Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 12, 2018

The “valley of death” is a common term in the startup world, referring to the difficulty of covering the negative cash flow in the early stages of a startup, before their new product or service is bringing in revenue from real customers. Only one-third make it past their tenth anniversary. It always reduces risk to plan your business first.

Intellectual Property 134

Intellectual Property Technical Review Startup Incubator 134

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 17, 2023

For example, if you have a proven product, real revenue, a big potential market, and are ready to scale up the business, every investor will be interested. Different types of investors tend to specialize in capitalizing on businesses at different stages. Contrary to popular opinion, all investor money is not the same.

Angel Investor 313

Angel Investor Intellectual Property Investment Bankers Private Equity 313

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 1, 2017

The “valley of death” is a common term in the startup world, referring to the difficulty of covering the negative cash flow in the early stages of a startup, before their new product or service is bringing in revenue from real customers. It always reduces risk to plan your business first. Apply for contests and business grants.

Product Development 177

Product Development Cost Developer Product 177

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 5, 2023

The most common support organization at this level is called a startup incubator or accelerator , and these exist in most countries, usually sponsored by a university, local government organization, or even local individuals. Separately at this stage, you may look for small funding amounts from angel investors , called seed investments.

Startup 305

Startup Incubator Exit Strategy Institutional Investors 305

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 8, 2015

The “valley of death” is a common term in the startup world, referring to the difficulty of covering the negative cash flow in the early stages of a startup, before their new product or service is bringing in revenue from real customers. It always reduces risk to plan your business first. Apply for contests and business grants.

Entrepreneur 120

Entrepreneur Intellectual Property Technical Review Incubator 120

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 25, 2012

Just don’t quit your day job before your new company is producing revenue. As a rule of thumb, it is a required first step, as outside investors will not normally consider providing any funding until they see “skin in the game” from one of these first two sources. Angel investors. Venture capital.

Technical Review 257

Technical Review Bootstrapping Venture Capital Incubator 257

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 22, 2020

For example, if you have a proven product, real revenue, a big potential market, and are ready to scale up the business, every investor will be interested. Different types of investors tend to specialize in capitalizing on businesses at different stages. Contrary to popular opinion, all investor money is not the same.

Angel Investor 370

Angel Investor Intellectual Property Investment Bankers Private Equity 370

Gust

DECEMBER 6, 2011

Government Grants. $3 US Government. Angel Investors. $20 Center for Venture Research. Super Angels. Venture Capital. $20 It is clear from this table that Friends and Family, Angel Investors and Venture Capitalists provide 95% of the capital for new ventures.

Angel Investor 179

Angel Investor Venture Capital Valuation Software Engineering 179

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 12, 2020

The most common support organization at this level is called a startup incubator or accelerator , and these exist in most countries, usually sponsored by a university, local government organization, or even local individuals. Separately at this stage, you may look for small funding amounts from angel investors , called seed investments.

Incubator 429

Incubator Startup Exit Strategy Institutional Investors 429

ReadWriteStart

JUNE 1, 2020

The primary source of your funds should be your paying customers, i.e., your business should generate enough revenues and profits to fund the growth and expansion. Reasons for funding. ? These usually play a role in the very early stage of your business, primarily pre-revenue. Government programs. Equity investors.

Startup 150

Startup Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch Seed Stage 150

Up and Running

AUGUST 18, 2014

Startups tend to rely on capital that comes via angel investors or venture capital firms while small business operations may rely on loans and grants. The interesting thing about venture capital is that those providing it tend to have a more active role in whatever company they are backing.

Small Business 154

Small Business Exit Strategy Cofounder Angel Investor 154

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 16, 2011

Just don’t quit your day job before your new company is producing revenue. As a rule of thumb, it is a required first step, as outside investors will not normally consider providing any funding until they see “skin in the game” from one of these first two sources. Angel investors. Venture capital.

Technical Review 233

Technical Review Bootstrapping Startup Venture Capital 233

Gust

JUNE 17, 2012

Just don’t quit your day job before your new company is producing revenue. As a rule of thumb, it is a required first step, as outside investors will not normally consider providing any funding until they see “skin in the game” from one of these first two sources. Angel investors. Venture capital.

Technical Review 164

Technical Review Bootstrapping Venture Capital Incubator 164

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 1, 2010

Just don’t quit your day job before your new company is producing revenue. It’s not a quick solution, but the government and other funding agencies do not want ownership or interest payments from your company. Angel investors. If you are looking for $25,000 to $250,000, the next step is to tap into a local angel network.

Technical Review 149

Technical Review Bootstrapping Startup Venture Capital 149

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 19, 2018

For example, if you have a proven product, real revenue, a big potential market, and are ready to scale up the business, every investor will be interested. Different types of investors tend to specialize in capitalizing on businesses at different stages. Contrary to popular opinion, all investor money is not the same.

Angel Investor 184

Angel Investor Intellectual Property Investment Bankers Private Equity 184

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 28, 2018

The most common support organization at this level is called a startup incubator or accelerator , and these exist in most countries, usually sponsored by a university, local government organization, or even local individuals. Separately at this stage, you may look for small funding amounts from angel investors , called seed investments.

Incubator 236

Incubator Exit Strategy Institutional Investors Angel Investor 236

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 4, 2014

For example, if you have a proven product, real revenue, a big potential market, and are ready to scale up the business, every investor will be interested. Different types of investors tend to specialize in capitalizing on businesses at different stages. Contrary to popular opinion, all investor money is not the same.

Angel Investor 232

Angel Investor Intellectual Property Investment Bankers Private Equity 232

Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Convertible debt is best when you don’t yet have revenue or a good sense for your valuation, because it allows you to raise money on the basis that the valuation will be set one to three years in the future, based on execution of the early business model. We were able to raise $750k this way.

Strategic Investors 49

Strategic Investors Austin Angel Investor Bootstrapping 49

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 13, 2016

For example, if you have a proven product, real revenue, a big potential market, and are ready to scale up the business, every investor will be interested. Different types of investors tend to specialize in capitalizing on businesses at different stages. Contrary to popular opinion, all investor money is not the same.

Matching 120

Matching Angel Investor Intellectual Property Investment Bankers 120

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Self-funding your invention in the early stages can allow you to retain complete control of your intellectual property, decision-making, and any initial revenue. Private investors independently select which projects to support and are highly unlikely to finance your project without seeing a prototype and hearing a cogent pitch.

Intellectual Property 113

Intellectual Property Non-disclosure Agreement Government Venture Capital 113

Scalable Startup

AUGUST 26, 2014

the original products can’t generate revenue, so when these OS projects occassionally blow up into phenomenons like Drupal and WordPress have over the past few years, it’s gratifying but also quite frustrating to watch others derive so much value from your baby while you toil away to lead its growth with no financial return.

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Founder Los Angeles PHP Open Source 42

David Teten

JANUARY 28, 2019

My former Partner John Frankel of ff Venture Capital observes that 20 years ago, the defining movie of the generation was “Wall Street”. Political science, government service, and law — Yale has the #1 rated law school in the US and a long history of alumni serving in government. “CEO is the new Analyst.”.

Affiliate 60

Affiliate Connecticut Programming Community 60

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 15, 2013

The most common support organization at this level is called a startup incubator or accelerator , and these exist in most countries, usually sponsored by a university, local government organization, or even local individuals. Separately at this stage, you may look for small funding amounts from Angel investors , called seed investments.

Incubator 256

Incubator Entrepreneur Exit Strategy Institutional Investors 256

Steve Blank

JULY 15, 2010

If you take funding from a venture capital firm or angel investor and want to build a large, enduring company (rather than sell it to the highest bidder), this isn’t the decade to do it. The collapse of the IPO market and dysfunctional math in the venture capital community has stacked the odds against you.

Venture Capital 303

Venture Capital IPO Liquidity Event Entrepreneur 303

Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

Government Funding Options (U.S.). Government Funding Options: 4. Small Business Lending Fund is a dedicated government fund that provides capital for small business loans through specific lenders in each U.S. Each state and some local governments have one. Government Small Business Grants . CrowdFunding.

Small Business 164

Small Business SBA United Kingdom United States 164

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 27, 2016

The most common support organization at this level is called a startup incubator or accelerator , and these exist in most countries, usually sponsored by a university, local government organization, or even local individuals. Separately at this stage, you may look for small funding amounts from Angel investors , called seed investments.

Incubator 120

Incubator Startup Exit Strategy Institutional Investors 120

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 16, 2012

The most common support organization at this level is called a startup incubator or accelerator , and these exist in most countries, usually sponsored by a university, local government organization, or even local individuals. Separately at this stage, you may look for small funding amounts from angel investors , called seed investments.

Incubator 237

Incubator Startup Exit Strategy Institutional Investors 237

Steve Blank

AUGUST 5, 2010

Consumer Internet investing seems to have split off from traditional Venture Capital, and is creating a new category of VC’s: Lean VC’s. Electron-based Venture Capital. When I first came to Silicon Valley the world of Venture Capital looked pretty simple. Here’s why.

Lean 263

Lean Internet Silicon Valley Venture Capital 263

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 13, 2011

The most common support organization at this level is called a startup incubator or accelerator , and these exist in most countries, usually sponsored by a university, local government organization, or even local individuals. Separately at this stage, you may look for small funding amounts from angel investors , called seed investments.

Startup 230

Startup Incubator Exit Strategy Institutional Investors 230

Austin Startup

DECEMBER 20, 2020

Alex has helped bring more than $160 million in funding to Texas startups through SBIR, STTR and other government funding programs for companies like Essentium, ICON 3D, and LIFT Aircraft. He is an ecommerce innovator with first Coremetrics and then Bazaarvoice, a very active angel investor, and currently Founder and CEO of data.world.

Austin 110

Austin Texas Cofounder Los Angeles 110

Up and Running

MAY 15, 2018

Whether you are hoping to expand a small business with a loan or going for a round of venture capital, you will need a scalable business model. Investors in particular want to fund only scalable or ready to scale businesses. All of these factors contribute to a scalable business model, which in turn, helps attract investors.

SBA 84

SBA Angel Investor Technical Review Startup 84

Up and Running

APRIL 24, 2018

Because of complex government regulations and a lengthy incubation period, funding a healthcare startup is more difficult compared to financing a tech startup. Your prototype must be ready and fully functional before you start knocking on the doors of potential investors. Secure timely funding.

SBIR 73

SBIR Startup Artificial Inteligence Intellectual Property 73

Professor VC

JULY 31, 2008

A 2005 report by the Government Accountability Office indicates that textbook prices have outpaced inflation by more than 2-1 over the past two decades and account for 26% of tuition and fees at four-year public universities and nearly three-quarters of costs at community colleges. The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic.

San Jose 28

San Jose Software Review Angel Investor Silicon Valley 28

Scalable Startup

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

San Francisco, over 50 universities and trillions of dollars in revenue. These towns are setting their expectations way too high while the real Silicon Valley giggles at the sight. This foundation still drives the area and the world, even thought it gets less attention now than the software side. It has spread way beyond to the east bay.

Silicon Valley 22

Silicon Valley San Francisco Angel Investor Hawaii 22

online.wsj.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

SIGNIFICANCE PROMINENT. --> The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail. An entrepreneur with a hot technology and venture-capital funding becomes a billionaire in his 20s. The National Venture Capital Association estimates that 25% to 30% of venture-backed businesses fail. NAME David Cowan.

Venture Capital 107

Venture Capital Software Review Rhode Island North Dakota 107

Scalable Startup

MAY 29, 2012

You also need infrastructure and friendly government. To do this you need human resources beyond techo-nerds – sales, marketing, strategy, bus dev. These people abound in New York. Again, New York blows California away here. (3)

Silicon Valley 22

Silicon Valley New York Startup Software Engineering 22

Professor VC

JULY 2, 2010

A similar trend is happening in alternative energy, the industry that has greatly benefited from both venture capital and US government assistance over the past decade. Labels: Andy Grove , economics , venture capital. Rebuild our Inner Cities one Venture at a time? CFO's - More Guardian, Less Angel?

San Jose 28

San Jose Silicon Valley Venture Capital Angel Investor 28