Build a path to 10x return.

Liquidity Event 243

Liquidity Event Startup Equity Venture Capital 243

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 4, 2014

For example, if you have a proven product, real revenue, a big potential market, and are ready to scale up the business, every investor will be interested. Investors call this the seed stage , where money is required to build a market and a real product. The final product works great, and all the early users love it.”

Angel Investor 232

Angel Investor Intellectual Property Investment Bankers Private Equity 232