Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 4, 2022

The problem is that professional investors (angels and venture capitalists) want a proven business model before they invest, ready to scale, rather than the more risky research and development efforts. That includes estimating the money required to get to the revenue stage, and saving money to cover costs before you jump off the cliff.

Intellectual Property 261

Intellectual Property Technical Review Incubator Bootstrapping 261

David Teten

JANUARY 9, 2018

A friend of mine interviewed for a job with massively successful hedge fund manager Steven A. – Thoughtful fund management. When I talk with non-founding insiders at many alternative investment firms, I regularly hear complaints about the quality of firm management. The result is a poorly managed organization.

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Venture Capital Private Equity Silicon Valley Differentiation 60

David Teten

JANUARY 9, 2018

A friend of mine interviewed for a job with massively successful hedge fund manager Steven A. – Thoughtful fund management. When I talk with non-founding insiders at many alternative investment firms, I regularly hear complaints about the quality of firm management. The result is a poorly managed organization.

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Venture Capital Private Equity Silicon Valley Differentiation 60

SoCal CTO

MARCH 20, 2007

Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -. User Interface Beyond the Web Site ► November (7) Negative Customer Acquisition Costs - Creative Sta. Product Manager Entrepreneur Mark Geller SEO for Startups Startup Version 1.0

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 28, 2010

It seems the focus on “virtual&# goods has been both the demo of the consumer as well as the fact that by definition virtual goods have almost no marginal costs to the seller so giving a huge slice to the carrier (and Zong) isn’t a problem since actual costs are ~ $0. Tags: This Week in Venture Capital.

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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. Sources like Crunchbase , Angel List , and Seed Invest even give this data away for free or very low cost. 4) Manage deal flow. But we’re doing it slowly. Pitchbot.vc

Private Equity 60

Private Equity Venture Capital Equity Technical Review 60

Up and Running

AUGUST 12, 2014

A few weeks ago I spoke with Boris Wertz, founder of JustBooks, COO of AbeBooks and founding-partner of Version One Ventures. In In as much as a scheduled interview with an angel investor can be, talking with Boris about what it takes to spark the interest of a venture capital firm was a coincidence.

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The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 30, 2022

This includes knowledge management systems, internal wikis, project management systems, scheduling solutions, accounting systems, customer relationship management (CRM) systems, and marketing practices. . Hardware Costs. Keeping your ecosystem homogenous, transparent, and easily manageable. .

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Technical Review Technology Software Review Startup 148

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 11, 2022

Something happened in the past 7 years in the startup and venture capital world that I hadn’t experienced since the late 90’s — we all began praying to the God of Valuation. How might our next phase of the journey seem brighter, even with more uncertain days for startups and capital markets? What happened? Until we weren’t.

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David Teten

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Instead of budget approvals, monitor key metrics and give managers more flexibility. How should a growth company manage their budget? Inevitably, things cost more and take longer than expected. According to ThedaCare’s chief financial officer, Tim Olson , top management viewed it as a significant waste of time.

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Agile Management Forecast Silicon Valley 60

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 6, 2015

She had so much insight to share that we broke the interview into two parts, 1) Corporate Venture Capital and more broadly, 2) How the Fortune 500 Can Buy, Invest and Partner with the Innovation Economy (coming soon). . Previously she was Co-Founder and CEO of SNAZZ, a cloud-based event management platform.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 29, 2014

It’s not hard to find people willing to write the narrative that “venture capital is not an asset class” or “venture capital has performed terribly.” Having worked through the data with Glenn I am even more optimistic about venture capital than I was even a year ago.

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David Teten

APRIL 6, 2015

An Nguyen and I just completed an analysis of VC and research funding compared with the cost to society of different diseases, and the results show wildly disproportionate funding for certain diseases relative to their impact in society. of US annual medical costs in 2008, compared with 6.5% The data is painful. a decade prior.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

The problem is that professional investors (Angels and Venture Capital) want a proven business model before they invest, ready to scale, rather than the more risky research and development efforts. That includes estimating the money required to get to the revenue stage, and saving money to cover costs before you jump off the cliff.

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Intellectual Property Technical Review Venture Capital Startup 309

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 30, 2019

The problem is that professional investors (angels and venture capitalists) want a proven business model before they invest, ready to scale, rather than the more risky research and development efforts. That includes estimating the money required to get to the revenue stage, and saving money to cover costs before you jump off the cliff.

Intellectual Property 219

Intellectual Property Technical Review Startup Incubator 219

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 14, 2014

The problem is that professional investors (Angels and Venture Capital) want a proven business model before they invest, ready to scale, rather than the more risky research and development efforts. That includes estimating the money required to get to the revenue stage, and saving money to cover costs before you jump off the cliff.

Entrepreneur 283

Entrepreneur Intellectual Property Technical Review Incubator 283

David Teten

JANUARY 19, 2021

As two fund managers employing Flexible VC, we think it is a healthy addition to the ecosystem and will yield more predictable and stable healthy returns for investors. Too often, investment structures force the management team to make decisions between misaligned growth and investment (return) objectives. Funder Category. Example VC.

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Cofounder Technical Review Equity Dividend 78

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 17, 2020

Many companies seek angel investors, venture capital and even family and friends’ money when they’re planning to start a company. an entrepreneur should have about 6 months worth of fixed costs on hand at the beginning. Michael Majeed: Financial management is crucial to the success of the business.

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Finance Forecast Balance Sheet Angel Investor 217

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 12, 2018

The problem is that professional investors (angels and venture capital) want a proven business model before they invest, ready to scale, rather than early projections and product development. That includes estimating the money required to get to the revenue stage, and saving money to cover costs before you jump off the cliff.

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Intellectual Property Technical Review Startup Incubator 134

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

When Netscape went public, it unleashed a frenzy from the public markets for anything related to the internet and signaled to venture investors that there were massive returns to be made investing in anything internet related. Massive liquidity awaited the first movers to the IPO’s, and that’s how they managed their portfolios.

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Lean Burn Rate Startup IPO 335

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

This is part of my ongoing series of posts and I need to file this one under both Raising Venture Capital and Startup Advice. In all of these new product and cost-focused new trends, a big problem has emerged that all of these movements have not addressed. The cost side of the equation is also important.

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Business Plan AJAX Venture Capital Technical Review 334

Up and Running

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Startups have to deal with starting costs and ongoing businesses have to finance growth and working capital. Myth #1: Venture capital is a growing opportunity for funding businesses. Actually, venture capital financing is very rare. Venture capital. This is not the case.

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SBA Venture Capital Angel Investor Technical Review 161

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

It was only a year ago that many in the Venture Capital industry were predicting that “winter was coming” and to be fair the author of this post was chief amongst them. With nearly 2/3rd of all VCs citing cost-cutting in 2016 as the norm — this is a clear indication that winter made an appearance. Baidu alone raised $3.2

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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. The biggest rise, unsurprisingly, was China, which enjoyed a huge surge in venture capital dollars over the past decade and enjoyed its fair share of blockbuster exits.

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Venture Capital China Technical Review Africa 313

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 22, 2012

He also nails the reason why venture capital is still necessary to grow large businesses quickly in a world where the costs of running startups have fallen dramatically. After all, growth equals high valuations and loads of venture capital! It’s ok to raise venture capital and try to build a monster business.

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Silicon Valley Venture Capital Startup Technical Review 390

ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Over time, this revenue reduces the dependency on outside venture capital sources. It provides the freedom to partner with entrepreneurs and reduce the costs of agency work in exchange for equity in their startup. It fine-tunes the processes needed to properly manage these teams and execute projects.

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Incubator Startup Software Developers Software Development 188

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Others may not have the experience you want and they fill up a seat that makes retaining founder control more difficult if you ultimately raise large rounds of venture capital in the future. It’s not zero calories but with the right board the benefits should far outweigh the time and emotional costs. But it’s quite rare.

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Venture Capital Startup Angel Investor Silicon Valley 236

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 28, 2011

In this three-part series I will explore the ways that the Venture Capital industry has changed over the past 5 years that I would argue are a direct result of changes in the software industry, not the other way around. When I built my first company starting in 1999 it cost $2.5 Open source became a movement – a mentality.

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Venture Capital Software PHP Open Source 334

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 23, 2014

There has been much discussion in the past few years of the changing structure of the venture capital industry. The rise of alternative sources of capital (crowd funding and the like). Lower costs to start a business (95% reduction), many more companies created & funded by angels / seed. The iPhone was released.

Technical Review 398

Technical Review Venture Capital Valuation Pre-Money Valuation 398

The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

On the other side of the spectrum, the idea of finding a unicorn has attracted many investors toward the much riskier venture capital and emerging technologies. In 2016, Hauser Private Equity completed an investment in Stat Health Management, LLC, an urgent care provider with locations throughout Long Island, NY. Healthcare.

Private Equity 140

Private Equity Equity Technical Review Software Review 140

SoCal CTO

MARCH 1, 2010

Startup Killer: the Cost of Customer Acquisition | For Entrepreneurs , February 2, 2010 Looks at the critical equation around customer acquisition cost vs. customer lifetime value similar to what I discussed in Startup Metrics but in more depth. Jason looks at the issues around "sunk cost." Great stuff.

Acquisition 150

Acquisition Cofounder Technical Cofounder Cost 150

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

Many observers of the venture capital industry have questioned whether its best days are behind it. Looking ahead at the next decade I am excited by what I believe will be viewed as one of the best and most rational investment periods for venture capital due to seven discrete factors: 1.

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Venture Capital Technical Review LP Mobile 347

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 8, 2015

The problem is that professional investors (angels and venture capital) want a proven business model before they invest, ready to scale, rather than the more risky research and development efforts. That includes estimating the money required to get to the revenue stage, and saving money to cover costs before you jump off the cliff.

Entrepreneur 120

Entrepreneur Intellectual Property Technical Review Incubator 120

View from Seed

APRIL 14, 2020

This led to a number of repercussions that most VC’s have lamented during this time, including higher prices, larger rounds, shoddy due diligence, and many companies raising large sums of venture capital that probably aren’t suited to VC funding.

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Early Stage Software Review Technical Review Due Diligence 375

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 22, 2018

He also shared that, initially, he was leaning toward building an experience management solution in-house, and that it was only at the insistence of the firm’s CMO that he relented and engaged our firm. He wanted to thank me for the work that we have done with his firm over the past two years, which I greatly appreciated.

Iowa 113

Iowa Investment Bankers Cloud Software Review 113

ReadWriteStart

FEBRUARY 21, 2021

Early in your startup’s development, you’ll likely be low on capital. Even if you have an angel investor or a venture capital (VC) firm backing you, you’ll have an abundance of expenses, limited income, and a finite amount of time before the money completely runs out. Accordingly, you’ll need to be frugal. Minimize the Team.

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Startup Software Review Open Source Technical Review 106

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 29, 2021

The professors know how to get grants to fund development for you in strategic focus areas, like biotech, that would otherwise cost you many thousands of dollars. Collaborative efforts with local companies, like Siemens Venture Capital, are available for certain technology and focus areas. Business plan assistance.

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Arizona Phoenix Intellectual Property Incubator 432