Eric Friedman

AUGUST 18, 2021

If you aren’t doing things which are sufficiently crazy, you’ll never generate a 5x net fund. But, if you’re not taking enough risk, if you’re not scaring yourself, if you don’t think it’s a little insane, then you should get into growth equity. Most venture funds return at best 1x net over 10 years.

Silicon Valley 88

Silicon Valley Venture Capital Cofounder Africa 88

Austin Startup

JUNE 26, 2019

I recruited a top-flight engineer and serial entrepreneur to build our MVP, on equity?—?and 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. and every other team member the same way. That dog don’t hunt.

Silicon Valley 54

Silicon Valley Startup B2C Sweat Equity 54

maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

Do that – nothing else but one product / company / focus and get to $1M in sales with atleast $15% net profit. Friends & Family – High net-worth individuals with a passion for you and your industry. Government grants – Credit cards / debt. High net-worth individuals familiar with the industry or credit cards.

Technical Review 44

Technical Review Startup Cofounder Software Review 44

crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 27, 2013

Recently the Securities and Exchange Commission proposed new rules to govern the upcoming changes in equity crowdfunding for startups and small businesses. Investors with annual incomes or a net worth below $100,000 can only invest $2,000 or 5% of their annual income or net worth, whichever is higher. It’s about time!

Small Business 92

Small Business Securities and Exchange Commission Social Media Startup 92

Up and Running

APRIL 29, 2014

The advantage there is that we can designate part of their net profit that they can distribute to the owner as either tax-free distributions, or as owner salary. Well, then you could probably look at me and say, “Hey, Ryan, why don’t we send it all through distributions? Everything has to be equal ownership.

.Net 85

.Net Capital Gains Distribution Puerto Rico 85

abovethecrowd.com

APRIL 20, 2016

I get that you want to grow and I want you to grow, but let’s internally finance that growth by spending gross margin dollars rather than new dilutive dollars of equity. Cash distributions are what matter at the end of the day, bug big paper gains still make for good fundraising pitches. ” Go public.

IPO 40

IPO Term Sheet Silicon Valley Valuation 40

ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

When crowdfunding first began to emerge in the early 2010s, it was used almost exclusively as a way to generate funds for individual causes; however, it was illegal to use crowdfunding for equity. After all, equity crowdfunding has a number of advantages for startups, for investors, and for the economic landscape overall. Conclusion.

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Initial Public Offering Startup IPO Equity 117