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First LGBTQ+ in Tech Forum Gathers DFW Community for Inspiring Conversations

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While this isn’t Capital Factory’s first Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) event or initiative, this was the first of its kind in the DFW area and definitely not the last. It all comes down to three things: Revenue. " @Cwyatt1 Chief Revenue Officer from @upswing during her roundtable discussion on "Management Essentials.

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Strategy Roundtable: Try To Get At Least $2M Pre-Money In Seed Round Valuation

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Bottom line, early stage equity is very, very expensive. As a thumb rule, try to get enough validation so that you can get to at least a $2 million pre-money valuation before raising equity capital. That is debt financing that converts into equity at the Series A valuation once the price for that is set. (I

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Strategy Roundtable: Open Opportunities in Cloud Computing and Rural BPO

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They already have several customers including some telcos, and are at about $350,000 in revenues. Whether it is credit or equity, funding is very, very tight. Because customer financing equals revenue, not equity. Gio expects to get to about $500,000 by the end of this year and asked me for advice on venture funding.

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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: Non-dilutive Financing Through Revenue Sharing

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And, oh by the way, we also really like the idea of the 1M/1M entrepreneurs building valuation and negotiating leverage through these business development efforts, instead of signing off large chunks of their company in form of equity early on. million in revenue. The business is already profitable with $2.9 Photo by nosheep.

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Startup Strategy Roundtable: Top 10 Tech Trends To Watch

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However, Deborah is looking for ways to sell her low carbon footprint green house technology to producers, and is in conversations with producers in Senegal and India. Jimmy already has about 65 customers and about a million dollars in annual revenue. Sramana Mitra is a technology entrepreneur and strategy consultant in Silicon Valley.

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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: Twitter, LinkedIn - Why Not Affiliates?

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This is a greenhouse technology to grow fresh agricultural produce. She, however, has framed the business model as a franchise, whereas in my opinion, this is a technology licensing and services business. Finally, we had a discussion on Adam's proposal to sell 20% of his equity for $50,000, which I thought was preposterous.

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Strategy Roundtable: Professional Investors Do Not Invest In $20 Million Markets

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These are areas that may be gaps in the portfolio of large companies, and are perfect for M&A deals in three to five years after building enough validation and $10-$20 million in revenue. technologies, there are many nuggets that will help you build an efficient, repeatable sales process.). process in detail.