Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

through Grants.gov , an online directory of more than 1,000 federal grant programs that don’t look for equity or payback. Marty Zwilling First published on CayenneConsulting on 08/22/2018. Acquiring seed-stage funding is admittedly tough, but a source that I find often overlooked is government grant funding, accessible in the U.S.

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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. 2018-A New York study, What Lies Beneath: The State of NYC. Moving Toward Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 28, 2020

Define your company’s brand through philosophy, capabilities, goals, and equity, then see how your consumer and brand relate to pinpoint the company’s overall purpose. After recognizing your target audience , pinpoint those consumers’ macro trends, wants, and needs. Understand Main Business Objectives. About Christopher Lee.

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VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Between the first quarters of 2018 and 2021, Roblox’s DAUs (daily active users) more than quadrupled from 10.3 Toya represents a new type of digital ,branded, social experiences that are already creating brand equity. million to 42.1 The total hours of user engagement sky rocketed from 2.1 billion to 9.7

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Austin Startup

MAY 7, 2017

Tuesday, May 9: VentureCrush ATX (FREE) VentureCrush is a series of unique events and networks created by the Tech Group at Lowenstein Sandler to bring together carefully selected groups of tech industry founders and senior executives, along with VC, growth equity, private equity and angel investors. At Galvanize at 6:00 pm.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 18, 2022

In 2018, after two short years and $3 million raised in startup funds, recruitment AI company Ansaro shut down due to bad market fit. Use brand marketing strategies to build brand equity. Brand equity is what makes people reach for Tylenol over the pharmaceutical alternative. what they want to be). Conclusion.

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Growthink Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2017

business and reflect, plot and plan for a breakout 2018! But to acquire more of these in 2018, first we must build the kinds of “softer” assets that power and fuel our business’ cash-generating engines. And with liabilities down and assets up, we are left with that most beautiful piece of our business balance sheet - equity.

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David Teten

AUGUST 19, 2019

I’ve been a traditional equity VC for 8 years, and I’m now researching new business models in venture capital. Though RBI will displace some traditional equity VC, its much bigger impact will be to expand the pool of capital available for early-stage entrepreneurs. .

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Austin Startup

APRIL 16, 2018

The Forrest Four-Cast: April 16, 2018 Central Texas founders have just a few more days to apply to be considered for the 2018 Austin A-List of the Hottest Startups , as the entry deadline for this competition is the end of the day on Friday, April 20.

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Austin Startup

JULY 15, 2019

We did 70 transactions in 2018 alone! Do you have an understanding of venture capital terminology and common structures such as convertible notes, SAFEs, stock options, warrants, and early stage equity transactions? Capital Factory has been the most active early stage tech investor in Texas since 2013.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

A systems-wide approach to operationalize diversity, equity and inclusion throughout the startup ecosystem is required and must be built from the ground by communities of color with the support and investment of all. Opportunity Hub is one of those communities forging the path towards true diversity, equity and inclusion.

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David Teten

DECEMBER 15, 2018

Consider approaching one of the small number of funds which acquire tech startups, e.g., Constellation Software , Think3; Vista Equity Partners. c) 2018 Entrepreneur.com, which published this previously. Here are a few articles I suggest reviewing: How to gracefully wind down a failing startup. Is your startup failing?

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Version One Ventures

OCTOBER 22, 2019

When China banned cryptocurrency exchanges in 2017 and then went after Bitcoin mining in 2018, we saw short-term impacts on the price of Bitcoin, but no lasting effect despite the huge size of the Chinese market for the currency. Wave 2: Disruption of financial markets (early product market fit).

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Eighteen months ago, San Diego-based MergerLabs was born out of CAPTARGET, a leader in private equity deal origination, owned and operated by Gabe Galvez. Galvez, a major player in private equity and investment banking, saw the need for marketing services geared toward these sectors.

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Feld Thoughts

APRIL 11, 2021

Cleantech Open has a particular focus on incorporating diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) values into its program. Virimodo was a 2018 Cleantech Open Northeast Winner and a Cleantech Open National Finalist and participated in the 2020 Techstars EnergyTech accelerator in Birmingham, Alabama.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

We’ve had the pleasure of working with DivInc in the past on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Challenges in Austin , Houston , and Dallas. Year-round Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Summits are just one example of how we’re making Capital Factory more accessible. Application deadline is March 20.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

We’ve had the pleasure of working with DivInc in the past on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Challenges in Austin , Houston , and Dallas. Year-round Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Summits are just one example of how we’re making Capital Factory more accessible. Application deadline is March 20.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 7, 2017

It’s a great tool for companies to introduce a new brand and test product-market-fit in an early, low-risk environment; cultivate a group of early adopters who become product evangelists and provide crucial feedback and support; get early customer feedback on product concept and design and build brand equity for a product.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

Of course, the average beginning amount per startup is low, and usually in the form of a convertible loan, rather than an equity investment. The vehicle of choice is most often a convertible note, which is really a loan with a specified duration and interest, with an option to convert it to equity when professional investors come in later.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 24, 2018

Census data released in January 2018. Fraud for profit focuses on misusing the mortgage lending process to get cash and equity from lenders or homeowners. Mortgage fraud is on the rise for multiple reasons: Rising Demand for Homeownership: U.S. homeownership rates hit 64.2%, according the U.S. Fraud for Housing.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

All in one – Trade in Equity, gold ETFs, and commodity futures. Quick settlement. Time-saving. No storage risk. Unlike paper certificates, dematerialized stocks as well as shares cannot be stolen, damaged, or forged. Demat account for creating wealth.

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Hippoland

MARCH 30, 2018

The fundraising landscape in 2018 for pre-seed and seed-stage companies has changed a lot even in just the first few months of this year. This is what I wrote in Q1 2018 about the fundraising landscape. Part 2 will be for pre-seed/seed companies raising traditional equity / debt / convertible security rounds.

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Hippoland

MARCH 30, 2018

The fundraising landscape in 2018 for pre-seed and seed-stage companies has changed a lot even in just the first few months of this year. This is what I wrote in Q1 2018 about the fundraising landscape. Part 2 will be for pre-seed/seed companies raising traditional equity / debt / convertible security rounds.

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Version One Ventures

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

So, it comes as no surprise to us that private investments in this sector hit record-breaking numbers in 2018 ( $13.5B in the first 10 months in 2018 ). This aggressive ownership target is one reason more and more founders are looking for capital from IT/tech VCs who don’t demand as much equity.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 7, 2019

As of 2018, 80% of the top FinTechs can be found in Southeast Asian nations. Between May 2018 and May 2019, Quoine has traded over 50 billion USD in crypto. M_Service is a FinTech backed by the renowned financial giants Goldman Sachs and Standard Chartered Private Equity. Singapore Life (Singlife). M_Service (MoMo).

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

Bootstrapping allows you to maintain full control of your startup strategy, retain maximum equity, and avoid the time delay and energy spent to attract outside investors. I find that most good founders proceed faster on their own, with less drain on their time from peers and programs, and no equity dilution.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2018

Direct seed funding, for a share of the equity, and introductions to investors. Another good online approach is a simple Internet search for articles like the “ The top 40 startup accelerators and incubators in North America in 2018 ” But don’t expect incubators to magically convert your pre-hatched idea into a successful company.

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View from Seed

MARCH 5, 2019

Revenue per rider has more than doubled from 2016–2018 (from $15.88 In 2018 Lyft had an EBITDA loss of -$977M whereas their Sales & Marketing spend was $803M. So Lyft would be pretty close to EBITDA breakeven for 2018 if you use this methodology, though again it’s a crude approach and not as useful as digging deeper IMO.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 27, 2018

Specific investment size request, and equity offered. Every investor pitch must include the size of the desired investment, followed by the percentage of equity offered, thus supporting a realistic valuation today. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 07/11/2018.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

By 2018 I sensed that he was right and we began focusing more on our barbell approach. that broadly covers decentralized applications and possibly even decentralized autonomous organizations (which could imply that in the future VCs need to be more focused on token value and monetization than equity ownership models?—?we’ll

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 22, 2019

A business angel gives an entrepreneur money in exchange for a percentage of equity in his or her business. A popular angel investor is Mark Cuban who, according to a contributed piece in Forbes, had 110 investments in 2018.

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Agile VC

MARCH 5, 2019

Revenue per rider has more than doubled from 2016–2018 (from $15.88 In 2018 Lyft had an EBITDA loss of -$977M whereas their Sales & Marketing spend was $803M. So Lyft would be pretty close to EBITDA breakeven for 2018 if you use this methodology, though again it’s a crude approach and not as useful as digging deeper IMO.

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ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 29, 2023

billion in 2018. In 2021, ASEAN DeFi startups could raise $1 billion in equity funding. Venture capital (VC) investment is the primary funding source for regional startups. In 2010, the VC investment in Southeast Asia startups was just $100 million. However, this amount could reach $9.6 The number is growing year by year.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 29, 2018

Even though initial stock has no market value today, it is extremely valuable in dividing equity ownership between co-founders, investors, and early partners. When new equity investors purchase a share of your company, the re-allocation of existing shares should be based on a formula that maximizes the number of your remaining founder shares.

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 12, 2018

Oil prices have not reflected too much volatility in 2018, and this has helped to stabilize financial markets. . Whether gold can continue on its upward trajectory depends on the performance of equities markets. Any shock drops in equities such as what happened in mid-February 2018 could send gold prices sharply higher.

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Hunter Walker

DECEMBER 21, 2018

Or why a spreadsheet might not be the most dynamic dashboard available to them in 2018. You don’t need to educate the market on why SaaS, sensors, machine learning and so on are good investments.

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View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Back in 2018, my colleague Rob wrote a blog post about how the VC asset class is doing. Source: Cambridge Associates (VC) & TradingView (Equities). This post is inspired by some of the earliest conversations I have had with the team here at NextView and since the beginning of my VC journey.

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