Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 17, 2012

These relationships need not require cash investments; often they are done with exchanges of equity or assets. In many cases business opportunities with competitors (coopetition) will open up a new marketing channel, and definitely give you the cost advantages of scale. Economies of scale. New management skills.

Entrepreneur 249

Entrepreneur Merger Bandwidth Acquisition 249

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

These relationships need not require cash investments; often they are done with exchanges of equity or assets. In many cases business opportunities with competitors (coopetition) will open up a new marketing channel, and definitely give you the cost advantages of scale. Economies of scale. New management skills.

Startup 232

Startup Merger Bandwidth Acquisition 232

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 29, 2015

These relationships need not require cash investments; often they are done with exchanges of equity or assets. In many cases business opportunities with competitors (coopetition) will open up a new marketing channel, and definitely give you the cost advantages of scale. Economies of scale. New management skills.

Merger 120

Merger Acquisition Differentiation Channel 120

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 7, 2015

How the solution and business model work to fund the business. Investors will impatiently expect a winning business model, customer segment definitions and volume projections. Investors will impatiently expect a winning business model, customer segment definitions and volume projections.

Product 120

Product Intellectual Property Liquidity Event Burn Rate 120

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 18, 2016

Make no mistake, starting your own business is indeed gratifying that way, but not all startups are an escape from a regular job. The business model and investors play a critical role in shaping the independence and work-style of an entrepreneur. Investors are much more than just people putting up money in exchange for equity.

Startup 100

Startup Equity Bootstrapping Early Stage 100

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 26, 2010

These relationships need not require cash investments; often they are done with exchanges of equity or assets. In many cases business opportunities with competitors (coopetition) will open up a new marketing channel, and definitely give you the cost advantages of scale. Economies of scale. New management skills.

Acquisition 214

Acquisition Merger Startup Bandwidth 214

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Private equity and venture capital investors are copying our sisters in the hedge fund world: we’re trying to automate more of our job. . In the private equity universe, most Partners have primary training as deal-makers, not as managers. (To see the video above, please click the image, and then click on the Play button.).

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 26, 2021

Of course, you can find these elements embodied in many of the business plan templates and tools out there, such as the Business Model Canvas. Free” is not an exciting business model for investor interest. Specify a primary customer channel for sales. Provide initial and long-term sources of revenue.

Intellectual Property 332

Intellectual Property Angel Investor Business Model Channel 332

Up and Running

MAY 1, 2014

If your business model (i.e., “how If you are raising money to start or grow your business, you need to include the details of what you need in the executive summary. These days, having a social media presence is essentially a requirement for the vast majority of businesses. Distribution. Retail Distribution.

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Business Plan Forecast Balance Sheet Distribution 163

The Equity Kicker

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

It will be interesting to see if this heralds a change in TV series distribution generally. HBO has been producing their own high budget dramas for decades – The Wire is my favourite – and consumers subscribe to the HBO channel much as they can subscribe to Netflix.

Distribution 106

Distribution Video Channel Operations 106

Austin Startup

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

A business model must be created out of whole cloth, and generally it’s a compilation of assumptions piled on top of other assumptions. Every model has a happy outcome when a founder is trying to convince himself or herself, a team, an investor, or even a spouse that the venture ahead is a good idea.

Valuation 48

Valuation Forecast Seed Money Business Model 48

The Next Web

DECEMBER 30, 2012

How to identify and engage the first customers for your product, and how to gather, evaluate and use their feedback to make your product, marketing and business model far stronger. Social media marketing for startups : How to use social to launch, position your messaging and get distribution. Codecademy. Khan Academy.

Artificial Inteligence 156

Artificial Inteligence Founder Private Equity Ruby 156

Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

For a Series A round you want to prove you have built a repeatable and scalable sales/revenue model and understand all parts of the business model. Series B is about proving your net revenue model (can you be profitable?). Team, Product, Traction, Business Model and Market. Business Model.

Cofounder 429

Cofounder Seed Stage Valuation Metrics 429

Up and Running

MAY 23, 2016

The one-page pitch format is also more suitable for SaaS businesses that are constantly testing new ideas. Your pitch is going to cover your strategy (what you’re going to do), your tactics (how you’re going to do it), your business model (how you will make money), and your schedule (who is doing what and when). Do it yourself.

Software Review 74

Software Review Software Delaware Forecast 74

David Teten

DECEMBER 12, 2017

In his white paper How Private Equity and Venture Capital Investors Are Eating Their Own Dogfood , PEVCTECH.com founder David Teten explored how private equity and venture capital investors are trying to automate more of their job. The most frequently used channel to research people is unsurprisingly Linkedin , followed by Twitter.

Early Stage 60

Early Stage Technical Review Software Review Venture Capital 60

maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

I’m not afraid to pick up the phone, cold call someone, use LinkedIn to find someone who’s recently left a company that might be considered competitive and ask them for advise around the business model and marketplace. Ideally you can pay them based + equity so that you’ll get their attention and focus on the project.

Technical Review 44

Technical Review Startup Cofounder Software Review 44

www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

Don’t exacerbate the issue by needing to figure out how to deal with large equity deadweight on your hands (investors won’t like that the #2 stakeholder is absent, even estranged, from your company). So, the best way of dealing with this issue is to take a long, long vesting period for all major sweat equity founders.”.

Cofounder 89

Cofounder Startup Technical Cofounder CTO Hire 89

The Equity Kicker

DECEMBER 20, 2012

While Hulu and Netflix and Lovefilm, the iPlayer, 4OD and now finally even YouView are all welcome new and varied distribution channels for our made for television content, what’s much more fascinating is the explosive emergence of a made–for-online video category. Thirty six thousand of them did in the first 24 hours.

Channel 111

Channel Advertising Distribution Curation 111

Business Plan Blog

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

Sustainable competitive advantages are not easily copied and generally stem from one or more of the following: vendor relations, product sourcing advantages, prime location, unique products / services, customer loyalty, customer service reputation, or distribution channel advantages. Credible Financial Projections. Proof of Concept.

Intellectual Property 53

Intellectual Property Venture Capital Equity Business Plan 53

techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

I too am looking for someone to work with that knows the manufacturing and distribution end of a solid product. This resulted in a recapitilization of the equity away from 33% each (in my favor) and then the ultimate dismissal of one of the co-founders prior to the A-round. Twitter is an excellent distribution channel for us. (B)

Technical Review 84

Technical Review Cofounder Technical Cofounder Software Review 84

Life Beyond Code

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Once the $1 million revenue milestone is crossed, entrepreneurs find it easier to find additional customers, manage working capital, and access funding, whether it is credit or equity. a distributed, democratic model of capitalism. And finally, we have defined 1M/1M as a framework for capitalism 2.0, RS: What makes 1M/1M unique?

Programming 116

Programming Silicon Valley Bootstrapping Technical Review 116

Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 20, 2019

We have a unique business model that allows us to be the most competitive lender in the space, by either working with lending partners or originating the loans ourselves. Setting up a publishing company to internationally distribute the book, initially in 3-4 languages. Thanks to Margo Benge, The Creator’s Channel ! #12-

Papua New Guinea 66

Papua New Guinea Hawaii Advisory Board Churn Rate 66

www.quora.com

JANUARY 16, 2011

I have come to believe during my time as an operator, entrepreneur and investor that the balance of these skills is so important to the long-term health of a business that if balance is not achieved early then the impact later can be profound - sometimes terminal. Developers who understand and can execute on a business model.

Technical Review 51

Technical Review Startup CTO Hire Cofounder 51

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

free, distributed source code control management system. YCombinator Series AA Equity Financing Documents. model legal documents. Founder Equity Issues. Venture Hacks equity section. Legal, Equity, etc. s leading practice that is dedicated to providing full assistance with business planning.

Software Review 53

Software Review Technical Review Startup 53