Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 13, 2013

Obviously, these companies still need money to get started, or finance growth, just like a for-profit company. Hopefully you can see from this list that the people and processes involved in financing a non-profit have little in common with Angel investors, or the venture capital process.

Equity 207

Equity Angel Investor Technical Review Exit Strategy 207

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 15, 2012

Obviously, these companies still need money to get started, or finance growth, just like a for-profit company. Hopefully you can see from this list that the people and processes involved in financing a non-profit have little in common with angel investors, or the venture capital process.

Angel Investor 218

Angel Investor Technical Review Exit Strategy Equity 218

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 3, 2011

Obviously, these companies still need money to get started, or finance growth, just like a for-profit company. Hopefully you can see from this list that the people and processes involved in financing a non-profit have little in common with angel investors, or the venture capital process.

Angel Investor 238

Angel Investor Technical Review Exit Strategy Equity 238

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 15, 2015

Obviously, these companies still need money to get started, or finance growth, just like a for-profit company. Hopefully you can see from this list that the people and processes involved in financing a non-profit have little in common with Angel investors, or the venture capital process.

Angel Investor 120

Angel Investor Equity Technical Review Exit Strategy 120

ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 2, 2021

Lower tax rates allow an LLC to be more flexible with finances. However, most institutional investors (venture capital groups, for instance) don’t mind this structure, and they, in fact, prefer to invest in corporations due to protections from issuing stocks. While LLCs cannot issue stocks, they can sell bonds to investors.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review LLC IPO Stock 78

Up and Running

MARCH 14, 2018

Will you need to raise multiple rounds of financing? Your exit strategy. If you’re seeking large sums of investment capital (over $1M), most investors will want to know what your exit strategy is. Is the investment you’re seeking a convertible note, an equity round, or something else?

Hockey Stick 164

Hockey Stick Exit Strategy Technical Review Angel Investor 164

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 6, 2010

Obviously, these companies still need money to get started, or finance growth, just like a for-profit company. Hopefully you can see from this list that the people and processes involved in financing a non-profit have little in common with angel investors, or the venture capital process.

Angel Investor 143

Angel Investor Technical Review Exit Strategy Equity 143

ReadWriteStart

JUNE 1, 2020

Under this category, you have the angel investors who would invest their own money and Venture Capital or VC firms, who manage funds aimed towards specific startup sectors and stages. If you are facing any problem you can always check out this: Business Loan vs. Equity Financing. Equity investors. Debt investors.

Startup 150

Startup Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch Seed Stage 150

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. One of the biggest mistakes entrepreneurs make is misunderstanding the role of venture capital investors. What Do VC’s Do?

Silicon Valley 223

Silicon Valley IPO Technical Review Venture Capital 223

Gust

OCTOBER 25, 2014

The Business of Venture Capital. Insights from Leading Practitioners on the Art of Raising a Fund, Deal Structuring, Value Creation, and Exit Strategies. Raising Venture Capital for the Serious Entrepreneur. A Venture Capital Insider Reveals How to Get from Start-up to IPO on Your Terms.

Term Sheet 132

Term Sheet Private Equity Exit Strategy Venture Capital 132

The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 28, 2019

Venture Capital. Venture capital money may be difficult to obtain, but the funding can be substantial for successful applicants. This type of funding is usually from a venture capital firm rather than from an individual investor. In other cases, investors may donate money with no repayment required.

Entrepreneur 110

Entrepreneur Venture Capital Small Business Administration Exit Strategy 110

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. . Fund/SPV management services specifically are provided by Assure Services and Proteus Capital. ff Venture Capital hired two full-time engineers to build out Totem.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

Up and Running

JULY 2, 2014

You can’t underestimate the importance of selecting an attorney who “gets” your business model, your market opportunity, and most importantly, your fundraising and exit strategy. We were targeting to raise around $3 million in investment capital. Can they create and advise on a Capitalization Table?

Technical Review 118

Technical Review Angel Investor Due Diligence Dilution 118

Up and Running

DECEMBER 6, 2010

What’s an exit strategy? And I once heard one person object to exit strategy as a company moving away from its original location to some other. It was in my mind over the weekend after some smart people objected to exit strategies in plans for investors. Investors always want exit strategies, I said.

Exit Strategy 71

Exit Strategy Liquidity Event Early Stage Entrepreneur 71

www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Finance | Tuesdays. Financing a Small Business. Growth Strategies. Pricing Strategy. Financing A Small Business. Exit Strategies. Personal Finance. Dave Graham Business Venture Capital Private Equity GlobalLogic Inc. Venture Capital Firms. Start-up | Mondays.

Arizona 40

Arizona Equity Iowa Venture Capital 40

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 5, 2016

The reality is that over 80 percent of new businesses will never attract venture capital or Angel funding, according to experts , and there are many good reasons for skipping that painful and distracting process. Keep later critical financing needs viable. Keep your exit strategy options open as you learn.

Bootstrapping 120

Bootstrapping Entrepreneur Startup Exit Strategy 120

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 15, 2014

A new entrepreneurial venture requires a great deal of assistance in terms of headhunting, business coaching, venture capital etc. A venture should be run and managed only by people who have genuinely bought into and share the entrepreneurial vision. Business support network. and put them to good use.

Vietnam 171

Vietnam Venture Capital Seed Capital Exit Strategy 171

www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Finance | Tuesdays. Financing a Small Business. Growth Strategies. Pricing Strategy. Financing A Small Business. Exit Strategies. Personal Finance. That cost him accounting fees, legal fees, and time because the financing round couldnt close until the arrangements were formalized.

Fractional CTO 40

Fractional CTO Equity Iowa Technical Cofounder 40

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

How much capital does the company need to achieve breakeven and what if any is your exit strategy? He’s formed multiple venture capital funds, founded angel groups, and is an angel investor. What kind of business is being launched?

Equity 100

Equity United Kingdom Cap Table Oklahoma 100

Berkonomics

MAY 15, 2014

Just a few of these terms include vesting, corporate structure, governance principles, financing strategy, valuation and exit strategy. Angel investing today is similar to where venture capital investing was in the mid-1980s. Email readers, continue here.]

Term Sheet 91

Term Sheet Angel Groups Angel Investor Deal Structure 91

Up and Running

MARCH 11, 2015

This is the part that people hate the most, unless you’re a finance geek. Great okay, so now you’ve got your exit strategy. Of course you could set up dividends and all that that kind of stuff as well so they make their money, but you want to know what is your exit strategy? Again we had a great idea.

Technical Review 60

Technical Review Software Review Due Diligence Exit Strategy 60

Gust

DECEMBER 28, 2011

In the “good old days,” angels invested in seed-stage startups and teed up promising companies for subsequent venture capital financing. If the company was successful, this quickly led to an IPO – a very happy ending for the entrepreneur, the angels, and the venture capitalists. My, my…how the world has changed.

IPO 153

IPO Venture Capital Entrepreneur Angel Investor 153

BeyondVC

SEPTEMBER 14, 2004

Finance: -Plan vs. budget – income statement, balance sheet, cash flow statement. Depending on the stage of company, the time of year, or crisis of the quarter, there will be a much deeper dive into various departments to discuss topics such as product roadmaps, the budget, the sales plan, and partnership strategy.

Balance Sheet 99

Balance Sheet Technical Review Framework Stock Options 99

www.instigatorblog.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

The more that those first employees feel like founders in terms of their ownership, emotional attachment, responsibility and overall understanding of the startup process (including financing , running day-to-day activities, etc.) the better the startup will be. I do believe that early employees should trade salary for equity.

Equity 41

Equity Employee Startup Vesting 41

Gust

JANUARY 4, 2012

I’d suggest you start with Fred Wilson’s Financing Options: Convertible Debt , one of his MBA Mondays series on his AVC blog. The nature of that deal called for equity because it was a good candidate for a 3-5 year exit but not likely to get a quick VC investment to establish valuation. That’s a good summary.

Angel Investor 114

Angel Investor Valuation Angel Groups Equity 114

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 1, 2009

Sloan kept the corporate staff small and focused on policymaking, corporate finance and planning. Yes, founders should have an exit strategy like taking the money and buying an income stream that runs itself. Sloan had each of the divisions start systematic strategic planning. is the Durant School of Entrepreneurship (DSE)?

Silicon Valley 161

Silicon Valley United States RSS Customer Development 161

Gust

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

Entrepreneurs and investors who have spent any time dealing with convertible debt seed financing transactions are likely to have encountered the subject of valuation caps. The cap is irrelevant if the next equity financing is at a valuation below the cap amount.) was spun out, and the valuation was set by that financing round.

Valuation 98

Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Merger Vesting 98

Gust

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

If you can’t answer yes to all three of these questions, you should be looking for a different way to finance your startup. You can stay in your new business forever, for that matter; but you need to help your angels make a return in 3-5 years.

Angel Investor 93

Angel Investor Intellectual Property Finance Web 93

BeyondVC

NOVEMBER 12, 2003

I had the opportunity to speak on a panel today at the Corporate Venture Capital Summit. There was an interesting crew of speakers representing corporate-related venture activities for companies such as Hitachi, Intel, Nokia, Panasonic, Siemens, and Kodak. Here is what I had to say: 1.

Strategic Investors 60

Strategic Investors Due Diligence Early Stage Exit Strategy 60