Feld Thoughts

JULY 29, 2011

Finance Friday’s gets off the ground with today’s post by introducing you to an imaginary startup, the entrepreneurs that we’ll being following throughout the series, and their first challenges: splitting up the founders’ equity and addressing the case where one of the founders provides the initial seed capital for the business.

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Equity Finance Pre-Money Valuation Denver 137

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

I still get business plans, looking for an investor, that say all too clearly that the primary “use of funds” will be to do research and development (R&D) on some promising new technology, like superconductivity or cancer cures. Technology development. This stage is the transition to pilot-scale research on the technology.

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Developer Warrant Angel Investor Early Stage 243

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 5, 2012

I still get business plans, looking for an investor, that say all too clearly that the primary “use of funds” will be to do research and development (R&D) on some promising new technology, like superconductivity or cancer cures. Technology development. This stage is the transition to pilot-scale research on the technology.

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Warrant Angel Investor Early Stage Distribution 224

Haystack

DECEMBER 18, 2019

This has led to some very competitive financing rounds, which from afar is a signal various groups see the market potential of these models. These are examples of high-growth B2B marketplaces that earned competitive financing rounds — of course, there are others, these are not the only ones!

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 5, 2011

I still get business plans, looking for an investor, that say all too clearly that the first goal of the new business is to do research and development (R&D) on some promising new technology, like superconductivity or cancer research. Technology development. This stage is the transition to pilot-scale research on the technology.

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Developer Warrant Angel Investor Early Stage 233

ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 27, 2011

For a more elaborate explanation of the deal, please read my blog post 1M/1M: Alternative Financing For Startups Using A Sales Channel Partner. And a few words about Persistent Systems, an outsourced software product development (OPD) company that is navigating its next phase of evolution are also warranted. million in revenue.

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Gust

NOVEMBER 10, 2013

I still get business plans, looking for an investor, that say all too clearly that the primary “use of funds” will be to do research and development (R&D) on some promising new technology, like superconductivity or cancer cures. Technology development. This stage is the transition to pilot-scale research on the technology.

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Developer Warrant Angel Investor Early Stage 148

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2010

Often when startups who have raised venture capital need another round of financing they will turn to their existing investors to give them money before raising from outsiders. a loan) that is later converted to equity at the time of the next financing. It starts as a debt instrument (e.g.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 20, 2010

I still get business plans, looking for an investor, that say all too clearly that the first goal of the new business is to do research and development (R&D) on some promising new technology, like superconductivity or cancer research. Technology development. This stage is the transition to pilot-scale research on the technology.

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Warrant Angel Investor Early Stage Distribution 205

www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

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Arizona Equity Iowa Venture Capital 40

Startup Company Lawyer

MAY 4, 2009

Focus on a high tech or innovative sector, such as biotech, cleantech, and information technology. Warrants and Bonus Pool. Each founder participating in a semester’s program will sign a Founder Agreement, which includes an obligation to grant a warrant to the Founder Institute to purchase 3.5%

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The Startup Magazine

JUNE 1, 2023

As a founder, ask yourself – does your business actually warrant VC funding? It’s an asset-heavy, old-school sector that is just now starting to apply technology to make the delivery of goods more efficient. Can you produce venture returns in this new economic reality?

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Haystack

DECEMBER 30, 2018

That’s still OK given the IPO is more of a financing event than anything else, right? The current President still has a very large and strong base of support, and I do not see that support changing enough to warrant other big changes in 2019. I am expecting to see this happen as soon as mid/late January. When will the music stop?

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

If a technology company sells data management systems to the healthcare industry, its residual benefits come from the ongoing service revenue from their software sales. Would outsiders (bankers and investors) help with financing the transition of the business? An example of residual benefits would be service revenue from product sales.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 20, 2017

Startups often hand out shares, options, and warrants for employees and for contractors rendering needed services. Messy cap tables can come back to haunt you when you do a financing or sell the company. A Korean war could bring about a technology industry winter on top of the enormous suffering to those directly in its path.

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Technical Review Software Review Cap Table Securities and Exchange Commission 48

The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 11, 2017

Here at The Startup Magazine , we don’t typically “do” press releases, but occasionally an item comes to us that warrants including it in the magazine. Joe Zhu is a quick study with a natural desire to offer assistance anytime, anywhere startups face marketing, operational, and financing challenges.

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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.

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Equity Employee Startup Vesting 41

ReadWriteStart

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

That means that less than 1% of the entrepreneurs who apply succeed in getting financed. I have a fundamental observation to make here that seems to be lost in the noisy universe of entrepreneurs' obsession with fund-raising: Most companies should not raise external financing. His firm invests in four. That's a 0.21% hit rate.

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Reid Hoffman

MAY 21, 2020

billion Strategic Investment Fund “to catalyze the rapid procurement of essential medical supplies and help life sciences companies secure financing to produce COVID-19 products.”. In April, when it announced an additional $150 million commitment, it explained that it would also leverage its $2.5

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Non-Compete China Global Government 63

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 1, 2010

This can be on a subjective or objective basis but it’s basically a deal that we are strongly persuaded by the team, the product and/or the traction that they are heading in a direction that warrants more investment. In these cases we proactively offer to lead their next round of financing.

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BeyondVC

JUNE 11, 2007

In the last six months, we have augmented some of our existing venture financing with venture debt as the market has become quite competitive which means pricing and terms are getting more attractive for all of us. The trick for entrepreneurs is to look at bringing on debt concurrent or soon after your close of equity financing.

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Intellectual Property Covenant Warrant Equity 60

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

But I often find board members wanting to dive in to the details of a business and “problem solve” every detail when it isn’t warranted. A new investor wants to finance the company?—?is If it is something you’re passionate about as a board member then consider following up with management after the meeting. how do we resolve this?

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Cofounder Conversion Management Founder 251

The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 24, 2024

Implement Energy-Efficient Practices As startups navigate the intricate maze of operational expenses, energy costs emerge as a significant line item that warrants careful consideration. A strategic imperative lies in the systematic identification and streamlining of these business processes.

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Cost Startup Open Source Warrant 137

dondodge.typepad.com

JANUARY 15, 2011

Don Dodge on The Next Big Thing Thoughts on business and technology Home Archives Profile Subscribe About Me « Boston VCs gets first look at Y Combinator Demo Day | Main | Digg-nation is HUGE! Community is more powerful than money or technology » August 11, 2007 How much equity for investors and employees? 5% Managers -.25%

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Equity Employee Dilution Valuation 40

Occam's Razor

AUGUST 28, 2017

As richer datasets become available for the neural network to learn from, as 3D imaging technology like Optical Coherence Tomography becomes available all over the world to provide more detailed view of the retina, just imagine how transformative the impact will be. I assure you, skepticism is warranted.

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Artificial Inteligence Saudi Arabia Algorithm Analytics 139

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 25, 2019

Startups in developing economies, for instance, are addressing their issues through ingenious technologies and solutions. Nevertheless, the East provides countless opportunities covering a wide range of sectors, such as information and communication technology, energy, and finance. As a matter of fact, yes.

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www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

We did find some specific industry verticals where the model works (some high schools, some boxing and mixed martial arts events, some exclusive conferences), but not enough to warrant a large market and an independent company. No separation between the technology organization and the product organization. Company : IonLab.

Software Review 79

Software Review Startup Technical Review Vesting 79

mashable.com

OCTOBER 11, 2011

Erica Swallow is a technology and lifestyle writer. In fact, an interesting study, infographic or other data sometimes warrants its own pitch. Money and Finance Lists. Mashable is the largest independent online news site dedicated to covering digital culture, social media and technology. 10 Essential PR Tips for Startups.

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PR Startup Social Media Technical Review 103

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 18, 2015

There is a lot of uncertainty about the state of the private, high-growth technology markets and the venture capital markets that underpin them. Great technology firms were built during the last dry period and we saw the huge wealth creation of Facebook, Twitter, Tesla and others. More than warranted. Boom and bust.

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