BeyondVC

JANUARY 6, 2018

6 portfolio companies raised Series A financings including Manifold , Hypr , and 4 unannounced, 1 raised a Series B (unannounced), and Security Scorecard raised a $28mm Series C. Corporate America is pressured to decrease costs and improve customer interactions and every Fortune 500 is a technology company.

Cloud 60

Cloud Cofounder Portfolio Advisory Board 60

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

Like many established finance & media companies, GLG knows that the tech startup sector is a growing part of the economy. For example, if you’re an early stage company dealing with complex regulation (think Uber in transportation, Oscar in healthcare, LendingClub in finance), we have people who can help.

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New York Technical Review Networking Advisory Board 114

OnlyOnce

JULY 9, 2013

Chapter 2: Defining and Testing the Story…Start Out By Admitting You’re Wrong, A Lean Business Plan Template, Problem, Solution, Key Metrics, Unique Value Proposition and Unfair Advantages, Channels, Customer Segments, Cost Structure and Revenue Streams. Chapter 3: Telling the Story to Your Investors…The Business Plan is Dead.

Startup 95

Startup Advisory Board Elevator Pitch Forecast 95

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 19, 2016

In my role as an advisory board member for several startups, I’m always excited to see that initial surge of revenue from a great rollout campaign. An initial revenue surge, or a major cash advance from investors often leads to a mentality of building a large customer base at any cost. That’s a win-win combination for everyone.

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Advisory Board Startup Revenue Finance 120

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

But having been in the middle of this conversation when I served on one of the Defense Department’s advisory boards, I understand why the Pentagon can’t count. With audit costs approaching a billion dollars a year the Pentagon had an opportunity to lead in modernizing auditing. Let’s Invent the Future of Audit.

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Advisory Board Artificial Inteligence SBIR Government 368

crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

If you plan to seek funding, you should describe your advisory board here, as well. To start a new business, your costs may include: your brand design (logo, business cards, and website). basic infrastructural costs like phone and internet service, invoicing software, etc…. marketing and advertising costs.

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Angel Investor Small Business Business Plan Intellectual Property 85

Up and Running

OCTOBER 20, 2010

Early sales are the best financing you can get. A qualified advisory board. I’m skeptical about advisory boards. Martin says “If you can convince a couple of industry experts or experienced executives to join your board, you’ll get serious traction with investors.&# Ah yes, sales.

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Advisory Board Intellectual Property Venture Capital Sales 71

David Teten

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

I’ve often found it helpful to have on hand a simple model showing the impact of each financing stages on all team members, suitable for sharing with everyone in the company. For my start-up, I built a very robust operational and financial model with a detailed revenue build up and a validated cost structure.

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Employee IRR Startup Mexico 155

The Startup Lawyer

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

Thus, if your startup is willing to give a couple points to a few advisory board members, determine how much the incubator’s mentorship (and introductions) equates to an advisory board and assign a percentage. If the terms won’t hinder a future financing, then your startup is good to go. Conclusion.

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Incubator Pre-Money Valuation Option Pool Advisory Board 105

Business Plan Blog

DECEMBER 10, 2013

You may have self-financed the initial startup costs and/or raised FFF capital without a business plan , but in order to attract seed investment from Angel investors you will need a comprehensive plan complete with extensive market research and a detailed financial model. Founding Team, Key Hires, Advisory Board.

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Angel Investor Intellectual Property Seed Capital Advisory Board 55

Hearpreneur

MARCH 15, 2016

We had the chance to speak with Sassa to learn more about her background, SISU, and the amazing finance pathway SISU has followed. If I was to give advice I would say that keeping cost as low as possible, self fund when possible (we are totally self funded), and look around for what help for small businesses are out there.

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Advisory Board Michigan SBIR Revenue 48

Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Today the company is announcing that they’ve raised a $2M round of financing for the company. Researchers have long known that music and spirituality have therapeutic effects on an individual’s health, but for most healthcare providers, traditional one-on-one therapies have been too costly and difficult to implement.

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Advisory Board California Audio LLC 54

Gust

DECEMBER 8, 2011

For those of us who do it every day or every week, there is also a “ well-worn path ” involving reams of very familiar-looking documents that will take relatively little time (and therefore cost relatively little in legal fees) to prepare for a new startup. Advisory board agreements. Offer letters for employees.

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Intellectual Property Non-disclosure Agreement Delaware Stock 139

Small Business Force

JANUARY 1, 2012

Or, it could be something more formal like an advisory board made up of individuals who bring to your business both small business experience and/or functional expertise that you lack. This will cost you more than a breakfast, but it will be well worth it (see my previous post regarding "free advice being worth what you pay for it").

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Advisory Board Stock Options Small Business Stock 33

David Teten

JANUARY 10, 2012

Mr. Parekh serves on various advisory boards of start-up internet companies. He holds a Master of Science in Finance from the London Business School and a Bachelor of Arts from Tulane University. Cost: $15/Members of HBS Angels of NY and/or HBS Club of NY; $40/Non-members & Guests. He joined Goldman Sachs & Co.

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Technical Review Technology North Carolina Switzerland 128

venturehacks.com

MARCH 21, 2008

Normal advisors are also assembled by naive entrepreneurs who think the mere presence of an advisory board will create social proof and help them raise money. But investors don’t take these mock advisory boards seriously. The opportunity cost is probably too high.

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Advisory Board Cap Table Vesting Equity 44

mashable.com

AUGUST 20, 2011

The cost is much lower than traditional office space, and you have access to a lot of resources — conference room, printers, scanners, Wi-Fi, snacks, coffees — that you’d otherwise have to pay for all by yourself. . Otherwise, you can do the build-out and eat the costs.

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Cofounder San Francisco Social Media Startup 81

BeyondVC

JANUARY 29, 2009

Who/Team – give me some context of who you are, your backgrounds, success/failures so I can get an idea of your ability to deliver and surround yourself with experienced talent, also include any board members or advisory board members that may be relevant (1 slide). What's the problem? 1-2 slides).

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Advisory Board Startup Early Stage Social Network 125

steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

This kind of search normally costs more than $500… Test your name [link] so you don’t end up with a name that is confusingly similar to an existing trademark. It covers both Europe ant the US, it is easy, fast and free. Reply Tatiana Maya , on March 10, 2011 at 9:10 pm said: Hi Steve, Are you aware of [link] ???

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Software Review Startup Silicon Valley Analytics 110

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

tells you how much adwords cost. easy business finance software. hire low-cost international engineering talent. YCombinator Series AA Equity Financing Documents. Executive / Advisory Board Compensation. VentureHacks on Startup Advisory Boards â?? Startup Threads. Videos/presentations.

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Software Review Technical Review Startup 53