Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 3, 2022

Any increase in brand recognition, as well as personal connections, is a multiplier to your existing marketing and sales efforts. Look for a merger or acquisition that will bring multiplier resources to your business, such as related successful products, a positive brand image, or a proven distribution network.

Marketing 299

Marketing Social Media Merger Acquisition 299

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 3, 2021

Equity investors realize that they won’t see any real return until an exit occurs, such as a sale, merger, or IPO. This may include plans to merge or buy competitors, as well as a continuing plan to introduce new innovations. Present a viable exit strategy for investors to cash out.

Exit Strategy 406

Exit Strategy Merger Angel Investor IPO 406

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 14, 2016

The smartest ventures are always courting a multi-billion dollar sale or merger with giants in the industry, including Google (YouTube), Microsoft (Skype), and Facebook (WhatsApp). The number of new ventures that successfully navigate the path to a public offering (IPO) with big numbers is still small.

Intellectual Property 120

Intellectual Property Valuation Merger Exit Strategy 120

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 5, 2012

Up-sell related products after the initial sale. Also, this competitor will now be a better candidate for merger or acquisition (M&A), due to the existing relationship, when either of you is ready for that step. This is called up-selling, or cross-up-selling, and both parties share the profits.

Non-Compete 241

Non-Compete Merger Technical Review Software Review 241

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 4, 2011

Up-sell related products after the initial sale. Also, this competitor will now be a better candidate for merger or acquisition (M&A), due to the existing relationship, when either of you is ready for that step. This is called up-selling, or cross-up-selling, and both parties share the profits.

Partner 225

Partner Non-Compete Merger Technical Review 225

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 21, 2013

Even mergers and acquisitions (M&A) came quickly. Economies of scale also apply to marketing, distribution, and sales. acquisitions business entrepreneur growth mergers organic growth' New management skills. New business relationships mean new perspectives and new executives working on the opportunity. Marty Zwilling.

Merger 243

Merger Acquisition Startup Bandwidth 243

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 15, 2015

Thus I’m getting more questions on new mechanisms, like crowd funding, or going public through the backdoor as a reverse merger. Reverse mergers may not get your startup on the Nasdaq. The reverse merger process itself doesn’t raise any capital. Yet reverse mergers are not all bad.

Merger 120

Merger OTC IPO Due Diligence 120

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 26, 2010

Even mergers and acquisitions (M&A) came early. Economies of scale also apply to marketing, distribution, and sales. Tags: entrepreneur startup merger acquisition business. New management skills. New business relationships mean new perspectives and new executives working on the opportunity. Marty Zwilling.

Acquisition 214

Acquisition Merger Startup Bandwidth 214

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

In addition, many corporations have quarterly filing requirements, or even monthly ones if you have payroll taxes, sales taxes, or state filing requirements. Also, mergers, acquisitions, and alliances with other companies almost always drive the need to modify your organizational entity for legal or operational purposes.

LLC 210

LLC Limited Liability Company Cofounder Preferred Stock 210

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

As soon as you bring in investors, they force you to plan for an exit (merger or sale) in three to five years. All you need is a blog, Twitter, email, some business card stock, and a little creativity. Don’t think about the exit. Sometimes the tiniest details will throw your startup company into disaster.

Bootstrapping 278

Bootstrapping Startup Merger Salary 278

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 17, 2012

Even mergers and acquisitions (M&A) came early. Economies of scale also apply to marketing, distribution, and sales. Some people feel that organic growth is “better” because it requires real innovation and sustained effort to create long-term competitive advantage through differentiation and efficiency. New management skills.

Entrepreneur 249

Entrepreneur Merger Bandwidth Acquisition 249

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 27, 2012

Marketing, sales, and partners. Describe marketing strategy, sales plan, licensing, and partnership plans. What is the planned exit strategy (IPO, merger, sale, including likely candidates)? List and position your competition, or alternatives available to the customer. Show a breakdown of the intended uses of these funds.

Elevator Pitch 247

Elevator Pitch Exit Strategy Burn Rate Merger 247

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 25, 2023

Investors know that the fun of a startup turns into managing production processes, sales processes, and personnel in a few years. Investors hesitate to invest under these conditions. Most entrepreneurs like the startup role, but not the big-company role.

Exit Strategy 264

Exit Strategy Private Equity Equity Technical Review 264

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Even mergers and acquisitions (M&A) came early. Economies of scale also apply to marketing, distribution, and sales. Some people feel that organic growth is “better” because it requires real innovation and sustained effort to create long-term competitive advantage through differentiation and efficiency. New management skills.

Startup 232

Startup Merger Bandwidth Acquisition 232

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 23, 2013

As soon as you bring in investors, they force you to plan for an exit (merger or sale) in three to five years. All you need is a blog, Twitter, email, some business card stock, and a little creativity. Don’t think about the exit. Sometimes the tiniest details will throw your startup company into disaster.

Equity 241

Equity Bootstrapping Startup Merger 241

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 29, 2015

Even mergers and acquisitions (M&A) came quickly. Economies of scale also apply to marketing, distribution, and sales. Some people feel that organic growth is “better” because it requires real innovation and sustained effort to create long-term competitive advantage through differentiation and efficiency. New management skills.

Merger 120

Merger Acquisition Differentiation Channel 120

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 10, 2011

Marketing, sales, and partners. Describe marketing strategy, sales plan, licensing, and partnership plans. What is the planned exit strategy (IPO, merger, sale, including likely candidates)? List and position your competition, or alternatives available to the customer. Show a breakdown of the intended uses of these funds.

Elevator Pitch 234

Elevator Pitch Exit Strategy Burn Rate Merger 234

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 13, 2016

What are your specific marketing and sales plans? You need to identify pricing details, sales channels, strategic partners and a customized marketing plan consistent with your industry and target segment. Technically, this is your exit strategy, usually a merger and acquisition (M&A) or initial public stock offering (IPO).

Sweat Equity 120

Sweat Equity Advisory Board Liquidity Event Startup 120

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 13, 2012

Marketing, sales, and partners. Describe your market penetration strategy, sales channels, pricing, and strategic partnerships. Convince investors that you have lined up sales channels, strategic partners, and a viable marketing strategy. Competing with IBM, Microsoft, and other large companies should never be minimized.

Business Plan 283

Business Plan Sweat Equity Exit Strategy Intellectual Property 283

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 25, 2020

Investors know that the fun of a startup turns into managing production processes, sales processes, and personnel in a few years. Investors hesitate to invest under these conditions. Most entrepreneurs like the startup role, but not the big-company role.

Exit Strategy 376

Exit Strategy Startup Private Equity Equity 376

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 26, 2020

Include marketing, sales, and customer rollout plans. Set specific targets on the sales channels and marketing initiatives you need, including the use of social media, brand building, franchising, trade shows, affiliates, and distributors. Professional investors and even customers invest in people, rather than just a product.

Business Plan 423

Business Plan Product Intellectual Property Elevator Pitch 423

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 19, 2010

Marketing, sales, and partners. Describe marketing strategy, sales plan, licensing, and partnership plans. What is the planned exit strategy (IPO, merger, sale, including likely candidates)? List and position your competition, or alternatives available to the customer. Show a breakdown of the intended uses of these funds.

Elevator Pitch 235

Elevator Pitch Exit Strategy Burn Rate Merger 235

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 13, 2011

Marketing, sales, and partners. Describe your market penetration strategy, sales channels, pricing, and strategic partnerships. Convince investors that you have lined up sales channels, strategic partners, and a viable marketing strategy. Competing with IBM, Microsoft, and other large companies should never be minimized.

Business Plan 290

Business Plan Sweat Equity Exit Strategy Intellectual Property 290

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 5, 2012

At this stage, your startup better be selling a commercial offering, have price and cost validated, with significant customer sales and a real revenue stream. At this stage, you need investment bankers to negotiate a merger or acquisition (M&A), go private, or help you go public with an Initial Public Offering (IPO). Growth stage.

Investment Bankers 241

Investment Bankers Venture Capital Startup Initial Public Offering 241

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 26, 2010

As soon as you bring in investors, they force you to plan for an exit (merger or sale) in three to five years. All you need is a blog, Twitter, email, some business card stock, and a little creativity. Don’t think about the exit. Sometimes the tiniest details will throw your startup company into disaster.

Bootstrapping 240

Bootstrapping Merger Salary .Net 240

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 13, 2010

At this stage, your startup better be selling a commercial offering, have price and cost validated, with significant customer sales and a real revenue stream. At this stage, you need investment bankers to negotiate a merger or acquisition (M&A), go private, or help you go public with an Initial Public Offering (IPO). Growth stage.

Investment Bankers 231

Investment Bankers Venture Capital Startup Initial Public Offering 231

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 22, 2010

Marketing, sales, and partners. Describe your market penetration strategy, sales channels, pricing, and strategic partnerships. Convince investors that you have lined up sales channels, strategic partners, and a viable marketing strategy. Competing with IBM, Microsoft, and other large companies should never be minimized.

Business Plan 186

Business Plan Exit Strategy Sweat Equity Intellectual Property 186

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

It probably had more to do with the fact that they had doubled their sales annually for several years, and still managed to squeeze out a profit of $11M in their year of acquisition. Includes balanced and hard-hitting marketing and sales. Zappos, impressively, has given away 26 million pairs of shoes in 127 countries and all 50 states.

Intellectual Property 48

Intellectual Property Initial Public Offering Merger Acquisition 48

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

Investors know that the fun of a startup turns into managing production processes, sales processes, and personnel in a few years. Investors hesitate to invest under these conditions. Most entrepreneurs like the startup role, but not the big-company role.

Exit Strategy 289

Exit Strategy Entrepreneur IPO Startup 289

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 2, 2013

What’s most realistic these days is an exit via sale to an existing major company for which you solve a meaningful problem. That means merger and acquisition (M&A), not initial public offering (IPO). That goes back to the strength of the management team as the #1 threshold. Exit strategy.

Cram Down 269

Cram Down Angel Investor Intellectual Property Venture Capital 269

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 27, 2016

Investors know that the fun of a startup turns into managing production processes, sales processes, and personnel in a few years. Investors hesitate to invest under these conditions. Most entrepreneurs like the startup role, but not the big-company role.

Equity 120

Equity Exit Strategy Private Equity Startup 120

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 6, 2016

But in my experience as a startup advisor, too many entrepreneurs get stuck there, and always find excuses for not really exploring mergers, acquisitions, partnerships, and alliance alternatives. For example, at any given moment in your business, you may be limited by development, marketing, or sales. Think outside the box.

Merger 120

Merger Intellectual Property Startup Acquisition 120

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 29, 2018

Professional investors like to keep tight control of capitalization tables and all stock owners, to facilitate their own payoff when a sale, merger, or public stock offering is held. Payoff after a liquidity event is difficult and unpredictable. Challenges in crowdfunding will generate more regulatory costs.

Equity 180

Equity Due Diligence Angel Groups Liquidity Event 180

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 25, 2020

Business partnerships come in all shapes and sizes, from finding a single partner to help you run your startup, to signing a strategic agreement with another large company for development, marketing, distribution, or international sales.

B2B 388

B2B Matching Partner Algorithm 388