Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 6, 2023

Now there are dozens of online equity portals, including WeFunder and Microventures , already geared up to help regular people buy equity in a startup, without qualifying as an accredited investor. Have you ever wondered what professional startup investors think about all this? Lack of checks and balances on startup valuations.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Now there are dozens of online equity portals, including WeFunder and Microventures , already geared up to help regular people buy equity in a startup, without qualifying as an accredited investor. Have you ever wondered what professional startup investors think about all this? Lack of checks and balances on startup valuations.

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Equity Angel Groups Accredited Investor Due Diligence 411

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 30, 2020

They have equipment and smart students that would otherwise cost you a fortune through an outside contract. If you need help building your first business plan or financial model, it’s getting easier and easier to find what you need, as well as connections to peers and investors, without an expensive business consultant.

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Arizona Intellectual Property Accredited Investor Dividend 310

David Teten

JUNE 22, 2012

VCAP© is a collaborative venture that provides women and diverse entrepreneurs nationwide with access to venture capital through accredited investors within the HBSAANY network. VCAP©, the first program of its kind, bridges the gap between venture capitalists and angel investor networks and women and diverse entrepreneurs.

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Scott Edward Walker

JUNE 30, 2011

Fundraising Tips Tip #1: Only Offer and/or Sell Securities to “Accredited Investors”. The rule of thumb in connection with private placements is only to offer and sell securities to “accredited investors” under SEC Rule 506. Note: this post was originally published on The Huffington Post.)

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David Teten

JUNE 22, 2012

VCAP© is a collaborative venture that provides women and diverse entrepreneurs nationwide with access to venture capital through accredited investors within the HBSAANY network. VCAP©, the first program of its kind, bridges the gap between venture capitalists and angel investor networks and women and diverse entrepreneurs.

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ReadWriteStart

APRIL 26, 2011

The service is meant to help investors from all over the country - both accredited investors and what the company calls "sophisticated investors" - gain access to deal that they wouldn't ordinarily see. MicroVentures is an online investment service that uses peer-to-peer fundraising. Discuss.

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Software Review Accredited Investor Due Diligence Burn Rate 122

Kodorra

JANUARY 4, 2019

Due to its simplicity to set up, the cost is obviously lower than IEO and STO. But with lower investor protection and light regulation, some ICOs are downright scams. The regulation level is relatively equal to ICO with self-regulation being the common the rule of engagement between the exchange and the IEO project owner.

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Gust

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

Giving privately held companies maximum room to maneuver as they raise funding from accredited investors and participate in secondary markets can only strengthen the startup ecosystem. Intellectual Property. Free Speech. Healthcare Reform. Yes, really.

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David Teten

FEBRUARY 26, 2012

HBSANY members are required to be accredited investors (per SEC regulations) and are expected to agree to the terms of the HBSANY Membership Agreement. Remedy Systems ( www.remedysystems.com ) designs and builds practical mobile product platforms that lower the costs and improve the quality of healthcare.

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 3, 2023

When the need is high… For the rest of us, desiring to build large, valuable enterprises quickly, the need for outside capital is high on our list of requirements and even the source for some sleepless nights as we worry over the availability and cost of capital. Often private equity investors will want control of the business as well.

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Private Equity Valuation Cap Table Accredited Investor 118

Gust

OCTOBER 15, 2014

Gust and AngelList are equity-based platforms, used by Accredited Investors to facilitate the investment of money for an ownership interest in a company. As such, depending on what you are trying to do (fund a project or get permanent investors into your company), you would select one group or the other.

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ithacaVC

JUNE 26, 2019

Now even more investors can access exciting startup company investment opportunities from the convenience of their laptop or smartphone, as Launch NY has announced that is launching the beta version of the Investor Network. The investment will appear as one line item on the company’s capitalization table.

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Accredited Investor Due Diligence Capitalization Table Angel Groups 40

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 7, 2013

Entrepreneurs often put off the hassle and the cost of filing a patent until first funding. This will hold your place in the patent line for a year, and the costs and time for this filing are much less. entrepreneur startup legal shortcuts investor founder business' Disclosing inventions before the patent application is filed.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 10, 2012

Entrepreneurs often put off the hassle and the cost of filing a patent until first funding. This will hold your place in the patent line for a year, and the costs and time for this filing are much less. Then you will only have pay tax on the increasing value of your shares when they are sold. Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2016

They have equipment and smart students that would otherwise cost you a fortune through an outside contract. If you need help building your first business plan or financial model, it’s getting easier and easier to find what you need, as well as connections to peers and investors, without an expensive business consultant.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 20, 2016

At least ten online portals are already gearing up to help regular people buy startup equity, without abiding by accredited investor rules. Have you ever wondered what professional startup investors think about all this? As an accredited angel investor, I claim to be one of those professionals, and I’ve talked to many more.

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Angel Groups Accredited Investor Equity Due Diligence 136

Up and Running

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Startups have to deal with starting costs and ongoing businesses have to finance growth and working capital. securities and exchange regulations to individuals meeting some minimum wealth requirements, called “accredited investors” in the legal wording. Most healthy businesses need business financing at some point.

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Gust

MAY 10, 2014

Since the average investment amount per angel per company is about $35,000, you can calculate that using the same 2-3% management fee metric as a venture fund, the opportunity cost of the angel’s time for all those deals would be somewhere between $700 and $10,000 per year.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 2, 2011

Entrepreneurs often put off the hassle and the cost of filing a patent until first funding. This will hold your place in the patent line for a year, and the costs and time for this filing are much less. Then you will only have pay tax on the increasing value of your shares when they are sold. Marty Zwilling.

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David Teten

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

This event is strictly for Accredited Investors and Pre-registered Managers Only. 5pm – 6pm : Manager – Investor One-on-Ones. 5pm – 6pm : Manager – Investor One-on-Ones. Cost: $40 in advance, please register at the link below. 6pm – 7pm : Boot Camp ReCap Panel Discussion.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 16, 2012

This term is replacing “startup incubator,” which is a facility provided by an individual, university, or local community for any new startups to congregate for almost no cost, with the hope of learning from each other. This should be a wake-up call for traditional entrepreneurs and investors alike. Business accelerator.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 25, 2016

Investors are wary of startups with no intellectual property, even with a first-mover advantage. It costs very little to file a provisional patent to begin your protection. Attractive businesses to investors may show revenues that double every year but don’t exceed the gross national product of your country.

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Gust

JANUARY 22, 2014

At the moment, Gust for individual angels is only available to Accredited Investors who either (a) belong to an official angel group, venture fund or other organization that provides verification of their investor status, or (b) have already invested in (or been invited by) a startup using Gust for its investor relations communications.

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 2, 2016

We generate fully-surveyed and verified Investor and Reservation leads, for both accredited and non-accredited investors. There need to be multiple touch points with potential investors. Hence the problem why they are having a hard time generating leads on a cost-basis that makes sense for them.

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Scott Edward Walker

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

Indeed, the more stockholders a startup has, the greater the likelihood that a disgruntled stockholder will cause problems, including filing lawsuits. Second, having hundreds of stockholders is an administrative nightmare and will be time-consuming and costly.

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SEC Accredited Investor Subscription Agreement Finder 111

Gust

JULY 8, 2012

This term is replacing “startup incubator,” which is a facility provided by an individual, university, or local community for any new startups to congregate for almost no cost, with the hope of learning from each other. This should be a wake-up call for traditional entrepreneurs and investors alike. Business accelerator.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 19, 2010

Entrepreneurs often put off the hassle and the cost of filing a patent until first funding. This will hold your place in the patent line for a year, and the costs and time for this filing are much less. Then you will only have pay tax on the increasing value of your shares when they are sold. Marty Zwilling.

Non-Compete 125

Non-Compete Accredited Investor Startup Cofounder 125

Berkonomics

JUNE 8, 2017

For the rest of us desiring to build large, valuable enterprises quickly, the need for outside capital is high on our list of requirements and even the source for some sleepless nights as we worry over the availability and cost of capital. composed of these investors and management. It’s an option, even though an expensive one.

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Private Equity Valuation Cap Table Accredited Investor 106

Gust

JANUARY 22, 2014

At the moment, Gust for individual angels is only available to Accredited Investors who either (a) belong to an official angel group, venture fund or other organization that provides verification of their investor status, or (b) have already invested in (or been invited by) a startup using Gust for its investor relations communications.

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This is going to be BIG.

JULY 13, 2023

I spoke with a few people and here’s what I figured out: First off, there’s the cost. Even Principals might have a hard time with that—especially given what I see about their own cost structures. One of the reasons I’m doing a few coaching assignments is that investor education and support is an area I'm very interested in.

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VC Cafe

JULY 4, 2012

While they provide huge value to the ecosystem and increase the density of network amongst startup and angel investors, they don’t unlock new sources of funding and don’t face the barriers of equity crowdfunding when dealing with a large number of non-accredited investors. of investment amount + transaction costs.

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Equity Europe Due Diligence Startup 160

Growthink Blog

MARCH 19, 2012

The businesses would get access to tens of millions more potential investors, and could reach out to them at little or no cost through online outlets like Facebook. First, the SEC largely limits private-equity investments to accredited investors—those with $1 million or more in net worth, among other tight standards.

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Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

accredited investors in 1,000 angel groups and venture capital funds to. And because it is this function which is the scarcest of all, it is this function that (adjusting for the cost of capital) ends up with the lion’s share of the money from a successful venture. Described by BusinessWeek as a “world conquering.

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Scott Edward Walker

FEBRUARY 1, 2014

Rule #1 : only sell “securities” to “accredited investors” – why? (i) Crowdfunding exception to “accredited investor” – SEC rules not promulgated yet. Mistake #5: Not Doing Your Due Diligence on Potential Investors. break bread and having a couple of beers with the potential investors.

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Software Review Delaware Accredited Investor Due Diligence 111

Scott Edward Walker

FEBRUARY 1, 2014

i) Rule 506 preempts State law, which means all you have to do is file a Form D and pay a filing fee; and (ii) no disclosure requirement/PPM Possible to sell to “friends and family” (e.g., issues to address include: How have they treated their other portfolio companies? (i)

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VC Adventure

DECEMBER 4, 2009

My partner Jason Mendelson wrote about Senator Dodd’s recently proposed changes to the accredited investor regulations, the result of which would be significantly increased costs for companies raising money. This is bad for investors, bad for companies and bad for the economy.

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