Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 19, 2011

I recently sat down with Matt Coffin , the founder of LowerMyBills, which sold for $400 million but was very nearly a bankruptcy only a few years early, and talked “startups.&#. I figured if Matt was on the verge of bankruptcy and one mentor changed his trajectory, what if we had a formalized, community-wide program?

Acquisition 304

Acquisition Warrant Customer Term Sheet 304

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Shelter-in-place orders have left many startups lacking ways to interact with customers. NBC News points out several companies that filed for bankruptcy during the later months of the crisis. Businesses that need to adapt to a changing economy need to quickly or get caught up in the collapsing wave of bankruptcy.

Bankruptcy 165

Bankruptcy Startup Agile Technical Review 165

The Startup Magazine

MARCH 8, 2024

Poorly managed debt can lead to financial strain, decreased creditworthiness, and even bankruptcy. By using debt to fund marketing campaigns (online and offline), sales promotions, and advertising efforts, you can attract new customers, retain existing ones, and accelerate your business’s growth trajectory.

Finance 123

Finance Technical Review Metrics .Net 123

Berkonomics

AUGUST 31, 2017

Time bankruptcy results from the deliberate over-commitment of core resources. You’re fighting to put out the fires from customer complaints, or incomplete work, or are suffering from an inability to focus upon new development or new customers before cleaning up the mess inside your organization. Time bankruptcy.

Bankruptcy 97

Bankruptcy Software Developers Software Development Software 97

View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

In 2017 alone, we’ve seen widespread store closures or bankruptcies from apparel retailers, including: True Religion. But while that particular model has seen success, it certainly won’t be the only way that companies will be able to create greater personalization and serendipitous discovery for their customers. Michael Kors.

Internet 209

Internet eCommerce Bankruptcy Technical Review 209

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

Rebranding is one way to overcome the odds of a partnership breakage or a bankruptcy, showcasing the good points of your business. It is the total sum of customer interactions, experiences, and messages with your products and services, as well as your people. Are you trying to recover from a bad image?

Technical Review 149

Technical Review Software Review Bankruptcy Equity 149

This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 16, 2020

The factory was eating cash faster than our customers were eating our ice cream—and they were eating a lot. The answer, unfortunately, was to declare bankruptcy. If you are a turnaround, bankruptcy or private equity investor and have questions about the sale process, you can e-mail me at charlie@brooklynbridge.vc.

Bankruptcy 95

Bankruptcy Private Equity Seed Stage Dilution 95

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 7, 2023

As I was contemplating a classic book “ Dead Companies Walking ,” by Scott Fearon, who runs a hedge fund that profits from businesses headed toward bankruptcy, I realized that his insights on the common ways that mature companies often doom themselves apply equally well to startups. Extrapolating you as the target customer.

Intellectual Property 314

Intellectual Property Entrepreneur Bankruptcy Viral 314

The Startup Magazine

MAY 11, 2020

Start by conducting market research to find out what customers expect from your company. Apart from advertising, review your pricing model, expand distribution channels, and improve customer service on both on and offline platforms. Reduce Payment Terms with Customers. Pay Debts on Time .

Software Review 105

Software Review Small Business Management Bankruptcy 105

Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

The project was a little unexpected – creating customer cereal boxes called Obama-Os and Cap’n McCains, timely for the 2008 elections. Before Jobs returned to the business in 1997, its sales, and popularity all steadily declined for 12 years, nearly driving it into bankruptcy. Thanks to notably Erin LaCkore, LaCkore Couture ! #8-

Entrepreneur 94

Entrepreneur Bankruptcy Southern California South Africa 94

YoungUpstarts

JULY 21, 2019

Why are there so many digital commerce companies which can challenge large traditional retailers and even force them into bankruptcy? One concept was to cut down on inventory warehouses and send the products directly to the customers. However, it would have taken too long for the customers to receive their product.

Cofounder 113

Cofounder Technical Review Technology Netherlands 113

Women Entrepreneurs Can

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Many struggled to keep afloat with no physical customers, no high street shopping and restrictions over whether you were allowed to keep your business open or not. Bankruptcy hit companies that seemed infallible. But bankruptcy is a big decision, with lasting consequences – consequences that can’t be taken back.

Bankruptcy 40

Bankruptcy Dividend Forecast Cost 40

Steve Blank

MARCH 15, 2017

His company had marched through customer discovery, learning about the customer problem, validated solutions and was now scaling sales and marketing. I had taken the job of VP of Marketing in a company emerging from bankruptcy. Help Engineering understand customer needs. All good news. Why Do You Work Here? That was it.

Startup 310

Startup PR Public Relations Channel 310

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 4, 2012

For no good reason, this process seems shrouded in mystery, when in fact it is nothing more than a final integrity check on all aspects of your business model, team, product, customers, and plan. A good investor can do a lot to help a company, but can't make customers buy products. Market need and size validation.

Technical Review 237

Technical Review Due Diligence Intellectual Property Private Equity 237

The Startup Magazine

JULY 1, 2019

With staggering statistics like these, it’s clear that startups need to come up with affordable ways to handle their accounting services needs in order to avoid bankruptcy. As a result, most of their owners’ energy goes towards getting customers. Image Credit: Ross Williamson | Flickr. Accounting Software.

CPA 70

CPA Software Review Bankruptcy Early Stage 70

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 24, 2017

Bankruptcy? Protect your company’s customers, employees and intellectual property. In a nightmare scenario, an employee can start up a competing company, and leave with customers, employees and intellectual property, demolishing everything you’ve worked hard to build. Is there litigation history? Who owes what?

Partner 208

Partner Technical Review Intellectual Property Due Diligence 208

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 6, 2016

I have experienced many first-time entrepreneurs with too much hubris if fund-raising came easily and press was fawning and employees joined in droves and customer adoption has been rapid. Perhaps that’s changed in the decade since I left but that was my experience when I lived there.

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South Korea Silicon Valley Los Angeles Japan 261

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 17, 2015

Others schedule exhaustive training sessions for everyone on the team, including showcase customers, to make sure that everyone paints a consistent picture. Due diligence always involves on-site visits, informal discussions with any or all members of the team, vendors, and good customers as well as bad. Traction in the marketplace.

Technical Review 120

Technical Review Due Diligence Startup Term Sheet 120

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

by Larry Light, CEO of Arcature and co-author of “ Six Rules of Brand Revitalization: Learn the Most Common Branding Mistakes and How to Avoid Them “ Early this year, The Limited shut down its 250 clothing stores and not long after that the women’s apparel chain announced it was filing for bankruptcy protection. Here are four: 1.

Private Equity 127

Private Equity Bankruptcy Technical Review Leadership 127

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 18, 2016

Due diligence is going the next step, to meet and interview all key members of the team, visit the business location and follow-up with early customers and advisors. Customer and market interaction. Investors will test your relationship with real customers, based on the data you provide.

Technical Review 120

Technical Review Due Diligence Cap Table Intellectual Property 120

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 5, 2017

by Larry Light, Chief Executive Officer of Arcature and co-author of “ Six Rules of Brand Revitalization: Learn the Most Common Branding Mistakes and How to Avoid Them “ Early this year, The Limited shut down its 250 clothing stores and not long after that the women’s apparel chain announced it was filing for bankruptcy protection.

Private Equity 113

Private Equity Bankruptcy Technical Review Leadership 113

The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

By boosting short-term sales figures via discounts which lure in new customers, for instance, you can convince business lenders that your business is enjoying a surge in growth and is thus an ideal candidate for a loan. This means bolstering your cash flow to the greatest extent possible.

Bankruptcy 106

Bankruptcy Technical Review Security Finance 106

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 26, 2016

Perhaps the most misused terms I see these days from entrepreneurs involve CAC (customer acquisition costs) and LTV (life time value) and a lack of understanding these critical components is driving many companies to premature failure. Poorly calculated LTVs can become BVs (bankruptcy values). Customer acquisition cost.

Metrics 150

Metrics Cost Acquisition Startup 150

YoungUpstarts

MAY 15, 2020

Courts consider several factors when determining whether confusion is likely, including the similarity of the marks, the similarity of the goods, the similarity of trade channels, the fame of the established mark, and the care customers take when buying the product, among others. at the mirror when filing for bankruptcy.

Intellectual Property 290

Intellectual Property IP San Jose Bankruptcy 290

Up and Running

MARCH 15, 2017

If you have frequent in-person interactions with clients, customers, or partners, it’s a smart policy to have. Depending on the industry, it’s often common for customers to require proof of general liability coverage before signing a contract or entering into a business arrangement. As you can see, this is pretty serious business.

Bankruptcy 109

Bankruptcy Software Review Small Business Employee 109

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 22, 2010

For no good reason, this process seems shrouded in mystery, when in fact it is nothing more than a final integrity check on all aspects of your business model, team, product, customers, and plan. A good investor can do a lot to help a company, but can't make customers buy products. Market need and size validation.

Technical Review 225

Technical Review Due Diligence Intellectual Property Private Equity 225

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 12, 2020

As I was contemplating a classic book “ Dead Companies Walking ,” by Scott Fearon, who runs a hedge fund that profits from businesses headed toward bankruptcy, I realized that his insights on the common ways that mature companies often doom themselves apply equally well to startups. Extrapolating you as the target customer.

Intellectual Property 310

Intellectual Property Startup Bankruptcy Viral 310

The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 5, 2020

And without a steady, sustainable stream of new customers, cash reserves will dwindle, revenues will dry up, and bankruptcy will inevitably ensue. Qualification is essentially the process of separating leads that are likely to become customers from those that are not. Leads are the lifeblood of any company.

Customer 90

Customer Lead Generation Early Stage Social Media 90

The Equity Kicker

AUGUST 29, 2012

company gave away its software to merchants that billed fewer than 50 customers a month. If a merchant wanted to bill more than 50 customers monthly, then the business owner would have to start paying $49 a month. Most Chargify users never became paying customers. Within a year, the company was on the path to bankruptcy.

Bankruptcy 100

Bankruptcy Software Review LLC Business Model 100

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

For a startup, sustained revenue is of paramount importance: a paucity of sales in one month could lead to bankruptcy the next. You owe your customer the unvarnished truth about the project and its expectations even if it’s not in your best interest to do so. By Scott Tarlow, founder, president and CEO of Success Systems.

Security 147

Security Bankruptcy Startup Revenue 147

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 5, 2017

Bankruptcy is relatively common, especially post-2009, but recovering from it can require professional help. If you can offer over 99 percent uptime, a secure environment, great customer service and a quality server, you’re already competitive. Get on the SEO bandwagon. Forget the stigma that outsourcing once carried.

SEO 113

SEO Bankruptcy Technical Review Cloud 113

Gust

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

For no good reason, this process seems shrouded in mystery, when in fact it is nothing more than a final integrity check on all aspects of your business model, team, product, customers, and plan. A good investor can do a lot to help a company, but can’t make customers buy products. Market need and size validation.

Technical Review 152

Technical Review Due Diligence Intellectual Property Private Equity 152

YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

It is estimated that 40% of digital customers use social media to research new products or brands; this is a significant number to small business owners who thrive on faithful customers. They [small businesses] depend on their client’s purchases more so than a large chain store that has thousands, even millions of customers.”.

Social Media 162

Social Media Small Business Media Bankruptcy 162

Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 23, 2020

As a businessman, I have experienced and directly felt the impact that this pandemic has brought to the industry, many survived while others gave in and declared bankruptcy or permanent closures. I believe that this will have a great impact and deliver better customer service to my customers who are purchasing through my website.

Entrepreneur 123

Entrepreneur Technical Review Software Review Employee 123

Berkonomics

MAY 20, 2021

I’ve labeled this time bankruptcy to make the point as dramatically as possible that this is a critical, company-threatening sinkhole that must be avoided at all costs. Time bankruptcy is the ultimate result of the deliberate over-commitment of a company’s most valuable resource(s) by the CEO or a department leader.

Bankruptcy 62

Bankruptcy Metrics Developer Management 62

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

MAY 24, 2010

Instead of making a few dollars per sale and hoping for thousands of sales, you sell to only a few customers, and charge much higher rates. Most corporate customers don't read them either, but some have legal departments that must approve any agreement that the company makes, no matter how small. But the rates are high for a reason.

Software Review 233

Software Review Technical Review Sales Software 233

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2019

For example, one of the first home grocery delivery companies, Webvan, was so enamored with early traction in Silicon Valley, it raised and spent nearly a billion dollars and went public, before filing for bankruptcy three years later. Other customers routinely pay late, or only after they receive one or more prompts from you.

Silicon Valley 215

Silicon Valley Bankruptcy Metrics Valuation 215