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. Obviously, maturity and growth are a continuum, so the rules are never absolute.

Angel Investor 370

Angel Investor Intellectual Property Investment Bankers Private Equity 370

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 12, 2019

had its initial public offering, raising $33.8 Amazon.com - Jeff Bezos founded Amazon.com in 1994 and took it public three years later, making him a multibillionaire. Investors will always look askance these days at a business plan which projects Amazon.com results. In April, 1996, Yahoo! Very rare case.

Initial Public Offering 277

Initial Public Offering Startup California .Net 277

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 6, 2013

had its initial public offering, raising $33.8 Amazon.com - Jeff Bezos founded Amazon.com in 1994 and took it public three years later, making him a multibillionaire. Investors will always look askance these days at a business plan which projects Amazon.com results. In April, 1996, Yahoo! Very rare case.

Initial Public Offering 297

Initial Public Offering Startup California .Net 297

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 31, 2016

had its initial public offering, raising $33.8 Amazon.com - Jeff Bezos founded Amazon.com in 1994 and took it public three years later, making him a multibillionaire. Investors will always look askance these days at a business plan which projects Amazon.com results. In April, 1996, Yahoo! Very rare case.

Initial Public Offering 148

Initial Public Offering California .Net Business Plan 148

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2012

had its initial public offering, raising $33.8 Amazon.com - Jeff Bezos founded Amazon.com in 1994 and took it public three years later, making him a multibillionaire. Investors will always look askance these days at a business plan which projects Amazon.com results. In April, 1996, Yahoo! Very rare case.

Entrepreneur 263

Entrepreneur Initial Public Offering California .Net 263

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. Obviously, maturity and growth are a continuum, so the rules are never absolute.

Angel Investor 184

Angel Investor Intellectual Property Investment Bankers Private Equity 184

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 26, 2011

had its initial public offering, raising $33.8 Amazon.com - Jeff Bezos founded Amazon.com in 1994 and took it public three years later, making him a multibillionaire. Investors will always look askance these days at a business plan which projects Amazon.com results. In April, 1996, Yahoo! Very rare case.

Initial Public Offering 295

Initial Public Offering California .Net Business Plan 295

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

So unless your business is well established, and ready to sell or go public (Initial Public Offering - IPO), you should steer clear of investment banks. For these fees, they will develop a business plan, solicit investors, and negotiate term sheets to a closing.

IPO 205

IPO Silicon Valley Private Equity Initial Public Offering 205

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 4, 2014

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. Obviously, maturity and growth are a continuum, so the rules are never absolute.

Angel Investor 232

Angel Investor Intellectual Property Investment Bankers Private Equity 232

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 29, 2010

had its initial public offering, raising $33.8 Amazon.com - Jeff Bezos founded Amazon.com in 1994 and took it public three years later, making him a multibillionaire. Investors will always look askance these days at a business plan which projects Amazon.com results. In April, 1996, Yahoo! Very rare case.

Initial Public Offering 221

Initial Public Offering Startup California .Net 221

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 5, 2012

Funding of $250,000-$1 million is available from angels, if you have credentials and have done the homework of a good business plan, financial model, and executive presentation. Investments at this stage are typically called seed investments.

Investment Bankers 241

Investment Bankers Venture Capital Startup Initial Public Offering 241

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 13, 2016

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. Obviously, maturity and growth are a continuum, so the rules are never absolute.

Matching 120

Matching Angel Investor Intellectual Property Investment Bankers 120

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 22, 2011

So unless your business is well established, and ready to sell or go public (Initial Public Offering - IPO), you should steer clear of investment banks. For these fees, they will develop a business plan, solicit investors, and negotiate term sheets to a closing.

Silicon Valley 211

Silicon Valley Private Equity Initial Public Offering Startup 211

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 16, 2011

It has been at least a decade since going public via an Initial Public Offering (IPO) has been considered a credible exit strategy for startups. But before you jump on the bandwagon, you should consider the advice I saw recently from the maven of venture capital, William H.

IPO 223

IPO Social Media Media Exit Strategy 223

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 13, 2010

Funding of $250,000-$1 million is available from angels, if you have credentials and have done the homework of a good business plan, financial model, and executive presentation. Investments at this stage are typically called seed investments.

Investment Bankers 231

Investment Bankers Venture Capital Startup Initial Public Offering 231

Gust

NOVEMBER 22, 2011

Funding of $250,000-$1 million is available from angels, if you have credentials and have done the homework of a good business plan, financial model, and executive presentation. Investments at this stage are typically called seed investments. Funding or rollout stage.

Venture Capital 171

Venture Capital Investment Bankers Angel Investor Initial Public Offering 171

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 31, 2010

So unless your business is well established, and ready to sell or go public (Initial Public Offering - IPO), you should steer clear of investment banks. For these fees, they will develop a business plan, solicit investors, and negotiate term sheets to a closing.

Silicon Valley 120

Silicon Valley Private Equity Startup Initial Public Offering 120

Steve Blank

MARCH 18, 2011

VC’s worked with entrepreneurs to build profitable and scalable businesses, with increasing revenue and consistent profitability – quarter after quarter. The reward for doing so was a liquidity event via an Initial Public Offering. The Business Plan (Concept- Alpha-Beta - FCS ) became the playbook for startups.

Internet 334

Internet IPO Silicon Valley Agile 334

Growthink Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

selling the company or having it complete an initial public offering). You don't want to send the VC a full business plan or executive summary initially. Once the VC "bites" on your teaser email, the next step is generally to send them your business plan.

Venture Capital 114

Venture Capital Liquidity Event Initial Public Offering Term Sheet 114

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 24, 2017

20th Century Tech Liquidity = Initial Public Offering. In the 20th century tech companies and their investors made money through an Initial Public Offering (IPO). Technology cycles have become a treadmill, and for startups to survive they need to be on a continuous innovation cycle.

Founder 245

Founder Technical Review CTO Hire IPO 245

Growthink Blog

MAY 10, 2012

Necessary machinery, an initial website, your first batch of inventory-things you can't function without. With this funding, the company often perfects its business plan and starts building its management team in order to position itself for its next round of funding.

Equity 88

Equity Mezzanine Later Stage Venture Capital 88

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 6, 2022

Public companies with stock usually have industry analysts and SEC filings to give investors a quick view of the company stock value. Thus it is incumbent on every potential startup investor to ask for and read their business plans, current financial statements, and investor presentations. Invest locally and take an active role.

Liquidity Event 300

Liquidity Event Angel Investor SEC Accredited Investor 300

YoungUpstarts

MAY 31, 2016

With limited personnel and so many things to accomplish such as developing your product or technology, getting approval to sell or promote your goods, developing your marketing plan, establishing your sales channel, building inventory along with executing the business plan can be outright over whelming to so few employees.

Technical Review 100

Technical Review Leadership Early Stage Initial Public Offering 100

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

Public companies with stock usually have industry analysts and SEC filings to give investors a quick view of the company stock value. Thus it is incumbent on every potential startup investor to ask for and read their business plans, current financial statements, and investor presentations. Invest locally and take an active role.

Liquidity Event 224

Liquidity Event SEC Entrepreneur Accredited Investor 224

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2017

Public companies with stock usually have industry analysts and SEC filings to give investors a quick view of the company stock value. Thus it is incumbent on every potential startup investor to ask for and read their business plans, current financial statements, and investor presentations. Invest local and take an active role.

Liquidity Event 184

Liquidity Event SEC Accredited Investor Angel Investor 184

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

Public companies with stock usually have industry analysts and SEC filings to give investors a quick view of the company stock value. Thus it is incumbent on every potential startup investor to ask for and read their business plans, current financial statements, and investor presentations. Invest local and take an active role.

Accredited Investor 219

Accredited Investor Liquidity Event SEC Stock 219

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

Public companies with stock usually have industry analysts and SEC filings to give investors a quick view of the company stock value. Thus it is incumbent on every potential startup investor to ask for and read their business plans, current financial statements, and investor presentations. Invest local and take an active role.

Portfolio 228

Portfolio Accredited Investor Liquidity Event SEC 228

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

Public companies with stock usually have industry analysts and SEC filings to give investors a quick view of the company stock value. Thus it is incumbent on every potential startup investor to ask for and read their business plans, current financial statements, and investor presentations. Invest local and take an active role.

Accredited Investor 120

Accredited Investor Liquidity Event SEC Entrepreneur 120

Pascal's View

MARCH 9, 2010

Before I discuss this in more detail, I should fully answer your question: the main reason why general partners, particularly in venture capital, should legitimately limit the amount of information they disclose to their investors about their private investments is (1) competitive considerations, particularly for disruptive emerging technologies where (..)

Government 31

Government Private Equity Institutional Investors Venture Capital 31

ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

If an entrepreneur has a great business plan, a great team, but no money, they’re never going to get off the ground. Startup incubators and accelerators often give many startups resources simultaneously, and fund the most promising businesses upon their exit. And for the most part, funding makes that possible.

Initial Public Offering 117

Initial Public Offering Startup IPO Equity 117