Common Stock Customer Finance Revenue 
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 27, 2013
In his tenure as CEO of DataSift we have never missed a monthly revenue figure. He has grown our US operations from 1 employee (him) to a global organization of 75 employees that will finish the year with 8-digit revenues (90+% recurring) and more than 350% year-over-year growth. In his spare time he raised nearly $30 million.
Steve Blank
APRIL 26, 2022
For existing investors, sometimes it was a “pay-to-play” i.e. if you don’t participate in the new financing you lose. Some even insisted that all prior preferred stock had to be converted to common stock. Other times it was simply a take-it-or-leave-it, here are the new terms. A cram down is different than a down round.
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ReadWriteStart
JUNE 1, 2020
The primary source of your funds should be your paying customers, i.e., your business should generate enough revenues and profits to fund the growth and expansion. Any custom manufactured IoT device would require software development as well as hardware customization. Both of which are expensive and time-consuming.
Both Sides of the Table
JULY 29, 2010
People buy companies for 3 primary reasons: 1) they want the management team / talent 2) they want the technology or 3) they want the market traction (revenue, customer base, profits, etc). The downside is that people need to buy their stock. In fact, far better if you haven’t raised venture capital. Do it early.
www.inc.com
SEPTEMBER 24, 2011
Finance | Tuesdays. Financing a Small Business. Financing A Small Business. Personal Finance. Why Arizona Bay started taking stock from its customers instead of cash. Because many of these businesses dont yet have revenue, valuation discussions arent very scientific, and the process requires some haggling.
Scott Edward Walker
NOVEMBER 22, 2015
electronic files, prototypes, customer lists, etc.). prior to incorporation is typically assigned to the company as part of the founder’s restricted stock purchase agreement (or a separate assignment agreement). Founders should also make sure that when they leave their prior employer they don’t take anything with them (e.g.,
Steve Blank
OCTOBER 24, 2017
— Unremarked and unheralded, the balance of power between startup CEOs and their investors has radically changed: IPOs/M&A without a profit (or at times revenue) have become the norm. Typically, this caliber of bankers wouldn’t talk to you unless your company had five profitable quarters of increasing revenue. The founders.
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