Feld Thoughts

JUNE 29, 2020

I’m continuing my weekend reading goal of a book on racial equity. by Rodney Sampson who I’m partnering with on the #RacialEquityEcosystemPledge. Several of my Black friends recommended Ijeoma’s book as one that I should read early on. Yesterday I read Ijeoma Oluo’s So you want to talk about race.

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www.startuplessonslearned.com

MAY 4, 2012

Founders Dilemmas: Equity Splits. The following is an excerpt from HBS Professor Noam Wasserman’s new book, The Founders Dilemmas: Anticipating and Avoiding the Pitfalls That Can Sink a Startup. I was lucky enough to get to read a version of the book when it was still in draft form.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 18, 2022

It partners with sales to close more revenue, informs product teams to deliver better products, and in some cases, co-owns demand generation activities with marketing teams. Founder Nathan Barry launched in 2013 to help creators sell their books and courses but failed to meet revenue goals and eventually stalled. what they want to be).

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VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Toya is a female-led studio partnering with the biggest platforms in the gaming industry to develop and promote games that reflect equal opportunities, diverse characters, and more dynamic storylines across the gender spectrum. Saying “no” can be equally important as saying “yes” to a potential partner or client. . Enter Toya .

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The Equity Kicker

DECEMBER 5, 2013

As I’ve written before here at Forward Partners we work with entrepreneurs to help them launch and scale their companies in two different ways. Good examples of things we like from our portfolio include: Hailo - a new way of booking taxis that people love because the product is a joy to use. Both sides are free to walk away.

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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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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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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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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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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. HW: You partnered with Bond Street for growth capital. 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.

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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. . 6) Due diligence.

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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. . 6) Due diligence.

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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. HW: You partnered with Bond Street for growth capital. 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.

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genylabs.typepad.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Steve and Carolyn are partners at Emergent Research and Senior Fellows at the Society for New Communications Research. Working for Equity Instead of Cash. has an article on service firms waiving their fees and instead taking equity in their clients. I am very picky about the companies I am willing to take equity from.

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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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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. Blackstone’s partners, though, had decidedly mixed feelings about the bonanza.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 14, 2016

by Jeff Stark, Audit Partner at Sensiba San Filippo. 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.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 31, 2018

Building extensive experience in the financial service industry over a twenty year career, Donato Sferra began his financial career as an equity research analyst at TD Securities, specializing in auto parts, solar and automation. Hillcrest Merchant Partners is already involved with some of the top companies in the cannabis space.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 11, 2014

Thus I was happy to see a new 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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Board Effect

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Many of them complained about the number of hours they spent assembling board books alone. The goal of Giving Tuesday is to tap into the power of generosity as the heart of our global society to promote a sense of dignity and equity. Most nonprofits didn’t have the tools or technology to fulfill their work efficiently.

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ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 26, 2022

How to Scale Unicorns With Partner David Zhang, TVC. Joining us for this episode is our partner David Zhang, Partner at TCV (( Technology Crossover Ventures ). I’m a partner at TCV, which we founded in 1996. So, think of the typical two founders with a pitch book in a garage. Jonathan Siddharth . David Zhang.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 31, 2022

In a thought-provoking book by David Cushman with Jamie Burke, “ The 10 Principles of Open Business ,” the authors contend that many recent success stories in business, including Apple and Whole Foods, were built on at least one open business principle. Offer equity in future projects to people outside your business.

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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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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 12, 2018

They spend a lot of time, effort and resources on developing a business plan, and even more time and effort on raising capital, finding the right people and developing strategic partners. Once an entrepreneur has their books and records aligned, they cannot forget about the one thing that is certain in life – taxes!

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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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View from Seed

APRIL 30, 2015

Glen Mello: Venture debt is a good complement to equity. It’s generally got a lower cost compared to equity capital and can help support growth. Use good judgment, talk to your co-founders/investors/lawyers, and partner with a bank that values transparency and relationships such as SVB.]. What are some pros and cons?

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Up and Running

AUGUST 30, 2021

For Alex at Origin , a scheduling and booking platform for outdoor guiding companies, he soon realized that for the company to grow exponentially, they’d need thousands of customers because of how fragmented the market is. It took Alex a long time to find an engineer to partner with without the network gained from working at a startup first.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 25, 2018

Pat would book locations for the college students to visit, and set up live entertainment with musicians, DJ’s, bands and other acts. Give these people equity to get them on board early on when cash is low. The business began to grow, as did his database of college students, their emails, cell phone numbers, and social media handles.

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David Teten

JANUARY 11, 2020

They’re taking a $1m check from me, or giving $5m to me as a limited partner. In the venture capital/private equity business, investors are B2B microinfluencers. Other coinvestors: Limited partners, other VCs who are coinvestors, private equity funds which are potential growth-stage investors, etc. Goodreads.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2015

Thus I was happy to see a recent 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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Steve Blank

MARCH 16, 2016

Risk capital takes equity (stock ownership) in your company instead of debt (loans) in exchange for cash. Founders can now access the largest pool of risk capital that ever existed –in the form of Private Equity (Angel Investors, family offices , Venture Capitalists (VC’s) and Hedge Funds.). The Bad News. The Deal With the Devil.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 2, 2022

Using this information, the ABM team created a comic book called T-Man and Gums and sent 100 copies to T-Mobile and its agencies of record. If ABM gives your ideal customer everything they want and need to become a long-term partner, is there actually a need for lead generation? Within hours, Legere praised the work on social media.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 1, 2021

I was happy to see some good guidance on this business transformation in a new book, “ Lead With We ,” by Simon Mainwaring. Make sure your hiring practices include diversity, inclusion, and equity. Partner in new ways to scale your impact. Some of these companies no longer exist. Practice your agility.

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Feld Thoughts

JULY 7, 2016

His only real source of financing was tradition banks (who sucked) and partners (playing the float). The company had literally no equity available to it, but was growing at a rate that would put most of today’s VC-backed startups to shame. The post Book: Shoe Dog appeared first on Feld Thoughts.

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 6, 2022

Steve is the CEO of Founders Space, one of the world’s leading startup accelerators with over 50 partners in 22 countries. 20:21] Where can people find out more about your programs and your book? His book — Surviving a Startup: Practical Strategies for Starting a Business, Overcoming Obstacles, and Coming Out on Top.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 11, 2022

His latest success is Dignity Gold which was founded in 2019 by Braverman and his partner Kent Swig. Later on, Steve served as the Managing Director of Listed Equity Trading. The company was well known for its order delivery system, Liquidity book, and NYSE partner. About Steve Braverman. His Latest Accolades.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

I was pleased to find a new book, “ The Entrepreneur’s Faces, ” by Johnathan Littman and Susanna Camp, which outlines the key stages and provides examples of real people making the transformation from one stage to the next. Maybe you are more comfortable going slow, with limited resources, or aiming high and giving up equity.

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