View from Seed

JANUARY 13, 2021

In turn, some funds have a more friendly posture towards us and try to structure deals that incentive syndicate investors in a way that doesn’t massively disadvantage the seed investors. They invest at a lower cost basis than almost all seed VC’s, have the biggest portfolio out of all of us, and have the most enviable track record of success.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 29, 2020

Most metropolitan areas have groups of local high-net-worth individuals interested in supporting startups, and willing to syndicate amounts up to a million dollars for qualified startups. The process is long, but it doesn’t cost you any equity. Look for a warm introduction to make this work. Apply to local angel investor groups.

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David Teten

MARCH 14, 2018

. – Build out low-cost force multipliers such as scouts , Advisors, Entrepreneurs in Residence, Venture Partners, and so on. Typically these outside resources are paid only on a success basis, so the marginal cost is low. . – Syndicate Special Purpose Vehicles (“SPVs”) for specific opportunities.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 16, 2014

Whether you’re an entrepreneur, small business owner, or you just have an idea for an app, you’re first course of action should be to determine whether or not there is market demand for your app, and you can do this through your own primary research with little to no cost incurred save for the effort you devote to educating yourself.

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Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

Transcript of How to Turn Marketing Costs Into Profit written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. That’s not really true, but in this episode of The Duct Tape Marketing podcast I do speak with Joe Pulizzi and Robert Rose, authors of Killing Marketing: How Innovative Businesses are Turning Marketing Costs into Profit.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 22, 2020

Typically, individual investments will be less than $100K, but a group of angels may syndicate multiples. Since they know that most startups fail, their target return is ten times investment, so be prepared to talk cost vs revenue and product life. Angels spread their risk by making multiple smaller investments.

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David Teten

JANUARY 19, 2021

That said, nothing is cost-free. More complex cost of capital calculation. This causes the cost of capital for Flexible VC, often calculated through IRR (similar to an interest rate), can be higher than that of venture debt or traditional RBI. Transaction costs. Legal costs typically $5K-$50K . Cost of capital.

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ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

With the help of onsite blog posts, offsite guest authored posts, social media updates, and other forms of content, brands can generate much more visibility and a better reputation—all for a relatively low cost of entry. This is exceptionally powerful because of the cost-to-benefit ratio. Total costs increase.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 16, 2022

Depending on which channels you use in your marketing, this might include: Newsletters; Blog posts; Company social media channels; Personal social media accounts ; Influencers; Company and industry podcasts; YouTube; Paid ads (Google and social media); Messaging apps; Syndication platforms.

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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. If they can’t, then we want to know more about the existing investor syndicate, so we’re not the only ones at the table. But the costs are definitely there.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Most metropolitan areas have groups of local high-net-worth individuals interested in supporting startups, and willing to syndicate amounts up to a million dollars for qualified startups. The process is long, but it doesn’t cost you any equity. Look for a warm introduction to make this work. Apply to local angel investor groups.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 21, 2014

And finally, in Darwinian fashion, competition for market share amongst the venture capitalists as a result of increased numbers of angel investment syndicates will clear the decks of the low-value add venture capital dollars. All of these attributes will effectively benefit the entrepreneurial community.

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This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Depending on the minimum investment size, if you think about what hiring an actual analyst, or someone more senior, might cost you to look at deals you’re serious about, an investment in a fund could may for itself in access. In a way, that’s like having a free analyst at your disposal. Option #2 Do 50/50 angel investing and fund investing.

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ConversionXL

APRIL 7, 2020

But podcasting does have a lower cost and barrier to entry than video (at least quality video production). Once objectives are identified and prioritized, your podcasting plan should outline strategies and tactics, which include format, frequency, duration, host/s, point of view, guests, research, syndication, and marketing.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 22, 2019

SEO doesn’t cost much, especially when compared to other marketing and advertising strategies, so it has a disproportionately high return on investment (ROI). Others should be handled by a professional agency, but you’ll still enjoy relatively low costs, since you don’t have to pay for things like ad placements or physical products.

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Up and Running

JUNE 14, 2010

One thing that came up repeatedly, then, was the impact of steeply declining web development costs on professional investment. VCs needed to invest hundreds of millions of dollars every couple of years, and liked to go into groups and syndications, which meant they wanted deals for a few millions dollars.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 12, 2014

Most metropolitan areas have groups of local high-net-worth individuals interested in supporting startups, and willing to syndicate amounts up to a million dollars for qualified startups. The process is long, but it doesn’t cost you any equity. Look for a warm introduction to make this work. Apply to local Angel investor groups.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 23, 2013

In this context, there are many parameters and concepts you need to understand before you buy advertising: Cost per impression (CPI). Cost per click (CPC). Cost per action (CPA). Popular keywords have higher costs. Advertising is all about getting the most results for the least cost.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

Nicole Lapin is the New York Times bestselling author of “ Rich B h ” and “ Boss B h “ She is the host of the nationally syndicated business reality competition show, “Hatched.” But being familiar with the concept isn’t the same as embracing it for yourself. Do you ever take a mental health day when you need one?

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Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 15, 2021

What I believed is that there was a way to deliver marketing services where you could walk into a business and state – This is what I’m going to do, this is what you’re going to do, here are the results you expect, and here’s what it’s going to cost.

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Hippoland

MARCH 30, 2018

My hypothesis is that there will be a real shake up in how deals are done in startups, and you’ll see turnover as some of these new brands overtake older well-established VC firms. (This is an aside for another blogpost) And then there are also syndicates. From there, you can find various syndicates. B) Operations costs more.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 3, 2010

In this context, there are many parameters and concepts you need to understand before you buy advertising: Cost per impression (CPI). Cost per click (CPC). Cost per action (CPA). Popular keywords have higher costs. Advertising is all about getting the most results for the least cost.

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Hippoland

MARCH 30, 2018

My hypothesis is that there will be a real shake up in how deals are done in startups, and you’ll see turnover as some of these new brands overtake older well-established VC firms. (This is an aside for another blogpost) And then there are also syndicates. From there, you can find various syndicates. B) Operations costs more.

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Haystack

FEBRUARY 9, 2019

Algorithms are powering most of that flow, and these algorithms are often designed to maximize engagement, reduce costs, and the like. Social media is one of the biggest examples of this, inverting and transforming how information flows. This is what they call the “Black Box.”

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Agile VC

APRIL 17, 2011

Obviously most of these employees are working hard primarily for equity upside compensation, but Kayak’s personnel costs are roughly $200K/head so the company is highly productive on a per employee basis. Pre-IPO Funding History: Kayak has raised approximately $235M in VC funding to date. What’s Your Favorite Future?

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 25, 2016

Most metropolitan areas have groups of local high-net-worth individuals interested in supporting startups, and willing to syndicate amounts up to a million dollars for qualified startups. The process is long, but it doesn’t cost you any equity. Look for a warm introduction to make this work. Apply to local Angel investor groups.

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mashable.com

MAY 9, 2011

He is a serial entrepreneur, internationally syndicated columnist, angel investor, public speaker and author of the best-selling book Never Get a “Real&# Job: How To Dump Your Boss, Build a Business and Not Go Broke. Reproduction without explicit permission is prohibited. All Rights Reserved. startupcto

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Agile VC

JUNE 5, 2011

The latter typically excludes taxes and non-cash expenses like taxes, depreciation, stock option compensation, etc… Groupon’s Adjusted CSOI is exactly the same but also excludes customer acquisition costs (though these are reported elsewhere). In Q1 2011 Groupon was acquiring new subscribers for $5.53

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Growthink Blog

JULY 12, 2012

There are three core types of press release distribution services, that vary mostly based on their cost as follows: Free services: There are several free press release distribution services including: PR.com I-Newswire.com PRlog.org The benefit of these sites is that they are free, and that they post your release on their sites.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 28, 2017

The cost of a rideshare lift home is extraordinarily low and it’s only a tap on the smartphone away. A driverless car will cost significantly less to operate, bringing fares down even further. Younger generations now are showing less and less interest in owning a car.

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View from Seed

AUGUST 12, 2015

I once showed a company to another VC for an investment we were syndicating. The game plan is then to show accelerating user growth across a variety of user segments and understandable/declining acquisition costs. This investor loved the team and thought the solution they were building was compelling.

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View from Seed

AUGUST 12, 2015

I once showed a company to another VC for an investment we were syndicating. The game plan is then to show accelerating user growth across a variety of user segments and understandable/declining acquisition costs. This investor loved the team and thought the solution they were building was compelling.

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Seed Stage Marketing Angel Investor Term Sheet 120

Agile VC

MARCH 13, 2012

’s leadership team, I personally would have vigorously opposed this move because I think any benefit which might accrue to the org would be overwhelmed by a range of costs. If I were involved with Yahoo!’s Whatever few good people are left at Yahoo! are probably utterly demoralized that Yahoo!’s

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 14, 2018

For example, if you look at Clients on Demand ’s podcasts, you’ll see titles such as “The Four Biggest Costs in Your Coaching Business” and “The Real Reason Your Clients Won’t Pay High-Ticket.” So we decided to strip the audio from those and syndicate them into a podcast”. How has this helped?

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Genuine VC

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

To top it off, there was a dispute about the final cost given the scope of work. We’re joined in the round by RRE, BOSS Syndicates, NextGen, and awesome strategic angels like Niraj Shah (CEO of Wayfair) and Fabrice Grinda. Eventually everything was completed and resolved, but not after an extremely frustrating and delayed process.

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The Next Web

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

A similar revolution is occurring on the distribution side, both for users – who are now surrounded by countless screens that make videos more accessible than ever – as well as for content owners who are now syndicating their content in order to reach their audiences and stand out in this highly fragmented market.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 6, 2017

SYNDICATES : Syndicates are single-purpose investment funds. Syndicates are comprised of a leader, which is usually an experienced and influential angel investor, along with a number of other investors, or backers, which may not have the same connections or influence as the leader.

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