Gust

DECEMBER 15, 2011

Having taken stock of the main legal documents and actions involved in forming and operating a new startup, let’s crack open the “case” (disregarding the warnings about voiding your warranty) and examine a few of the steps, documents and key decisions to be made in getting a new startup ready for business.

Naming 141

Naming Delaware Tajikistan Database 141

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

In my role as an angel investor to startups, I’m struck by the broad variety of advisor strategies I see in investor presentations and business plans that cross my desk. If your startup team is highly technical, an advisory board member with a strong financial and business background clearly adds value.

Advisory Board 308

Advisory Board Angel Investor Startup Later Stage 308

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 20, 2019

Pump and dump stock schemes. Don’t fall for claims from “insiders” who offer stock that you can turn around quickly. It’s usually stock that has been artificially pumped up by their big buy, who take their gain when you buy, and leave you with a big loss on their dump. Work at home to fund your startup.

Technical Review 228

Technical Review Non-disclosure Agreement Due Diligence Term Sheet 228

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

The official start date for your startup is the date you incorporate the business. A C-Corp is the most complex, and is recommended when you need multiple classes of stock, expect venture investments, or have over 100 shareholders. But even this one can be done in a month in most states. Marty Zwilling.

Startup 225

Startup Angel Investor LLC Stock 225

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 5, 2011

2 preamble issues having read the comments on TC today: 1: I know that the prices of startup companies is much great in Silicon Valley than in smaller towns / less tech focused areas in the US and the US prices higher than many foreign markets. Private markets for stocks are the opposite. I acknowledged this in the article.

Pre-Money Valuation 336

Pre-Money Valuation Valuation Silicon Valley Stock 336

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 25, 2015

One of the first actions you will take with your startup is to organize your company a separate legal entity to protect yourself from personal liability for the company’s debts. In the tech startup context, you’ll typically choose between a Corporation and a Limited Liability Company (“LLC”). Verdict : It’s a tie! Management.

LLC 100

LLC Technical Review Software Review Limited Liability Company 100

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 18, 2010

The official start date for your startup is the date you incorporate the business. A C-Corp is the most complex, and is recommended when you need multiple classes of stock, expect venture investments, or have over 100 shareholders. But even this one can be done in a month in most states. Marty Zwilling.

Startup 224

Startup Angel Investor LLC Stock 224

Gust

DECEMBER 22, 2011

So you’ve chosen a name for your startup, product, or both. Tech startups are at the other extreme. The gulf has widened with the proliferation of social Internet / user-generated content and mobile application startups. Most of our early-stage startup clients fit this description. Instagram is a textbook example.)

Intellectual Property 149

Intellectual Property Technical Review Software Review IP 149

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 16, 2023

The name “investment bank” somehow always sounded like a place where I could deposit my investments, and maybe even earn a little interest. None normally work for or provide funds for early-stage startups. None normally work for or provide funds for early-stage startups. Many investment banks even call themselves “boutiques.”

Early Stage 182

Early Stage Silicon Valley Private Equity Initial Public Offering 182

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 16, 2016

Whether you are talking to peers, competitors or investors, you as an active entrepreneur will be judged on your familiarity with today’s startup and funding jargon. This term is currently applied to recent startups who profess a current valuation which exceeds $1 billion. Could your startup be the next one? Deep-dive meeting.

Software Review 120

Software Review Sweat Equity Accredited Investor Angel Investor 120

Hearpreneur

JANUARY 4, 2023

What exactly is going to be the name of your business? Whatever the inspiration or relation may be, naming your business is one of the most important parts of becoming a CEO. Stephanie and I wanted to incorporate different elements and symbols of leadership in our business name. 2- Conventional sounding name.

Naming 107

Naming Entrepreneur SEO Wisconsin 107

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 19, 2011

I recently sat down with Matt Coffin , the founder of LowerMyBills, which sold for $400 million but was very nearly a bankruptcy only a few years early, and talked “startups.&#. Matt is one of the most transparent, focused & honest startup guys you’ll meet. Mark: 10% warrant coverage is like stock options.

Acquisition 304

Acquisition Warrant Customer Term Sheet 304

The Startup Magazine

JULY 7, 2020

He has since gone on to grow his stock trading enterprise into a $5.23 More interestingly, he is a successful entrepreneur with his series of stock trading training programs where he reveals the strategies behind his trading success. Apart from being a renowned stock trader, Timothy Sykes is also a serial entrepreneur.

Stock 104

Stock LLC Portfolio Entrepreneur 104

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 21, 2010

If you’re a startup and you don’t have a close relationship with a few law firms you’re really missing one of the most important relationships that any entrepreneur can have. I write about some of the lessons in my post on Startup Mistakes. I know that people have an allergy to lawyers out of fear of being screwed.

Southern California 318

Southern California Silicon Valley IP Stock Options 318

The Startup Magazine

APRIL 30, 2024

But finding the right broker is more than just picking a name out of a hat. In stocks, they’re trading shares like a pro on your behalf. Whether it’s complex stock moves or sorting out a Quitclaim Deed in real estate, a good broker makes these tasks smoother. Ever wondered what a broker actually does? And when it comes to trust?

Stock 127

Stock Portfolio Matching Partner 127

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

At one of our initial board meetings we had agreed on the general principle of an advisory board and put together an overall stock budget to compensate advisors. Over the next week we exchanged emails over advisory board stock. I could get him the stock he asked for approved at my board meeting and then reply.

Advisory Board 264

Advisory Board Part-Time VPE CTO Hire Stock 264

Steve Blank

APRIL 23, 2018

The entrepreneur who founded and grew the largest startup in the world to $10 billion in revenue and got fired is someone you have probably never heard of. Where are the charitable foundations, business schools, and hospitals named after the founder of GM? A version of this article appeared in the Harvard Business Review.

Michigan 296

Michigan Cofounder Stock Forecast 296

Hearpreneur

AUGUST 4, 2015

What’s in a name? Would a rose called by any other name sell just as well? Coming up with a name for your business is just as important as the business idea itself. A name not only identifies you, but it can also serve to set you apart from your competitors and reflect your values. So what’s in a name?

Naming 48

Naming China Entrepreneur Los Angeles 48

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 18, 2017

Pump and dump stock schemes. Don’t fall for claims from “insiders” who offer stock that you can turn around quickly. It’s usually stock that has been artificially pumped up by their big buy, who take their gain when you buy, and leave you with a big loss on their dump. Work at home to fund your startup.

Technical Review 120

Technical Review Non-disclosure Agreement Due Diligence Entrepreneur 120

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

Pump and dump stock schemes. Don’t fall for claims from “insiders” who offer stock that you can turn around quickly. It’s usually stock that has been artificially pumped up by their big buy, who take their gain when you buy, and leave you with a big loss on their dump. Work at home to fund your startup. Ignore these.

Technical Review 202

Technical Review Non-disclosure Agreement Due Diligence Entrepreneur 202

Steve Blank

MARCH 16, 2016

There are many reasons to found a startup. There are many reasons to work at a startup. To most founders a startup is not a job, but a calling. But startups require money upfront for product development and later to scale. Traditional lenders (banks) think that startups are too risky for a traditional bank loan.

Liquidity Event 120

Liquidity Event Founder Liquidation Preference Private Equity 120

Austin Startup

MARCH 22, 2021

In fact, many are now household names?—?just Reason 3: Cheap to get started The third and most exciting reason I love marketplaces is that they don’t require you to purchase any inventory or stock. Purchasing a hotel, employing staff, stocking mini-bars etc. This includes the cost of a domain name, a logo, some development work.

Software Review 100

Software Review San Francisco Valuation Stock 100

Gust

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The principal roles of the lead investor was to negotiate the terms of an investment with the founder of the startup. When a corporation is established, its ownership is divided into pieces called shares of common stock. That’s what you as a founder will have, which is why it’s also known as founders’ stock. Here’s why.

Due Diligence 91

Due Diligence Term Sheet Common Stock Preferred Stock 91

VC Cafe

JANUARY 27, 2021

Now synonymous with video-conferencing, the company-name-turned-verb stock peaked in October 2020, a market interpretation of how the Zoom Boom has defined the daily lives of many millions throughout the COVID-19 outbreak. –JJ Oslund, The Startup. 2020 was a good year for Zoom.

Vertical 148

Vertical Video Technical Review Europe 148

Scott Edward Walker

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

Indeed, you must make sure that all of the shares of common stock issued by the corporation to the founders are subject to vesting restrictions – which means that ownership of the shares would vest over time (instead of all of the shares being owned outright on day one). code, logo, domain name, etc.) Vesting Restrictions.

Vesting 89

Vesting Software Review IP Intellectual Property 89

The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 18, 2020

As part of The Startup Magazine Female Founder series , we sat down with award-winning entrepreneur Elizabeth Colón. TSM: Congratulations on being named the first Latina president of the Chicago Chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners. A show about nothing and a little bit about everything. I could not agree more.

Founder 158

Founder Chicago LLC Leadership 158

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 26, 2020

The name “investment bank” somehow always sounded like a place where I could deposit my investments, and maybe even earn a little interest. None normally work for or provide funds for early-stage startups. None normally work for or provide funds for early-stage startups. Many investment banks even call themselves “boutiques.”

Silicon Valley 362

Silicon Valley Private Equity Initial Public Offering Term Sheet 362

The Startup Magazine

JULY 15, 2020

That’s why businesses need to take stock of their business expenses and seek to shave off the unnecessary ones. Efficiency is the name of the came when it comes to expenses post-pandemic. The post How To Reevaluate Your Business Expenses appeared first on The Startup Magazine.

Technical Review 94

Technical Review Washington Employee Salary 94

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 24, 2015

If you didn’t notice that the stock markets in the US dropped nearly 4% today (after falling last Thursday and Friday) then you were probably completely off-the-grid and on vacation. Simply put – I buy the long-term case for having a portion of one’s savings in stocks. It was a nerve racking morning. Neither do I.

Stock 150

Stock Finance Marketing Valuation 150

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 29, 2020

In my role as an angel investor to startups, I’m struck by the broad variety of advisor strategies I see in investor presentations and business plans that cross my desk. If your startup team is highly technical, an advisory board member with a strong financial and business background clearly adds value.

Advisory Board 310

Advisory Board Angel Investor Later Stage Stock 310

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 28, 2015

Craig Schmitz, a partner in the Technology Companies Group at law firm Godwin Proctor LLP who works on corporate, governance, board and fundraising issues, and Erika Fisher, an associate in the firm’s Business Law Department who deals with IP, fielded questions about the legal issues startups face. ” The Cost of Financing.

Convertible Security 100

Convertible Security IP Technical Review Software Review 100

Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

In September 2017, I spent 2 weeks in Austin, Texas to understand what makes this vibrant startup ecosystem tick. It follows up on my posts discussing why early stage startups should — or should not — move to Silicon Valley. Should Early Stage Startups Move to Austin because of Capital? Money is like gasoline during a road trip.

Early Stage 48

Early Stage Austin Silicon Valley Texas 48

crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

We like to talk about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and various random stuff! Small Business and Startups: Customer Service Marketing Manifesto – crowdspring.co/1wYokDi. 5 Must-Use Tools for Brainstorming Company Names – crowdspring.co/1wehUO7.

Social Media 99

Social Media Small Business Design Media 99

Hearpreneur

JANUARY 25, 2023

Thanks to Abdul Saboor, The Stock Dork ! #4- Try creating a food delivery service if you've been considering a startup but don't have the capital to do so. It pertains to advising individuals and even provides solutions to companies struggling to make a name for themselves. Thanks to Oliver Goodwin, Synthesys.io ! #13-

Software Review 118

Software Review Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Entrepreneur 118

ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 16, 2010

Often when we talk about domain names and startups, it's in terms of selecting a good one. Having a good name for your startup may not be the key to your success, but it's still a critical piece and you certainly do want to choose wisely. Rather, it shows you who else has recently registered a similarly named domain.

Naming 147

Naming Startup Stock Search 147

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

The name and the type have to fit, or expensive rework will be required later. A C-corporation is more complex and expensive, and is recommended only if you expect to pitch to professional investors who demand preferred stock, or to more than 100 potential shareholders. Find a partner and core team early to supplement your expertise.

Intellectual Property 120

Intellectual Property Entrepreneur Preferred Stock Stealth 120

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 28, 2022

A common misconception I often hear in the startup world is that non-profits are easy and safe, since they don’t have to pay taxes, and they don’t have to make a profit for their shareholders. Even non-profits usually require startup funds for facilities, people, and inventory. unless it relies wholly on donations.

Distribution 250

Distribution Africa United States Salary 250