Austin Startup

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

The horseless carriage is how early people saw the automobile because all they knew was horse-drawn carriages and today, the financial industry sees the disruptions as “financial” instead of realizing a primitive shift to transactional that goes deeper than the existing concept of finance.

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View from Seed

JULY 15, 2020

One topic of conversation among VC’s over the last few months is how their portfolios are faring during the Covid pandemic. Companies that are largely in R&D phase can operate business as usual, assuming there is capital to fund the company for 18-24 more months. Unevenly distributed, but broadly optimistic.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 11, 2015

In addition to cash flow, operational and organizational challenges often have a bigger impact on small businesses than larger companies as they typically have fewer resources at their disposal. These days, it’s not uncommon for companies large and small to be completely distributed, i.e., have a wholly remote workforce.

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David Teten

JANUARY 19, 2021

John Berger, Director Operations & Impact Solutions, Toniic , observed that this has clear investor benefits: “ The grace period became a feature because it benefits investors in regions like the US where there can be tax differences between short and long term gains. Yes, via conversion rights at a valuation cap.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 26, 2019

These strategies can be useful in increasing initial conversions from your ads and website traffic, but offering large discounts too early in the life of the company will lower your gross margins and CAC, both of which will affect your unit economics and future financing conversations. These add up very quickly.

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The Startup Magazine

JULY 1, 2020

We interviewed entrepreneur Mr. Peter Agarwal, President/Owner of LED Phantom Distribution, a distributor of high quality LEDs, lighting, and lighting control products. LED Phantom has become a leader in customer service and product distribution of highly efficient green energy lighting products. LED lighting is a big example of that.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 26, 2019

The contract company would handle the other business aspects such as distribution, marketing, and sales. Alcohol production, distribution, and sales are all heavily shaped by laws. The current laws governing alcohol production, distribution, and sales evolved in the wake of the Prohibition era. Get to know the legal stuff.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

My first company was founded in Ireland, headquartered in England and had country operations in the UK, France & Germany. Equally I had to spend time with the heads of sales & marketing to keep them confident I wasn’t going to undermine their authority in the country operations. We faced it when we were small.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

OCTOBER 4, 2017

Small companies operate this way by necessity, and it works! They could have taken the tens of millions of dollars that the product cost to develop, and made their existing operation just 0.01% more effective, and made the same amount of money. Wired did that conversion in a “mere” 18 months.

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Version One Ventures

AUGUST 13, 2020

So much cheaper, in fact, that mainstream financial publications are projecting that building new solar will soon be cheaper than merely operating existing coal or natural gas plants. But that’s a conversation for another article. . Although a few full-service distributed energy installation companies have enjoyed success (e.g.

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ConversionXL

APRIL 3, 2019

Add to that 400 old and new faces, plenty of conversations, live music, and more than a few beers. When setting up interviews , call them “chats,” not interviews—and treat them like chats; anticipate where the conversation could go and listen, listen, listen. Talk to your finance people: What performance indicators get attention?

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Reid Hoffman

JULY 27, 2021

During that conversation, we talked about some of my favorite philosophers and how I’ve applied their ideas to my own career. I was still unprepared; I had no idea that I also needed to learn about go-to-market strategy and distribution. In particular, Bill Sahlman’s Entrepreneurial Finance course was excellent.

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Reid Hoffman

JULY 27, 2021

During that conversation, we talked about some of my favorite philosophers and how I’ve applied their ideas to my own career. I was still unprepared; I had no idea that I also needed to learn about go-to-market strategy and distribution. In particular, Bill Sahlman’s Entrepreneurial Finance course was excellent.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 25, 2021

"I just directly observed that the technology for doctors was really far from what they needed to operate at a high productivity level," he told me. His first instinct was that "somebody" should rethink how a doctor operates, how they communicate with the patient, and basically how the whole concept of care delivery works.

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

For marketers, then, the goal is to distribute that secret, in full or part, for maximum impact: To create real value for Insiders. The order of operations may surprise you. As practitioners of high finance,” writes Ron Chernow in The House of Morgan, the Morgans: cultivate a discreet style. Image source ). So it is with KFC. .

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

Based in Nairobi, Kenya, Pawame uses tech-enabled loan management and mobile money payment platforms to offer its customers a means of finance that is not limited by distance or lack of Internet access or a bank account. You are based in Nairobi, Kenya. Tell us more about the tech/startup ecosystem there. How about underrated? In the U.S.,

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

For marketers, then, the goal is to distribute that secret, in full or part, for maximum impact: To create real value for Insiders. The order of operations may surprise you. As practitioners of high finance,” writes Ron Chernow in The House of Morgan, the Morgans: cultivate a discreet style. Image source ). So it is with KFC. .

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View from Seed

AUGUST 30, 2017

Source: Google Finance). CPG brands invest significant effort to design packaging that stands out in these environments and supply chains that support this distribution model. It’s interesting to note that Home Depot is a $180B retailer that has not seen significant threat from internet disruption.

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Austin Startup

JUNE 26, 2019

Even though most of this message was already drafted, we also had a Hail Mary of a final acquisition conversation that closed the following morning. The Whole Enchilada For those of you interested in more than The Skinny, keep reading… Countless conversations have been had with key users, customers, advisors, mentors, family and friends.

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Hearpreneur

JULY 3, 2019

I set up my business to be distributed, so although my company is based out of Scottsdale, Arizona, I live in Thailand most of the time. I wear many different hats in my role, from CEO through sales and marketing to finance and HR. I am so grateful that I started this journey and I can’t wait to see how far it takes me.

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Occam's Razor

OCTOBER 24, 2016

Step 3: Assisted Conversions. To illustrate this, in the space I had available on the slide I was projecting, I shared some sense of effort/skills/time that might be required to take one step up… You can see that the initial elements are pretty small, then things get complicated, but it is not an even distribution.

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Up and Running

APRIL 5, 2021

While this unprecedented level of eCommerce growth may slow as vaccines are distributed, the expectations the pandemic has created aren’t going away anytime soon. While producing and stocking items is cheaper with an online storefront than a brick-and-mortar hub, businesses must now take the time to develop and operate their websites.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 4, 2021

A few weeks ago, Coinbase , which facilitates buying, storing and purchasing cryptocurrency and also operates a cryptocurrency exchange, went public. Just before the IPO, I had a far-reaching conversation with co-founder and CEO Brian Armstrong as he approached this major milestone for the company he co-founded back in 2012.

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Start Up Blog

APRIL 29, 2013

An era defined and dominated by the few who could afford the factories, the media and the distribution systems. The co-commerce era is here and defined by the 3 C’s – Collaboration, Conversations and Creativity. Especially when the brand normally operate in an invisible category like washing powder.

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Eric Friedman

AUGUST 18, 2021

Eric Friedman: This is a great segue to something I was thinking about in preparation for this conversation. This doesn’t concern any specific industry, but that kind of behavioral finance. We do that primarily through leading financings. On Deciens’ Lean Operation. On Dan’s Definition of True Freedom. That scares me.

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Startup Company Lawyer

MARCH 12, 2009

Any company that raises venture financing will need to be a C corp in order to issue preferred stock. If founders want the benefit of flow through tax treatment with respect to losses prior to an outside financing, an S corp election may make sense as long as there are no entity or non-U.S. citizen/resident stockholders.

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Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 19, 2017

Over the past few days, I’ve had a similar conversation about reporting tempo with three different people (2 CFOs and 1 CEO). On the other hand, with a few exceptions (hyper-growth cases or ones where you are focusing on specific metrics), daily financing reporting is not helpful either, as is it overly burdensome on the company.

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mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

Join the conversation by adding Mashables Pete Cashmore to your Circles on Google+ Close Welcome to Mashable! million in venture financing. We also soon decided that we wanted to outsource as much of our operations to hosted services as we possibly could. Sign in with Facebook or Twitter to get started!

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David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

I walk through below how progressive investors are using technology and analytics throughout all of their operations. We are also seeing technology evaluation as an increasingly important part of LP operational due diligence. To learn more about this space, I suggest join an online community I co-founded, PEVCTech. . 11) Exit .

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 29, 2020

Governor Cuomo, governor of New York State, USA, highlighted the quintessential issue with the coronavirus pandemic in his conversation with Howard Stern on 13 April 2020. It means relying on your own savings and revenue to operate and expand.”. Thus, you must manage your available finances wisely.

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Up and Running

MAY 23, 2016

If you’re working closely with partners who are helping you distribute your product, it’s especially important to make sure they understand who you are, how you speak, and who you serve. Step 5: Get financed. You get to call all the shots, including how you want to operate the business and who you want to be involved.

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www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Finance | Tuesdays. Financing a Small Business. Office and Operations. Financing A Small Business. Personal Finance. In the course of a few conversations, the two men agreed upon a valuation and drafted an arrangement in which Graham would convert fees into an undisclosed amount of equity in Pro Player Connect.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 11, 2019

Among her early investments are Lyft, TaskRabbit and Modcloth, which, as our recent conversation shows, are only part of the reason Forbes called her “the most powerful woman in startups.” I was working on putting together dinners with potential female operators who were interested in becoming venture capitalists.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

We’re seeing more governments, organizations, and corporate enterprises start to realize the impact this technology could have on how they operate. The Governor of Colorado was there promoting Colorado as a hub for blockchain and distributed ledger technology. Another movement we’re seeing right now is DeFi, or Decentralized Finance.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 11, 2020

You can find my conversation with Sam in that format below. 2:17) Some of the teams and projects Sam has been impressed with and how inspired he's been by the way the biotech industry has pulled together and operated with newfound speed. (6:56) I wanted to start with a recent conversation I had with Sam Altman.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 21, 2014

According to the SBA, 52% of all small businesses are home-based and of the 28 million small businesses in the US, 22 million of those are operated by people who consider themselves self-employed (they have no employees and no additional payroll). Week 2 – Getting financed. Order and distribute leaflets.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 29, 2015

The right software will unite your workforce whether they are in finance, distribution or manufacturing so that everyone is up-to-date on all processes. Take a minute to think about how often you have a conversation with your various teams and the way in which those discussions are orchestrated. Can it be improved?

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