View from Seed

JULY 14, 2022

But until now, individual investors have been faced with a choice of buying the whole index with these products or trying to pick individual stocks to invest in. Investors can start investing in their personalized index today with no minimum up-front investment.

Finance 156

Finance Institutional Investors Stock Mobile 156

Steve Blank

AUGUST 19, 2013

But what if we could increase productivity and stave the capital flight by helping Life Sciences startups build their companies more efficiently? It has gotten so bad that pension funds and other institutional investors in venture capital funds have told these funds to stay away from Life Science – or at the least, early stage Life Science.

Venture Capital 305

Venture Capital Startup Lean Philadelphia 305

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

However, in private markets, there is more room to optimize across all 11 steps of the investing process: firm management , marketing, fundraising , origination , manage relationships, due diligence, negotiation, monitoring, portfolio acceleration , reporting, and. 1) Manage the firm . This is harder than it sounds.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

View from Seed

JUNE 7, 2016

Based on that reaction, we wanted to continue improving the product through both additional revs/design and continuing to evolve how we think about board meetings in the first place. At NextView, one founder we invested in last year proactively asked us, as her lone institutional investor, to start doing this.

Seed Stage 120

Seed Stage Founder Seed Capital Institutional Investors 120

YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 3, 2018

But you’ve got to start somewhere, so start with a look at what went wrong with some of the 2017 activist investor targets. Activist Investor Target: Procter & Gamble. If what made you successful isn’t working anymore, don’t wait for an activist investor to force the shift to a new way of competing.

Agile 113

Agile Malaysia Private Equity Non-Compete 113

David Teten

JANUARY 9, 2013

The group is about 22 people; managing directors, partners and COO’s of major investments firms in Morocco, Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, and Tunisia. Aspen is looking for institutional investor and entrepreneur speakers willing to share their investing insights and personal experiences. More details.

Tunisia 114

Tunisia Libya Algeria Mauritania 114

David Teten

MARCH 28, 2012

The objective of the research is to define a blueprint for how investors can help portfolio companies succeed through operational (non-financial) support, including but not limited to facilitating shared services, recruiting, knowledge sharing, and enhancing management skills.

Portfolio 144

Portfolio Private Equity Venture Capital Early Stage 144

ithacaVC

MARCH 9, 2017

The importance of the Board is why institutional investors (like VCs) often get a seat on the Board after an investment. But don’t be fooled, there is an element of control as investors want a say in critical decisions. We followed in line with the lead investor and went along with the structure.

Seed Stage 58

Seed Stage Software Review Institutional Investors Lead Investor 58

The Startup Magazine

JULY 20, 2021

He served as a director for BGB Energy and then worked for Pacific Exploration & Production Corp. He later joined the O’Hara Administration, an investment and asset management firm, where he manages the firm’s investment strategy and fund-raising initiatives. Growing Hawkers.

Viral 158

Viral Private Equity Venezuela Los Angeles 158

David Teten

MARCH 24, 2014

My recent post on “ Asset Management is a Bizarre Industry Ripe for Disruption ” got one of the most interesting reactions I’ve received. We had an email conversation about the rationality, or lack of rationality, of professional investors. For Professional Institutional investors: agency risk is a huge problem.

Software Review 114

Software Review Due Diligence Venture Capital Portfolio 114

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

JULY 24, 2012

Pin It Listen to this episode if you want to learn what a VC investor thinks about “Internet scale” and how you can usually simplify your idea by charging a fair price for your product. It’s rich contact management, event planning, notification services, and task management, but at the family level.

Silicon Valley 204

Silicon Valley Software Review Internet Technical Review 204

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 4, 2014

Think about the implications of each to your own business, and the potential impact of getting them done incorrectly, or forgetting to do them entirely: Manage your financials and physical assets. Product development process. Manage human resources. If you are contracting or outsourcing, this is even more important.

Startup 268

Startup Institutional Investors Angel Investor Bootstrapping 268

ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 5, 2020

Pavel is a co-founder and managing partner at Mindrock Capital. Pavel is also a managing partner at GVA Capital. There’s a certain period when you don’t even know if your product is going to fly — if people really need your product or if there even is a product. When Should Founders Try Raising Early Checks?

Founder 80

Founder Institutional Investors Silicon Valley Cofounder 80

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 9, 2018

Cohen and John Kador, in their classic book “ What Every Angel Investor Wants You to Know ,” includes these great points of practical advice on this subject: Manage expectations before the fact. Tie payments to your product or service revenue. Try to avoid obligations with fixed repayment schedules.

Cram Down 148

Cram Down Angel Investor Equity Dividend 148

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 10, 2014

Cohen and John Kador, in their recent book “ What Every Angel Investor Wants You to Know ,” includes these best points of practical advice I’ve seen recently on this subject: Manage expectations before the fact. Tie payments to your product or service revenue. Try to avoid obligations with fixed repayment schedules.

Founder 254

Founder Cram Down Angel Investor Equity 254

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

A major angel group used Influitive , an advocate management tool, to track, activate and motivate their members. 4) Manage deal flow. For example, we created a pipeline management tool that automatically adds deals along with relevant information (such as attachments received) to our funnel. Pitchbot.vc 5) Due diligence.

Private Equity 60

Private Equity Venture Capital Equity Technical Review 60

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 31, 2013

Think about the implications of each to your own business, and the potential impact of getting them done incorrectly, or forgetting to do them entirely: Manage your financials and physical assets. Product development process. Manage human resources. If you are contracting or outsourcing, this is even more important.

Institutional Investors 230

Institutional Investors Angel Investor Bootstrapping Database 230

Gust

SEPTEMBER 27, 2014

In order to be competitive, a company needs to have just about everything in place, from its product to its team to market traction, before it is ready to seek funding. Your private profile is where investors will look with a critical eye on everything that makes you a business rather than just a product or a sexy idea.

Angel Groups 159

Angel Groups Elevator Pitch Software Review Deal Flow 159

VC Cafe

JUNE 19, 2020

According to its survey released this month, the impact investment market has reached $715 billion in 2019, with an estimate of about 1,720 organizations now involved in managing funds for those who want to make a financial return from investments that also have beneficial social or environmental outcomes. “We

Venture Capital 174

Venture Capital Global South Africa 174

YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

Of course, you can always find a niche for your startup by launching a new or innovative product. Robo-advisors is an exciting new frontier for startups that want to use technology to provide financial advisory services to investors. into the Fintech sector.

Investment Bankers 113

Investment Bankers Marketing Startup Institutional Investors 113

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

Think about the implications of each to your own business, and the potential impact of getting them done incorrectly, or forgetting to do them entirely: Manage your financials and physical assets. Product development process. Manage human resources. If you are contracting or outsourcing, this is even more important.

Startup 255

Startup Institutional Investors Angel Investor Bootstrapping 255

The Startup Magazine

JULY 20, 2021

He served as a director for BGB Energy and then worked for Pacific Exploration & Production Corp. He later joined the O’Hara Administration, an investment and asset management firm, where he manages the firm’s investment strategy and fund-raising initiatives. Growing Hawkers.

Viral 78

Viral Private Equity Venezuela Los Angeles 78

Berkonomics

AUGUST 3, 2023

Certainly, bootstrapping is a preferred method of funding growth if it does not hold back the speed of growth or hobble the quality of product or service to the extent that better-funded competitors can overtake the business. Several are well-known and professional investors pay special attention to their graduates.

Private Equity 118

Private Equity Valuation Cap Table Accredited Investor 118

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

Cohen and John Kador, in their classic book “ What Every Angel Investor Wants You to Know ,” includes these best points of practical advice I’ve seen recently on this subject: Manage expectations before the fact. Tie payments to your product or service revenue. Try to avoid obligations with fixed repayment schedules.

Cram Down 120

Cram Down Angel Investor Equity Dividend 120

VC Adventure

MAY 21, 2014

Syndicate Dynamics: To sign up for FG Angels, an investor must be approved by Foundry Group and agree to their terms, which include a carry. The carry is a percentage of the returns on the investment that the investor will give to Foundry Group for managing the syndicate and investments (note that AngelList itself takes a carry as well).

Syndicate 93

Syndicate Syndication Technical Review Due Diligence 93

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 1, 2010

Think about the implications of each to your own business, and the potential impact of getting them done incorrectly, or forgetting to do them entirely: Manage your financials and physical assets. Product development process. Manage human resources. If you are contracting or outsourcing, this is even more important.

Startup 239

Startup Institutional Investors Angel Investor Bootstrapping 239

Board Effect

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Organizations demonstrate their commitment to ESG for nonprofits, in part, by how they manage relationships with employees, vendors, and others. It’s common for investors to make large financial commitments for a few years with the hope of helping nonprofits be successful over the long term. Improving reputation. Donors demanded it.

South Africa 76

South Africa Government Africa Institutional Investors 76

Austin Startup

JANUARY 2, 2021

He was the first institutional investor in Facebook and also an early-stage investor in groundbreaking companies like Etsy, Spotify, C3.AI, She was a product manager at Microsoft, Uber and Facebook before joining as a partner at Sequoia, one of the most prestigious venture capital firms on Sand Hill Road.

Silicon Valley 100

Silicon Valley Austin Texas Raleigh 100

VC Adventure

MAY 21, 2014

Syndicate Dynamics: To sign up for FG Angels, an investor must be approved by Foundry Group and agree to their terms, which include a carry. The carry is a percentage of the returns on the investment that the investor will give to Foundry Group for managing the syndicate and investments (note that AngelList itself takes a carry as well).

Syndicate 48

Syndicate Syndication Technical Review Due Diligence 48

OnlyOnce

MAY 1, 2013

I first met Jeff back in 2000 when, as CFO of DoubleClick, he and DoubleClick CEO Kevin Ryan agreed to invest in Return Path as our first institutional investor, along with Flatiron Partners. He is joining an all-star cast that includes Greg Sands , Fred Wilson , Brad Feld , Scott Weiss and Scott Petry.

Institutional Investors 61

Institutional Investors Partner Restful Media 61

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2010

There is a primary reason that inside investors give companies convertible debt rather than just giving you the money as equity. VC’s money comes from mostly institutional investors called LPs (limited partners). They might decide to delay new product features or upgrading technology infrastructure.

Startup 290

Startup Burn Rate Warrant Bankruptcy 290

Austin Startup

JUNE 4, 2017

Recently I was fortunate enough to have raised a seed funding round from a fantastic group of investors for my pre-product, pre-revenue B2B SaaS startup here in Austin, Texas. If you would like to read more about my company, here is the product launch and funding announcement. Mark Cuban leads $1.5 Remember that.

Austin 54

Austin Institutional Investors Angel Groups Deal Flow 54

Up and Running

DECEMBER 9, 2014

It started in college when I started my own music marketing and production company. Two, I’m a small business owner or manager. Two, I’m a small business owner or manager. This is because there are a myriad of loan products out there. Tell us a little bit about your entrepreneurial experience.

Small Business 95

Small Business Finance Forecast Metrics 95

OnlyOnce

MARCH 31, 2011

The second one I wanted to address is whether or not you should have take on institutional investors and have a Board. As I mentioned last week , Fred’s post from a few months ago about an M&A Case study involving WhatCounts had a couple of provocative thoughts in it from CEO David Geller.

Institutional Investors 72

Institutional Investors Direct Marketing Founder Management 72

Berkonomics

JUNE 8, 2017

Certainly, bootstrapping is a preferred method of funding growth if it does not hold back the speed of growth or hobble the quality of product or service to the extent that better-funded competitors can overtake the business. composed of these investors and management. There is a lot to say about retaining control.

Private Equity 106

Private Equity Valuation Cap Table Accredited Investor 106

K9 Ventures

MARCH 23, 2011

The fact of the matter however is that The Golden Rule (He who has the gold, makes the rules) applies, and often when the company is raising follow-on-financing, the institutional investors will force the company to renegotiate the notes, often with adverse affects to the note holders — sometimes changing the cap or changing the discount.

Pre-Money Valuation 132

Pre-Money Valuation Valuation Equity Liquidation Preference 132

abovethecrowd.com

MAY 20, 2013

As Benchmark is a large institutional investor in Grubhub, we were actively involved in the merger process, and we are quite excited about the potential of the two companies coming together. There are many synergies – different geographic strengths, different core customer bases, and different product strengths.

Merger 53

Merger Institutional Investors Liquidation Preference Preferred Stock 53