Business Plan Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2012

Seeking initial investment for your social enterprise places you in the “seed stage” of financing your company. This is a strategy where you can use a funding platform like Kickstarter.com to name a funding goal, explain to the community what your plan is, and receive small investments from anyone interested in your project.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 24, 2013

These opponents have their own name – “rent seekers” – the landlords of the status-quo. Lobbyists also work through regulatory bodies like FCC , SEC , FTC , Public Utility, Taxi, or Insurance Commissions, School Boards, etc. When you get customer scale and raise a large financing round , take the battle to the incumbents.

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BeyondVC

AUGUST 9, 2006

Ultimately what will give you the best chance for success is focusing on the things that you can control – building a real business with a real economic model that can generate cash from internal operations vs. through external financing. As he discusses in his blog post: Why I decided to pull our IPO filing. technology sector.

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Startup Company Lawyer

MAY 26, 2012

Crowdfunding: Its Practical Effect May Be Unclear Until SEC Rulemaking is Complete. On April 23, 2012, the SEC published guidance reminding issuers that “any offers or sale of securities purporting to rely on the crowdfunding exemption would be unlawful under federal securities laws” until the SEC adopts new rules.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 24, 2013

These opponents have their own name – “rent seekers” – the landlords of the status-quo. Lobbyists also work through regulatory bodies like FCC , SEC , FTC , Public Utility, Taxi, or Insurance Commissions, School Boards, etc. When you get customer scale and raise a large financing round , take the battle to the incumbents.

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Professor VC

MAY 29, 2008

To the SEC, it means that you are an accredited investor and To the man (or woman) on the street, a minimum qualification would seem to be an interest and ability to invest in early stage ventures. I think this sentiment has given angel groups a bad name. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State. ProfessorVC.

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Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Her name is Kathleen Walsh, she's my mentor to date with the nonprofit. You name it like governors. I applied to Duke, so like top, top colleges and I'm playing to, I study either entrepreneurship or finance. Hold on one sec. One of the things that we did was we got a mentor so we reached out. I have a great network.

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www.mattbartus.com

DECEMBER 9, 2012

I just worked on a financing for a company that received a term sheet from a group of VCs at a $7 million pre-money valuation. I am a Partner at Cooley LLP who represents startups and emerging growth companies throughout their lifecycle, from incorporation, through financing to an acquisition or IPO. Why else might this be useful?

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abovethecrowd.com

APRIL 20, 2016

Why the Unicorn Financing Market Just Became Dangerous…For All Involved. By the first quarter of 2016, the late-stage financing market had changed materially. Investors were becoming nervous and were no longer willing to underwrite new Unicorn-level financings at the drop of a hat. This is uncharted territory.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

If the startup is not a scalable high-growth, high-tech firm, but rather is in a sector where venture capitalists are a bit scarcer (for example, real estate, banking and finance, retail, or consumer goods), equity crowdfunding may be a better fit. SEC definitions and rules. Disclosures. Legal advice and fees. The platforms.

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VC Adventure

MAY 21, 2014

And depending on how many members there are to the syndicate and what crowdfunding exemption you use (more on that below) the actual limit will likely be quite a bit less than the total you see next to the syndicate name on AngelList. 506(b) vs 506(c): These refer to two of the SEC rules that regulate “crowdfunding” financing.

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VC Adventure

MAY 21, 2014

And depending on how many members there are to the syndicate and what crowdfunding exemption you use (more on that below) the actual limit will likely be quite a bit less than the total you see next to the syndicate name on AngelList. 506(b) vs 506(c): These refer to two of the SEC rules that regulate “crowdfunding” financing.

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Ben's Blog

MAY 24, 2021

Research coverage is particularly important for companies with thinly traded stocks, as name recognition is often low, trading can be volatile, and the universe of investor interest is limited. The SEC’s Director of the Division of Corporate Finance recently provided some guidance raising questions about the extent of PSLRA coverage.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 4, 2021

Brian Armstrong : My name is Brian Armstrong. And of course, I wasn't really interested in the finance side of it to me. It's kind of like whoever discovered penicillin, you don't need to know their name. You can't even know everyone's name. Here's my conversation with Brian Armstrong. I'm curious.

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abovethecrowd.com

JUNE 2, 2021

That said, the NYSE and NASDAQ have SEC approval for “Direct Listing with a Primary Raise.” He also says they need to be “must own” names. Are Asana, Palantir, ZipRecruiter, and Squarespace “must own” names? Interestingly, the 7.5X Today’s DLs do not include primary capital and so the company did not transact at this price.

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www.quora.com

JANUARY 16, 2011

With declining span of attention, unless something appeals in first 20 secs, people move onto something diff (generally, because there are so many choices). Philip Wilkinson • 12:53pm on Thursday You re absolutely right Philip and in fact he is already in this list but I didn't knew about his name in English.

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www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Add a class name to buttons, forms, quotes, etc. easy business finance software. YCombinator Series AA Equity Financing Documents. Y Combinator : They provide a series of AA equity financing documents that are written with simpler words so start-up companies will have an easier starting point. Customer service.

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