Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

It’s more possible to bootstrap today than a few years ago, as the cost of entry continues to go down. Most new teams are geographically dispersed these days anyway, so paying rent for an office should be differed to later stages when revenue is plentiful. You will be in good company with the many legends who used this approach.

Equity 349

Equity Hockey Stick Bootstrapping Sweat Equity 349

Up and Running

MARCH 31, 2021

An Angel right now will be looking for a startup that seeks to fix the problem at hand with a great outlook for future applications later on in time. If you want to succeed right now, jump into the game with an idea that will assist or renovate the current crisis while also seeking growth in later stages as time goes on.

Small Business 116

Small Business Angel Investor Technical Review Elevator Pitch 116

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 4, 2016

But for founders who do their homework, the cost of entry is lower and the opportunity is higher than ever. Years ago, it cost a million dollars for a new e-commerce site, one that you can now create for almost nothing with current tools and technology. The cost of social media done well is low.

Intellectual Property 120

Intellectual Property Startup Angel Groups Social Media 120

View from Seed

MARCH 4, 2020

One of the weaknesses of the Midas list methodology (so I’ve heard) is that it under-emphasizes the impact of one’s cost basis and ownership relative to fund size. This number is probably low vs the reality of actual performance. It will be interesting to see if this trend continues. Slowly Improving Demographic Diversity.

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Venture Capital China Technical Review Africa 313

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

Typical costs for startups today range from $250,000 to $1 million, even if the offering does not go through. As best, you should reserve this option for later stage VC discussions, once you have a well-proven business model, large market following, and substantial revenue. Going public is an expensive process.

IPO 218

IPO SEC Prospectus Technical Review 218

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 18, 2020

It’s more possible to bootstrap today than a few years ago, as the cost of entry continues to go down. Most new teams are geographically dispersed these days anyway, so paying rent for an office should be differed to later stages when revenue is plentiful. You will be in good company with the many legends who used this approach.

Hockey Stick 423

Hockey Stick Bootstrapping Sweat Equity Intellectual Property 423

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 3, 2023

Accelerators generally accept startups at a slightly later stage, and attempt to compress the timeline to commercialization into a few months, instead of a year or more. Shared business support services, including telephone answering, conference rooms, teleconferencing, administrative support, and a business mailing address.

Incubator 231

Incubator Silicon Valley North America Small Business Administration 231

David Teten

DECEMBER 15, 2018

It’s much better to calculate the total cost of shutting down, publicize it to the board, and then declare defeat once your cash in bank hits that level. If you haven’t already, I suggest list on ExitRound , a zero-fixed-cost platform for increasing your odds of finding a likely buyer. It’s expensive to shut down.

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Startup Later Stage Technical Review Software Review 60

Steve Blank

APRIL 23, 2014

These include the product itself, the customer, the distribution channel, revenue model, how to get, keep and grow customers, resources and activities needed to build the business and costs.). Ventures that are further along and now executing their business model are no longer startups, they are now early-stage companies.

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Acquisition Intellectual Property Silicon Valley Startup 332

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 30, 2011

Or the Cliff Note’s version: Open Source & Cloud Computing (led by Amazon) drove down tech startup costs by 90%. With more competition in early-stage many VCs are investing smaller amounts at earlier stages. Some are going later stage to not miss out on hot deals. I call this “stage drift.&#.

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Venture Capital Early Stage Valuation Angel Investor 289

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 18, 2012

Case in point: a corporation that fires part of its workforce for cost-cutting reasons may save some money in the short run, but is likely to destroy employee morale and stakeholder confidence in the long term.

Technical Review 174

Technical Review Later Stage Incubator Business Model 174

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 22, 2014

Marketing plans that worked during the early life cycle of your business might have to change during later stages based on a number of variables, such as the economy, your competition, and new products or services. This can improve operations, lower costs, and reduce wasted time and effort. Want to know your small business IQ?

CPA 160

CPA Technical Review Later Stage Equity 160

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

Accelerators generally accept startups at a slightly later stage, and attempt to compress the timeline to commercialization into a few months, instead of a year or more. Shared business support services, including telephone answering, conference rooms, teleconferencing, administrative support, and a business mailing address.

Incubator 398

Incubator Silicon Valley North America Startup 398

VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

For those that did tap VCs, 90% were either Seed or Series A stage companies. Fewer established Series B+ startups shuttered operations, though the 34 later stage shutdowns exceeded last year’s 25. In raw numbers, 87 startups that had raised at least $10 million ended up closing down. It comes with the territory.

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Valuation Startup Angel Investor Dilution 103

YoungUpstarts

JULY 30, 2019

Each sprint is reviewed to minimize the errors so that the confusions during the later stages are avoided. In start-ups, nobody really wants to make any costly decisions at the final stages, so the scrum is very much helpful in protecting your entire team from issues. Employing SCRUM for startups.

SCRUM 113

SCRUM Software Review Hiring Agile 113

Hunter Walker

DECEMBER 11, 2023

It’s not “traditional PE” — meaning, a leveraged buyout fund where they try to cut costs and squeeze margins — it’s more like a later stage Venture Capital firm, with extra support capabilities to help companies as they scale.

Private Equity 78

Private Equity Equity DC Leveraged Buyout 78

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 29, 2022

Typical costs for startups today range from $250,000 to $1 million, even if the offering does not go through. As best, you should reserve this option for later stage VC discussions, once you have a well-proven business model, large market following, and substantial revenue. Going public is an expensive process.

IPO 245

IPO SEC Prospectus Startup 245

Gust

JANUARY 4, 2012

Later stage companies have some additional concerns: What favorable impact could IP have for PR, marketing and investor relations purposes, or as an attraction to potential acquirors? Nevertheless, experience has shown this to be primarily a later-stage company problem.

Intellectual Property 143

Intellectual Property IP Startup United States 143

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 1, 2015

Typical costs for startups today range from $250,000 to $1 million, even if the offering does not go through. As best, you should reserve this option for later stage VC discussions, once you have a well-proven business model, large market following, and substantial revenue. Going public is an expensive process.

IPO 120

IPO SEC Prospectus Startup 120

View from Seed

APRIL 30, 2015

It can be lower cost and can either buy more time or accelerate growth. It’s generally got a lower cost compared to equity capital and can help support growth. NVV: Let’s talk about the seed stage specifically. But the costs are definitely there. What is it, and how should founders think about it?

Term Sheet 120

Term Sheet Equity Startup Seed Stage 120

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 6, 2014

I know that in later-stage growth equity deals some firms even hire third-parties who will do the reference calls. When they rep you, the marginal cost of them trying to get you a slightly better deal is high for them relative to settling and moving on. They hold out. They wait for a better offer. They’re not in a rush.

Technical Review 302

Technical Review Hiring Later Stage Employee 302

VC Adventure

AUGUST 15, 2018

At the time, the cost of each of these valuations ran between $10,000 and $15,000 annually for each company. These costs have come down a lot since then, and the rules have been tweaked a bit but the overall 409A framework still is as it was when originally adopted – companies must hire a 3rd party to value their stock each year.

Valuation 48

Valuation Common Stock Cap Table Software Review 48

The Startup Magazine

APRIL 12, 2020

A considerable part of the mover’s cost depends on the heaviness of your stuff and the space your products take up in the truck. Refute from packing cost: If you pack your possessions yourself, the moving company, for the most part, isn’t liable for harm to them. Yes, they regularly do extra expenses at a much later stage.

Later Stage 119

Later Stage Stock Cost Reputation 119

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

Even for later-stage companies with predictable financials, the lack of liquidity, audited financials, and standardized metrics creates real challenges to scaling quantitative investing. Sources like Crunchbase , Angel List , and Seed Invest even give this data away for free or very low cost.

Private Equity 60

Private Equity Venture Capital Equity Technical Review 60

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2018

Accelerators generally accept startups at a slightly later stage, and attempt to compress the timeline to commercialization into a few months, instead of a year or more. Shared business support services, including telephone answering, conference rooms, teleconferencing, administrative support, and a business mailing address.

Incubator 218

Incubator Silicon Valley North America Small Business Administration 218

View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Q: What is going to happen to the cost of capital? Q: What is the opportunity cost of not being in tech? Early-stage valuations are up 70%, and late-stage valuations are up 103% (source Pitchbook ). A: Tech is a $5tn industry, and is only a small % of total GDP. Are low interest rates structural, or temporal? .

Valuation 319

Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Distribution Early Stage 319

Berkonomics

AUGUST 3, 2023

When the need is high… For the rest of us, desiring to build large, valuable enterprises quickly, the need for outside capital is high on our list of requirements and even the source for some sleepless nights as we worry over the availability and cost of capital. These include Y-Combinator and TechStars, among others.

Private Equity 118

Private Equity Valuation Cap Table Accredited Investor 118

David Teten

JUNE 22, 2012

By excising just the tumor and leaving the rest of the organ, surgeons can help patients reduce the risk of early mortality, reduce patient complications, reduce costs of healthcare, and reduce the backlogged demand for kidney donations. Torsh, Inc.’s domestic market.

Programming 128

Programming Accredited Investor Naming New York 128

ReadWriteStart

MARCH 3, 2021

If you focus too much on short-term measures, you’ll have trouble sustaining long-term growth in a cost-efficient way. An effective early-stage growth strategy would be: Inexpensive, capable of being executed on even a limited budget with a limited team. For example, if the cost per click (CPC) is $0.50 Referral Programs.

Early Stage 125

Early Stage PPC Retention Churn Rate 125

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 15, 2016

Some companies may be able to become “cockroaches” or “ramen profitable” but cutting costs and staff substantially and getting to a burn rate that last 2 years. You don’t even realize that the later-stage investor doesn’t support you any more. They may push you to cut costs.

Burn Rate 150

Burn Rate Cap Table Valuation Software Review 150

David Teten

JULY 25, 2017

Most importantly, we have regular meetings with later-stage VCs and enterprise clients both in the US and internationally to discuss our companies which fit their investment mandates. Effectively, we are a market maker between our portfolio companies and the late-stage VCs and large enterprises which are our co-investors.

Portfolio 60

Portfolio Technical Review Private Equity Database 60

View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Q: What is going to happen to the cost of capital? Q: What is the opportunity cost of not being in tech? Early-stage valuations are up 70%, and late-stage valuations are up 103% (source Pitchbook ). A: Tech is a $5tn industry, and is only a small % of total GDP. Are low interest rates structural, or temporal? .

Valuation 295

Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Distribution Early Stage 295

David Teten

JUNE 22, 2012

By excising just the tumor and leaving the rest of the organ, surgeons can help patients reduce the risk of early mortality, reduce patient complications, reduce costs of healthcare, and reduce the backlogged demand for kidney donations. Torsh, Inc.’s domestic market.

Programming 114

Programming Accredited Investor Naming New York 114

View from Seed

JULY 26, 2022

Only ~3% of people have access to IVF (in-vitro fertilization), primarily due to cost and access issues. I’m going to let our customers dictate what that looks like from a product perspective – but that may include migrating into earlier or later stages of the human development lifecycle. . Infertility continues to rise.

Silicon Valley 156

Silicon Valley Later Stage Early Stage Founder 156

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 27, 2016

I have to believe the founder is cost-focused, mission-driven and aligned on cultural values to me, which mostly relates to integrity and how to treat other people. Early stage. I like over communicators who err on the side of transparency and candor. Innovator’s Dilemma. I prefer to compete more with other startups than with giants.

Early Stage 254

Early Stage Non-Compete LP Later Stage 254

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 13, 2020

This means that when people are in the later stages of their decision making process they will turn to Youtube to see if they can find that last bit of information to solve their problem. But, hiring a professional that knows how to make an engaging video shouldn’t cost that much. Use Video appeared first on Young Upstarts.

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eCommerce Video Conversion Channel 194

Berkonomics

JUNE 16, 2022

We can invent lots of metrics to measure progress for a leader, including revenue, profit, employee satisfaction, cost containment, percentage of available market, and more. But there is one overwhelming method of appraising the effectiveness of a business leader. What is your leadership end game goal?

Later Stage 62

Later Stage Early Stage Valuation Acquisition 62