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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Equity Technical Review San Jose Stock 40

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. Successful Clinical trials?

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Liquidity Event Founder Liquidation Preference Venture Capital 120

www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Writing A Business Plan. Running A Home-Based Business. Naming a Business. Financing a Small Business. Buying a Small Business. RUNNING A BUSINESS. Will Work for Equity. Dave Graham Business Venture Capital Private Equity GlobalLogic Inc. Tools & Research. Newsletters. Franchises.

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Arizona Equity Iowa Venture Capital 40

Steve Blank

MARCH 31, 2014

I’m sure many of you have heard his name. In spite of this, private equity funds have used the rallying cry of efficiency to hijack corporate strategy and loot the profits that historically would have been reinvested into research and development and new products. Let’s start with Joseph Schumpter.

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Private Equity Metrics China Intellectual Property 325

NZ Entrepreneur

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

experiments to build a product, find customers, test business models and hire amazing people. Creating this value is anchored in finding a repeatable, scalable business model. This equity will vest over 2-3 years. focusing your due diligence on the future to get the best sense of the business’ potential.

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Technical Review Software Review New Zealand Due Diligence 88

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Networking to build and maintain positive relationships with the right people outside your company is something you can’t forget in the rush to get your new business going. Potential customers these days rely more and more on name recognition for credibility and new brand adoption. This is not a place for friends and family.

Marketing 290

Marketing Leadership Differentiation Equity 290

Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 30, 2015

The idea of exactly what your business is going to be usually comes first. What exactly is going to be the name of your business? Even still there are some people who study foreign words for the perfect meaning behind their chosen business. Secondly, most often, is giving a title to your idea. Image Credit : Steve Boyle.

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Naming Entrepreneur Technical Review United States 48

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

It doesn’t prove your business model of pricing, distribution, and support. File a provisional patent, register a trademark, and reserve your company domain names. Investors like to see that you have committed personal funds as well as “sweat equity,” and they like to see real progress at this level.

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Intellectual Property Entrepreneur Sweat Equity CTO Hire 281

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 27, 2021

Most entrepreneurs have found by now one or more of the many popular crowdfunding sites , and have the name and contact information for at least one of the big venture capital firms. Here are eight key insights that will help you find a productive match: Angels want equity ownership, not causes.

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Search Accredited Investor Angel Investor Venture Capital 317

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

Until I read the classic book “ The Business of Sharing, ” by Alex Stephany, who founded JustPark (current valuation estimated at £80M), I too had no idea of the scope of opportunities, and the 300 or more players already out there. One consequence of the new sharing business model is that goods become services.

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Cuba Venture Capital Community Valuation 316

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 22, 2020

It never hurts to start networking personally with all levels of investors early, but sending out teasers and business plans to every name you can find on the Internet is a waste of your time and theirs. You are now entering the rollout stage , with money required for marketing, hiring a full-time team, and a production process.

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Angel Investor Intellectual Property Investment Bankers Private Equity 370

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 4, 2014

Equity for the future? If you are the person staying how resentful will you become working your arse off for equity that your co-founder who leaves will get value from. What should the financial settlement be for the founder leaves be? What mechanisms exist for mediating if you can’t come to a consensus on these issues?

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Founder Sacramento Cofounder Technical Review 340

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 11, 2016

Come with a product built and a proven business model. Angel investors expect to review a short executive summary before booking time to hear an investor presentation or taking the time to analyze a full business plan. Have a full business plan and financial model to close the deal.

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Angel Investor Intellectual Property Accredited Investor Angel Groups 120

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

The corporate entity lends itself best to the concept of “sharing” equity required by investors, and unincorporated entities don’t get funding. If the founders are not experienced, find a couple of advisors from the business sector to fill the gap. Get your Internet domain name and website. Line up an experienced team.

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Intellectual Property Angel Investor Technical Review Elevator Pitch 249

ConversionXL

JUNE 2, 2022

GumGum now also lists similar clients, including Vodafone and Sprint, a sign of how one big-name client can attract others. For example, securing a leading player in your industry could be used as leverage to attract other big names, making a more costly ABM approach worth it in the long run. Winning high-value clients with ABM.

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Lead Generation Marketing Sales Cycle Campaign 94

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 31, 2012

It doesn’t prove your business model of pricing, distribution, and support. File a provisional patent, register a trademark, and reserve your company domain names. Investors like to see that you have committed personal funds as well as “sweat equity,” and they like to see real progress at this level.

Intellectual Property 260

Intellectual Property Sweat Equity CTO Hire Fractional CTO 260

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 26, 2015

Clearly define your business model. Make sure you name your key players and advisors, and include any prior startup experience and prior experience in the relevant business domain. If you sell for half the price of a competitor, but you lose money on each item, it’s hard to make it up in volume.

Intellectual Property 120

Intellectual Property Elevator Pitch Angel Investor Technical Review 120

www.drowningamerican.com

JUNE 22, 2012

Next → How we Hire for Sweat Equity (Part 2)… Posted on April 7, 2011 by Travis Biziorek. equity in the company. Sounds like you pivoted from your original business model. Musings on Life and the American Dream. Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. Post navigation. ← Previous. link] Mike.

Sweat Equity 40

Sweat Equity Equity Hiring Technical Review 40

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

The corporate entity lends itself best to the concept of “sharing” equity required by investors, and unincorporated entities don’t get funding. If the founders are not experienced, find a couple of advisors from the business sector to fill the gap. Get your Internet domain name and website. Line up an experienced team.

Angel Investor 224

Angel Investor Intellectual Property Technical Review Elevator Pitch 224

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 17, 2011

It doesn’t prove your business model of pricing, distribution, and support. File a provisional patent, register a trademark, and reserve your company domain names. Investors like to see that you have committed personal funds as well as “sweat equity,” and they like to see real progress at this level.

Intellectual Property 253

Intellectual Property Sweat Equity CTO Hire Fractional CTO 253

ReadWriteStart

JULY 17, 2023

The platform has raised over $225 million through equity and debt financing to date. Furlenco’s innovative business model has disrupted the traditional furniture industry in India. The company is the maker of the popular mattress brand Sleepwell, which has been a household name in India for over four decades.

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India Acquisition Merger Curation 104

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 22, 2010

It doesn’t prove your business model of pricing, distribution, and support. File a provisional patent, register a trademark, and reserve your company domain names. Investors like to see that you have committed personal funds as well as “sweat equity,” and they like to see real progress at this level.

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Intellectual Property Sweat Equity CTO Hire Fractional CTO 222

Gust

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

Yet amidst all the partisan cheerleading and name-calling, there has been some discussion of substance. In April 2012, Congress passed the JOBS Act , which authorizes equity crowdfunding and liberalizes some requirements regarding the issuance of securities by privately held companies.

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Silicon Valley San Francisco Intellectual Property Accredited Investor 187

Growthink Blog

JANUARY 19, 2014

At the time, a company called Network Solutions was essentially the only place from which people could register domain names. In addition to being one of the most popular domain registrars in the world, it also offers website hosting and a whole range of business related technology solutions. Are there bolder strategies you can test?

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Technical Review Private Equity Hosting Advertising 104

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 2, 2019

Until I read the classic book “ The Business of Sharing, ” by Alex Stephany, who founded JustPark (current valuation estimated at £33M), I too had no idea of the scope of opportunities, and the 350 or more players already out there. One consequence of the new sharing business model is that goods become services.

Cuba 246

Cuba Venture Capital Community Valuation 246

David Teten

JANUARY 11, 2020

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. Identify new publishers (via domain name) for consideration. I welcome suggestions.

Social Media 60

Social Media Technical Review Media Private Equity 60

Steve Blank

APRIL 14, 2013

business models. Note to Chinese Communist party – the best name for your propaganda department should probably not be the “Propaganda Department.”). business models. This left an open playing field for Chinese software startups as they “copy to China” existing U.S. Of course “copy” is too strong a word.

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China Silicon Valley Non-Compete Intellectual Property 323

Hearpreneur

JANUARY 1, 2023

Thanks to Corey Philip, Acumen Equity Advisors ! #7- Analyze the interest rates and the investment amount that is under your name. The businesses should find the most profitable revenue channels using unit economics, then guard both the revenue sources and the profits they produce. 7- Minimize experimentation.

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Entrepreneur Software Review Technical Review Revenue 92

Growthink Blog

MAY 10, 2012

When seeking equity investments, the source of capital is, for the most part, tied to the stage of capital being raised. You see, equity capital is raised in stages or rounds. Mezzanine Financing Most companies that raise equity capital and are eventually acquired or go public receive multiple rounds of financing first.

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Equity Mezzanine Later Stage Venture Capital 88

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 19, 2011

Consumers responded to name and concept well, solves real problem, o Took 4 months to build initial prototype. If you need money to even hire a developer [means you cannot even excite one person to put in some sweat equity – not a good sign about your ability to motivate people.]. Passion is infectious – people respond to it.

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Acquisition Warrant Customer Term Sheet 304

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 19, 2018

It never hurts to start networking personally with all levels of investors early, but sending out teasers and business plans to every name you can find on the Internet is a waste of your time and theirs. You are now entering the rollout stage , with money required for marketing, hiring a full-time team, and a production process.

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Angel Investor Intellectual Property Investment Bankers Private Equity 184

Up and Running

AUGUST 28, 2018

Your executive summary will include the following sections: Who you are: Your business name, location, and contact information. . What you offer and the problem your business solves: What does your practice offer and why is it needed? First, your business plan laid out the opportunity at hand. Be specific.

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Business Plan Technical Review Exit Strategy Oregon 72

Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 6, 2022

You know, could you look at my business plan? See if the business model works, all these questions. So if you're running a small business, usually what you're doing, if it's a consulting business or any type of business, you are doing something similar to what other people have done in the past. powered by.

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San Francisco Technical Review Incubator Silicon Valley 97

Gust

DECEMBER 6, 2012

Those names and faces and backgrounds that turn up in pitches and business plans might be deep and important relationships, somebody with options or equity who is going to be helping for the long term; or meaningless fluff, somebody who agreed once to have his or her name appear, but really does nothing. .

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Startup Equity Capitalization Table Naming 165

Women Entrepreneurs Can

SEPTEMBER 6, 2020

Give early thought to these matters and obtain registrations to cut down the possibility of another business trading off your name and reputation. Also, you should document any equity entitlements in the business if there are. Write Roles in Contracts.

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Intellectual Property Startup Government Technical Review 59

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 5, 2015

Seed-stage, meanwhil e, is technically that critical period when you need funding to do solution- and business-model development, to prove that your new product or service works, before you try to sell it to customers. Ron Conway , of SV Angels, and Reid Hoffman , LinkedIn's founder, are names often mentioned in this category.

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The Startup Magazine

JULY 2, 2019

Marketers refer to this concept as brand equity. It’s the idea that a brand’s name and perception have unique value separate from the value of the products and services it offers. Many aspects help build brand equity, such as brand image, brand loyalty, and brand associations, to name only a few. Those days are over.

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Audience Equity Business Model Advertising 82