Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 22, 2020

Early stage burn rates over $50K per month, or a runway of less than six months may indicate an inefficient or desperate startup. How complex is the capitalization table? Ironically, startup investors are normally in less personal jeopardy than early startup employees. Think twice before you jump in.

Technical Review 436

Technical Review Due Diligence Sweat Equity Burn Rate 436

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 18, 2023

Early stage burn rates over $50K per month, or a runway of less than six months may indicate an inefficient or desperate startup. How complex is the capitalization table? Ironically, startup investors are normally in less personal jeopardy than early startup employees. Think twice before you jump in.

Sweat Equity 207

Sweat Equity Burn Rate Technical Review Intellectual Property 207

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 10, 2016

Early stage burn rates over $50K per month, or a runway of less than six months may indicate an inefficient or desperate startup. How complex is the capitalization table? Ironically, startup investors are normally in less personal jeopardy than early startup employees. Think twice before you jump in.

Sweat Equity 120

Sweat Equity Burn Rate Technical Review Intellectual Property 120

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 8, 2015

Early stage burn rates over $50K per month, or a runway of less than six months may indicate an inefficient or desperate startup. How complex is the capitalization table? Ironically, startup investors are normally in less personal jeopardy than early startup employees. Think twice before you jump in.

Technical Review 120

Technical Review Due Diligence Sweat Equity Burn Rate 120

Early Growth Financial Services

AUGUST 23, 2013

All valuations are not created equally; there are better valuations, better processes, and better valuations business partners for your company. Early-stage startup experience. To find the best valuation company—and get your best valuation—here’s what you should be looking for: 1.

Valuation 70

Valuation Stock Options Capitalization Table Early Stage 70

David Teten

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

While working on my most recent startup, Navon Partners , we were fortunate to have Raul Trevino , a star former Citi investment banker and Columbia MBA, interning with us. Enter Raul: This capital table startup options valuation model was created with the purpose of valuing options for an illiquid, early-stage start-up.

Employee 155

Employee IRR Startup Mexico 155

abovethecrowd.com

APRIL 20, 2016

All Unicorn participants — founders, company employees, venture investors and their limited partners (LPs) — are seeing their fortunes put at risk from the very nature of the Unicorn phenomenon itself. Competition also has access to capital. LIMITED PARTNERS (LPS). They are the real capital that make the system work.

IPO 40

IPO Term Sheet Silicon Valley Valuation 40