Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 8, 2015

Enthusiastic startup founders may try to deflect or minimize these questions in true media-training style, so you need to be patient, calm, and persistent to get the whole story. Most founders like to talk about their many months or years of sweat-equity , but cash invested is a stronger commitment.

Technical Review 120

Technical Review Due Diligence Sweat Equity Burn Rate 120

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 19, 2011

o Their strong skill was online media buying and optimization – they rarely would do CPA deals – mostly buying CPM. As internet crashed media became cheaper so they bought more and their tracking and analysis became really good so they did better. Later they became big business in Financial services lead-gen. And he said ok got it.

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Acquisition Warrant Customer Term Sheet 304

socialmatchbox.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Another option is sweat equity. It is important to realize that most people who are willing to work for sweat equity are not a) the best, b) in demand, and c) going to put their heart and soul into your project. Motivation to work for sweat equity is something else that founders tend to take for granted.

Part-Time VPE 41

Part-Time VPE Sweat Equity DC Washington 41

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 6, 2016

With one of the new free tools and a dose of sweat equity, you can create a website for almost nothing -- and you are on your way to success with ecommerce, your latest invention or personal services. Use multiple social-media channels, blogging, email and voicemail to build the same image and responsiveness as larger competitors.

Bootstrapping 120

Bootstrapping Hockey Stick Sweat Equity Intellectual Property 120

Up and Running

JUNE 23, 2015

“It took an enormous investment of sweat equity on both our parts,” Allyson admits. Allyson attributes part of their large reach to Maternova’s strong social media presence, which she says is essential to their marketing strategy. Make smart agreements with strategic partners. Social media.

Cofounder 60

Cofounder Sweat Equity Social Media Business Model 60

Up and Running

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Investors want to hear about your first customers, other investments put into the company (including your own sweat equity), key media placement, signed letters of intent (LOI) to purchase/partner, product and customer milestones , key hires, and so on. It always surprises me how frequently this is left out of pitches.

Sweat Equity 122

Sweat Equity Churn Rate Elevator Pitch Forecast 122

Up and Running

JULY 10, 2018

While it’s to be expected that you’re going to put a lot of time and sweat equity into starting a business, make sure you’re also carving out time for your family. Turn off notifications from social media apps and designate a time or several times throughout the day that you intentionally log on to your social media to catch up.

Sweat Equity 73

Sweat Equity Social Media Lean Business Plan 73

Up and Running

JANUARY 24, 2014

Investors want to hear about your first customers, other investments put into the company (including your own sweat equity), key media placement, signed letters of intent (LOI) to purchase/partner, product and customer milestones, key hires, etc. It always surprises me how frequently this is left out of pitches.

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Sweat Equity Churn Rate Forecast Business Model 138

www.virtuosimedia.com

MARCH 8, 2012

About Virtuosi Media. Social Media. If your presentation is compelling and detailed enough, you might be able to get them to become a full partner. It’s simply an untenable situation to expect the technical co-founder to assume the full burden of risk through sweat equity. -->. Our Newsletters Contact Us.

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Technical Cofounder Cofounder Technical Review NDA 41

Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 6, 2013

Enable social sharing on all posts and post not only on your blog but also on your social media channels. Partner With Publications. So blogging is a bit like sweat equity: you need to make sure you can glean a return in ways that are not directly deposited in your bank account. This is where it gets tricky.

Networking 72

Networking Sweat Equity Social Media .Net 72

infochachkie.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Basing a consultant’s compensation on the incremental revenue they generate is a great example of a deal that is on The Fringe (for other creative approaches to partnering, see Agreements on The Fringe). you know of anyone in the social media marketplace that might be able to help? Performance-based deals are healthy for all parties.

Equity 40

Equity Silicon Valley Cofounder Technical Review 40

Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 24, 2019

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Product 61

Product Sweat Equity Naming SEO 61

www.thestartup.eu

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Home RSS About Contact Advertise Partners How to bootstrap a Startup with less than $10k. Tipsandtrip was born from an idea of social media consultant Juliette Bellavita and Blogo.it Sweat Equity: Juliette and Marco put in a bit of work during weekends as project managers, designers, developers, sysadmins, etc.

Bootstrapping 49

Bootstrapping Italy Sweat Equity Europe 49

Austin Startup

JUNE 26, 2019

We tried, and opted out of, potentials for pivots; we pitched for game-changing partners and acquisitions that did not ultimately convert. As we self-funded on a tiny amount of cash, sweat equity and vision, we also worked in a methodical manner, moving the ball down the field week by week. Thank you Ifundwomen supporters !)

Silicon Valley 54

Silicon Valley Startup B2C Sweat Equity 54

Up and Running

JUNE 26, 2017

Mark Cuban has famously said, “Sweat equity is the best startup capital.” Should you have a partner or outside investors? But a business partner can bring an (often necessary) skill set and perspective to the business. Who do you know that can help you? Nearly everyone wants to help and add value where they can.

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Sweat Equity Business Plan Naming eCommerce 145

www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

At the end, I asked myself what are the most critical resources I need to be successful and the answer was partners and developers. Don’t exacerbate the issue by needing to figure out how to deal with a large equity deadweight on your hands (investors won’t like that the #2 stakeholder is absent, even estranged, from your company).

Software Review 79

Software Review Startup Technical Review Vesting 79