Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 24, 2016

I always tell entrepreneurs that two heads are better than one, so the first task in many startups is finding a co-founder or two. You need to find the skills or experience you don’t have in business, technology, or money. So the first question I usually get is what percent of the company or equity is that person worth?

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View from Seed

APRIL 6, 2021

You have 4-6 years of professional experience as a technology operator, founder, or investor in New York. You have unbounded curiosity for emerging trends, a love for experimentation, and you’re always eager to dive into new products and technologies before others do. You act as an “ invited guest.”. You are hungry.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

Thus I was happily surprised when I found the classic book, “ The Tech Entrepreneur’s Survival Guide ,” by Bernd Schoner, PhD, and cofounder of ThingMagic, which leans heavily on the people side of the equation. Being the leader doesn’t mean more equity, nor does it mean the leader will necessarily be CEO. The operations superstar.

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View from Seed

JULY 6, 2020

You have 4-6 years of professional experience as a technology operator, founder, or investor in New York. You have unbounded curiosity for emerging trends, a love for experimentation, and you’re always eager to dive into new products and technologies before others do. You act as an “ invited guest.”. You are hungry.

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The Next Web

JANUARY 30, 2014

Or, the entrepreneur has deep technology skills, but is lacking in business skills. In many cases, these entrepreneurs are on the hunt for co-founders to help them build their businesses. Marry technology skills with marketing or finance or operating skills for an effective blending of complementary skillsets.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 17, 2011

“I need somebody to run operations.&# I never said you shouldn’t have a VP of Operations. I think people understand this title to mean more somebody who handles operational issues rather than somebody who is more like a “chief of staff&# as a COO often is. . Dilute your cash, equity or both.

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David Teten

MARCH 14, 2018

Managers of VC funds typically want to grow their business aggressively, just like the founders we back. I’ve listed them below in *very* roughly descending order of efficiency, measured by increased dollars one can put to work, divided by the operational dollars required to implement each strategy. .

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

Quick summary: Be careful not to have too many co-founders. And you need to be careful about giving up control to cofounders as much as VCs. I don’t think VCs care as much about co-founders & economics as people think. it’s the most expensive dilution you’ll ever face. For the wrong reasons.

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Austin Startup

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Honor Technology, Inc. , the world’s largest senior care network and technology platform which recently acquired global home care provider Home Instead , today announced it has raised $70 million in Series E funding and $300 million in debt financing. and ultimately our solutions will take care of our own generation when we’re older.”

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View from Seed

MAY 24, 2021

You have 4-6 years of professional experience as a technology operator, founder, or investor in New York. You have unbounded curiosity for emerging trends, a love for experimentation, and you’re always eager to dive into new products and technologies before others do. You act as an “ invited guest.”. You are hungry.

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View from Seed

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

You have unbounded curiosity for emerging trends, a love for experimentation, and you’re always eager to dive into new products and technologies before others do. You have 5-10 years of professional experience as a technology operator, founder, and/or investor. You are hungry. Interested?

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David Teten

JANUARY 19, 2021

(co-written with Jamie Finney, Founding Partner at Greater Colorado Venture Fund. From RBI, Flexible VCs borrow the ability to reap meaningful returns without demanding founders build for an exit. From traditional equity VC, Flexible VC borrows the option to pursue and reap the rewards of an outsized exit. Of the Inc.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 18, 2018

Thus I was happily surprised when I found the classic book, “ The Tech Entrepreneur’s Survival Guide ,” by Bernd Schoner, PhD, and cofounder of ThingMagic, which leans heavily on the people side of the equation. Being the leader doesn’t mean more equity, nor does it mean the leader will necessarily be CEO. The operations superstar.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 11, 2014

Thus I was happy to see a new book, “ The Tech Entrepreneur’s Survival Guide ,” by Bernd Schoner, PhD, and cofounder of ThingMagic, which leans heavily on the people side of the equation. Being the leader doesn’t mean more equity, nor does it mean the leader will necessarily be CEO. The operations superstar. The financial suit.

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 11, 2023

The fundamental objective and aim of seed investment is to assist a company in launching its operations successfully. This could be a proportion of the company’s equity or investment; in other instances, it could be a portion of its later-stage profits. How does the funding for the seed stage work?

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 20, 2019

by Chris Grey, co-founder and COO of CapLinked. Traditional accounting software, and human bookkeepers and accountants, still have an important role to play in this area, but the accounting business is rapidly changing as well due to technology. There is no way to stop technology.

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Board Effect

APRIL 15, 2024

The profound impact of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) is a centerpiece of the stewardship of these organizations; sustained and effective social response and problem solving requires diverse and inclusive governance. Mission-driven organizations strive to serve their communities and constituents with integrity and purpose.

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David Teten

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

Private equity and venture capital investors are copying our sisters in the hedge fund and mutual fund world: we’re trying to automate more of our job. VCs tout themselves as frontier technology investors, but most are using the same infrastructure tools they have used for the past 20+ years: Excel and recent college grads searching Google.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2015

Thus I was happy to see a recent book, “ The Tech Entrepreneur’s Survival Guide ,” by Bernd Schoner, PhD, and cofounder of ThingMagic, which leans heavily on the people side of the equation. Being the leader doesn’t mean more equity, nor does it mean the leader will necessarily be CEO. The operations superstar.

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Arif Bhalwani is the co-founder and CEO of Third Eye Capital (TEC) in Toronto, Canada. Billion in investments across a range of industries, including technology, sustainability, traditional and alternative energy, mining, construction services, transportation, and healthcare. The firm has made more than $4.5 ARIF BHALWANI: Sure.

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www.entrepreneur.com

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Technology Technology Home Online Business Tools Security Phones & Mobile Gadgets Tech Tips Technology The Future of Facebook -- Streaming Live Now. What is Sweat Equity Worth? Determining how to value sweat equity is key when negotiating with investors and employees. BY Asheesh Advani. |. July 31, 2007 |.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 20, 2016

Thus the top priority of every entrepreneur who wants funding should be to build and highlight their “dream team” of co-founders, executives and advisers, to attract the biggest and best investors. Even if your product is a technological marvel, I look for balanced strength on the team in finance, marketing and operations.

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nikcub.appspot.com

MARCH 8, 2012

Finding a Technical Co-Founder. In the recent weeks, I have also had no less than three people email me and ask about finding a technical co-founder, which has also been a very frequent topic on the Hacker News forums. Ask former co-workers. New Web Order. 5th November 2010. #. Ideas alone are not worth a lot.

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David Teten

AUGUST 19, 2019

This structure offers some of the benefits of traditional equity VC, without some of the negatives of equity VC. I’ve been a traditional equity VC for 8 years, and I’m now researching new business models in venture capital. For background, see Revenue-Based Investing: A New Option for Founders who Care About Control.

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Eric Friedman

DECEMBER 27, 2021

4/ Streaming equity – venture funds + employee stock becomes more liquid. 5/ The rise of operator angels + micro VCs explodes in 2021. This is already happening, but there will be an explosion of rolling funds, operator angels, and micro investors who want to co-invest in friends, companies, and cohorts they are a part of.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

by Emmanuel de Watteville, co-founder of Blue Ocean Ventures. One of the most effective ways to spot solid potential in an early-stage startup is by checking out the working technology, as well as the current operating model, making sure it’s seamless and user-friendly. Secure the financial investment plan.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 18, 2013

by Jeffrey Kadlic, co-founder & managing partner of Evolution Capital Partners. Can I use technology to make my business more efficient? At no point in history has technology been more affordable and accessible. It allows small organizations to appear much bigger than they really are and operate more efficiently too.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 25, 2018

It’s taken the Toronto executive from the world of Big 3 Accounting (as a CPA with PricewaterhouseCoopers in his early career) to Investment Banking(National Bank Financial) and capital markets (co-founding Eight Capital after leading the management buyout of Dundee Capital Markets). Some specialize in one arena, like green technology.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 15, 2020

“We developed Pages based on actual conversations we had with our customers,” explains Kenny Rueter, Kajabi co-founder and CEO. “We Next, we had to figure out how we could deliver that while staying drop dead simple to operate. The company recently announced its first minority investment, from Spectrum Equity.

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Rob Go

JANUARY 18, 2012

In a prior post about what it’s like to be a VC I made the claim that even if an investor has operating experience, that experience gets stale after a few years. This led to the following question in my comments: “You mention that operational skills begin to decline 2 years into the job. Couple observations.

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www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Technology | Thursdays. Office and Operations. TECHNOLOGY. Technology. Should You Share Equity with Consultants? Science and Technology Technology. We had a rough time early on," says Parker, president and chief technology officer of Roving Software Inc. , Join our community. Forgot login ?

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David Teten

JANUARY 9, 2013

Partners for a New Beginning (PNB), a public-private partnership housed at the Aspen Institute, is organizing a Venture Capital, Private Equity and Angel Investor Delegation from the Maghreb. In addition, as part of the program, I’ll be making my first public presentation of our research study on VC portfolio operations value creation.

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The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Now nearly a “double unicorn,” the company plans to use the new investment to further grow its business operations and expand its current suite of mobile applications. The $130 million Series D investment round was co-led by New York-based global private equity and venture capital firm Insight Partners and Hanaco Venture Capital.

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David Teten

JANUARY 9, 2018

In a prior life, I served as a consultant to Goldman Sachs Special Situations Group, Carl Icahn’s organization, and some other very large private equity investors. I saw “ portfolio operations ,” i.e., levers to enhance the operations efficacy of portfolio companies, become a standard part of the private equity toolkit.

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David Teten

JANUARY 9, 2018

In a prior life, I served as a consultant to Goldman Sachs Special Situations Group, Carl Icahn’s organization, and some other very large private equity investors. I saw “ portfolio operations ,” i.e., levers to enhance the operations efficacy of portfolio companies, become a standard part of the private equity toolkit.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 3, 2010

years ago and told me, “I just got offered the chance to buy this company because the founder doesn’t want to continue. I can save tons of development time and I think I can buy it for all equity. Sometimes this involves co-CEO’s. how to integrate technology, systems, people and culture. -

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David Teten

JANUARY 21, 2021

(co-written with Jamie Finney, Founding Partner at Greater Colorado Venture Fund. This essay is part of a series on alternative VC: I: Revenue-Based Investing: a new option for founders who care about control. III: Why are Revenue-Based VCs investing in so many women and underrepresented founders?

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