The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 16, 2018

It is probable that in the early stages, you will have to take a pay cut. Taking the time to study how things such as businesses expenses and dividends work is essential. This is perhaps when running your own business really starts to pay dividends. A Higher Income. It is however important to be realistic.

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JANUARY 9, 2014

I recently developed a more human framework for early-stage startups to define their startup DNA and lay some foundations for a sustainable business. I’m hoping this will help to save entrepreneurs time in their hunt for success, whilst adding some more meaning to their businesses.

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Tim Keane

JANUARY 12, 2010

Please see later version of this post on May 16, 2010 Entrepreneurs are often not experts in the area of term-sheet negotiations and all of the surrounding issues.   Investors sometimes “present” the terms they’d like and expect the entrepreneurs to react. Term-sheets and Valuations: Thinking about Negotiations.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 1, 2016

After many years of working with angel investors seriously trying to find new ventures worthy of their hard-earned money, I find their frustration often exceeds that of entrepreneurs sincerely looking for financial help. They are not interested in research and development, or funding at the idea stage. Lack of intellectual property.

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Up and Running

MARCH 20, 2017

When starting a business, the costs add up so fast that entrepreneurs are usually looking for ways to save money rather than increase costs. However, some expenses are worth shelling out for, and will pay dividends down the road when the investment is made up front. Why it’s worth the money: Employee happiness is vital.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2016

So spending time thinking about what your leadership style is, whether it’s effective and what you could do to improve it can yield dividends. They hire their initial co-founders and early employees and everybody has a sense of “mission.” Empowerment is hard for most startup entrepreneurs.

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

But eventually, all successful businesses will have to start taking on employees, and that’s when the fun really begins. For new entrepreneurs, this can be daunting. To answer this question, I turned to the Young Entrepreneur Council’s members, and asked for their advice. See Also: Is It Time to Hire an Employee?

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Up and Running

AUGUST 20, 2014

It’s a risk and it will make many aspects of running a business harder: getting loans; attracting investors; paying suppliers and employees, and growing the business. Not to mention the mental stress of having to make back every dollar you spent in the early stages of setting up your business. How do I calculate cash flow?

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VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

The past year was a wild ride for startups and founders, giving a whole new meaning to the ”rollercoaster” aspect of being an entrepreneur. A combination of competition for top talent and an effort to bring employees back to the office drove startups in Israel to throw extravagant parties and all-inclusive retreats abroad.

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ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 28, 2022

Dividends paid and capital gains realized on a per-share basis provide ordinary shareholders with a way to participate in the profits stream of the company. The establishment of a dividend policy. Splitting the shares allows you to earn from your employees’ skills to grow the company. Equity for Employees.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 25, 2014

PR is an insanely valuable activity in early-stage companies. When you’re an early-stage business every dollar matters and because many startup teams these days are very product & technology centric they often miscalculate the importance of PR. PR pays dividends in Biz Dev. Business is going well.

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Gust

MAY 24, 2012

Yet I’m skeptical that a widespread shift will occur anytime soon, and for reasons discussed below, as much as I admire and advocate for talented entrepreneurs, I believe it would be a losing proposition for nearly all involved. Options and warrants, when issued, are also typically exercisable for shares of Common Stock.

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abovethecrowd.com

APRIL 20, 2016

All Unicorn participants — founders, company employees, venture investors and their limited partners (LPs) — are seeing their fortunes put at risk from the very nature of the Unicorn phenomenon itself. By the first quarter of 2016, the late-stage financing market had changed materially.

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www.singlefounder.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

In the early stages of a company, this can be critical. I know more than a dozen entrepreneurs who have spent a great deal of time and effort working on their respective businesses. The dozen or so entrepreneurs that I know enjoy those things I mentioned, yet still own their companies.

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Small Business Force

MARCH 27, 2014

The culture an entrepreneur creates can be the single biggest factor in not only driving success, but attracting the employees and customers it needs to sustain that success. From the "get-go," every decision an entrepreneur makes, especially around how employees and customers are treated, virtually, becomes policy.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 5, 2010

I don’t like distributed development teams in early stage businesses. Even if they feel it gives them some less productive time it will pay huge dividends down the line in human connectedness. Outsourcing early often happens when you have non-technical founders who don’t know how to get code out the door.

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