View from Seed
APRIL 14, 2020
I think you’ll also see more intentional syndication of seed and series A rounds with like-minded co-investors teaming up together and splitting rounds more intentionally. Business Models and Sectors. In a FOLD world, I think you’ll see a narrowing in strategy around their core.
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.). Sharks, in turn, argued with one another and even attempted to form syndication in one instance.
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Startup Professionals Musings
MAY 21, 2023
These are professional investors, like Accel Partners , who invest institutional money in qualified startups, usually with a proven business model, ready to scale. The process is long, but it doesn’t cost you any equity. Solicit venture capital investors. Look for a warm introduction to make this work.
Startup Professionals Musings
AUGUST 29, 2020
These are professional investors, like Accel Partners , who invest institutional money in qualified startups, usually with a proven business model, ready to scale. The process is long, but it doesn’t cost you any equity. Solicit venture capital investors. Look for a warm introduction to make this work.
David Teten
JANUARY 19, 2021
That said, nothing is cost-free. More complex cost of capital calculation. This causes the cost of capital for Flexible VC, often calculated through IRR (similar to an interest rate), can be higher than that of venture debt or traditional RBI. Typical business stage. Typical business model. Venture Debt.
Duct Tape Marketing
NOVEMBER 1, 2017
Transcript of How to Turn Marketing Costs Into Profit written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. That’s not really true, but in this episode of The Duct Tape Marketing podcast I do speak with Joe Pulizzi and Robert Rose, authors of Killing Marketing: How Innovative Businesses are Turning Marketing Costs into Profit.
View from Seed
APRIL 30, 2015
It can be lower cost and can either buy more time or accelerate growth. It’s generally got a lower cost compared to equity capital and can help support growth. If they can’t, then we want to know more about the existing investor syndicate, so we’re not the only ones at the table. Business model?
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