Transformify

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Commenced in July 2017, The Youth Enterprise Development Fund provides start-up loans to help young entrepreneurs fund their businesses at a very early stage. The ‘’must have ingredients’’ of a strong start-up team are tech, product/project management, marketing, sales, and business/finance competences.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 1, 2019

To appeal to the digital natives born between 1996 and 2012 , it’s important to hire a marketer who understands the trends and values that are influencing this generation’s spending habits. There’s a lot to be said for youthful energy, but early-stage small businesses and startups can leverage the value of experience as well.

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Hiring Technical Review Small Business Forecast 77

Up and Running

AUGUST 21, 2013

Deal with your finances. Recruitment, particularly in the early stages of a company’s development, is therefore one of the most important factors to growth. This is a great way not only of reaching new audiences, but also of directing them towards your company website. Recruit for innovation and longevity.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 18, 2013

The number of startups getting seed funding in 2012 jumped by 65% over the previous year to a total of 1749, according to a recent report by CB Insights. Seed investments” are early stage financings (typically less than $1.5 The current average is slightly more than 13 months to raise follow-on financing.

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David Teten

AUGUST 19, 2019

Since 2017 we’ve managed $3 million in revenue-based financing, which helps cash-strapped technology companies grow. According to John Borchers, Co-founder, Decathlon is the largest revenue-based financing investor in the US. “ You qualify if you have $5k+ MRR. Bigfoot Capital. Decathlon Capital. Key elements: . “We

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Gust

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

How to finance a new seed-stage startup? ” Ressi in particular seems to be passionate about removing the “debt” component from convertible debt seed financing transactions. .” I won’t rehash all of the customary convertible note financing deal terms and points of negotiation here. (For

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2014

I had witnessed a number of early-stage tech startups in LA raise seed capital from the Bay Area and relocate. It was 2009 and it was terribly difficult to get any financing (if you can remember a time like that!) Throughout 2012 & 2013 we funded many companies and then pulled together a second fund.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 19, 2017

billion across 283 deals in the first three quarters of 2017, nearly three times that of in 2012. Venture capital fundraising can be divided into three stages: seed, early stage, and later stage. According to the same report by KPMG, the median deal size is the largest for later-stage funding, at $26 million.

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Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

How would Billy Beane have done as an early stage investor? Im still not convinced that "gut feel" isnt a good way to invest at the early stage, but this can certainly get rid of over-thinking and provides diversification and investments in entrepreneurial teams that would be otherwise overlooked. ► 2012. (1).

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This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 26, 2011

What types of things might happen in 2012, as opposed to needing another 3-5 years to come to fruition. That aside, here are ten areas I think you'll see some interesting things happening in 2012. One of the best things any investor can do is to pull back from the day to day of getting pitches and think about high level trends.

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Hearpreneur

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

2- Business and Finance. I run an early stage-startup called Smarthome NX that helps consumers discover Smart home technologies through content, collaborative partnerships and commerce. I launched my first online bootcamp in 2012 and then launched my DIY SEO blog called Get Found With Fuse. 4- Home technologies.

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Up and Running

JUNE 14, 2017

Early stage idea validation can be accomplished without building an application. Back when I was junior in college in 2012, I had an idea for an app called Recycler Spotter, a platform that rewarded users for their eco-friendly actions. Here’s what I learned from launching my first app, Recycle Spotter: 1.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

If 2011 & 2012 look like 2010 then the current crop of angel investments will look great. There has been a preponderance of early-stage deals that have seen quick exits. And the best early-stage investors know this. So where are we now? It’s hard to say.

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Gust

JANUARY 15, 2013

But to grow a business, entrepreneurs eventually have to solicit financing from the venture capitalists who invest on behalf of endowments, pension funds, foundations and the like. It has never been easier to start a company, and never harder to build one,” said David Lee, a venture capitalist at SV Angel, an early-stage investment firm.

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www.startuplessonslearned.com

MAY 4, 2012

Tuesday, April 24, 2012. They assume that the tasks that they are performing during the early stage of startup development are the same tasks that will be performed during the next and very different stages. Copyright © 2012 by Princeton University Press. Lessons Learned. by Eric Ries. Reprinted by permission.

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Professor VC

JANUARY 27, 2011

I strongly believe (at least for very early stage technology ventures) that you will get diminishing returns and arguably negative returns once you get past an initial threshold of team, product, market and financial diligence. ► 2012. (1). I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State. Email This BlogThis!

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 27, 2016

At the early stages of your business, I advise you to say “Yes” and then immediately hang up and figure out how to make it happen. Private financing is another source that is rapidly growing in popularity, and these investors are often less risk-averse than their traditional counterparts.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Was Paul Graham right in his “high resolution” financing post? This has worked very well in the 2009-2012 time frame because the tech market has boomed in this period. So Investor A might have bought 20% of your company in 2012 and in 2013 with no addition money invested suddenly owns 40% of your company.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

But in 2012 a visit to any major college in America will show you the massive increase in aspirations of our young talent to become the next Mark Zuckerberg and build a future Facebook. Yes, it’s true that FOMO (fear of missing out) is driving some irrational behavior and valuations amongst uber competitive deals and well-financed VCs.

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ithacaVC

JULY 10, 2013

First on October 12, 2012 and then on November 28, 2012. Here is the good news: if you read my prior posts and Fred’s post, I think you are about 99% of the way there in solving any mystery behind startup valuations for early stage financing rounds (i.e., Great post. Series Seed or Series A).

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

If 2011 & 2012 look like 2010 then the current crop of angel investors will look great. There has been a preponderance of early-stage deals that have seen quick exits. And the best early-stage investors know this. So where are we now? It’s hard to say.

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Professor VC

APRIL 1, 2010

It had a good mix of viewpoints with east ( James Geshwiler, Common Angels ) and west coast (yours truly) angels, early stage venture capitalist ( Jason Mendelson, Foundry Group ), and a couple of attorneys ( Dan Hansen and Mario Rosati ). Labels: Angel Investors , fundraising , term sheets , venture capital , venture financing.

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keen.io

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

August 21, 2012. To begin answering this question, I started on a quest to understand startup financing. This book was written to help founders negotiate financing with investors, but it really helped me understand Keen’s financial situation, and I highly recommend it to anyone joining a startup. © 2012-2013 Keen IO.

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VC Cafe

JULY 4, 2012

Selection process with multiple stages and a board before business allowed on to platform. Launching in July 2012. Launching in July 2012. in September 2012. In the first stages, they rely on investments from FFF (Friends, Family and Fools) and business angels to launch their venture. 30 days as standard.

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Professor VC

APRIL 7, 2011

This will also serve as a good pointer for all the entrepreneurs who ask why I am not interested in their company led convertible note financing round. This can make it much more difficult to get any bank financing, new investment, and trade credit. In cases where it is truly a bridge financing (i.e. Steve Bennet. at 1:33 PM.

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ithacaVC

NOVEMBER 14, 2014

Here is a post from October 2012. And here is a post from November 2012. There’s a reason it’s so difficult to figure out – valuations have little basis in reality for early stage companies. Early stage companies often don’t have revenue or have revenue so low, it’s not a real indicator of future potential.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

“In a lot of the industries in which I ended up launching companies, there was a pre-existing profile of what a successful entrepreneur should look like—typically a young, white male with a technical, finance, or political background,” says Aguirre de Carcer. So while it feels foolish (and almost, dare I say, ungrateful?)

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Hunter Walker

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

If you’re one of these funds, it’s probably the right strategy in the nearterm, although I think greatest risk is that you’re ‘winning’ these deals but end up applying your later-stage POV to these early stage companies. So what’s the goal? How This Impacts Homebrew. rounds).

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David Teten

JANUARY 10, 2012

Fralic was also one of the early employees and VP of Business Development at Half.com starting in 1999, and after the eBay acquisition, spent six years with eBay in a variety of entertainment, business development, and media roles. Mr. Fralic earned his BS in Finance from Villanova University and his MBA from St.

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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. Kennet has a white paper on that summarizes why bootstrapped businesses are the best.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 28, 2010

All this, could, potentially, be done without external financing. And along the way, if necessary and appropriate, she can raise financing with a vastly more validated business. At this point, financing discussions are premature and are likely not to yield success.

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Tim Keane

JANUARY 12, 2010

For angel groups, the distinction between groups and VCs on this issue is dwindling, especially as angel groups do bigger rounds of financing.   Note that this applies only to earl stage Series A-type equity financings and assumes no cash dividends are paid to investors.   First , dividends.

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Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

► 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. We hope to see you again soon. October 4, 2010 11:55 AM. Post a Comment. Newer Post.

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Professor VC

MAY 29, 2008

To the SEC, it means that you are an accredited investor and To the man (or woman) on the street, a minimum qualification would seem to be an interest and ability to invest in early stage ventures. ► 2012. (1). I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State. Labels: angel groups , Angel Investors.

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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. Labels: CFO , home security , M and A , venture capital , venture financing. ► 2012. (1). Newer Post.

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Professor VC

JANUARY 27, 2008

The spring semester of my Entrepreneurial Finance class starts tomorrow. We will also look at a variety of financing methods including venture capital, angel investing, licensing, franchising, roll-up, venture debt and my old favorite, bootstrapping. Labels: entrepreneur , entrepreneurial finance course , venture capital.

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Professor VC

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

They need to have a place where they can gain an understanding of their different options for financing the venture, how to determine exactly what is needed in the marketplace, how to negotiate, how to read contracts, the role of technology, how to write a business plan, understand what your ratios are saying. March 19, 2012 11:12 AM.

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