Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 14, 2014

The “valley of death” is a common term in the startup world, referring to the difficulty of covering the negative cash flow in the early stages of a startup, before their new product or service is bringing in revenue from real customers. It always reduces risk to plan your business first. Commit to a major customer.

Entrepreneur 283

Entrepreneur Intellectual Property Technical Review Incubator 283

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 12, 2018

The “valley of death” is a common term in the startup world, referring to the difficulty of covering the negative cash flow in the early stages of a startup, before their new product or service is bringing in revenue from real customers. Only one-third make it past their tenth anniversary. Commit to a major customer.

Intellectual Property 134

Intellectual Property Technical Review Startup Incubator 134

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 1, 2017

The “valley of death” is a common term in the startup world, referring to the difficulty of covering the negative cash flow in the early stages of a startup, before their new product or service is bringing in revenue from real customers. It always reduces risk to plan your business first. Commit to a major customer.

Product Development 177

Product Development Cost Developer Product 177

YoungUpstarts

JULY 31, 2019

Of course, a certain amount of initial capital without financial performance is absolutely necessary to get a business off the ground, especially in regulated industries. Founders need seed capital to get their operations up and running, and to begin generating revenue. This also applies in acquisition conversations.

Cofounder 127

Cofounder Burn Rate Technical Cofounder Seed Capital 127

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 8, 2015

The “valley of death” is a common term in the startup world, referring to the difficulty of covering the negative cash flow in the early stages of a startup, before their new product or service is bringing in revenue from real customers. It always reduces risk to plan your business first. Commit to a major customer.

Entrepreneur 120

Entrepreneur Intellectual Property Technical Review Incubator 120

VC Cafe

JANUARY 24, 2023

Live operations refer to the ongoing management and maintenance of a game after its initial launch, and can include things like events, updates, and community management. Alumni of companies like Playtika or other ‘social gaming’ companies are well aware of the potential for live ops platforms to increase ROI and retention.

Generative AI 103

Generative AI San Francisco Technical Review Europe 103

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 21, 2013

I think it’s important for enterprise startups to layer in professional services into your revenue stream. deliver profitable revenue that while on gross margins of 50% vs. software at 85-95% it is still profits to help you cover fixed costs. Control Size of PS Revenue Relative to Software Business. rollout support.

Software Review 321

Software Review Software IP Technical Review 321

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 5, 2023

Once you have some traction, you can approach venture capital organizations , with funding amounts of $1-10 million for the real rollout, often referred to as the “A-round,” or first institutional funding. This normally means more than 30 employees, and more than $1 million in revenue.

Incubator 305

Incubator Startup Exit Strategy Institutional Investors 305

VC Cafe

AUGUST 2, 2022

billion revenue in 2021 for Epic Games and was played by 83.3 billion revenue in 2021, a 107% increase year-on-year. The company has grand ambitions to replicate the real world with its game engine: “This new category that we call co-experience (sometimes referred to as the metaverse) will change how we connect with others.

IP 206

IP Cofounder Valuation Acquisition 206

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2010

I often tell people that raising venture capital is more difficult than getting married. Not so in venture capital. How do you then reference check your VC to be sure that you’ve chosen a good firm and partner? But they’re the ones you can find out with reference checks. After Sept 11th?

Term Sheet 298

Term Sheet Venture Capital Stealth Cofounder 298

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 6, 2023

If ten percent of these numbers, multiplied by your average product price, will get you the revenue you need to scale your business, you will get the love you need from angel and venture capital investors.

SBA 300

SBA Venture Capital Business Plan Social Media 300

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Once you have some traction, you can approach venture capital organizations , with funding amounts of $1-10 million for the real rollout, often referred to as the “A-round,” or first institutional funding. This normally means more than 30 employees, and more than $1 million in revenue.

Incubator 429

Incubator Startup Exit Strategy Institutional Investors 429

Gust

DECEMBER 6, 2011

There are several important sources of capital for entrepreneurs starting their businesses, depending on the stage of development of the company. The following table shows these sources: CAPITAL SOURCES. Center for Venture Research. Venture Capital. $20 ANNUAL US $$$. TYPICAL STAGE OF DEVELOPMENT. 50 billion.

Angel Investor 179

Angel Investor Venture Capital Valuation Software Engineering 179

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

A concrete monetization strategy, or at the very least a revenue model, gives investors detailed insight into how a startup plans to generate profit once an established network is set into place. With over a decade of hands-on experience in venture capital, Emmanuel is also an expert in M&A and deal structuring.

Early Stage 160

Early Stage Cofounder Startup Security 160

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 14, 2020

If ten percent of these numbers, multiplied by your average product price, will get you the revenue you need to scale your business, you will get the love you need from angel and venture capital investors.

Business Plan 393

Business Plan Marketing SBA Venture Capital 393

The Equity Kicker

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

Fortieth in a series of weekly posts by myself and Nicholas Lovell of Gamesbrief which answer the fifty questions you should ask before raising venture capital. Valuation for Pre-revenue, pre-traction startup (jackyyapp.com). Keeping the Faith While Raising Venture Capital (markevanstech.com). Related articles.

Technical Review 123

Technical Review Product Venture Capital Valuation 123

Feld Thoughts

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

This quarter they interviewed me as part of it on Quarterly VC Update: Brad Feld on the State of Venture Capital Investing. For growth companies (usually Series D or later), there are pretty clear market comparables based on growth rate, revenue, gross margin %, and type of company. Each quarter Cooley does a VC market update.

Venture Capital 70

Venture Capital Private Equity Early Stage Valuation 70

Gust

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

We recently started a series of posts on establishing the pre-money valuation of pre-revenue startup companies for purposes of investment by seed and startup investors. He has invested in more than 70 startup ventures. Dave Berkus is a founding member of the Tech Coast Angels in Southern California, a lecturer and educator.

Valuation 79

Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Intellectual Property Southern California 79

K9 Ventures

JUNE 5, 2015

In June of 2013, as I was putting together my thoughts for the K9 Ventures annual meeting, I decided to sit back and reflect on what I thought was happening in “Venture Land”. The risk here is what I refer to as the curse of over-capitalization. I refer to this as The Venture Spiral (blog post from 2008).

Seed Stage 48

Seed Stage Venture Capital Early Stage Valuation 48

David Teten

JANUARY 21, 2021

This essay is part of a series on alternative VC: I: Revenue-Based Investing: a new option for founders who care about control. II: Who are the major Revenue-Based Investing VCs? III: Why are Revenue-Based VCs investing in so many women and underrepresented founders? IV: Should your new VC fund use Revenue-Based Investing?

Equity 78

Equity Revenue Cofounder Colorado 78

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 6, 2014

When you first start your company and raise initial venture capital your board probably consists of 1-3 founders and 1-2 VCs. Selling tons of “shelfware” (customers who buy but don’t use your software) and thus having bad customer references. In the Early Days.

Technical Review 325

Technical Review Early Stage Software Review Los Angeles 325

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 28, 2018

Once you have some traction, you can approach venture capital organizations , with funding amounts of $1-10 million for the real rollout, often referred to as the “A-round,” or first institutional funding. This normally means more than 30 employees, and more than $1 million in revenue.

Incubator 236

Incubator Exit Strategy Institutional Investors Angel Investor 236

Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

2:20] Why the Lewis Carroll reference? [2:59] 6:09] Do you refer to yourself as a marketplace almost or more of a membership organization? And why the Lewis Carroll reference? John Jantsch (06:09): I mean, do you think of yourself or refer to yourself as a marketplace almost or more of a membership organization?

Entrepreneur 80

Entrepreneur Technical Review Networking Community 80

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 19, 2017

Gross burn is your cost base and net burn is the difference between your revenue and costs. Usually when an investor is asking you your burn rate he or she is referring to net burn — what cash are you consuming. If your revenue grows you can afford to increase your cost base. You start from the basics, which is if you raise $2.5

Burn Rate 212

Burn Rate Startup .Net Venture Capital 212

Austin Startup

OCTOBER 15, 2017

What seems to be the best way to create customers and revenue may result in a business model that is out of vogue with the investment world and shortchanges you on enterprise valuation. If you bill for your technology services on a percentage of ad spend, you are guaranteed to look like an agency that deserves a revenue multiple of 1–2X.

Technical Review 48

Technical Review Software Review Nevada Silicon Valley 48

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 15, 2018

If ten percent of these numbers, multiplied by your average product price, will get you the revenue you need to scale your business, you will get the love you need from angel and venture capital investors.

Marketing 219

Marketing SBA Venture Capital Business Plan 219

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 5, 2012

Angel investors typically provide early-stage funding, while venture capital firms typically come in at later stages. This is the realm of venture capital professional investors, with funding amounts of $1-10 million, often referred to as the “A-round,” or first institutional funding. Funding or rollout stage.

Investment Bankers 241

Investment Bankers Venture Capital Startup Initial Public Offering 241

Up and Running

MARCH 4, 2022

A business plan does far more than help secure venture capital when you’re starting out. Share your plan with employees, shareholders, and investors, and refer back to it to see if you need to make adjustments along the way. Lay out the methodology of any facts and figures used to estimate revenue or what your costs will be.

Business Plan 117

Business Plan Revenue Small Business Administration United States 117

The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

Most startups view venture capital funding as a blessing from above — eager to take it as soon as they can get it. Tempted by large sums of money and the perceived validation that comes along with being funded, founders turn to venture capitalists to accelerate their company’s growth. Focus on Product Development First.

Early Stage 85

Early Stage Venture Capital Bootstrapping Pre-Money Valuation 85

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 13, 2010

Angel investors typically provide early-stage funding, while venture capital firms typically come in at later stages. This is the realm of venture capital professional investors, with funding amounts of $1-10 million, often referred to as the “A-round,” or first institutional funding. Funding or rollout stage.

Investment Bankers 231

Investment Bankers Venture Capital Startup Initial Public Offering 231

Up and Running

JULY 28, 2020

Peer-to-peer lending is also referred to as social lending which essentially allows individual people to borrow and lend money to and from one another. Venture Capital and Angel Investment. Venture capital or angel investments are individuals or firms that are willing to pump funds into startups.

Small Business 118

Small Business SBA Bootstrapping Venture Capital 118

Gust

NOVEMBER 22, 2011

Angel investors typically provide early-stage funding, while venture capital firms typically come in at later stages. This is the realm of venture capital professional investors, with funding amounts of $1-10 million, often referred to as the “A-round,” or first institutional funding. Funding or rollout stage.

Venture Capital 171

Venture Capital Investment Bankers Angel Investor Initial Public Offering 171

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 22, 2014

If 10 percent of these numbers, multiplied by your average product price, will get you the revenue you need to scale your business, you will get the love you need from angel and venture capital investors.

Entrepreneur 244

Entrepreneur Marketing SBA Venture Capital 244

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 15, 2013

Once you have some traction, you can approach venture capital organizations , with funding amounts of $1-10 million for the real rollout, often referred to as the “A-round,” or first institutional funding. This normally means more then 30 employees, and more then $1 million in revenue.

Incubator 256

Incubator Entrepreneur Exit Strategy Institutional Investors 256

Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 29, 2019

We also run Startup Weekends and Startup Weeks in over 150 cities globally, have a venture capital fund that invests in companies after they go through the accelerator program, and have a set of corporate innovation and ecosystem development programs that help bridge the gap between large enterprises, cities, and startups.

Early Stage 123

Early Stage Austin Sales Venture Capital 123

David Teten

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

How do you decide which investor you should target and raise capital from? . I wrote recently about Should you raise venture capital from a traditional equity VC or a Revenue-Based Investing VC? That said, venture capital is just one of many options to finance your business, and it’s typically the most expensive.

SBIC 60

SBIC SBA Cap Table Database 60

Up and Running

JUNE 17, 2019

No doubt you refer to your income statement (also called profit and loss statement or P&L) and your bank account for the basics. . The business income statement, also referred to as a profit and loss (P&L) statement, is a useful tool for providing an overview of how your business is doing over time.

Balance Sheet 120

Balance Sheet Small Business Finance .Net 120