Both Sides of the Table

JULY 29, 2010

The A round was done in February 2000 (end of the bull market) and my B round was done in April 2001 (bear market). In fact, far better if you haven’t raised venture capital. I talked also about 409a valuations and why common stock purchases cost less than preferred stock purchases. I eventually needed more money.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 30, 2010

My original thinking from Oct ’09 was, while I didn’t (and still don’t) have a crystal ball I worried that: consumers were over-stretched with debt (and make up 77% of the economy), unemployment would continue to rise, which in turn would drive the stock market south and cut the rate of M&A activity and VC investment even further.

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Gust

JULY 23, 2012

Donations of private stock enable investors, founders and employees to support charitable causes and contribute to the community while receiving simultaneous benefits in the form of substantial cash savings from reduced taxes as well as bypassing capital gains taxes. These assets often have a relatively low cost basis (e.g.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 16, 2020

Expectations of higher capital gains are anticipated as property values progress over time. Other than the investments mentioned above, one can also invest in education, money market funds, business or even having a savings account are profitable. Here are the best investment plan options in 2020: Real estate.

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ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 28, 2022

This article will assist you in gaining a fundamental understanding of equity valuation, kinds of equity, and other related topics. The market regards equity as an ownership “share” in a corporation’s income revenue stream. Equities are market-linked investments that do not guarantee a fixed rate of return.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 8, 2018

As the home market has recovered significantly compared to the situation just a decade ago, and commercial real estate is also on the rise, many property owners are utilizing the 1031 exchange program to save on the cost of switching from one property to another of “like kind.” There are More 1031 Exchange Properties on the Market.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 26, 2017

Thanks to the considerable tax write-offs available for intangible drilling costs (IDCs) and tangible drilling costs (TDCs), oil and gas investing can drastically lower your tax bill — even when compared to investing in the more traditional stock or real estate markets. But it may be worth bringing up the next time you meet.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 22, 2019

The casual investor could go for something like the total stock market, capital bonds, or international stock options. If there are too many different assets, the overall costs can prove troublesome. We have to remember that costs can go above and beyond our remit. It Can Be Overly Complex.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 18, 2019

For those with higher means, it might make more sense to invest in money market funds or stocks; for others, gold bullion might be the best investment. Where other commodities’ value fluctuates significantly from week to week in accordance with the global market, gold tends to be a lot steadier.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Because there is no intermediary, payments can be made without the typical administrative hassles that, among other things, increase costs and delay traditional transactions by several minutes, hours, or days. Every Little Bit Helps: Pros Of Paying In Bitcoin. So what’s the appeal of paying your employees using this form of cryptocurrency?

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

MARCH 25, 2011

Eventually the Internet came along and the Trading Post no longer commanded the secondhand market like it once did (though it did successfully transition online). Like eBay you can make money selling secondhand items in community sites if you can find a way to source product at cost or below.

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www.seriesseed.com

MARCH 2, 2010

.  In my opinion, the reason that capped convertible debt is the current market leader is that entrepreneurs have been conditioned over time to believe that convertible debt is (a) faster (b) cheaper and (c) better for them than equity investment.    This is EXACTLY why I created the Series Seed Documents. 

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www.seriesseed.com

DECEMBER 9, 2012

.  In my opinion, the reason that capped convertible debt is the current market leader is that entrepreneurs have been conditioned over time to believe that convertible debt is (a) faster (b) cheaper and (c) better for them than equity investment.    This is EXACTLY why I created the Series Seed Documents. 

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K9 Ventures

MARCH 23, 2011

That’s an invaluable exercise, which is probably even *more* important in the early stages of the company, while you’re still trying to figure out the technology, the product, the market, the pricing, the team. In the case of equity holders, they would have been in long-term capital gains and pay 15% on the gains.

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Start Up Blog

JUNE 6, 2019

Everything you read below is through the lens of enabling free enterprise and ensuring we have a free and competitive market place. One where we can keep in check a very small number of giant invasive species which threaten to destroy the free market ecosystem. Capitalism evolves and new industries are born by doing one simple thing.

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K9 Ventures

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Eventually, that vacuum was filled with capital gained even earlier than the Seed round — i.e., “pre-seed.”. Yes, the infrastructure is cheap (to start), but the human costs have gone up dramatically. Seed is the new Series A. (~$2M used get for building product, establishing product-market fit and early revenue).

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Up and Running

APRIL 29, 2014

For example, if you spent $2,000 on marketing services in December 2013 that weren’t actually delivered to your company until January 2014, you probably couldn’t claim those marketing services as an expense for the 2013 tax year. The last one here is your long-term capital gain. It’s the Medicare tax.

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Ben's Blog

APRIL 7, 2021

But network effects tend to persist because the value of the network to its participants outweighs the costs. With this funding came significant expansion of competition and end-user markets for semiconductors, ultimately leading to its namesake, “Silicon Valley.” Local/state governments.

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www.payne.org

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

The re-heating of the venture funded tech market has pushed a heat up of the hiring market, and Im getting more calls from friends asking for help understanding startup stock (equity) offers. Owning the stock has a potentially significant tax advantage: it starts the timer for long-term capital gains. 3 Dilution.

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Scott Edward Walker

APRIL 9, 2012

Speed, simplicity and cost. Indeed, a startup could close a convertible note round in a day or two by merely issuing a 2-3 page promissory note, which could cost as little as $1,500-$2,000 in legal fees (or a little more if a note purchase agreement is also executed, which is customary).

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Pascal's View

SEPTEMBER 1, 2008

The gathering clouds of an innovation crisis in America are thickening, and the fundamental causes reach across taxation issues, the state of the capital markets, and America’s current foreign national visa policies. Risk capital is the life blood of innovation in the U.S. to stay in the U.S.

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Pascal's View

OCTOBER 28, 2008

 His specific position on eliminating capital gains taxes for start-ups supports long-term investing through innovation and venture capital. the economic crisis with a healthy respect for markets tempered by justified. his plan is affordable or does enough to contain costs. Obama is a man of supple.

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