YoungUpstarts

MAY 27, 2019

Implementation is different to theory and ideas, so you need to be able to bring operational performance and many other skills to the table. Often young founders don’t think about basic concepts like unit economics, which is selling something for more than what it costs to make. Even some very well funded startups tend to ignore this.

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Cofounder Private Equity Software Review Equity 170

The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

When you’re selling a franchise, whether it’s fast food or retail, the operator needs to understand how to make it work. They’re a lot cheaper to buy into as a result, and the low cost attracts a short of new entrepreneurs. Franchisors Get Lots of Money from The Operators. Watch Out for Private Equity Owners.

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Private Equity Small Business Administration Equity Operations 158

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 18, 2013

It allows small organizations to appear much bigger than they really are and operate more efficiently too. Use technology to streamline processes at lower cost and develop “flywheels” that leverage the time and energy of the entrepreneur. At no point in history has technology been more affordable and accessible.

Private Equity 164

Private Equity Entrepreneur Cofounder Technical Review 164

ReadWriteStart

JUNE 1, 2020

Reasons for funding. ? Scale up your operations. One of the most prominent reasons for funding is to scale up your operations, for expansion and achieve economies of scale. Now you may want to scale up your operations or expand your presence. The third reason is to fund your short term operational expenses or working capital.

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Startup Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch Seed Stage 150

Steve Blank

MARCH 31, 2014

In fact, it was only 7 years ago that Apple shipped its first iPhone and Google introduced its Android operating system. In spite of this, private equity funds have used the rallying cry of efficiency to hijack corporate strategy and loot the profits that historically would have been reinvested into research and development and new products.

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Private Equity Metrics China Intellectual Property 326

David Teten

JANUARY 9, 2013

Partners for a New Beginning (PNB), a public-private partnership housed at the Aspen Institute, is organizing a Venture Capital, Private Equity and Angel Investor Delegation from the Maghreb. If you would like to be a speaker or simply attend any of the programs below, at no cost, contact Katherine St.

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Tunisia Libya Algeria Mauritania 114

Haystack

DECEMBER 29, 2018

Public investors, cross-over investors, and even traditional private equity firms have taken notice, further blurring the lines of what constitutes true venture capital. During this time, there’s financial leverage used in the transaction to help buffer the firm’s cost of capital (e.g. 3/ Crypto Hibernation.

Technical Review 165

Technical Review Venture Capital Russia China 165

David Teten

JANUARY 9, 2018

In a prior life, I served as a consultant to Goldman Sachs Special Situations Group, Carl Icahn’s organization, and some other very large private equity investors. I saw “ portfolio operations ,” i.e., levers to enhance the operations efficacy of portfolio companies, become a standard part of the private equity toolkit.

Venture Capital 60

Venture Capital Private Equity Silicon Valley Differentiation 60

David Teten

JANUARY 9, 2018

In a prior life, I served as a consultant to Goldman Sachs Special Situations Group, Carl Icahn’s organization, and some other very large private equity investors. I saw “ portfolio operations ,” i.e., levers to enhance the operations efficacy of portfolio companies, become a standard part of the private equity toolkit.

Venture Capital 60

Venture Capital Private Equity Silicon Valley Differentiation 60

The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

The buyers (or lessees) in these transactions are pension funds, insurance companies, or private equity representing other institutions. Private Equity sees infrastructure investing as uncorrelated diversification and has the additional upside of correcting any operational inefficiencies. Public Good Concerns.

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Private Equity New York City Chicago Investment Bankers 130

David Teten

JULY 25, 2017

Large private equity funds like KKR can afford to pursue a consulting model ( Capstone ), typically with associated fees, but that doesn’t normally make economic sense for a VC. – A database of accurate costs for financial models: salary, rent, IT, etc. We have lower AUM, therefore lower management fees.

Portfolio 60

Portfolio Technical Review Private Equity Database 60

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 7, 2017

As recent as 2016, for example, many business ideas from great minded entrepreneurs came to life, including those related to cancer cure, fast internet connectivity, business news, self-driving trucks, drones for relief operations, and so much more. You have a startup when your company is in its first stage of operations.

Private Equity 159

Private Equity Startup Incubator Social Network 159

David Teten

AUGUST 19, 2019

Repaid 12-36 months with ability to prepay at reduced cost. The average monthly operating expenses is $70,335. 30% have been operated by females, 70% have been operated by males. 40% have been operated by “visible minorities”, 60% have been operated by “non-visible minorities”. Capital need of up to $1.5M

Revenue 60

Revenue Technical Review Software Review Equity 60

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Private equity and venture capital investors are copying our sisters in the hedge fund world: we’re trying to automate more of our job. . I walk through below how progressive investors are using technology and analytics throughout all of their operations. The 11 Steps of Investing in Private Companies.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

Up and Running

AUGUST 17, 2015

Between my experiences as a management consultant, as well as my product and marketing roles at multiple tech companies, I felt that I had enough operational experience to make that leap sooner than later. At this point, starting your own company is really a risk-free event because you’ve eliminated the opportunity cost and the resume gap.

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Entrepreneur Cofounder Angel Investor eCommerce 60

Hearpreneur

JUNE 4, 2021

Our goals are to increase quality, by offering patients the best providers across the country, to increase access, by removing transportation barriers and connecting patients with these providers anywhere, and to lower costs, by eliminating the reliance on traditional healthcare infrastructure. Thanks to Stanley Kovak, Mirror Care !

Entrepreneur 136

Entrepreneur B2B Database Technical Review 136

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 14, 2017

by Andrew Durlak, Co-Founder & VP of Operations at Scout RFP. After years of quietly helping businesses increase their savings, procurement is now taking the spotlight as a strategic and crucial business operation. Andrew Durlak is Co-Founder & VP of Operations at Scout RFP.

Due Diligence 140

Due Diligence Private Equity Cofounder Finance 140

David Teten

APRIL 1, 2011

I hope that you can join us Monday night, April 4, midtown NYC, at a panel on “Innovation in Private Company Liquidity-Online Merger Markets, Social Media, Secondary Markets, Non-US Markets, Private Equity, and the Disappearing IPO” The program is sponsored by the HBS Club of New York and the HBS Angels of NY.

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Private Equity Merger IPO Equity 68

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

I’ve written on the expert network industry a fair amount in the past: see How to Earn More Consulting Revenue from Expert Networks and How Executives Can Work with Private Equity and Venture Capital Portfolio Companies. And on the periphery, we like to help our members with some basic resources, at no additional cost.

New York 114

New York Technical Review Networking Advisory Board 114

ConversionXL

DECEMBER 7, 2017

That summer a private equity fund acquired the assets of the company. The CEO cut costs. That latter term is used to describe an initial offer that generates enough revenue to offset the cost of acquiring a customer. Marketing where you don’t have to is called a subsidy cost. We greatly reduced this subsidy cost.

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Bankruptcy Marketing Campaign Intellectual Property 106

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

This came in part due to the huge influx of money into VC but also because hedge funds and private equity shops with no VC experience wanted part of the action. While the company continues to perform well it has come at a cost. VC’s fund their salaries and operations through management fees, which typically equal 2% per year.

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Burn Rate Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Private Equity 263

Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 18, 2022

I'm considering offering my guests additional personalised experiences for an extra cost. I plan to use a combination of personal capital, debt financing, and private equity investment to fund the business. These services can serve as a daily resource for business operations or as home-based support one or more times per week.

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Affiliate United States Entrepreneur Software Review 62

The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 7, 2019

Eventually the private equity firms and multinationals take over and it becomes harder for a marginally-funded startup entrepreneur to compete, but for that brief, glorious time, the opportunities seem endless. The industry evolves.

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Private Equity China Equity Bootstrapping 100

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 25, 2023

According to National Venture Capital Association statistics , only 16% of venture-backed startups recently used this alternative, due to high liability concerns, demanding shareholders, and high costs. Find a private equity firm or friendly individual. Most experts don’t recommend this approach as your default strategy anymore.

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Exit Strategy Private Equity Equity Technical Review 264

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 3, 2015

When including lawyers and a chief compliance officer, many experts argue that the costs can quadruple those of a private company. All strategy and operational moves become public. Every public company has to answer to thousands of public stockholders now, rather than just a few private investors.

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IPO Initial Public Offering Entrepreneur Private Equity 120

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 25, 2020

According to National Venture Capital Association statistics , only 16% of venture-backed startups recently used this alternative, due to high liability concerns, demanding shareholders, and high costs. Find a private equity firm or friendly individual. Most experts don’t recommend this approach as your default strategy anymore.

Exit Strategy 376

Exit Strategy Startup Private Equity Equity 376

David Teten

JUNE 1, 2011

I enjoyed participating in last week’s Capital Roundtable Private Equity Masterclass on “ Best Practices for Sourcing Quality Deal Flow & Developing New Business ” (May 26 th , 2011). Zubin Avari, Charter Oak Equity LP Christopher A. Gebelein, Private Equity Growth Advisors LLC Sven A.

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Private Equity Deal Flow Equity Developer 122

Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Over the past 20+ years, as an angel investor, former venture capitalist and private equity investor, and serial entrepreneur, I have seen and written, a wide variety of pitch decks and business plans. Knowing how you determined revenue and costs over a 5-year projection period let me know if you really understand your business or not.

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Business Plan Elevator Pitch Equity Private Equity 124

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 8, 2018

You should consider how you can incorporate your values into the way your organization operates. While you probably know that retaining good employees is far more cost-efficient than replacing them, you may not have a plan to encourage top talent to stick with your company. Apply the same principles when assessing your operations.

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Private Equity Employee Global Operations 127

www.thedailymuse.com

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

What’s the typical hourly cost? While the hourly rate is certainly a crucial part of the costs, you’ll also want to consider the mix of lawyers that will doing your work. How much will it cost to incorporate your new start-up? And finally, a lawyer who surprises you with extra cost. Raising capital.

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Hiring LLC Intellectual Property Private Equity 56

www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Office and Operations. Will Work for Equity. Dave Graham Business Venture Capital Private Equity GlobalLogic Inc. Theres a huge opportunity cost in not taking equity," he says. He prefers to work with companies that are building Web-based applications and have relatively low start-up costs.

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Arizona Equity Iowa Venture Capital 40

David Teten

AUGUST 7, 2014

Mark has been a startup CEO, management consultant at Accenture, leader of revenue strategies for Starwood Hotels and a $1B aviation company, and spearheaded growth at a portfolio company of the private equity arm of Macquarie. The volume model is good for situations where switching costs are high or operating costs grow with usage.

Private Equity 114

Private Equity Early Stage Email Equity 114

500hats.com

AUGUST 2, 2012

Or, as my friend Marc Andreessen might say, Software Eats the Private Equity World. After the first few years of operations, some 50-100 companies had gone through YC, and many of them stayed in touch and supported each other as well as newer batches of startups that were coming into YC as well. Mega VC, Micro VC.

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Silicon Valley Early Stage Venture Capital Valuation 74

Up and Running

AUGUST 18, 2021

This means potentially more expensive startup costs and confidentiality issues when you start reaching out to LinkedIn members. b) Investors like venture capitalists or private equity funds. For smaller firms and SMB’s you target their GMs, CEOs, and operations. c) Other FinTech Companies. Who to target.

Search 113

Search Private Equity Naming Conversion 113

OnlyOnce

MARCH 7, 2018

He was telling me about his experience working with his company’s new Private Equity owner. The value of having experienced executives operating a business is those things – the actual driving of the car. I was having breakfast with the CEO of another SaaS company the other day, as I often do to network.

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Private Equity Forecast Matching Salary 73

David Teten

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

The wrong decision can cost you millions of dollars, in the form of a broken deal process, a suboptimal valuation, or inappropriate investors. . What is semi-valid, is that investing groups would prefer 100% of their funding go to operate and build the company vs. paying deal fees… but that is naïve. The world is a big place folks.

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Investment Bankers Database Private Equity SEC 60

David Teten

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

Balloch’s 20+ year career prior to becoming an angel investor was in financial services both in the private equity world- fundraising and investor relations, and in investment banking. Cost: $20 Members of HBSCT and/or HBS Angels of NY; $30 Non-members & Guests. Thursday, February 28th. Includes drinks and hors d’oeuvres.

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Private Equity North America Cofounder Angel Groups 114