YoungUpstarts
MAY 17, 2019
If the business IS the business owner, then that person needs to be part of the deal. Structure the buy-out to include an employment contract or consulting agreement, as well as an earn-out. Listen to if they mention the business owner’s name more than the business name itself.
David Teten
MAY 20, 2013
This is part 2 of a 2-part series on domain names and startups; part 1 was “ Should a Startup Spend VC Funding on a Domain Name? ”. This bench at Cathedral Lawn is engraved with country domain names such as.uk,us,nz Let me propose a path few take: find an under-monetized domain name and start a business on it.
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David Teten
MAY 20, 2013
This is part 2 of a 2-part series on domain names and startups; part 1 was “ Should a Startup Spend VC Funding on a Domain Name? ”. This bench at Cathedral Lawn is engraved with country domain names such as.uk,us,nz Let me propose a path few take: find an under-monetized domain name and start a business on it.
YoungUpstarts
MAY 14, 2018
And, namely, they pique the interests of those in the private capital markets. Think of financing an acquisition as an exercise with two parts that work in concert: 1) structuring a desired deal with a suitable target and 2) obtaining the funding. Value the target acquisition as a standalone business first.
K9 Ventures
OCTOBER 10, 2017
There are a now a handful of funds, K9 included, that are Pre-Seed funds in name and practice. Q: How are most Pre-Seed deals structured? Q: What are some Pre-Seed funds operating today? Over the course of the two years since, it’s been interesting to note how “Pre-Seed” has entered the vocabulary in venture.
Duct Tape Marketing
FEBRUARY 16, 2023
Let's talk about some of the deal structures you've seen. So, you know, it's really common for somebody to, you know, you talked about will this business, can I operate this business without that owner? 18:37): And so any of those people potentially could become a new operator. 09:23): Sure.
David Teten
OCTOBER 1, 2015
portfolio operator VCs, e.g., Andreessen Horowitz, ff Venture Capital, First Round Capital, Google Ventures. I’ve been looking for suggestions for an initial deal structure that is appropriate for the theoretical case of a trusted dev shop putting in $100k in market-value of services over a 6 month period in time.
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