Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 24, 2021

A hard look will be taken at the technology maturity, the current development progress, and customer satisfaction with early product shipments. Sales and distribution channel activity will be analyzed, as well as cost of customer acquisition, to make an independent assessment of your financial projections. Status of the solution.

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Technical Review Due Diligence Term Sheet Bankruptcy 379

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 6, 2020

To stay competitive in our digital world, small and medium-sized businesses need to be equipped with and proficient in the latest technologies. In his new book, “Tech Debt 2.0 : How to Future Proof Your Small Business and Improve Your Tech Bottom Line” , senior global business and technology executive Michael C. Tech Debt 2.0

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Technical Review Small Business Software Review Security 246

Up and Running

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Then, the unveiling of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s proposed equity crowdfunding rules reveals a panacea for growing your business’s coffers. Donation and equity crowdfunding both appeal to the public’s desire to participate collectively in fulfilling others’ entrepreneurial visions. The investors. Set a Fundraising Goal.

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Equity SEC Technical Review Security 125

Up and Running

DECEMBER 1, 2015

Of course, not every equity compensation story is a David Choe Story. If you’re thinking about extending equity to an employee or a vendor (as in the example above), you should know that the topic is multi-faceted. In this article, I’m going to examine: What equity compensation is. Different types of equity compensation.

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Equity Employee Stock Options Vesting 60

David Teten

JANUARY 19, 2021

From traditional equity VC, Flexible VC borrows the option to pursue and reap the rewards of an outsized exit. Flexible VC 101: Equity Meets Revenue Share. Equity Ownership. Yes, typically preferred equity. On average, founders own just 43% of equity by Series B , declining thereafter. Flexible VC 102: Variations.

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Cofounder Technical Review Equity Dividend 78

Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 20, 2020

The agenda ( full agenda here ) includes the following discussions: DEIS in Corporate Governance & Board DEIS in Human Resources & Talent Acquisition DEIS in Procurement DEIS in Edge Technology Product Development & Corporate Innovation DEIS in Go To Market DEIS in Venture Capital & Investment DEIS in Impact.

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Equity Cofounder Venture Capital .Net 123

Steve Blank

MARCH 16, 2016

Risk capital takes equity (stock ownership) in your company instead of debt (loans) in exchange for cash. Founders can now access the largest pool of risk capital that ever existed –in the form of Private Equity (Angel Investors, family offices , Venture Capitalists (VC’s) and Hedge Funds.). The Bad News. Check in with them as well.

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Liquidity Event Founder Liquidation Preference Private Equity 120

This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 21, 2014

Maybe they''re locked up in golden handcuffs post-acquisition of their startup. What you can offer is interestingness, a thoughtful challenge, and a little bit of equity. Plus, from the advisor side, it might be a good way to build up a little portfolio of startup equity without having to put up angel cash.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Techventure 2011 – one of Asia’s topmost events for the venture capital community to engage with the latest technology entrepreneurs organized by Asiasons WFG and presented by National Research Foundation (NRF) and Singapore Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (SVCA) – will celebrate its 15th year on October 13 and 14.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

This usually means not taking money from equity investors, since investors want fast growth, high profits, and an exit event, to allow investments to be recouped. Non-equity funding has to come from personal sources, or government grants, or bank loans. Startup funding comes from personal savings and family.

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Entrepreneur Equity Dilution LLC 371

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 22, 2013

Convincingly presents a patent, trademark, or other “secret sauce” that can create equity value, not just current cash flow for the owners. This has value now, and is critical for maximum value in a merger or acquisition. The technology or product may be at an embryonic stage. Values intellectual property. Not in a heated rush.

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Technical Review Intellectual Property Angel Investor Elevator Pitch 273

www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Technology | Thursdays. TECHNOLOGY. Technology. Will Work for Equity. Dave Graham Business Venture Capital Private Equity GlobalLogic Inc. Determined not to miss another opportunity, Graham has begun waiving fees and instead taking equity in clients he thinks have a good shot at success. Join our community.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 18, 2012

Convincingly presents a patent, trademark, or other “secret sauce” that can create equity value, not just current cash flow for the owners. This has value now, and is critical for maximum value in a merger or acquisition. The technology or product may be at an embryonic stage. Values intellectual property. Not in a heated rush.

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Technical Review Intellectual Property Angel Investor Elevator Pitch 294

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Toronto’s Mark Attanasio has spent some 20 years advising businesses at various stages in their development on what it takes to position themselves for growth – whether it’s through traditional transactional activities like management buyouts and mergers and acquisitions or via a public listing on a Canadian stock exchange. Is there more?

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Partner Technical Review Management Due Diligence 113

The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

In a statement, co-founder and CEO Zeev Farbman said that “Through all of our diverse creativity apps, we are planning to continue to pioneer industry-first technology and provide all users with the tools and capabilities they need to express themselves and achieve their creative goals.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

JANUARY 4, 2018

The Silicon Valley-oriented technology press outlets don’t cover us because we’re not in San Francisco, even though we’re more successful than most of the startups they cover. This week we closed $250M in financing from Silver Lake , the premier technology private equity firm.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 10, 2011

I was invited to Finland as part of Stanford’s Engineering Technology Venture Program partnership with Aalto University. In 2010 it got worse with an Act in parliament about the Monitoring of Foreigners’ Corporate Acquisitions. Thanks to Kristo Ovaska and team for the fabulous logistics!)

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 3, 2010

I can save tons of development time and I think I can buy it for all equity. 500k had come through the last acquisition. For some reason the industry of bankers who try to buy or sell businesses work in what is called the “M&A (mergers & acquisitions) Industry.&# I’ve never understood this.

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Merger Technical Review Early Stage Dilution 276

Hunter Walker

JANUARY 2, 2017

When Satya and I started Homebrew in 2013 one of our bets for the coming decades was that non-traditional acquirers would become more aggressive in their pursuit of technology startups. The Fortune 500 version of the “acquihire,” seeking to add technology talent to an existing team or give a VP the seeds to spin up a new effort.

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Technical Review Cap Table Acquisition Startup 115

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 19, 2015

I usually envision a 50-50 ownership split for their efforts, but every engineer believes the technology side deserves the majority share. If you consider yourself a technologist, you probably believe and may be propagating one of the following myths: The first priority for funding should be to develop the technology.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 27, 2016

That may be an extreme case, but I’ve found that even with the proposals that include compelling paradigm shifts in technology, a hard look at the entrepreneur is often the most significant due-diligence that an investor can undertake. Investors expect to hear annual revenues, average margins, customer acquisition costs and sales pipelines.

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Technical Review Intellectual Property Due Diligence Angel Investor 134

NZ Entrepreneur

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

If we want to maintain and support sustainable economic growth while meeting the broader needs of society, we will need an economy underpinned by innovation and new technologies. Remuneration will reflect the stage of the startup but it’s generally at a rate of about $500-1000 a meeting or directors might be paid in equity at about 0.5-0.75%

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Technical Review Software Review New Zealand Due Diligence 90

Up and Running

MARCH 14, 2018

I’ve raised close to $1 million from angel investors for my previous technology startups. Customer acquisition: Marketing and sales strategy. Your financials should easily allow you to calculate your customer acquisition costs. Is the investment you’re seeking a convertible note, an equity round, or something else?

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Hockey Stick Exit Strategy Technical Review Angel Investor 164

Steve Blank

APRIL 8, 2022

And China is outpacing us by adopting the very innovation methods we invented, integrating commercial technology with academic research, and delivering it to the Peoples Liberation Army. The technology insights and expertise of Stanford Engineering. Silicon Valley’s deep commercial technology ecosystem. CONOPS Development.

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Security Silicon Valley China Private Equity 224

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 27, 2010

Convincingly presents a patent, trademark, or other “secret sauce” that can create equity value, not just current cash flow for the owners. This has value now, and is critical for maximum value in a merger or acquisition. The technology or product may be at an embryonic stage. Values intellectual property. Not in a heated rush.

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Angel Investor Technical Review Intellectual Property Elevator Pitch 241

www.mattbartus.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Equity for Consultants – Keep it Simple! posted Feb 3 in Equity , People issues. I have been in post-acquisition disputes where a consultant claimed they were still “consulting” and earning shares even though it seemed clear that the company stopped using the services of the consultant. Blog blog archive.

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Equity Vesting Silicon Valley Intellectual Property 40

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 16, 2023

A few, like Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), despite recent failures, actually do provide management services to startups, invest in startups, or provide early-stage venture capital, but that is not called an investment service and is part of a function called Emerging Technologies, or sometimes Private Equity.

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Early Stage Silicon Valley Private Equity Initial Public Offering 182

David Teten

AUGUST 19, 2019

This structure offers some of the benefits of traditional equity VC, without some of the negatives of equity VC. I’ve been a traditional equity VC for 8 years, and I’m now researching new business models in venture capital. We don’t have any equity or control over the business….”. “As Bigfoot Capital. Key elements: . “We

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Revenue Technical Review Software Review Equity 60

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 26, 2015

Skip the fuzzy marketing terms, such as "easier to use," "lower cost" and "disruptive technology." " Investors want to buy into an entrepreneur with a startup that can provide evidence of an ability to double customer productivity, at half the cost, with patented technology.

Intellectual Property 120

Intellectual Property Elevator Pitch Angel Investor Technical Review 120

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 27, 2012

And in 2013, technology will increasingly enable this valuable economic sector to focus on establishing and nurturing client relationships, while automating and streamlining essential business functions, says Jerry Nettuno, founder and CEO of online appointment scheduling service Schedulicity.

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United States Social Media Mobile Technical Review 185

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 26, 2020

A few, like Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), actually do provide management services to startups, invest in startups, or provide early-stage venture capital, but that is not called an investment service and is part of a function called Emerging Technologies, or sometimes Private Equity.

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Silicon Valley Private Equity Initial Public Offering Term Sheet 362

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 28, 2018

Of course the VC is looking to have specificity in how you plan to spend the money you’re going to raise and plans that show a pie chart that says, “25% on marketing, 30% on technology and R&D, 20% on infrastructure, 25% on G&A” do not get funded. Yes, I see plans this pedestrian.

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Burn Rate Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Dilution 247

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 17, 2015

A hard look will be taken at the technology maturity, the current development progress, and customer satisfaction with early product shipments. Sales and distribution channel activity will be analyzed, as well as cost of customer acquisition, to make an independent assessment of your financial projections. Status of the solution.

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Technical Review Due Diligence Startup Term Sheet 120

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 12, 2010

In the technology world there are a few websites that most startups track to keep up with the latest financings, acquisitions, product announcements and gossip: BusinessInsider, TechCrunch, Mashable, GigaOm, etc. In the VC & Private Equity world there’s a small number, too, with one of the most respected being PEHub.

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Seed Stage Valuation Private Equity Venture Capital 232

Hearpreneur

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Toronto’s Mark Attanasio , co-founder of Hillcrest Merchant Partners, has years of significant experience with advising clients on mergers and acquisitions raising capital and navigating the landscape of general capital markets. Hillcrest Merchant Partners with Donato Sferra.

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Cofounder Venture Capital Partner Leadership 48

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Every entrepreneur starts by accepting the reality that you have a rare mindset of joy of discovery, with an intense curiosity about how certain things or people work, or why a new technology hasn’t yet been accepted. Maybe you are more comfortable going slow, with limited resources, or aiming high and giving up equity.

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Entrepreneur Silicon Valley Incubator Merger 348

Haystack

DECEMBER 29, 2018

Technology is, like water, flowing and seeping into nearly every sector and eventually into most of the global economy. And as more economies worldwide seek to shift their investment strategies offshore and seek out technology, hubs like Silicon Valley and Shanghai, among others, have reaped the benefits. 3/ Crypto Hibernation.

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