Feld Thoughts

JUNE 29, 2020

I’m continuing my weekend reading goal of a book on racial equity. Several of my Black friends recommended Ijeoma’s book as one that I should read early on. As book #3 on my weekend reading, I’m glad I put this at the front of the list. Yesterday I read Ijeoma Oluo’s So you want to talk about race.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

Thus I was happily surprised when I found the classic book, “ The Tech Entrepreneur’s Survival Guide ,” by Bernd Schoner, PhD, and cofounder of ThingMagic, which leans heavily on the people side of the equation. Being the leader doesn’t mean more equity, nor does it mean the leader will necessarily be CEO. The industry veteran.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 25, 2022

You need to do the due diligence to make that decision before you sign away your equity. I was pleased to see this approach highlighted as well in a new book for startups, “ Zero to IPO ,” by Frederick Kerrest. Differences you find after the deal is consummated can be painful and expensive, just as in any marriage.

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Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Tickets provide access to the entire event and include a copy of the following books. and I’m providing a copy of my newest book The Startup Community Way for free to all attendees. Please join us for the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Solutions (DEIS) Practicum.

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OnlyOnce

JULY 9, 2013

Startup CEO (OnlyOnce – the book!), My book, Startup CEO: A Field Guide to Scaling Up Your Business , is now available for pre-order on Amazon in multiple formats ( Print , Kindle ), which is an exciting milestone in this project! Writing a book is a LOT harder than I expected! Part III – Pre-Order Now. questions”.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 4, 2019

by Vinnie Fisher, co-founder and chief visionary of Total CEO and author of “ The Best Investment: A Better You “ As the end of the fiscal year approaches, many new business owners are finding themselves panicking to get their books in order. Balancing Assets, Liabilities, and Owner’s Equity.

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Feld Thoughts

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

Today Techstars announced an “ equity back guarantee ” for any company that goes through the Techstars program starting in 2015. One day we started bouncing around the cliche “let’s put our money where our mouth is” which quickly morphed into “let’s put our equity where our mouth is.”

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David Teten

JANUARY 19, 2021

From traditional equity VC, Flexible VC borrows the option to pursue and reap the rewards of an outsized exit. Flexible VC 101: Equity Meets Revenue Share. Equity Ownership. Yes, typically preferred equity. On average, founders own just 43% of equity by Series B , declining thereafter. Flexible VC 102: Variations.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 23, 2013

Yet, according to many sources , over 90 percent of all businesses are started and grown with no equity financing, and many others would have been better off without it. According to the book, “ Small Business, Big Vision ,” by self-made entrepreneurs Adam and Matthew Toren, it’s really a question of need versus want.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 6, 2023

Most of the experience so far has been cash versus the equity feature defined by the JOBS Act – Equity Crowdfunding (Title III) , introduced back in 2016 with 685 pages of rules. In equity crowdfunding, no investor is representing their own interest. These groups are now largely run by volunteers at no cost to entrepreneurs.

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genylabs.typepad.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Working for Equity Instead of Cash. has an article on service firms waiving their fees and instead taking equity in their clients. Interest in this waned when the Internet bust resulted in most tech start-up equity becoming worthless, but it seems to be coming back. Not all start-up stock is created equally.

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Hunter Walker

JUNE 10, 2016

Our holy grail is one solution that allows us to follow our customers seamlessly from booking to in-studio experience to post event follow-up. But, based on our sales and the amount we we’re looking to raise, $60-$120K, it could have meant giving up over 40% equity. But that’s the tip of the iceberg.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

Yet, according to many sources , over 90 percent of all businesses are started and grown with no equity financing, and many others would have been better off without it. According to the book, “ Small Business, Big Vision ,” by self-made entrepreneurs Adam and Matthew Toren, it’s really a question of need versus want.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 23, 2013

Bootstrapping avoids all the cost, pain, and distractions of finding angels or VCs, and allows you to keep control and all your hard-earned equity for yourself. He published a book with Ron Porter, titled “ Bootstrap Business ”, that provides a wealth of practical examples and advice on this subject. Marty Zwilling.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 9, 2019

by Adam Coffey, author of “ The Private Equity Playbook ” . You speak to trusted friends and personal advisors about how you should go about doing this (perhaps your lawyer or accountant), and before you know it, you stumble upon an important player in the private equity game: the investment banker.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 18, 2022

Brand marketing is concerned with objectives such as: Brand tracking , identity, and recognition; Improving brand awareness ; Building brand equity ; Understanding and influencing consumer perceptions about the brand. Use brand marketing strategies to build brand equity. But, consider what equity you hold before executing a rebrand.

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Feld Thoughts

JUNE 4, 2019

King of Capital was a really useful book to read on a number of levels. While 2011 is only eight years ago, it’s a lifetime in the world of finance, private equity, venture capital, and business. It was indeed private equity’s moment. Hmmm … The post Book: King of Capital appeared first on Feld Thoughts.

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Hunter Walker

JUNE 10, 2016

Our holy grail is one solution that allows us to follow our customers seamlessly from booking to in-studio experience to post event follow-up. But, based on our sales and the amount we we’re looking to raise, $60-$120K, it could have meant giving up over 40% equity. But that’s the tip of the iceberg.

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David Teten

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Microcredentials for the Effective Venture Capital or Private Equity Investor. Every book written by Edward Tufte. I recommend join the communities I list at Microcredentials for the Effective Venture Capital or Private Equity Investor , in particular Confluence and GenZMafia. Tools for research: Hiswai.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Yet, according to many sources , over 90 percent of all businesses are started and grown with no equity financing, and many others would have been better off without it. According to a new book, “ Small Business, Big Vision ,” by self-made entrepreneurs Adam and Matthew Toren, it’s really a question of need versus want.

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Gust

DECEMBER 15, 2013

Yet, according to many sources , over 90 percent of all businesses are started and grown with no equity financing, and many others would have been better off without it. According to the book, “ Small Business, Big Vision ,” by self-made entrepreneurs Adam and Matthew Toren, it’s really a question of need versus want.

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Feld Thoughts

MAY 18, 2021

I recently nominated James Oliver’s ParentPreneur Foundation for the new Techstars Accelerate Equity Program. Through Accelerate Equity, the Techstars Foundation identifies early-stage nonprofits and ideas to empower and support underestimated entrepreneurs. It has been awesome to see the progress that James has made.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 10, 2014

Loan financing and equity investment are two common methods of funding a new business start-up, assuming you do not have the capital on your own. However, if you would rather share the risk, mitigate debt obligations and bring in top-level experts, invite equity investors. With equity investment, you do not have to repay the money.

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David Teten

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Most of my research is also relevant to private equity. Just as with any company, the most important issue is the team; see “ How to Negotiate a Partner Role at a Venture Capital or Private Equity Firm “ . See How Private Equity and Venture Capital Investors Are Eating Their Own Dogfood. . 3) Raise capital.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 20, 2016

Investors all know that the startup road is long and hard, so they look for people who have put and will continue to put “skin in the game” -- time, sweat equity, and money. Investors look for “street smarts,” or examples that didn’t come from a school book or a corporate process. Executives exude confidence and energy.

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Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 24, 2012

The following is an excerpt from HBS Professor Noam Wasserman’s new book, The Founder's Dilemmas: Anticipating and Avoiding the Pitfalls That Can Sink a Startup. The book taps Noam’s analyses of data on 10,000 founders, plus the personal stories of Evan Williams of Twitter, Tim Westergren of Pandora, and two dozen other founders.

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The Startup Magazine

JUNE 14, 2019

Ensure that the amount you have given or invested in your business is clearly recorded in your accounting books too for future reference. You, consequently, need to ensure that the money you have put into your trading pursuit is recorded either as a loan to the startup or as equity. 4. Plan ahead. What’s the difference?

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David Teten

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Most of my research is also relevant to private equity. Just as with any company, the most important issue is the team; see “ How to Negotiate a Partner Role at a Venture Capital or Private Equity Firm “ . See How Private Equity and Venture Capital Investors Are Eating Their Own Dogfood. . 3) Raise capital.

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Technical Review Private Equity Management Cap Table 60

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 6, 2020

In his new book, “Tech Debt 2.0 : How to Future Proof Your Small Business and Improve Your Tech Bottom Line” , senior global business and technology executive Michael C. Yet, unlike large companies, most SMBs lack the resources to staff an IT department.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 16, 2019

The fact is that business interest payments are tax deductible, unlike payments made to equity investors which don’t consider tax payments. However, have you ever considered what it takes to secure funding from other sources, say equity investors? Taking advantage of the tax code. Stay in charge.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

This usually means not taking money from equity investors, since investors want fast growth, high profits, and an exit event, to allow investments to be recouped. Non-equity funding has to come from personal sources, or government grants, or bank loans. According to William R. Cobb and M. There is no free lunch for money.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

If these are the kinds of questions you have, the book “ Start-Up Guide for the Technopreneur, + Website: Financial Planning, Decision Making and Negotiating from Incubation to Exit ” is likely to be of help. “It is good and advisable that investors recognize that you have a passion for what you are doing. .”

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Fraud prevention is an active process; the longer you go without reconciling your books, the more likely instances of fraud will remain unnoticed. Your profit margins , your debt to equity ratio, and your future cash flow projections (deducted from your cash flow statements) will all be quite relevant. Opportunities for expansion.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Books and records. Watch out for complex areas such as accounting for revenue, inventory, contingencies, equity instruments and consolidation. Consistent with the point above, get your books and records in an electronic format. Electronic storage. Employees and contractors. Jeff Stark is an Audit Partner at Sensiba San Filippo.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 18, 2018

Thus I was happily surprised when I found the classic book, “ The Tech Entrepreneur’s Survival Guide ,” by Bernd Schoner, PhD, and cofounder of ThingMagic, which leans heavily on the people side of the equation. Being the leader doesn’t mean more equity, nor does it mean the leader will necessarily be CEO. The industry veteran.

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Austin Startup

MAY 7, 2017

Tuesday, May 9: VentureCrush ATX (FREE) VentureCrush is a series of unique events and networks created by the Tech Group at Lowenstein Sandler to bring together carefully selected groups of tech industry founders and senior executives, along with VC, growth equity, private equity and angel investors. At Book People at 7:00 pm.

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