Growthink Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2014

We’re hosting a webinar today at 4 pm PT about equity investing in 2014, and you’re invited to attend. from 2000 - 2014, there is simply less money to go around. To register, click here: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/638414410 Why has this happened? What should we do about it? annually from 1982 to 2000 to 1.8%

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Board Effect

JANUARY 6, 2021

As the details of these tragedies unfolded, the incidents opened up a national conversation about the need to take a serious look at the issue of diversity, equity, and inclusion within every organization and walk of life. Moving Toward Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Research Uncovers Disparities in Nonprofit Leadership.

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 23, 2017

from 1997 to 2014. Oprah Winfrey ranked as the 12th most influential women entrepreneur of 2015 by Forbes with “The Life You Want” back in 2014 and her Harpo Films production co-produced the film “Selma” which won an Award. The number of women entrepreneurs increased up to 68% in U.S.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

JANUARY 4, 2018

This week we closed $250M in financing from Silver Lake , the premier technology private equity firm. Every day, 5% of the entire online world visits a customer running on the WP Engine Digital Experience Platform. The majority of the funds pay back our early investors who believed in us enough to trust us with their money.

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SiliconHills

MARCH 6, 2014

“Sweat equity is the best startup capital” – Mark Cuban A banner bearing Cuban’s quote hung on the wall at Rackspace’s event center Thursday as it hosted its third annual StartupBus event featuring teams from all over the country and Mexico. San Antonio Rackspace SmartHost StartupBus'

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Board Effect

MAY 12, 2021

The Care Act of 2014 — This law ensures that adults are allowed to give consent for their care. The post Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Legislation for Your Nonprofit Board Agenda appeared first on BoardEffect. It also states that their care should be tailored to them, and they should be able to choose the services they need.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

by Michael Woolf that is worth any startup founder reading to get a sense of perspective on the reality warp that is startup world during a frothy market such as 1997-1999, 2005-2007 or 2012-2014. So money spent should add equity value or create IP that eventually will. (it is also the title of a fabulous book from Internet 1.0

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Feld Thoughts

APRIL 13, 2015

We aren’t afraid of going for a 10x (or more) return of capital on companies that have raised a lot more money, but when a company can become cash flow positive on a small amount of capital (say $5m – $10m) and grow over 100% year-over-year without raising another nickel of equity, well that’s a silent killer.

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Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 8, 2013

As we enter Q4, I’m starting to see discussions about annual performance – often in the context of gearing up for 2014 plans. I’m considering encouraging all the CEOs I work with to get rid of MBOs in 2014. Even better, consider using equity compensation as the bonus.

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Gust

OCTOBER 29, 2014

On October 1st, 2014, after more than two years of partnership and development, Gust proudly joined the Mayor of the City of New York and IBM in announcing the launch of Digital.NYC , NYC’s new official hub for tech and startups. Together, as a team with Gust, the initial results have been extraordinary.

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

How Content Marketing Can Help Grow Your Business in 2014 – crowdspring.co/1gNMc5E. How Content Marketing Can Help Grow Your Business in 2014 – crowdspring.co/1gNMc5E. Model Equity Calculator for Founders with Option Pool Expansion – crowdspring.co/1fwUdsA. The Second Time Is Harder – crowdspring.co/18prpgk.

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David Teten

AUGUST 6, 2013

I was visiting as part of Terrapinn Private Equity World, a leading private equity conference for the Latin American technology community. You might assume the event took place in Sao Paolo or Mexico City, but no, it was in Miami, and will be again in 2014. The decision to host the conference in Miami is hardly unfounded.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 6, 2015

billion in 2014 up 5 percent from $6.59 The IPO activity in 2014 reached a 10 year peak, to $2.1 18 companies sold in the range of $100 million to $500 million, compared to 12 in 2013 and the M&A equity ratio is up sharply. billion of 2013 (90 exits).

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

In this first edition of 2014, the highlight is in the 2013 performance of VC-backed companies in Israel, reaching a decade record in return. The report suggests dramatic increases in venture capital-backed exits, in average deal size, and in average return-on-equity ratios. Browse the headlines below for more news.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 5, 2015

billion collected in 2014. It remains to be seen whether all the recent crowd funding enhancements, including the right to general solicitation (Jobs Act, Title II), and the still pending ability to crowd fund equity investments in startup (Jobs Act, Title III), will bring more value to entrepreneurs than burden.

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 27, 2013

I started a couple of weeks ago with the first part of a post on small business trends for 2014; today I have 5 more trends that I’d like to share. Recently the Securities and Exchange Commission proposed new rules to govern the upcoming changes in equity crowdfunding for startups and small businesses. It’s about time!

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Growthink Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

The JOBS Act Opens Up Equity-Based Crowdfunding The key goal of the JOBS Act was to make it possible to raise funds from investors through certain crowdfunding sites in exchange for equity in your company. So now you can tell the world that you''re raising equity funding.

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 23, 2017

from 1997 to 2014. Oprah Winfrey ranked as the 12th most influential women entrepreneur of 2015 by Forbes with “The Life You Want” back in 2014 and her Harpo Films production co-produced the film “Selma” which won an Award. The number of women entrepreneurs increased up to 68% in U.S.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 12, 2020

It was adopted by the National Institutes of Health as I-Corps at NIH in 2014 and at the National Security Agency in 2015. Recognizing the ability of these teams to produce real results, 38 members of the venture and private equity community dialed in to these presentations. If you can’t see the SeaWatch 2-minute video click here.

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VC Cafe

APRIL 23, 2016

The government’s embrace of equity funding for Vietnamese start-ups represents a change in the funding landscape. Through 2014, public efforts to support venture capital and entrepreneurship primarily focused on increasing the availability of credit for start-ups.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 5, 2015

In fall of 2014, after over ten months of struggling with basic “business ethics” issues, I decided to resign from the company that I had poured not only my money but also 3 years of my life into. Lesson Learned: Equity is the ultimate power; don’t give it away without the appropriate compensation or plan.

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Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

Equity Crowdfunding: Your Solution for Small Business Financing? Recent studies show that 2013 was a solid year for small businesses and 2014 should be even stronger. And eight out of 10 small business owners plan to increase their products and offerings in 2014. Small businesses created 102,000 new jobs in November alone.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 31, 2014

In spite of this, private equity funds have used the rallying cry of efficiency to hijack corporate strategy and loot the profits that historically would have been reinvested into research and development and new products. Congratulations class of 2014: Embrace change and lead the way. We legalized robbing the corporate treasury.

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The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Later in 2014, Mitul played an instrumental role in transforming a loss-making mobile handset business into a profitable, and growing B2B enterprise cyber security business, achieving $2.7 Aside from enabling 8 billion people to communicate, the technology was patented and today generates $150+ million in annual recurring revenue.

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The Equity Kicker

MARCH 28, 2013

Moreover, their star is rising, according to Forbes a year ago eMarketer was forecasting Twitter’s 2014 revenues at $540m, 43% less than the $950m they are now forecasting. As you can see from the chart above revenues have now reached a reasonable scale and continue to grow very fast.

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The Equity Kicker

AUGUST 29, 2013

I’m rather late to this, but this morning I was pointed towards an eMarketer projection of Twitter revenues from March this year which has them hitting $950m in 2014, up from $583m this year. That’s some growth given the scale they are at and explains why people are talking more and more often about Twitter’s IPO.

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Hearpreneur

JULY 24, 2020

Thanks to Mark Woodbury, Minerva Equity ! #12- According to recent reports, the number of women-owned businesses grew 21 percent from 2014 to 2019, firms owned by womxn of color grew at double that rate (43 percent). 12- More due to rise in millennials. Photo Credit: Emma Miller. million workers and generate revenue of $1.9

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

In 2014, video streaming platform Twitch announced that they were launching their online store with one product: a purple zip-up hoodie with the Twitch logo on the left chest. From a brand equity perspective, the purple hoodie was a unique way to acquire 2,000 die-hard brand advocates. Image credit: Twitch.

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

In 2014, video streaming platform Twitch announced that they were launching their online store with one product: a purple zip-up hoodie with the Twitch logo on the left chest. From a brand equity perspective, the purple hoodie was a unique way to acquire 2,000 die-hard brand advocates. Image credit: Twitch.

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The Entrepreneurial Mind

MAY 27, 2014

DevDigital does about 80 percent work for hire and 20 percent projects in which they take equity in exchange for Web site development. “My i] Peter Marcum, personal communication, May 23, 2014. My strongest advice to anyone wanting to set up off shore is find a local way in,” says Marcum. “By

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Lightspeed Venture Partners

MAY 4, 2016

This problem becomes even more acute when you factor in a new generation of millennials entering the workforce, who expect to be treated with more transparency and equity than any generation before them. From the first time I met Rajeev in late 2014, I was impressed with his vision for a modern talent management platform.

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Growthink Blog

APRIL 2, 2014

Well, if you don’t, try on these IPO, M&A, and financing stats from 1st Quarter 2014: Initial Public Offerings: 72 companies went public in the U.S. Private Equity. Private equity firms did 850 deals, representing investments of greater than $152 billion (Pitchbook), up 11%. Don’t you just love these booming markets?

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 12, 2014

For example, professional investors put great priority on your previous experience in building a business, and they expect to own a portion of the business equity and control for the funds they do provide. Trade equity or services for startup help. Another common example is exchanging equity for legal and accounting support.

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The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

He started it in 2009 with 10 employees and sold it to Susino Umbrella in 2014. This company’s valuation peaked at $10 billion in 2013/2014. In 2014, the company raised $28 million in shareholder equity. Two of his first projects failed, but he never lost hope. This sale turned him into a billionaire. Elizabeth Holmes.

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David Teten

APRIL 29, 2014

I published in 2010 a research study on best practices in how private equity and VC funds source investments. VCAP will relaunch late summer 2014 via NAIC’s non-profit entity The Marathon Foundation (TMF), but will extend beyond New York. Applications to become a VCAP Fellow will be available May 2014 by visiting themarathonfdn.org.

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Slack Fund (founded 2009) – with a market cap of $12 billion, Slack Fund is an $80 million fund, investing dollars for equity to startups developing on the Slack platform. Bumble Fund (founded 2014) – the popular dating app, Bumble , launched a fund aimed at supporting women led startups with an average check size of $25K-$50K.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 27, 2014

Institutional venture capital dispensed thus far in 2014 has been up significantly over the last few years, but is still less than half of the peak hit way back in the year 2000 (over $100 billion). It’s the right way to get money without giving up too much equity or control of your business.

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