Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 27, 2016

Who would have forecast that entrepreneur Gary Ross Dahl would make millions by starting a “ pet rock ” business way back in 1975? Investors like to see new intellectual property as a barrier to entry. Investors expect to hear annual revenues, average margins, customer acquisition costs and sales pipelines.

Technical Review 134

Technical Review Intellectual Property Due Diligence Angel Investor 134

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 18, 2018

Master the Art of Trend Forecasting (or Onboard Someone to Do it For You). Staying ahead of market trends in your industry, and forecasting what will be in demand in the coming five to ten years is a non-negotiable skill. A patent provides a means to protect your intellectual property.

Intellectual Property 157

Intellectual Property Forecast LLC Acquisition 157

The Equity Kicker

MARCH 7, 2016

At a conference last week Autodesk CEO Carl Bass said that he thinks about acquisitions in three buckets: companies that are really people who have a technology that Autodesk wants to build up (acquihires). large scale acquisitions. middle-size companies, meaning they have product that they’re selling, maybe even internationally.

Acquisition 60

Acquisition Intellectual Property Investment Bankers Valuation 60

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 7, 2015

How you intend to beat specific competitors (business model, intellectual property) is a key investor decision criteria. This allows them to calculate burn rates, break-even points and forecast the company valuation over time. Competitor positioning and sustainable competitive advantage.

Product 120

Product Intellectual Property Liquidity Event Burn Rate 120

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

It probably had more to do with the fact that they had doubled their sales annually for several years, and still managed to squeeze out a profit of $11M in their year of acquisition. The best advantage includes intellectual property to provide a barrier to entry or incent acquisition.

Intellectual Property 48

Intellectual Property Initial Public Offering Merger Acquisition 48

Transformify

AUGUST 5, 2021

The never-ending cycle of lockdowns and reopenings makes it impossible to forecast revenue streams and retain full-time employees. Inevitably, new HR software solutions are needed to streamline and automate payroll, invoicing, talent acquisition and payments to international contractors and employees.

Intellectual Property 59

Intellectual Property Technical Review Software Review Bankruptcy 59

Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

A financial buyer will analyze your numbers, past and forecast, to the n’th degree, and calculate the price based upon the result, after carefully comparing your numbers with those of others in the same and similar industries. Types of business buyers expanded.

Intellectual Property 240

Intellectual Property Investment Bankers Acquisition Forecast 240