chrischandler.name

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

If you’ve considered finding and asking a developer for his or her time in exchange for sweat equity, I’m going to strongly advise you against it. All the engineers I trust to execute a project swiftly, professionally and with quality, especially under startup conditions, will not touch an upfront equity deal with a 10-foot pole.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

But truthfully both Dana and I are more aligned with the lean startup principles and believe you only go FAT when you’ve really proved out your product / market fit. The “private sale” market phenomenon was started in France by Vente-Privee (literally means “private sale”) and was replicated in Germany by BrandsforFriends.

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Partner New York City Cofounder Syndicate 240

Berkonomics

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Let’s take a few minutes to examine the kind of equity financing available to small or early stage businesses. In most cases, these applicants for equity funding must be rooted in technology to apply to this limited discussion. Some can supply more when syndicating with other such groups. Friends and family investors.

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Equity Finance Liquidity Event Angel Groups 62

Haystack

AUGUST 18, 2019

If you’ve been following my tweets lately, you’ve read some of my quick musings on the state of the seed market this summer. years is not a long arc – I have not experienced a prolonged down market as a private investor. We know private markets hold the key to 100x or even 1,000x multiples. In short, in my 6.5

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crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 6, 2018

You’ve updated your brand or marketing strategy. You’ve updated your brand or marketing strategy. Brand and marketing strategies are fluid, living things. If you’ve changed your marketing strategy or have recently undergone a rebranding, it is critical to update your website. You want more effective content.

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Mobile Design Technical Review RSS 48

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Private equity and venture capital investors are copying our sisters in the hedge fund world: we’re trying to automate more of our job. . But, most of use raise capital and source deals the same way people looked for dates 20 years ago: by networking at conferences (or bars). . 2) Market . This is harder than it sounds.

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Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2021

Texas is the most promising technology market in the United States. If you want to launch a new business, this is a great market to launch from because you can easily reach all of the major Texas cities with one office. The larger Dallas metro-region is the fourth largest in the country and Houston metro-region is the fifth.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 6, 2017

ANGEL INVESTOR : These are individuals who offer capital to startups in exchange for equity, partial ownership or convertible debt. They often provide guidance and coaching, and may even assist with talent recruitment efforts, network on a startup’s behalf, or render other services to help it grow.

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Syndicate Syndication Software Review Angel Investor 127

Growthink Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

The news that Congress is seriously considering major re-writes of the painfully anachronistic rules on small securities offerings could just be the straw that breaks the back of this now 12 year equity investing return drought. As a patriotic American, I say "hooray." As an angel investor, I say “ how can I get in on the fun! ” read more.

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mashable.com

MAY 5, 2011

“Once that product is built, you will probably have given away a lot of equity.&# “Once that product is built, you will probably have given away a lot of equity.&# In exchange for $150,000 to $300,000 of work, each startup has given Kayweb 14% to 40% equity. Have an account?

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Equity Engineer Technical Review Social Media 74

Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Find out what the buzz is all about and make valuable connections with local investors who you can syndicate deals with. I believe that this one trip can make a significant impact on bringing more capital to Texas in a way that creates great economic opportunity for the local businesses as well as the investors who are coming into the market.

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Agile VC

JANUARY 27, 2012

There’s one school of thought that the paradigm has changed, and startups that achieve a market value of tens of billions or more will be more frequent than in decades past. Multi-billion dollar valuations for late stage startups like Dropbox, et al. I’m not so sure that’s the case. What’s Your Favorite Future?

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Agile VC

MARCH 18, 2012

Most mass market usage of Twitter is by and for the media and celebrities. Those of us in the tech ecosystem think of and use Twitter in slightly different ways, but the mass market usage of the product is consumers seeking exposure to news, celebrities, and sports stars. It’s probably not a huge market though.

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Agile VC

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

I’ll focus for now on the business itself, there’s plenty of other info on the web if you care to understand the equity ownership or financing history of Facebook and frankly this has been fairly well known for awhile. ==. who derive a meaningful chunk of their revenue from operating ad networks. Facebook, Inc.

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David Teten

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

It might appear that origination is becoming much easier because of new tools like AngelList and the SEC moving toward adoption of rules that will allow equity based crowdfunding. Most investors rely on their network of colleagues and service providers to source investments. Just do a search online and the VC’s job is done!

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Private Equity Venture Capital Technical Review Equity 114

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

The goal of any cartel is to control production, distribution & marketing of a set of goods with the goal of maintaining high prices. In Hulu it is each individual studio / network wanting to push their own stuff direct rather than through Hulu. I would reduce my equity stake much further.

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Tim Keane

APRIL 12, 2006

When they discuss market size, do they distinguish between current and addressable markets? This whole topic is of interest to investors for a number of reasons beyond the logic of market dynamics. If the investors ideal size is smaller than your need, you ought to ask about syndication. past round one.

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Gust

OCTOBER 20, 2011

Individual accredited investors in typical angel deals put personal capital at risk for an equity share of growth-oriented, start-up companies. For this round of investment, the angels collectively purchase 20-40% of the equity of the company and are seeking a return on investment of 20-30X in a period of five to eight years.

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Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Intellectual Property Technical Review 146

Berkonomics

APRIL 3, 2014

There are three classes of equity investors for early stage businesses that we have not yet considered. The European Business Angel Network (EBAN), and similar organizations in other countries including Canada, all have web sites with directories of angel groups that are local to you.

Equity 92

Equity Finance Liquidity Event Angel Groups 92

Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

In corporate finance, students are taught that capital markets are efficient and this is an underlying assumption for valuing stocks, bonds and other financial instruments. Whether you buy this or not for public equities, the market for early stage private companies has always been wildly inefficient. ► January. (1).

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This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

I'm joined by Lerer Hippeau Ventures, Red Sea Ventures, NucleasHG, the founders of Seamless, a host of extremely helpful angels, and a CircleUp syndicate led by my friend Tom Potter, co-founder of Brooklyn Brewery. That's their target market--little kids and the little kid in you. So what makes Ample Hills so special? Just face + cup.

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Austin Startup

APRIL 3, 2017

The investment network here is growing, but is still grossly developing when compared to those coastal cities. If we look at the position of women specifically within this landscape, we see a thriving network for collaboration and a good support structure for female founders. cities for women-led businesses seeking equity funding.

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David Teten

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

The average equity fund investor earned a market return of only 4.25%. One are investors in truly new asset classes, e.g., frontier markets like the Pakistani stock market, which really do provide new opportunities for investors to put capital to work. I think there are many more opportunities to disrupt the space.

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