Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 27, 2021

A better approach is to first understand who these people are, why and how they invest, and then focus on the ones who are the best match for your particular startup stage, location and industry. Here are eight key insights that will help you find a productive match: Angels want equity ownership, not causes.

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 18, 2013

Whether you’re a nonprofit, a new small business, a high-tech startup, or an up-and-running company, and whether you’re looking for a loan or a grant or an equity-sharing arrangement, there is an option for you. Potential borrowers can search through Kiva’s field partner listings to get started wherever they live.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 19, 2015

In fact, an entrepreneur friend of mine, who made millions on her marketing expertise, asserted recently that most inventors fail in business because they refuse to believe that any business expertise or experience is worth more than 5 percent in partner equity. Most founders bootstrap product development.

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Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

There are two reasons to raise money: You have a killer idea that is only partially validated, that you think can get to $50M+ of revenue in 5 years with 80%+ gross margins (if margins are lower, you need a lot more revenue)and you need money to get to product-market fit, or. Not all startups need outside investment to grow.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 13, 2016

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. On the other hand, if you are a new entrepreneur, still in the idea stage, professional investors will only tell you to come back later when you have traction (customers and revenue).

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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? Of course the numbers don’t match because, again, I pulled those potential valuations out of nowhere.

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Agile VC

APRIL 17, 2011

How They Make Money: Majority of Kayak’s revenue actually comes from advertising on their site (55%), not lead generation or referral fees to travel suppliers as you might think (more on this below). Financial Snapshot: 2010 Revenue: $170 million. Revenue growth: 51% YoY (2010), 1% YoY (2009), 131% YoY (2008).

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 3, 2023

It’s an option, even though an expensive one. “ Strategic partner” investors: If you can find a strategic partner willing to invest in your enterprise, consider it a blessing. It is most often a win-win for both you and the strategic partner. Often private equity investors will want control of the business as well.

Private Equity 118

Private Equity Valuation Cap Table Accredited Investor 118

Steve Blank

MARCH 31, 2014

Companies horde cash and squeeze the most revenue and margin from the money they use. In spite of this, private equity funds have used the rallying cry of efficiency to hijack corporate strategy and loot the profits that historically would have been reinvested into research and development and new products.

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Private Equity Metrics China Intellectual Property 325

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. Aggressive revenue projections and growth rate.

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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. Aggressive revenue projections and growth rate.

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Liquidity Event Startup Equity Venture Capital 243

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

Over the same 30 years, Venture Capital firms have honed their skills and strategies to match Wall Streets needs to achieve liquidity for their portfolio companies. Each VC firm/partner has a different spin on what to weigh more.) 3) invest in and take equity stakes in exchange for capital.

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Silicon Valley IPO Technical Review Venture Capital 217

Gust

AUGUST 10, 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. Aggressive revenue projections and growth rate.

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Liquidity Event Equity Venture Capital Merger 176

Hearpreneur

JUNE 14, 2017

These homeowners were trapped into a position of being ‘Home Rich and Cash Poor’ Existing solutions like home equity loans or HELOCs only made their position worse since it added ‘more debt’ and ‘higher monthly payments’ due to the nature of bank lending. Thanks to Sahil Gupta, Patch Homes ! #19

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Second, the Board can usually avoid a public vote or referendum by leasing to a new partner, something politicians fear. The buyers (or lessees) in these transactions are pension funds, insurance companies, or private equity representing other institutions. Capital Solutions.

Private Equity 129

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 27, 2012

In this section, you need to be passionate about recurring revenue, profit margin, and volume growth. Marketing, sales, and partners. Make sure your marketing budget matches the scope of your plan. Project both revenues and expense totals for next five years, and past three years. Competition and sustainable advantage.

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Elevator Pitch Exit Strategy Burn Rate Merger 247

Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

He's a serial entrepreneur, author and investor, and the founder and CEO of the scalable company digital marketer.com, and a founding partner at Scalable Equity LLC. 02:38): One of those businesses failed after a number of years because our partner in the business, the CEO, wouldn't get out of his own way. Work better now.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 12, 2010

It looks as though you’ve built a very interesting business, and I’d love to spend some time getting a better understanding of your future plans for the company and if there is an opportunity to partner with [My Firm]. There is no chance they’re going to invest and it’s not even a close match.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 10, 2011

In this section, you need to be passionate about recurring revenue, profit margin, and volume growth. Marketing, sales, and partners. Make sure your marketing budget matches the scope of your plan. Project both revenues and expense totals for next five years, and past three years. Competition and sustainable advantage.

Elevator Pitch 234

Elevator Pitch Exit Strategy Burn Rate Merger 234

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

A better approach is to first understand who these people are, why and how they invest, and then focus on the ones who are the best match for your particular startup stage, location and industry. Here are eight key insights that will help you find a productive match: Angels want equity ownership, not causes.

Angel Investor 120

Angel Investor Accredited Investor Venture Capital Startup 120

Up and Running

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Investors want to hear about your first customers, other investments put into the company (including your own sweat equity), key media placement, signed letters of intent (LOI) to purchase/partner, product and customer milestones , key hires, and so on. 160 is average revenue per user (ARPU). 1,000 new leads captured per month.

Sweat Equity 122

Sweat Equity Churn Rate Elevator Pitch Forecast 122

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 19, 2010

In this section, you need to be passionate about recurring revenue, profit margin, and volume growth. Marketing, sales, and partners. Make sure your marketing budget matches the scope of your plan. Project both revenues and expense totals for next five years, and past three years. Competition and sustainable advantage.

Elevator Pitch 235

Elevator Pitch Exit Strategy Burn Rate Merger 235

The Next Web

OCTOBER 11, 2013

From brand licensing opportunities to renting digital space, there are some creative revenue opportunities out there if you just know where to look. As startups build their digital brand, reach and influence, they can extend their brands into new verticals and create new revenue-generating opportunities through brand licensing.

Balance Sheet 141

Balance Sheet Startup Advertising Vesting 141

Berkonomics

JUNE 8, 2017

Strategic partner” investors: If you can find a strategic partner willing to invest in your enterprise, consider it a blessing. It is most often a win-win for both you and the strategic partner. Venture, private equity and more: Here we lump a large number investor classes into one.

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Private Equity Valuation Cap Table Accredited Investor 106

Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 15, 2017

I have been working with my Partners since November 2000. However, as most entrepreneurs will experience, when equity and pay come into play, relationships tend to warp. increase not only brand share but also revenue. Thanks to Emily Mazza, Mazza Virtual Assistants ! #7- 7- To prioritizes employee and client retention.

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Gust

AUGUST 19, 2012

In this section, you need to be passionate about recurring revenue, profit margin, and volume growth. Marketing, sales, and partners. Make sure your marketing budget matches the scope of your plan. Project both revenues and expense totals for next five years, and past three years. Competition and sustainable advantage.

Elevator Pitch 146

Elevator Pitch Exit Strategy Burn Rate Merger 146

Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 15, 2020

That's why the Corona Initiative is a Public Benefit Corporation--a for-profit company dedicated to the public good that aims to fund its research with its revenues. I'm general partner at MarsBio VC and Director of The Corona Initiative. You really want to see the whole system. Here is my conversation with Robert Rhinehart.

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The Equity Kicker

AUGUST 19, 2015

If you read this Techrunch post profiling 50 of the current YC companies you will notice that many of them are up and running with customers and revenues. Today, most new YC companies have been operating for a year or longer and have customers and revenue before starting.

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Later Stage Private Equity Venture Capital Valuation 60

Up and Running

JANUARY 24, 2014

Investors want to hear about your first customers, other investments put into the company (including your own sweat equity), key media placement, signed letters of intent (LOI) to purchase/partner, product and customer milestones, key hires, etc. 160 is average revenue per user (ARPU). 1,000 new leads captured per month.

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Sweat Equity Churn Rate Forecast Business Model 138

Ben's Blog

MAY 24, 2021

Editor’s Note: This testimony was delivered by a16z managing partner Scott Kupor to the U.S. By way of background, I am the Managing Partner for Andreessen Horowitz, a $16.5 Second, by better matching supply and demand, direct listings have generally mitigated the magnitude of IPO Pops, thus engendering better overall price discovery.

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Ben's Blog

APRIL 28, 2010

When my partner Marc wrote his post describing our firm , the most controversial component of our investment strategy was our preference for founding CEOs. From a pattern matching perspective, it makes sense that we’d prefer founding CEOs, but as I said in an earlier post, pattern matching is not knowledge.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 2, 2022

In this article, you’ll learn how to define your ABM strategy so you can target the right accounts and increase your revenue. Think of it as a filter that helps you find the highest chance of return on investment, revenue potential, and profitability. Cloud-based data warehouse Snowflake had an ambitious goal to triple its revenue.

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Up and Running

MAY 1, 2014

Does each business partner own an equal portion of the business? Your prices need to match up with consumer demand and expectations. Does your packaging match your positioning strategy? A typical P&L will be a spreadsheet that includes the following: Sales (or Income or Revenue). Are you an LLC ? An S-corp ?

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VC Cafe

JULY 8, 2012

Potential co-founders get to meet the entrepreneurs behind the startup (not the recruiters) and know the equity and salary up front. “ Job seekers want to know how big you are, how much funding you have, who your investors are, what your revenue picture looks like, what the office itself looks like (pictures!)

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Reid Hoffman

JUNE 8, 2021

Greylock Partners · Brian Chesky | People-First Capitalism. So we have to think of ourselves as partners. Our hosts — we have 4 million hosts — most people would have, you might call them, your suppliers, your developers, your partners. And most companies have a partner, group and then society. EPISODE TRANSCRIPT.

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Business Plan Blog

MAY 14, 2013

It looks at the company’s assets, liabilities, and equity. Equity is the residual claim of investors in assets after all liabilities are paid. Assets, liabilities, and equity are listed on the balance sheet, and the difference between assets and liabilities is the company’s net worth. Assets are economic resources.

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www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

If you are an entrepreneur seeking funding, try our free Funding Recommendation Engine to identify a list of angels, venture capital and state grant programs that best match your business. spent $20 million to get back to the same revenue that I had when I was CEO. Think of it as 7 bonus post-mortems on the house. It’s free.

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