ReadWriteStart

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

In addition to the work done by both private and public entities to foster entrepreneurial development, Colombia has several unique characteristics that give it immense potential for growth and disruptive transformation. Colombia has a few industries with massive potential for disruptive transformation , in particular, health and finance.

Colombia 146

Colombia America Technical Review Startup 146

Up and Running

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Most healthy businesses need business financing at some point. Startups have to deal with starting costs and ongoing businesses have to finance growth and working capital. Financing options depend on what kind of business you have. Don’t waste your time looking for the wrong kind of financing.

SBA 161

SBA Venture Capital Angel Investor Technical Review 161

Growthink Blog

APRIL 21, 2013

As part of the JOBS Act, equity-based crowdfunding was made legal in the US. However, before entrepreneurs could start using equity-based crowdfunding, the SEC had to write the specific rules governing it. The SEC was given 9 months to write those rules; they were due on December 31, 2012. read more.

Accredited Investor 95

Accredited Investor SEC San Francisco Equity 95

David Teten

MAY 9, 2012

We are in the midst of two great disruptions to American business: the internet’s ongoing disruption of most traditional industries: finance, healthcare, retail, finance, fashion, etc. Founded in 1970, NAIC firms invest in venture (early stage/later stage) and private equity (growth/buyout/mezzanine/distressed/secondary funds).

Venture Capital 154

Venture Capital Programming Accredited Investor New York 154

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 5, 2015

New crowd funding platforms on the Internet, like Kickstarter and IndieGoGo , as well as the Jobs Act of 2012 , are expected by many to ramp up regular people’s ability to fund new opportunities and kill the need for angel groups. I just don’t see it happening any time soon. Neither does David S. billion collected in 2014.

Angel Investor 120

Angel Investor Angel Groups Accredited Investor IRR 120

VC Cafe

JULY 4, 2012

Amongst the different types of crowdfunding: Donation, Reward, Lending and Equity, the latter is on the rise as a fundraising mechanism for European startups. investors can then, through the platform, buy small parts of this equity stake. Below is a table of the equity Crowdfunding platforms operating in Europe: Location.

Equity 160

Equity Europe Due Diligence Startup 160

Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 24, 2012

." - Eric The following is an exclusive excerpt which sets up a common pitfall regarding equity splits. In Noam’s dataset, 73% of founding teams split equity within a month of founding, a striking number given the big uncertainties early in the life of any startup. We shook across the table,50–50,” Robin recalls, “and I thought ‘great.’”

Equity 168

Equity Founder Cofounder Vesting 168

Steve Blank

APRIL 14, 2013

By the end of 2012, there were 85 million iOS and 160 million Android devices in China. Even though they’re next to Zhongguancun, the hottest place for startups in China, there seems to be a lower appetite for risk, a lack of interest in equity (instead optimizing for a high salary) and very little loyalty to any one company.

China 327

China Silicon Valley Non-Compete Intellectual Property 327

keen.io

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

August 21, 2012. For example: Don’t accept equity compensation (stock shares) without knowing the percentage of the company you’ll own. To begin answering this question, I started on a quest to understand startup financing. From there, I began googling things like “first employee startup equity” and “startup offer negotiation.”

Salary 50

Salary Equity Startup San Francisco 50

Business Plan Blog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

Corporations from banks to fast food to software firms are turning to mobile app developers to build mobile app devices for their customers. Since the beginning of 2012, mobile app development startups have raised $262M across 36 deals. This represents 59% of the $446M that mobile app development firms have raised overall!

Mobile 49

Mobile Developer Venture Capital Strategic Investors 49

Steve Blank

APRIL 14, 2013

By the end of 2012, there were 85 million iOS and 160 million Android devices in China. Even though they’re next to Zhongguancun, the hottest place for startups in China, there seems to be a lower appetite for risk, a lack of interest in equity (instead optimizing for a high salary) and very little loyalty to any one company.

China 219

China Silicon Valley Non-Compete Intellectual Property 219

www.huffingtonpost.com

MAY 10, 2011

I liked Yishan too (he has an incredible balance of technical acumen, managerial talent and emotional intelligence), felt that he would have the time to help me, and persuaded him to take on a 3-month part-time assignment to advise me on building our engineering team, in exchange for equity. Culture - a fun, collegial work atmosphere.

CTO 43

CTO CTO Hire PHP Cofounder 43

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

They don’t realize that this option would likely be their worst nightmare, since it costs millions for the road show, usually dilutes your equity to a tiny fraction, and takes away all your entrepreneurial control. IPOs in 2008, the market was up to a still trivial 128 in 2012 (compared to 675 in 1996). After a record low of 39 U.S.

IPO 224

IPO Founder Exit Strategy Investment Bankers 224

www.lanceglasser.com

MAY 13, 2012

Finance and budgeting. Product development. Queuing theory and product development. Customer Equity. Glasser 2007-2012. For how to manage that see, for instance, Queuing theory and product development or take some time to investigate resource management tools.) A Model for Return on Engineering Expenses.

CTO 40

CTO CTO Hire Technical Review Architecture 40

YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 9, 2012

Read on to learn what you can do to make 2012 the year of the cash flow reboot for your business: Respect and understand financial statements. Leverage your vendors, suppliers, and financing sources. Let 2012 be the year you place a renewed focus on properly managing your cash flows. It’s as simple as that.

Balance Sheet 160

Balance Sheet Matching Colorado Small Business 160

Agile VC

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

February 2, 2012. I’ll focus for now on the business itself, there’s plenty of other info on the web if you care to understand the equity ownership or financing history of Facebook and frankly this has been fairly well known for awhile. ==. Filing Date : February 1, 2012. How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC.

IPO 100

IPO South Korea Venezuela Revenue 100

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

This time by the efforts of Adeo Ressi to introduce a new kind of structure called “ convertible equity.” My initial reaction to Adeo when we spoke was that while it may have solved some issues (debt versus equity) it didn’t solve the ones that I’ve been warning entrepreneurs about most loudly.

Ratchet 354

Ratchet Liquidation Preference Equity Stock 354

Hearpreneur

JUNE 19, 2018

As a successful young entrepreneur (he’s only 30! ), Harrison Rogers is Founder and CEO of HJR Global, a private equity company that has increased at least 200% every year for the past 4 years. We have at least doubled in revenue every year since 2012 and plan to keep the trend going. What makes you unique?

Private Equity 68

Private Equity Entrepreneur Global America 68

www.mattbartus.com

DECEMBER 9, 2012

I just worked on a financing for a company that received a term sheet from a group of VCs at a $7 million pre-money valuation. In Equity , Investors , Negotiating , Term Sheets Equity , Negotiating , Valuation , VCs. Equity for Consultants - Keep. Search site Archive Select Month November 2012 (1). August 2012 (1).

Warrant 40

Warrant Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Term Sheet 40

Hearpreneur

JANUARY 7, 2017

For nearly 15 years I had analytical, numbers-driven jobs in finance and banking, working for some of the world’s largest banks. We have received many international awards for our world and are generally recognized as the innovators who brought international development to the coffee industry. Thanks to Ostap Bosak, Royal Fur !

Entrepreneur 91

Entrepreneur LLC Cofounder Green 91

David Teten

JANUARY 10, 2012

Fralic has 25 years of technology industry experience, with significant Internet business development roles since 1996. Prior to joining First Round in early 2006, Mr. Fralic was VP of Business Development at social bookmarking and tagging company del.icio.us as a director in their business development group. through the Yahoo!

Portfolio 122

Portfolio New York Social Bookmarking Philadelphia 122

Professor VC

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

And now I know exactly where I want to spend my time" "This internship truly provide me an entry point into the private equity world. I'm doing a new academic experiment now - an incubator at Menlo College where we are bringing the start-ups to campus and giving the students an opportunity to see how they develop and work as interns.

San Jose 43

San Jose Silicon Valley Las Vegas Venture Capital 43

Professor VC

JANUARY 27, 2011

► 2012. (1). I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State. June 28, 2011 3:41 PM. Post a Comment. Newer Post. Older Post. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).

Technical Review 31

Technical Review Due Diligence Silicon Valley San Jose 31

Professor VC

APRIL 11, 2008

Not to worry, I was busy working on closing the Series B financing for iControl Networks. I started working with the founders of iControl at the concept stage, prior to the first $100K of angel financing. Anonymizer raised a small amount of equity and was able to build a business that became very profitable. ► 2012. (1).

San Jose 28

San Jose Angel Investor Venture Capital Balance Sheet 28

Professor VC

MARCH 10, 2009

► 2012. (1). I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State. They have a standard presentation on bootstrapping, which they present around the country.

Bootstrapping 28

Bootstrapping San Jose Silicon Valley Software Review 28

The Equity Kicker

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

It’s no coincidence that these two developments have come together. In an anomalous, parallel development, the 1999-2000 bubble spawned local funds who were able to support these companies to a point, and to introduce them to their Californian counterparts. The former enables the latter.

Silicon Valley 97

Silicon Valley Cost Startup Boston 97

blog.captainrecruiter.com

MARCH 8, 2012

These professionals can help with anything from finance to marketing, but you wont find any software engineers volunteering their services. I recently met a junior software developer working for $200/week + room & board at a business geeks house. It's not a question of me being unwilling to work for equity -- I am.

Cofounder 40

Cofounder Technical Cofounder Founder Software Engineering 40

David Teten

JANUARY 10, 2012

Mr. Parekh started his career at Goldman Sachs, developing the firm’s equities business in the Middle East, with high net worth family offices and sovereign wealth funds. Panel 2 – How Social Investing is Disrupting Investments in Hedge Funds, Private Equity Funds, and Other Alternatives. Tuesday, Jan 17th, 2012.

Technical Review 128

Technical Review Technology North Carolina Switzerland 128

Cracking the Code

JANUARY 22, 2009

If you assume a 20% cost of capital (typical for equity, debt is generally cheaper), then getting an upfront payment for one additional year on a $10k MRR contract saves you $24k. Thanks for sharing Sophie Dupont Business Development Director SD-Efficiency Paris - France. ► 2012. (1). Yahoo Finance. Andrew Burgert.

Software Review 91

Software Review Clawback Sales Salary 91

Professor VC

JANUARY 17, 2008

He then went on to say that this type of financing was good for the entrepreneur (vs taking VC money) because they got to keep more of the company. There needs to be enough equity to go around for founders, early investors, later investors, and employees. ► 2012. (1). I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State.

Pre-Money Valuation 28

Pre-Money Valuation Angel Investor Angel Groups Valuation 28

Professor VC

JUNE 20, 2011

Financing, that is.I One truth of start-up financing is that it generally takes twice as long and twice as much money to accomplish your milestones. But of course, the model had us requiring only $10M equity to breakeven and to achieve $185M in revenues in 2008 (the magic Year 5 in all business plans). ProfessorVC.

San Jose 28

San Jose Angel Investor Term Sheet Venture Capital 28

Eric Friedman

AUGUST 18, 2021

This doesn’t concern any specific industry, but that kind of behavioral finance. As you know, I started a company in 2012 focused on the question of open banking. Ultimately, I believe that the idea my collaborators and I developed turned out to be correct. We do that primarily through leading financings. That scares me.

Silicon Valley 88

Silicon Valley Venture Capital Cofounder Africa 88

Professor VC

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Angel investments are highly risky and I would estimate that over 90% provide no return to equity investors. February 9, 2012 7:40 PM. February 11, 2012 11:00 PM. I'm curious as to your current thoughts on it, given the recent developments. April 12, 2012 11:10 AM. April 12, 2012 3:16 PM. ► 2012.

SEC 54

SEC San Jose Angel Investor Accredited Investor 54

crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 5, 2012

Financing Your Business: Debt Vs Equity – [link]. Financing Your Business: Debt Vs Equity – [link]. A Collection of 75 Beautiful Fonts from 2012 to Spice up Your Typography – [link]. Showcase of 46 Superb Movie Posters of 2012 – [link]. Pricing to the demand curve – [link].

Social Media 91

Social Media Small Business Design Media 91

Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

The fall semester at SJSU started this week and had the first class meeting of my Entrepreneurial Finance class, which was overflowing with students standing, sitting on the floor and begging to get in. Whether you buy this or not for public equities, the market for early stage private companies has always been wildly inefficient.

Angel Investor 28

Angel Investor Angel Groups San Jose Venture Capital 28

Tim Keane

APRIL 12, 2006

What development stage is your primary business focus? What’s your attitude about “next round” financing? The percentage owned by the entrepreneur after the investment has been made is the “sweat equity” that represents the work the entrepreneur has done to get to this point. What’s your attitude about “next round” financing?

Entrepreneur 60

Entrepreneur Valuation Sweat Equity Common Stock 60

Bryce Dot VC

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

So fast forward to 2012 and we’re raising our new fund and I was having this major midlife crisis about the work I do. First thing we started with was trying to come up with a new type of financing document. So, we developed a new kind of investment instrument. Is it more expensive to start something now?

Venture Capital 40

Venture Capital Valuation Los Angeles Chicago 40