Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 11, 2022

In those years I learned to properly build product, price products, sell products and serve customers. Almost no financings, many VCs and tech startups cratered for the second time in less than a decade following the dot com bursting. Steve Jobs still walked from his house on Waverly to the Apple Store on University Ave.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 30, 2019

The “valley of death” is a common term in the startup world, referring to the difficulty of covering the negative cash flow in the early stages of a startup, before their new product or service is bringing in revenue from real customers. Nevertheless, it’s an option that doesn’t cost you equity. Commit to a major customer.

Intellectual Property 219

Intellectual Property Technical Review Startup Incubator 219

The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Venture capital is a type of private equity. It is a type of financing that investors can provide to startups and small businesses which are believed to have the potential for success in the long term. The downside to venture capital is that the company or individual doing investing generally get equity in the company.

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Venture Capital Technical Review Software Review Security 144

The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 11, 2023

The following is a condensed explanation of seed funding: Seed money is a form of early-stage financing that new businesses receive from investors in exchange for a share of ownership in the company. This could be a proportion of the company’s equity or investment; in other instances, it could be a portion of its later-stage profits.

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Seed Stage Technical Review Early Stage Due Diligence 126

VC Cafe

MARCH 1, 2024

AI to build enterprise software – In the future, every enterprise could have their own custom ERP, CRM or HRIS that is continually updating itself as the company itself is changing. Technological Convergence – The global equity market value associated with disruptive innovation could increase to 60% by 2030.

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Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Software Review Generative AI 176

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 20, 2019

Finance companies increasingly recognize that their people are the most valuable resource and need to be managed more thoughtfully as well as efficiently. Finance companies now consider mobile oriented tech as part of the core work-flow. Customer Support. More automation is taking over customer service. Billing/Invoicing.

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Technical Review Software Review Private Equity Cofounder 127

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 16, 2020

The fast options to get business cash are: Collecting from customers. Each of these options has negative ramifications – bad customer experience, personal financial strain, and high-interest rates, respectively speaking. Customers not paying invoices. If you answered “no” to #2, you need to scramble to get cash in time for #3.

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Recapitalization Forecast Software Review Finance 200

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 14, 2014

The “valley of death” is a common term in the startup world, referring to the difficulty of covering the negative cash flow in the early stages of a startup, before their new product or service is bringing in revenue from real customers. Nevertheless, it’s an option that doesn’t cost you equity. Commit to a major customer.

Entrepreneur 283

Entrepreneur Intellectual Property Technical Review Incubator 283

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 1, 2017

The “valley of death” is a common term in the startup world, referring to the difficulty of covering the negative cash flow in the early stages of a startup, before their new product or service is bringing in revenue from real customers. Nevertheless, it’s an option that doesn’t cost you equity. Commit to a major customer.

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Product Development Cost Developer Product 177

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Investment banks simply help governments or businesses to raise capital through equity and debt financing. You could work on the side of the consumer, for example, can you negotiate a lower payoff amount on a credit card for a customer? What is the role of an investment banker? A career in this route can open many doors, though.

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Investment Bankers Technical Review Equity Portfolio 236

The Startup Magazine

JUNE 4, 2023

In a perfect world, small businesses would have an endless stream of revenue coming in and there wouldn’t be need to worry about financing. Sometimes businesses have to get creative when it comes to their small business financing, especially when revenue is low. However, we all know that’s not the case.

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Finance Revenue Small Business Bootstrapping 110

The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

TEC is one of Canada’s largest and most experienced private credit firms, specializing in providing asset-based capital solutions to companies that are underserved or overlooked by traditional sources of financing, primarily banks. The firm has made more than $4.5

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Technical Review Due Diligence Bankruptcy Intellectual Property 134

Berkonomics

DECEMBER 31, 2020

First, an example of grant-based financing . A company like this grows in value to its customers and to prospective buyers of the business, but without any dilution of control or ownership for the founders. The post Financing with grants, not equity or debt first appeared on BERKONOMICS. How refreshing!

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 16, 2020

You want to gain additional customers and generate more sales. You also recognize that to do this swiftly, you require some form of financing. This is particularly the case if you make unwise decisions with regards to the way you finance the expansion. This is an integral step in the financing process. You want to grow.

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Finance Valuation Equity Search 165

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

The “valley of death” is a common term in the startup world, referring to the difficulty of covering the negative cash flow in the early stages of a startup, before their new product or service is bringing in revenue from real customers. Nevertheless, it’s an option that doesn’t cost you equity. Commit to a major customer.

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Intellectual Property Technical Review Venture Capital Startup 309

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 7, 2018

One of the biggest challenges facing startup businesses is getting adequate financing – without hobbling future performance. It’s something the financial community – along with government resources, for that matter – needs to think about as it works to help young business leaders consider their financing options. Of course not.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 23, 2013

There is so much written these days about how to attract investors that most entrepreneurs “assume” they need funding, and don’t even consider a plan for “bootstrapping,” or self-financing their startup. In fact, most of the rich entrepreneurs you know actively turned away early equity proposals. You need specialized equipment.

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Up and Running

JUNE 23, 2022

On the other hand, some of these are not easily fixable so you’ll have to look for alternative solutions to your financing problems. Back to the fundamentals—sell more, sell more in cash than on credit, sell off unused or old inventory, and coax your customers to pay their invoices more quickly. Explore other financing options.

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SBA Finance Balance Sheet Technical Review 163

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 12, 2018

The “valley of death” is a common term in the startup world, referring to the difficulty of covering the negative cash flow in the early stages of a startup, before their new product or service is bringing in revenue from real customers. Nevertheless, it’s an option that doesn’t cost you equity. Commit to a major customer.

Intellectual Property 134

Intellectual Property Technical Review Startup Incubator 134

www.entrepreneur.com

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Entrepreneur Homepage Startups Starting a Business Home How-To Guides Startup Basics Business Ideas Business Planning Startup Financing Success Stories Home-Based Business Starting a Business Play Video How to Take a New Product from Just an Idea to a Business (Video). Financing Some Jobs Act Proposals Make Headway. July 31, 2007 |.

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View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

The point here is not to do a granular forecast of revenue or number of users/customers, but to put a stake in the ground so investors understand what you believe is achievable with X amount of resources given Y timeframe. Alternatively, you want to show credibly how that you can get to profitability and be in control of your own destiny.

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Part-Time VPE Seed Stage CTO Hire Forecast 195

ReadWriteStart

JUNE 1, 2020

The primary source of your funds should be your paying customers, i.e., your business should generate enough revenues and profits to fund the growth and expansion. Any custom manufactured IoT device would require software development as well as hardware customization. Forms of funding. ? Equity investment.

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Tim Keane

MARCH 9, 2011

How should I finance my new venture? It’s a deceptively simple question:  what is the optimal way to finance a new startup? This seems like an easy topic – debt where there is appropriate cash flow, equity when there isn’t.  What are the reasons to choose one financing structure over another?

Finance 83

Finance Bootstrapping Startup Equity 83

The Startup Magazine

JULY 13, 2021

Using that home equity for a startup certainly looks enticing right now, doesn’t it? The Amount of Equity. Do you have significant home equity for a startup? It’s tempting to look at $20,000 or so in equity and think every little bit counts. Every shiny new startup has a chance to succeed and win big.

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Equity Startup Stock Business Plan 157

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

There is so much written these days about how to attract investors that most entrepreneurs “assume” they need funding, and don’t even consider a plan for “bootstrapping,” or self-financing their startup. In fact, most of the rich entrepreneurs you know actively turned away early equity proposals. You need specialized equipment.

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Sweat Equity Technical Review Bootstrapping Equity 239

David Teten

AUGUST 19, 2019

This structure offers some of the benefits of traditional equity VC, without some of the negatives of equity VC. I’ve been a traditional equity VC for 8 years, and I’m now researching new business models in venture capital. At least 12 months of customer history, generally 20+ enterprise customers or 200+ SMB customers.

Revenue 60

Revenue Technical Review Software Review Equity 60

The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 9, 2020

Online loans are forms of personal and startup financing which are broadly categorized as alternative financing. Furthermore, it has been made much easier to acquire this kind of financing by overlooking a majority of the steps which were previously applied to make the process lengthy and tiresome.

Finance 81

Finance Equity Technical Review Cost 81

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

There is so much written these days about how to attract investors that most entrepreneurs “assume” they need funding, and don’t even consider a plan for “bootstrapping,” or self-financing their startup. In fact, most of the rich entrepreneurs you know actively turned away early equity proposals. You need specialized equipment.

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Sweat Equity Technical Review Entrepreneur Bootstrapping 255

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 30, 2020

Are you having trouble getting financing for your business through your bank or credit union? If you can’t get a traditional loan through your financial institution, you should consider alternative financing. To see what alternative financing options you have, keep reading below. Project Financing. Short-Term Loans.

Finance 147

Finance SBA Small Business Administration Startup 147

The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 24, 2020

Giving up too much investor equity. Financing your business is another obstacle you may face in the launch process. Too many startups end up failing because they let customer payments slide or never charge appropriate prices in the first place. You can hire a remote HR company online , for example.

Software Review 143

Software Review Startup Technical Review Hiring 143

www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Finance | Tuesdays. Financing a Small Business. Financing A Small Business. Personal Finance. Should You Share Equity with Consultants? To grow his cash-strapped start-up, Parker ended up sharing equity -- not only with employees, but also with consultants and vendors. Start-up | Mondays. How to Incorporate.

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Fractional CTO Equity Iowa Technical Cofounder 40

www.startuplessonslearned.com

MAY 4, 2012

Founders Dilemmas: Equity Splits. The following is an exclusive excerpt which sets up a common pitfall regarding equity splits. In Noam’s dataset, 73% of founding teams split equity within a month of founding, a striking number given the big uncertainties early in the life of any startup. Lessons Learned. by Eric Ries.

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Equity Founder Technical Cofounder Cofounder 72

The Startup Magazine

MAY 11, 2020

Whether you are new in business or an established entrepreneur, you need to be diligent with your finances. There are several reasons a bank will reject financing applications, but the most common is a low credit score. If your business credit score is low, applying for a bad credit loan can help you secure the financing you need.

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Software Review Small Business Management Bankruptcy 105

Gust

DECEMBER 15, 2013

There is so much written these days about how to attract investors that most entrepreneurs “assume” they need funding, and don’t even consider a plan for “bootstrapping,” or self-financing their startup. In fact, most of the rich entrepreneurs you know actively turned away early equity proposals. You need specialized equipment.

Bootstrapping 183

Bootstrapping Sweat Equity Entrepreneur Technical Review 183

Feld Thoughts

NOVEMBER 18, 2013

Here’s the punchline: if you run your company as if you have closed a VC equity financing round even though you actually closed a convertible debt round, you’ll be in much better shape when it comes time to raise your Series A financing. So why would you treat your debt investors (somewhat) like equity investors?

Burn Rate 152

Burn Rate Equity Software Review Early Stage 152

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 8, 2015

The “valley of death” is a common term in the startup world, referring to the difficulty of covering the negative cash flow in the early stages of a startup, before their new product or service is bringing in revenue from real customers. Nevertheless, it’s an option that doesn’t cost you equity. Commit to a major customer.

Entrepreneur 120

Entrepreneur Intellectual Property Technical Review Incubator 120

www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Finance | Tuesdays. Financing a Small Business. Financing A Small Business. Personal Finance. Will Work for Equity. Why Arizona Bay started taking stock from its customers instead of cash. Dave Graham Business Venture Capital Private Equity GlobalLogic Inc. Start-up | Mondays. Technology | Thursdays.

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