Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 19, 2018

On the other hand, if you are a new entrepreneur, still in the idea stage, professional investors will only tell you to come back later when you have traction (customers and revenue). This is the exit stage for the entrepreneur, and for all earlier investors. My invention and prototype works, but I need funding to continue.”

Angel Investor 184

Angel Investor Intellectual Property Investment Bankers Private Equity 184

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 4, 2014

On the other hand, if you are a new entrepreneur, still in the idea stage, professional investors will only tell you to come back later when you have traction (customers and revenue). This is the exit stage for the entrepreneur, and for all earlier investors. angel investor business entrepreneur startup stage VC'

Angel Investor 232

Angel Investor Intellectual Property Investment Bankers Private Equity 232

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

So unless your business is well established, and ready to sell or go public (Initial Public Offering - IPO), you should steer clear of investment banks. I guess it’s no wonder that banks are struggling these days with their public image. investment bank entrepreneur startup funding IPO' Marty Zwilling.

IPO 205

IPO Silicon Valley Private Equity Initial Public Offering 205

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 13, 2016

On the other hand, if you are a new entrepreneur, still in the idea stage, professional investors will only tell you to come back later when you have traction (customers and revenue). This is the exit stage for the entrepreneur, and for all earlier investors. My invention and prototype works, but I need funding to continue.”

Matching 120

Matching Angel Investor Intellectual Property Investment Bankers 120

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 22, 2011

So unless your business is well established, and ready to sell or go public (Initial Public Offering - IPO), you should steer clear of investment banks. Investment banks normally charge fees consisting of three components.

Silicon Valley 211

Silicon Valley Private Equity Initial Public Offering Startup 211

ReadWriteStart

APRIL 2, 2012

The real truth is, since the "Internet bubble" burst in 2001, initial public offerings have not resumed the vitality levels of the late 1980s, let alone the boom years of the '90s. Over 85% of CEOs said that going public was not as attractive of an option as it was in 1995.

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IPO Startup Florida Seed Capital 121

Pascal's View

AUGUST 22, 2009

Deninger points out in the article that “In recent years, VC firms have become too dependent on mergers and acquisitions as the exit strategy of choice. In fact, most tech-start-ups are ‘built for acquisition’, as opposed to being built to become the next publicly held Microsoft or Oracle.” Share and Enjoy:

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online.wsj.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

An entrepreneur with a hot technology and venture-capital funding becomes a billionaire in his 20s. Failure often is harder on entrepreneurs who lose money that theyve borrowed on credit cards or from friends and relatives than it is on those who raised venture capital. In early 2011 an acquisition by a Fortune 500 company fell apart.

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Venture Capital Software Review Rhode Island North Dakota 107

ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

If an entrepreneur has a great business plan, a great team, but no money, they’re never going to get off the ground. If an entrepreneur has an okay idea, an okay team, and as much money as they’ve ever wanted, they can probably brute force their way to success. And for the most part, funding makes that possible.

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