Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

All strategic and business thinking must lead to immediate action to increase sales and profitability potential, relative to your competition. To attract investors and financing. Intellectual property (IP). To form a basis for making better decisions. No strategy leads to no decisions or poor decisions. Scalability.

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www.seriesseed.com

DECEMBER 9, 2012

Series Seed Financing Documents Blog. Series Seed Financing Documents. Listed below are links to weblogs that reference Series Seed Financing Documents : 1 Reblog. It would be helpful to get a California standard employee manual, employee contract/agreements, IP ownership release to company, and confidentiality.

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Berkonomics

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Why are you so strongly sold on royalty licensing as the most effective way to finance a tech-based early stage company? These are your candidates, because they are companies already absorbing much or all the marketing expense necessary to make sales of your invention.

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Berkonomics

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Why are you so strongly sold on royalty licensing as the most effective way to finance a tech-based early stage company? These are your candidates, because they are companies already absorbing much or all the marketing expense necessary to make sales of your invention.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

So it could be that a sale would yield you seven figures and you could move on to your next role but the CEO wants to “go big or go home” and sometimes go home is the outcome. There is often money to be made in finding places with under-valued IP. I saved my main point for last. ” (Warren Buffett). .

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 2, 2015

It freed up Ophir to grow out our sales organization, to work more closely with agencies, to innovate on product and to raise capital. A great finance leader is on top of your numbers with such precision that you don’t have to worry about it. Legal threats from other IP holders? Here’s the dilemma. On and on and on.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 9, 2019

When you do this, you collect royalties, sales agreements, or many other models that will generate income for you by allowing other companies to utilize your intellectual property. You Can Use Your IP Rights For Leverage. In addition, you can sell your IP along with your company (or separate from the company).

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The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 29, 2023

The holidays approach and that means many businesses are going to enjoy a holiday sales bump. While chargebacks are a serious threat all year round, holiday sales often lead to an increase in chargebacks in December, January, and February. Fortunately, there are steps you can take to mitigate them, but proper preparation is a must.

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Occam's Razor

MARCH 23, 2021

upgrades to processes to create deeper integration with Finance & Strategy teams. I’ll give you one guess as to how much our VP of Finance loves this capability. :). sales) impact of my brand marketing? Our innovative approach… Due to non-public IP, it is a cluster I can’t tell you much about.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 25, 2011

It’s nearly impossible to get a services company financed by VCs. They have created two internal technology “products&# and wanted to figure out how they could turn their services business into a product business that could be financed. You own the IP you create. You’re a small fish. This team is talented.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 5, 2010

They often make great team members such as head of products, CTO, head of sales, CFO, etc. If this idea was so big then why would they risk not being first to market, not building defensible IP for the sake of a few hundred thousand dollars extra in lock-up money at a big company? I finally called bullshit. Not my problem.

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David Teten

JANUARY 19, 2021

Part of the magic of revenue-based financing is how historical performance and strong, achievable financial projections are ultimately the backbone of how RBI/RBF investment decisions are made.” Typically stable, high margins; repeatable sales model; clear path to profitability; and high growth potential. Flexible VC offers you this.

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Tim Keane

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

" We all have heard/repeated the investment mantra about "big, growing markets" with "unfair advantage IP" position. Growth generated by market demand and sales can be very complex.   Growth financing, for example. Growth generated by market demand and sales can be very complex.

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Growthink Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

And a boost toward a faster timeline and better probability of a business sale at an exciting price. Company Scenario #2: A company with a solid revenue base - say more than $5 million in sales - but competes in an industry not one of great, current interest to buyers / investors. A boost toward better financial results. Relationships.

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Hunter Walker

AUGUST 8, 2023

The reality is lots of companies – many of them quite promising – have already undergone, or will be facing, next financings which “clean up” old cap tables. As The Information proclaims, “ Unicorn Fire Sales Ahead.” Whatever gets reported is just the tip of the iceberg.

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Hearpreneur

JULY 1, 2020

Several “experts” in marketing and advertising, and IP lawyers, tried to talk me into changing it. Now that my new career is in the personal finance industry, I’m helping women tame their money. My family and friends helped me bounce ideas around, and when someone said it was a soft as butter – voila! Buttercloth was born.

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The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Social media campaigns can be incredibly effective means of boosting sales and increasing reach to targeted markets. If you own the IP on a particular technology or information product, then you can create licensing agreements for other businesses to sell your product for you. 2 License Your Product. Finding Funding for Your Growth.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 24, 2020

Some networks are highly sophisticated, and organisers disguise their IP addresses. If you conduct some intricate research (detailed below), you may be able to identify the IP address of competing businesses. Loads of PPC platforms ( Google Ads included) allow you to blacklist IP addresses. . Block sketchy IP addresses.

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

While chargeback fees can cost quite a bit, the revenue from the sale may amount to much more. In this phase, you will “re-present” the charge and transaction to the card-issuing bank, trying to prove that the sale was legitimate and that you, the seller, did everything you were obligated to do. Collecting data can take a lot of work.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

Perhaps you know a Marketer, a Developer or Sales Manager that could fill a gap in one of the startups you back. For example, if you have had a long career in the finance industry it’s only natural that you can add more value to a fintech startup than an e-commerce store. Ask yourself, where is your startup currently struggling?

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mashable.com

AUGUST 31, 2010

How iPad Magazine Sales Stack Up [REP. SCVNGR Makes Major Enhancements to iP. work with the world’s leading pharmaceutical, bioscience, and medical device com. Its Not Just Facebook: MySpace Trans. 5 Ways to Get a Job Through YouTube View More » Business Facebook to Raise Series E Funding wi. Work from Anywhere: 9 Handy Portable.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

How iPad Magazine Sales Stack Up [REP. SCVNGR Makes Major Enhancements to iP. Its Not Just Facebook: MySpace Trans. 5 Ways to Get a Job Through YouTube View More » Business Facebook to Raise Series E Funding wi. 7 Handy iPhone Apps for Managing Empl. Work from Anywhere: 9 Handy Portable. 4 Winning Strategies for Social Media.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 20, 2017

Of all your hires, if you have commissioned sales people, those will give you the most problems if they’re not all given an equal chance to make their quotas and achieve their personal earnings goals. Messy cap tables can come back to haunt you when you do a financing or sell the company. You’ve just got to listen. Not really.

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Technical Review Software Review Cap Table Securities and Exchange Commission 48

Tim Keane

JANUARY 12, 2010

For angel groups, the distinction between groups and VCs on this issue is dwindling, especially as angel groups do bigger rounds of financing.   Note that this applies only to earl stage Series A-type equity financings and assumes no cash dividends are paid to investors. . Let’s start at the end.   First , dividends.

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Term Sheet Valuation Dividend Liquidation Preference 68

mashable.com

AUGUST 31, 2010

How iPad Magazine Sales Stack Up [REP. SCVNGR Makes Major Enhancements to iP. Its Not Just Facebook: MySpace Trans. 5 Ways to Get a Job Through YouTube View More » Business Facebook to Raise Series E Funding wi. 7 Handy iPhone Apps for Managing Empl. Work from Anywhere: 9 Handy Portable. 4 Winning Strategies for Social Media.

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 7, 2009

The initial hypothesis for Epiphany (from my much smarter partner Ben ) was that as departments in the enterprise (manufacturing, finance, customer support sales) became automated, the marketing department would eventually get its turn. That’s not found in a set of slides.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

How iPad Magazine Sales Stack Up [REP. SCVNGR Makes Major Enhancements to iP. Its Not Just Facebook: MySpace Trans. 5 Ways to Get a Job Through YouTube View More » Business Facebook to Raise Series E Funding wi. 7 Handy iPhone Apps for Managing Empl. Work from Anywhere: 9 Handy Portable. 4 Winning Strategies for Social Media.

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Angel Investor Venture Capital Social Media Technical Review 84

The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

Pult basically wants enable people to instantly stream tailored content from a variety of Web services, pay-TV operators, VOD services and broadcasters to any connected screen, in any location, over an IP network. is a collaborative management app that helps businesses work more organized when it comes to documents, workflow and finances.

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mashable.com

JUNE 8, 2010

How iPad Magazine Sales Stack Up [REP. SCVNGR Makes Major Enhancements to iP. Its Not Just Facebook: MySpace Trans. 5 Ways to Get a Job Through YouTube View More » Business Facebook to Raise Series E Funding wi. 7 Handy iPhone Apps for Managing Empl. Work from Anywhere: 9 Handy Portable. 4 Winning Strategies for Social Media.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2010

He said that there remains a very healthy market for “data oriented&# software companies because the world is moving more toward measurability and software companies with differentiated IP often get a premium in the market. Venture Financing. We also discussed the following deals of the week. Watch the show! TechCrunch.

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 2, 2019

In SaaS the main benchmarks being measured are revenue growth, sales efficiency (unit economics), churn and burn rate. Deep tech startups can take a risk on market timing, which means that there’s less traction to evaluate and more emphasis is put on the team and the defensibility of the IP.

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B2C Technical Review Startup Retention 141

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 13, 2010

During the down market they were able to double down on recruiting, sales, outsourcing, new market entries and marketing (yes, with Tiger ads ). It’s why as an investor I look for talented teams with long-term vision, a unique point-of-view, differentiated IP and a desire to build something enduring.

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Startup Company Lawyer

JULY 20, 2009

If there is any IP created and there is more than one founder, then incorporating an entity and assigning IP to the entity is important. Otherwise, if a founder leaves before incorporation and IP has not been assigned to the other founder or an entity, then use of IP created by the former founder may be problematic.

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mashable.com

MAY 28, 2010

How iPad Magazine Sales Stack Up [REP. SCVNGR Makes Major Enhancements to iP. Its Not Just Facebook: MySpace Trans. 5 Ways to Get a Job Through YouTube View More » Business Facebook to Raise Series E Funding wi. 7 Handy iPhone Apps for Managing Empl. Work from Anywhere: 9 Handy Portable. 4 Winning Strategies for Social Media.

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Gust

DECEMBER 8, 2011

From choosing a legal entity or jurisdiction to properly documenting IP assignments and stock issuances to complying with securities laws and avoiding potentially enormous tax penalties in the future, there is plenty here to warrant consulting a professional. Sales contracts accounting for significant revenue.

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Business Plan Blog

DECEMBER 10, 2013

You may have self-financed the initial startup costs and/or raised FFF capital without a business plan , but in order to attract seed investment from Angel investors you will need a comprehensive plan complete with extensive market research and a detailed financial model. Intellectual Property. Market Validation.

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Early Growth Financial Services

DECEMBER 1, 2014

On this Cyber Monday, I wanted to share an important article from my dear friend and trusted IP lawyer Rachel Rodgers. Mistake #2: Not separating your business and personal finances. No accounts should be shared between your business and personal finances. The legal mistakes can be especially egregious, and costly.

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