The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Late-stage investing is about fueling the rockets, providing the capital necessary for scaling up operations, entering new markets, and, ultimately, preparing for an exit, be it an IPO or acquisition. It demands vigilance, flexibility, and an unwavering commitment to due diligence.

Venture Capital 126

Venture Capital Technical Review Due Diligence Early Stage 126

The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

On the other side of the spectrum, the idea of finding a unicorn has attracted many investors toward the much riskier venture capital and emerging technologies. Over the past decade, advancing technologies and social consciousness have been causing unprecedented and exciting shifts in every sector of the economy, not just the tertiary.

Private Equity 129

Private Equity Equity Technical Review Software Review 129

Steve Blank

DECEMBER 11, 2020

We just held our seventeenth session of our new national security class Technology, Innovation and Modern War. Joe Felter , Raj Shah and I designed a class to examine the new military systems, operational concepts and doctrines that will emerge from 21st century technologies – Space, Cyber, AI & Machine Learning and Autonomy.

Technical Review 332

Technical Review Taiwan Technology Design 332

Scott Edward Walker

MARCH 21, 2016

I’ve been handling a number of M&A transactions over the past few months from the buy-side, and one mistake I’m repeatedly seeing is the failure of the acquirer to perform an adequate due-diligence investigation of the target. Indeed, this lesson stuck with me – and it applies regardless of the size of the acquisition.

Technical Review 40

Technical Review Software Review Due Diligence New York City 40

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 14, 2016

In the current economic landscape, it’s common for startups and businesses to seek a buyout or acquisition — in fact, it’s frequently the goal from the start. Having audited financial statements will provide your buyer with a trustworthy source of your financials and operations. by Jeff Stark, Audit Partner at Sensiba San Filippo.

Acquisition 100

Acquisition Intellectual Property Technical Review Due Diligence 100

ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Interestingly, the traditional hiring model is no longer the only option to get your team, as the emergence of remote work has ushered in a new era of talent acquisition, where geographical boundaries no longer limit your choices. This may involve reviewing resumes, conducting phone interviews, and scheduling in-person interviews.

Development Team Review 120

Development Team Review Software Developers Software Development Software Review 120

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 7, 2020

Connect operations today with long-term goals. In my experience, even in startups, longer-term strategy often gets pushed off the agenda due to current challenges. Overtly connect every operational problem to your strategy, rather than putting strategy on a different plane and making it only an annual event.

Technical Review 312

Technical Review Due Diligence Merger Social Media 312

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 17, 2013

As the end of the year approaches, it’s a good time for every startup to assess the metrics, technology, and platforms they’re using to manage the business. Cost of customer acquisition. Customer acquisition cost is calculated by dividing total acquisition expenses by total new customers over a given period.

Metrics 252

Metrics Technical Review Retention Acquisition 252

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 13, 2019

Unit costs are important, but don’t forget about the cash flow hit, extra storage costs, and the probability of obsolete inventory due to necessary updates or pivots. As the business operation and the team grows, regular and effective communication from key personnel is critical. Use multiple small orders at first.

Technical Review 306

Technical Review Metrics Social Media Channel 306

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 26, 2020

According to TheStreet , US IPO market results in Q2 2020 posted a strong bounce-back from Q1 with 58 IPOs, after a slow start due to the Covid19 pandemic. You better have lined up a major international expansion, some major acquisition candidates, or a wealth of unfilled orders. Everyone dreams of becoming a billionaire overnight.

Cost 319

Cost IPO Exit Strategy Initial Public Offering 319

ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 23, 2023

How to Run a Lean Startup Here are a few tips on how to launch your lean startup with a small budget: Operate Your Lean Startup Remotely Whatever your growth strategy is, you can make it much more likely to succeed if you reduce your operating expenses. Here are some ways you can mitigate that: Employ technological minimalism.

Lean 158

Lean Technical Review Startup Acquisition 158

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 9, 2016

For a young entrepreneur, the mergers and acquisitions process can be exciting and potentially lucrative but it can also be the source of considerable stress. When reviewing potential M&A advisors, consider their background and approach to deal making. Tech Savvy. M&A is intense. and abroad.

Technical Review 100

Technical Review Due Diligence San Francisco Merger 100

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 13, 2019

Conventional wisdom says that technology is propelling the disruption that is roiling the markets. This often means mergers and acquisitions, incremental innovation, marketing, and global expansion – which, over the long-term, only widen the gulf between the company and its customers. But this belief is dead wrong.

Technical Review 145

Technical Review Technology Customer Qatar 145

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

One of the unintended consequences was that many of the academics went off to found a wave of startups selling their technology to the military. Yet the development of these advanced technologies is now being driven by commercial interests, not the Defense Department. Some of the speed is simply due to development methodologies.

Government 310

Government Artificial Inteligence Silicon Valley North Korea 310

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. In deep tech companies value creation milestones are more likely to be tagged to validating the technology and IP creation.

Technical Review 88

Technical Review Software Review New Zealand Due Diligence 88

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 1, 2014

For many start-up companies, the dream is to one day become the other half in a merger or acquisition with a larger, more developed organisation. If you want to turn your start-up into an attractive acquisition target, there are a few key tips that all small companies should remember: Fine Tune your Management.

Acquisition 193

Acquisition Merger Europe Technical Review 193

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 25, 2015

In the tech startup context, you’ll typically choose between a Corporation and a Limited Liability Company (“LLC”). You could use the standard Articles of Organization provided by the Secretary of State, [1] which subject the company to the standard operating procedures in the Corporation Code. Investment and Acquisition Potential.

LLC 100

LLC Technical Review Software Review Limited Liability Company 100

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 27, 2016

As an angel investor, I’ve learned to believe in this approach, since I have seen great ideas go astray, due to poor execution and I have seen apparently marginal ideas make millions, managed by a savvy entrepreneur. 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

ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 18, 2020

The metamorphosis includes day-to-day operations to the business processes of vital importance. Banks all over the globe have started incorporating digital banking and motivating their customers to switch all of their operations to the online mode. The recent turbulence of Coronavirus made all of us rethink business life.

Global 179

Global Technical Review Analytics Mobile 179

Board Effect

JULY 19, 2021

In the most simple terms, boards are responsible for oversight and planning and management takes care of the daily operations. The board of directors is intended to be the check and balance that oversees employees and all aspects of the company’s operations. Administration interconnects with nearly every department in the operation.

Government 98

Government Management Technical Review Software Review 98

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 15, 2019

This article previously appeared in the Harvard Business Review. Disruption today is more than just changes in technology, or channel, or competitors – it’s all of them, all at once. And by product, I mean the creation of new hardware, services, software, tools, operations, tradecraft, etc.

Government 317

Government Technical Review Acquisition Metrics 317

Haystack

DECEMBER 29, 2018

It’s that time of year, time to look back and reflect on the most significant storylines in the tech, startup, and VC world. Technology is, like water, flowing and seeping into nearly every sector and eventually into most of the global economy. companies, more sensitivity around technology IP and security.

Technical Review 165

Technical Review Venture Capital Russia China 165

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 22, 2019

They offer technology hosting, disaster prevention and recovery, monitoring, helpdesk, management, 360 cybersecurity programs, and more. Agio has managed hundreds of alternative asset managers, and concluded that certain aspects of the way private equity firms operate results in them needing heightened cybersecurity.

Private Equity 113

Private Equity Equity Securities and Exchange Commission Security 113

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 27, 2014

The good news is that a patent can scare off or at least delay competitors, and as a “rule of thumb” patents can add up to $1M to your startup valuation for investors or M&A exits (merger and acquisition). Even after your application is accepted, the issuing process takes a lifetime in today’s technology (4-5 years).

Software Review 250

Software Review Software Technical Review Intellectual Property 250

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 4, 2014

Beyond Lenovo’s famous acquisition of IBM’s PC business, entertainment conglomerate Dalian Wanda bought American cinema operator AMC Entertainment followed by British yacht builder Sunseeker. In an interesting twist, Chinese companies are now buying Western firms. Fortunately, there is light at the end of the tunnel.

Technical Review 171

Technical Review United Arab Emirates Saudi Arabia China 171

Steve Blank

JUNE 8, 2021

This class is built on conducting in-person of interviews with customers/ beneficiaries and stakeholders, but due to the pandemic, teams now had to do all their customer discovery via a computer screen. Team Neurosmart – Optimizing Performance of Special Operators. Team Salus – Patching Operational Systems to Keep them Secure.

Lean 394

Lean Security Asia SBIR 394

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

In 2007, I graduated United States Air Force Academy as a computer engineer and entered the Air Force’s acquisition corps , excited and confident about my ability to bring technology to bear for our airmen. And I couldn’t have been put in a better place: testing the Air Force’s newest network security acquisitions.

Lean 264

Lean Technical Review Acquisition Software Review 264

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 18, 2020

This is a very introductory place to start, but if your company owns the building, machinery, inventory, and/or technology in which it uses to operate, there is often significant value in this in and of itself. Figure Out the Net Assets of the Business. Also, be alert to larger companies that may be trying to buy you out.

Balance Sheet 195

Balance Sheet Valuation Software Review .Net 195

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

by Kristy Campbell, Chief Operating Officer at Rev1 Ventures. At Rev1, we’re knee deep in helping startups build and scale in the Midwest, including direct support for attracting executive and tech talent. When you think you’ve found the right hire, do your due diligence to ensure it’s a two-way fit.

Hiring 100

Hiring Technical Review Silicon Valley Due Diligence 100

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 20, 2016

Before the advent of cloud technology and the Internet, company files had to be stored away in physical data rooms (PDRs). This required high operational costs like round the clock staff, abundant paper supplies and couriers. The old PDRs were quite cumbersome due diligence processes. Mergers and Acquisitions.

Software Review 100

Software Review Technical Review Due Diligence Security 100

The Startup Magazine

MARCH 28, 2021

In a business scenario dominated by technology, we understand that network maintenance and support is integral and critical to almost every industry. We understand that 80 percent of IT expenses take place after the purchase and that makes network maintenance decisions far more critical as compared to asset acquisition matters.

Networking 126

Networking Hiring Technical Review Acquisition 126

The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Get a company ready for sale: per due diligence work and support during the sale process. Our clients have more efficient operations, higher profits/value and streamlined processes after they work with us. The ever-changing reality is that companies operate internationally even if they do not think they do.

Technical Review 84

Technical Review Founder Due Diligence Early Stage 84

The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 25, 2017

A viable business opportunity is to present expert business services designed to help companies operate and implement first cybersecurity procedures and measures. Currently, there’s the universal dependence on specialized software and computers to keep companies operating, and more offices are transiting into paperless working spaces.

Software Review 60

Software Review Technical Review Intellectual Property Due Diligence 60

View from Seed

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

David Cancel – Co-founder/CEO of Driftt (Co-founder/CEO of Performable at the time he first joined our group of advisors, after which he became HubSpot’s Chief Product Officer following an acquisition of Performable). Mike Baker – CEO of DataXu. Brian Shin – Founder/CEO of Visible Measures.

Software Review 120

Software Review Technical Review Entrepreneur Due Diligence 120

The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 20, 2020

That said, you need to be aware of the operational complexities that come with getting a business off the ground. Remember to include the cost of office space, supplies, technology, marketing, and outsourcing. Client acquisition will be a major focus for you moving forward, so you need to have a solid marketing strategy.

Technical Review 122

Technical Review Social Media Reputation Salary 122

Hearpreneur

JUNE 16, 2023

What is important to note however is the industry must stay at the forefront of changes to support their clients as it impacts their own growth, client acquisition, and client results. Even with all the advances in tech, the human touch is still crucial in our line of work. Thanks to Shannon Stone ! #3-

Artificial Inteligence 85

Artificial Inteligence Entrepreneur Retention Technical Review 85

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?

Partner 113

Partner Technical Review Management Due Diligence 113