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What Do I Do If My Business Runs Out Of Cash?

YoungUpstarts

If the situation is dire, you may also consider recapitalizing the business through a debt refinancing or by selling equity. Conversely, you may be able to save money by bringing in marketing, bookkeeping, or warehousing. If the capital markets tighten up, don’t look a gift horse in the mouth: take the deal you have.

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Mark Hauser’s Hauser Private Equity Spearheads Major Deals in Industrial Sector

The Startup Magazine

However, sound investors would do well to remember that although their prevalence has certainly made these industries a popular topic of conversation, they are by no means the only viable option for significant returns. Their investment supported Stat Health’s recapitalization, alongside Spanos Barber Jesse & Co.

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Flexible VC, a New Model for Companies Targeting Profitability

David Teten

The value ascribed by subsequent investors (in a secondary); buyers (acquisition); or the public markets (IPO). Yes, via conversion rights at a valuation cap. Yes, via conversion rights at a valuation cap. On average, founders own just 43% of equity by Series B , declining thereafter. Volatile, uncapped. Retain 100%.

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Silicon Valley Frontlines: Two Tales of "Working For Equity"

philipsmith.typepad.com

While there have been times in the last dozen or so years, usually during times of venture capital excess, that cash to founders, early-stage executives and other key employees has matched regular market compensation (still with the upside of the equity), this is not true in the vast majority in the start-up game. Marketing on a Shoestring.

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Stock Market Drops. Then It Rallies. What Happens Next for Funding?

Both Sides of the Table

I spent my days meeting companies, figuring out what areas of the market interested me and trying to get a sense for how VCs thought about fair valuations. I started showing my partners more deals that I found interesting and doing loads of analysis on the future of markets I thought were ripe for disruption. The market had tanked.

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Everything you ever wanted to know about advisors: Part 2.

venturehacks.com

If an advisor can uncork a million dollars of your company’s latent value with 15 minutes of conversation or a single introduction, you should pay him appropriately. The company is acquired, recapitalized, or otherwise restructured and the advisors are no longer useful or desired. Normal advisors The normal advisor gets 0.1%-0.25%

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The Entrepreneur Thesis

Both Sides of the Table

I’m not talk about the age old debate amongst investors whether you back entrepreneurs, markets or products (or as people like to hedge – product / market fit). I’m on the record as saying I’m 70% management, 30% market. I’m on the record as saying I’m 70% management, 30% market. Tags: Tech Market Analysis.