Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 18, 2023

Some argue the only way to start is to drop everything and jump in with both feet, while others recommend an overlapped approach to the lifestyle, including not quitting your day job until you have revenue and a proven business model. McGinnis, a well-known venture capitalist and private equity investor.

Private Equity 255

Private Equity Salary Cofounder Equity 255

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? Stay in charge.

Software Review 113

Software Review Startup Equity Bootstrapping 113

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

it is also the title of a fabulous book from Internet 1.0 So if your costs are $500,000 per month and you have $350,000 per month in revenue then your net burn (500-350) is equal to $150,000. But those of us with longer memories remember that the revenue line can move south very quickly when the market overall turns south.

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Burn Rate Balance Sheet .Net Valuation 383

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.

Acquisition 100

Acquisition Intellectual Property Technical Review Due Diligence 100

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 12, 2021

Jim Sterne, who has written many books on Internet advertising, marketing, and customer service, tackled this complex world of social media metrics in a classic book titled simply " Social Media Metrics." He suggests you begin with the “big three” business objectives of higher revenue, reduced costs, and improved customer satisfaction.

Social Media 319

Social Media Media Metrics Advertising 319

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

This sharing economy is rapidly becoming the new business of sharing, with major winners already including Airbnb (rooms), Uber (rides), and Chegg (books). Usually these are revenue-generating e-commerce sites, or have the potential to be revenue-generating. There is value in the “idling capacity” of all assets.

Cuba 316

Cuba Venture Capital Community Valuation 316

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.

Equity 241

Equity Bootstrapping Startup Merger 241

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 22, 2014

Shark Question #2: What were your total revenues for the last quarter and last 12 months, including profit margins? To get these “numbers,” do a review of total revenue and expenses, review by product or service line, and a profit-margin analysis – all of which can all be obtained from your company’s income statement.

CPA 160

CPA Technical Review Later Stage Equity 160

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 22, 2020

Cohen and John Kador, in their classic book “ What Every Angel Investor Wants You to Know ,” includes these great points of practical advice on this subject: Manage expectations before the fact. Tie payments to your product or service revenue. Loans are a safer option than equity.

Management 308

Management Cram Down Angel Investor Equity 308

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.). If so, how is the revenue measured?

Liquidity Event 120

Liquidity Event Founder Liquidation Preference Venture Capital 120

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. So it makes it a lot more challenging when you have debt on the books that isn’t as longer term as equity. Traction and revenue? What are some pros and cons?

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Term Sheet Equity Startup Seed Stage 120

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 5, 2023

I saw a good summary of the most effective ways to source prospective investors in a classic book, “ The Art of Startup Fundraising ,” by Alejandro Cremades, who has been there and done that, both as an entrepreneur and an investor. The right investor also changes as you move through the different startup stages.

Angel Investor 246

Angel Investor Stealth Bootstrapping Early Stage 246

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. And his biggest project to date just might be Brabble, a Disruptive Technology Company that combines social media and eCommerce with valuable patented technology that drives revenue for customers.

Developer 159

Developer Investment Bankers eCommerce Social Media 159

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Some argue the only way to start is to drop everything and jump in with both feet, while others recommend an overlapped approach to the lifestyle, including not quitting your day job until you have revenue and a proven business model. McGinnis, a well-known venture capitalist and private equity investor.

Entrepreneur 321

Entrepreneur Private Equity Startup Salary 321

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. It’s proven to drive more revenue , improve customer experience , and power growth. Wooing the client required the creation of a comic book, specifically for the CEO and stakeholders.

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Lead Generation Marketing Sales Cycle Campaign 94

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 22, 2020

I saw a good summary of the most effective ways to source prospective investors in a classic book, “ The Art of Startup Fundraising ,” by Alejandro Cremades, who has been there and done that, both as an entrepreneur and an investor. The right investor also changes as you move through the different startup stages.

Stealth 434

Stealth Startup Angel Investor Bootstrapping 434

Steve Blank

MARCH 12, 2014

We realized that past K-12 Entrepreneurial classes taught students “the lemonade stand” version of how to start a company: 1) come up with an idea, 2) execute the idea, 3) do the accounting (revenue, costs, etc.). We wanted to teach our students how to think like entrepreneurs not accountants. That’s when everything changed.

Lean 334

Lean Customer Development Startup Silicon Valley 334

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 30, 2022

By definition, second-stage ventures generally have 10 to 99 employees and/or $750,000 to $50 million in revenue, and see that as just the beginning. In his classic book, “ Second Stage Entrepreneurship ,” Daniel J. They need a large infusion from venture capitalists, private equity, bank loans, or mezzanine financing.

Mezzanine 368

Mezzanine Private Equity Bandwidth Metrics 368

Feld Thoughts

JULY 7, 2016

Year one revenue – in 1964 – was $8,000. Year two revenue – with one full time employee (not Knight) was $20,000. Year 41 revenue (2015) was $30.6 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.

.Net 76

.Net Finance Revenue Equity 76

YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

Modern businesses are embracing the fact that customers’ perceptions have a profound impact on business metrics ranging from brand equity and customer loyalty to increased revenue and cost savings. For most businesses, developing a positive customer experience is directly related to their future stream of revenues.

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Customer Technical Review Mobile Web 100

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. The evidence is clear that companies that help people in need, and the environment, are paid back in revenue by the rest of us. Make sure your hiring practices include diversity, inclusion, and equity.

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Agile Differentiation Lead Generation Social Media 321

Duct Tape Marketing

AUGUST 23, 2023

His book titled From Grassroots To Greatness: 13 Rules to Build Iconic Brands with Community Led Growth. Questions I ask Lloyed Lobo: [03:10] Was there some problem you were trying to solve that said I have to write this book? [07:05] 11:32] The subtitle of the book has 13 rules. Would you support that idea? [10:39]

Community 54

Community Kuwait Cofounder Bootstrapping 54

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 2, 2019

This sharing economy is rapidly becoming the new business of sharing, with major winners already including Airbnb (rooms), Uber (rides), and Chegg (books). Usually these are revenue-generating e-commerce sites, or have the potential to be revenue-generating. There is value in the “idling capacity” of all assets.

Cuba 246

Cuba Venture Capital Community Valuation 246

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 9, 2019

Jim Sterne, who has written many books on Internet advertising, marketing, and customer service, tackled this complex world of social media metrics in a classic book titled simply " Social Media Metrics." Measure to see if you have an increase in revenue, a lowering of costs, and improvement in customer satisfaction.

Social Media 246

Social Media Media Metrics Advertising 246

Growthink Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2017

The shedding process will be different for each of us - some of us like to read inspirational business books, or meditate, or exercise, or group brainstorm, or hire an advisor to help us work through it. And with liabilities down and assets up, we are left with that most beautiful piece of our business balance sheet - equity.

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Balance Sheet Malaysia Indonesia Finance 48

Mike Michalowicz

JANUARY 6, 2024

All I n wasn’t written just to sell and add another book to my shelf. Strive for gender inclusivity and equity by avoiding stereotyping. The thing is, this list is the reminder we use to drive our business in the most authentic and helpful way possible while creating sustainable revenue. Ouch, right? Your mission?

Equity 121

Equity Security Revenue Entrepreneur 121

Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Interested female entrepreneurs fill out a screening application and we are able to match them with the best loan product based on a review of key criteria such as revenues, credit score, size of loan needed as well as other factors. Investors of EnrichHER get no equity. Tell us more about who is investing and why?

Startup 50

Startup Cofounder Technical Review Equity 50

ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 28, 2012

This being done in-house means more revenue stays with us, compared to hiring a firm or paying a employee who requires training and possible review process, slowing down the speed of business and still adding a layer of time effort to the management team. Give up equity in your company. Jerry Piscitelli , Portopong LLC.

Technical Review 131

Technical Review Cofounder Founder Software Review 131

Agile VC

APRIL 17, 2011

How They Make Money: Majority of Kayak’s revenue actually comes from advertising on their site (55%), not lead generation or referral fees to travel suppliers as you might think (more on this below). Financial Snapshot: 2010 Revenue: $170 million. Revenue growth: 51% YoY (2010), 1% YoY (2009), 131% YoY (2008).

Pre-Money Valuation 113

Pre-Money Valuation Liquidation Preference Dividend Common Stock 113

ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 7, 2010

Bottom line, early stage equity is very, very expensive. As a thumb rule, try to get enough validation so that you can get to at least a $2 million pre-money valuation before raising equity capital. That is debt financing that converts into equity at the Series A valuation once the price for that is set. (I

Valuation 119

Valuation Silicon Valley Pre-Money Valuation Bootstrapping 119

ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

They already have several customers including some telcos, and are at about $350,000 in revenues. Whether it is credit or equity, funding is very, very tight. Because customer financing equals revenue, not equity. Gio expects to get to about $500,000 by the end of this year and asked me for advice on venture funding.

Cloud 115

Cloud Silicon Valley Incubator Finance 115

YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

The study was published in Harvard Business Review ; soon after, she wrote “ Ascending Davos: A Career Journey from the Emergency Room to the Boardroom “, a book about her own experiences and the tools required to reach the top in the corporate sphere. This book was one of them. My corporate climb was messy and hard.

Switzerland 264

Switzerland Private Equity Stock Options Equity 264

Tim Keane

MARCH 9, 2011

This seems like an easy topic – debt where there is appropriate cash flow, equity when there isn’t.    And, while debt is less costly than equity, it can bankrupt a company more quickly than more expensive equity might. This is an equity example, of course.  This is also now an equity situation. 

Finance 83

Finance Bootstrapping Startup Equity 83

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

3) invest in and take equity stakes in exchange for capital. Five Quarters of Profitability During the 1980’s and through the mid 1990’s startups going public had to do something that most companies today never heard of – they had to show a track record of increasing revenue and consistent profitability.

Silicon Valley 223

Silicon Valley IPO Technical Review Venture Capital 223

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 9, 2018

Cohen and John Kador, in their classic book “ What Every Angel Investor Wants You to Know ,” includes these great points of practical advice on this subject: Manage expectations before the fact. Tie payments to your product or service revenue. Loans are a safer option than equity.

Cram Down 148

Cram Down Angel Investor Equity Dividend 148

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 10, 2014

Cohen and John Kador, in their recent book “ What Every Angel Investor Wants You to Know ,” includes these best points of practical advice I’ve seen recently on this subject: Manage expectations before the fact. Tie payments to your product or service revenue. Loans are a safer option than equity.

Founder 254

Founder Cram Down Angel Investor Equity 254

ReadWriteStart

JULY 18, 2011

He believes that equity need not be distributed equally, as long as everyone involved is happy with their arrangement. And as long as founders don't have an argument about equity shares in front of the investors they are pitching. Clavier recommends the book Do More Faster: Techstars Lessons to Accelerate Your Startup.

Investment Bankers 153

Investment Bankers Technical Review Cofounder Due Diligence 153