YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

For years, the most desirable exit strategy for startup companies was to go public through an initial public offering. Today, many startups are succumbing to the temptation to sell their companies early. A review of recent case studies from similar startups may make this decision a little easier. Here are a few to consider.

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IPO Exit Strategy San Francisco Startup 162

Hunter Walker

JULY 4, 2023

This interview is less about his musical legacy and more about how 50 created a tv and film production empire. So if I do the deal with Vitamin Water, I don’t really need the money up front. And it changed the way artists look at deal structures. Because until those stages, they were not looking to do deals like that.

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Texas Jordan Deal Structure Washington 67

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 13, 2013

For the past 5 years or so Google, Facebook and a handful of tech industry giants have been quietly buying scores of early-stage startups for their talent. I’m supposed to believe that my best innovation can only come from scores of startup founders who just made millions and have now become CVOs at my company? Go do a startup.

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Liquidation Preference Early Stage Retention Lock-up Period 357

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? ”. I’ve written in the past about how to identify a great startup opportunity. The last thing a startup needs is MORE risk. credit: Wikipedia)).

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Naming Startup Venture Capital Portfolio 114

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? ”. I’ve written in the past about how to identify a great startup opportunity. The last thing a startup needs is MORE risk. credit: Wikipedia)).

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Naming Startup Venture Capital Portfolio 114

Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Just like every business thinks about their customers and what their customer wants, when you wanna sell your business, you are basically entering the same kind of world, but instead of your product or service, it's your business. The reason people pay for goodwill is to avoid the danger and risk of a startup. 09:23): Sure.

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Technical Review Wisconsin Non-disclosure Agreement Salary 81

Genuine VC

JULY 30, 2012

Like any economic transaction, the pricing of a startup’s seed round ultimately depends on the equation of perceived supply (the quality of the team, product, & market) and demand (how many competitive alternatives there are to any one given funder, including non-consumption).

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Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Angel Investor Syndicate 136

Scott Edward Walker

DECEMBER 13, 2018

An acquihire is essentially the acquisition of a startup for its talent/team (rather than for its products or services). The acquirer is typically a large successful company, and the target is typically a failing early-stage startup. The appeal from the startup’s perspective is a “soft landing.”. What is an Acquihire?

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Founder Merger IP Liquidation Preference 45

K9 Ventures

OCTOBER 10, 2017

If it doesn’t have the product fully baked yet? Well, enter the Pre-Seed round, where the startup raises closer to $500K. A Seed round today — like the Series A round of yesteryear — requires some kind of traction or product. They shouldn’t even be looking for a fully built product. Those times are long gone.

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Seed Stage Finance Later Stage Equity 82

Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 10, 2008

Like SaaS products themselves, we now intend for these laws to be periodically refined through major releases to reflect the changing landscape of the SaaS world. Save Asia for post-IPO Single instance, multi-tenant, single datacenter - Have only one version of the code in production.

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Software Review North America Europe Metrics 48

grasshopperherder.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Not that they were trying to take advantage of me necessarily, but it happened because of the deal structure. Four Startups in Four Weeks - Suicide by MVP (9). Lean startup (26). Product Management (2). Productivity (5). Tristan says: January 24, 2011 at 9:07 pm. Recent Posts. Customer Development (27).

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Sweat Equity Equity Cofounder Non-Compete 41