The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 26, 2022

One of the biggest hurdles – particularly with medical devices, baby products, and food safety products – is how to successfully navigate regulatory standards where potential user and environmental risks of new features must be carefully assessed and documented. These labs are ‘for profit’ centers and very expensive.

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Design Development Team Review Product Technical Review 133

ReadWriteStart

JUNE 1, 2020

These usually play a role in the very early stage of your business, primarily pre-revenue. The seed stage is focused on building the core team, product optimization, exploring avenues for monetization. ? Early-stage. An early-stage investor usually looks at a return of 10 to 15 times.

Startup 150

Startup Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch Seed Stage 150

Hunter Walker

JANUARY 3, 2021

Xoogler Don Dodge did a comprehensive job of documenting OKRs in an earlier blog post , but the basics were always this: Each quarter individuals and teams document their objectives for the next 90 days and grade the goals they set 90 days earlier. In Q4 teams also set metagoals for the next year. Enough time to get a lot done.

Early Stage 145

Early Stage Management Startup Portfolio 145

VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

It may seem trivial, but the deck is critical document for VCs to assess fit with their fund’s investment criteria. No product visual: Even if you’re at the very early stages, you must have at least some product visuals, mockups, and wireframes in your deck.

Technical Review 166

Technical Review Early Stage Cofounder Portfolio 166

Startup Company Lawyer

MARCH 14, 2010

After the recent announcement of the Series Seed Financing documents by Marc Andreesen, Brad Feld points out that there are now four sets of “open source&# equity seed financing documents: TechStars Model Seed Funding Documents (by Cooley). Y Combinator Series AA Equity Financing Documents (by WSGR). under $500K).

Finance 70

Finance Software Review Term Sheet Liquidation Preference 70

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Because these considerations can be quite complex, very emotional, and have long-term implications, smart entrepreneurs don’t hesitate to get some legal advice at this early stage, in drawing up an agreement document to be signed by each of the co-founders.

Equity 238

Equity Cofounder Technical Cofounder Intellectual Property 238

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 31, 2019

Documentation and meticulous record keeping is a must for startups. You should never leave the office at the end of any day or week without having all finances reconciled with the proper supporting documentation. It gives you an opportunity to see what works and what doesn’t before fully investing in an idea. Keep Excellent Records.

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Burn Rate Startup Lean Early Stage 176

VC Cafe

OCTOBER 23, 2010

B ack in March, Andreessen Horowitz and Fenwick & West, LLP published a series of documents that would help structure early stage investments in startups. The documents have since been used in many deals already according to the site, SeriesSeed. Here are links to the documents for your reference.

Early Stage 79

Early Stage Term Sheet Preferred Stock Equity 79

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 13, 2014

In reality, very few executives or professional stars from large corporations survive in the early-stage startup environment. This attitude sows division and mistrust at exactly the early stages when the business most needs to build precious esprit de corps. Never cover your a$$.

Startup 258

Startup Early Stage Technical Review .Net 258

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 13, 2021

Investors often say that successfully navigating the early stages of a startup requires lots of street smarts, guts, and luck. Trusting your gut at this stage isn’t good enough. During the early stages, you are the company, processes are not documented, you don’t have much help, so you need a fanatical attention to detail.

Entrepreneur 422

Entrepreneur Early Stage Founder Revenue 422

Up and Running

APRIL 12, 2021

Moreover, feedback should be documented in one place. Whether it is through a pen-and-paper approach, Google sheet, or a feedback tool, documenting feedback helps managers and employees view past feedback and track progression. Create employee performance management processes early on.

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Employee Management Salary Retention 139

NZ Entrepreneur

AUGUST 4, 2021

Speak to other founders that have raised money before raising it yourself, learn the lessons and get them to help prepare your pitch deck and investment documents.” – Chris Bacon, Komodo Wellbeing. Legal documentation. Once the documents are completed, it’s time for signatures – and to start banking funds!

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Technical Review Software Review Founder Due Diligence 61

Version One Ventures

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Our anti-portfolio: the opportunities we missed : Early-stage investing is hard, and the toughest lesson you can learn is looking back at companies you had the chance to invest in, but unfortunately passed on. . Read the post: Resetting venture capital expectations: is 10x the new 3x? And check out other V1 news from 2021: .

Venture Capital 60

Venture Capital Technical Review Software Review IPO 60

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 23, 2013

In reality, very few executives or professional stars from large corporations survive in the early-stage startup environment. This attitude sows division and mistrust at exactly the early stages when the business most needs to build precious esprit de corps. Never cover your a$$.

Early Stage 264

Early Stage Entrepreneur Technical Review .Net 264

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 12, 2017

To outside investors, the future of early stage and startup companies can be murky. Many of these companies are pre-revenue and in the cash burn stage as they try to establish their technology and market. Companies should be prepared for additional scrutiny and requests to provide supporting documentation to auditors.

San Francisco 133

San Francisco Forecast Early Stage Term Sheet 133

Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

This bore out in the fine print of proposed investment documents. million early-stage raise that involved pitching to over a dozen PE firms, which took months to negotiate. Background: Recording Excellence , an online music mixing startup, closed a small PE early-stage funding round a few years ago.

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Private Equity Pre-Money Valuation Equity Startup 94

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 4, 2014

Because these considerations can be quite complex, very emotional and have long-term implications, smart entrepreneurs don’t hesitate to get some legal advice at this early stage, in drawing up an agreement document to be signed by each of the co-founders.

Cofounder 261

Cofounder Stock Founder Technical Cofounder 261

YoungUpstarts

MAY 27, 2019

This is an especially dangerous pitfall for early stage startups and new entrepreneurs. Most highly successful people understand their weaknesses and surround themselves with others who can do what they cannot, who share a similar vision, and with whom they can collaborate. Inexperience can lead to overconfidence.

Cofounder 170

Cofounder Private Equity Software Review Equity 170

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 10, 2011

In reality, very few executives or professional stars from large corporations thrive in the early-stage startup environment. This attitude sows division and mistrust at exactly the early stages when the business most needs to build precious esprit de corps. Never cover your a$$.

Startup 263

Startup Early Stage Technical Review .Net 263

www.seriesseed.com

DECEMBER 9, 2012

Series Seed Financing Documents Blog. and why Series Seed Documents are better than capped convertible notes.   That said, I think this quote accurately captures the life-cycle of creating a simple set of documents for early stage investment. Why use Series Seed Documents instead of capped convertible debt? 

Term Sheet 40

Term Sheet Ratchet Dilution Equity 40

SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2007

Most often I'm being brought in the early stage, Start-up or Expansion (as the company looks at new product lines). My focus in this post is on the Early and Start-up stages - expansion is more of a consulting, focused project role and it acts different. Roger Smith ) This helps explain where I normally play.

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Fractional CTO CTO Hire Technical Review Early Stage 231

YoungUpstarts

MAY 19, 2016

Whether it’s burn rates, balance sheets, or P&L and cash flow statements, financial documents say a lot about your operations — and you need to be able to speak the language. Obtain a Confidential Information and Invention Assignment Agreement as early as possible to make sure the IP is clearly (and legally) assigned.

Technical Review 124

Technical Review Burn Rate IP Intellectual Property 124

Berkonomics

MARCH 25, 2012

For those of us who’ve invested in early stage companies, especially technology startups, we have confronted a universal problem. There are many ways to project the value of a company for purposes of pricing an investment, but all rely upon the revenue and profit projections of the entrepreneur as a starting point.

Early Stage 128

Early Stage Valuation Revenue Internet 128

The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 13, 2018

As you have a history of building early stage companies, what is the most important thing you tell startup founders? I suggest companies put systems and procedures in place as early as possible. I suggest companies put systems and procedures in place as early as possible. I tell them to do it right the first time.

Technical Review 84

Technical Review Founder Due Diligence Early Stage 84

This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 18, 2024

Not only will it cost you multiples more than average in legal fees to get this deal done, but you might wind up with some gnarly documents with terms that prevent other investors from wanting to come in. It will save everyone a lot of cost and time. On one hand, I get this.

.Net 88

.Net Cap Table Startup Technical Review 88

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 11, 2014

” Sean is somebody widely respected in Silicon Valley (although he now lives in SoCal) for having helped many early-stage companies go through major growth periods by quantitatively testing features with audiences to help diagnose what led to growth.

Technical Review 384

Technical Review Hockey Stick SEM Channel 384

The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 9, 2019

These principles will minimize cash flow surprises and obstacles, ensuring your tech startup has the capital it needs to scale rapidly: Document your cash flow projections. Startups both large and small must document cash flow projections in order to operate in a profitable manner. Don’t mix profits and cash. Predict expenses.

Technical Review 81

Technical Review Bootstrapping Startup Finance 81

Up and Running

JULY 28, 2022

The right time for drafting a founders agreement is in the early stages of business. But, the most common documents you must submit include EIN/Social Security number, business license, business formation documents, and ownership agreements. Correctly classify your workers.

Small Business 167

Small Business Intellectual Property Cofounder Software Review 167

Gust

OCTOBER 5, 2014

In reality, very few executives or professional stars from large corporations survive in the early-stage startup environment. This attitude sows division and mistrust at exactly the early stages when the business most needs to build precious esprit de corps. Never cover your a$$.

Startup 165

Startup Early Stage Technical Review .Net 165

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022

As an advisor to many early-stage entrepreneurs, I caution them to always be prepared for that chance meeting with a famous investor, a potential partner or an industry guru. You shouldn’t be surprised to learn that first impressions usually last longer than any documents you prepare.

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Due Diligence Founder Angel Investor Affiliate 321

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

What used to be an “A” round in 2011 is now routinely called a Seed round and this has been so engrained that founders would rather take less money than to have to put the words “A round” in their legal documents. The biggest change for us in early-stage investing is that we now need to commit earlier.

Pre-Money Valuation 471

Pre-Money Valuation Valuation Venture Capital Early Stage 471

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

In reality, very few executives or professional stars from large corporations thrive in the early-stage startup environment. This attitude sows division and mistrust at exactly the early stages when the business most needs to build precious esprit de corps. Never cover your a$$.

Startup 238

Startup Early Stage Technical Review .Net 238

The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 13, 2018

As you have a history of building early stage companies, what is the most important thing you tell startup founders? I suggest companies put systems and procedures in place as early as possible. I suggest companies put systems and procedures in place as early as possible. I tell them to do it right the first time.

Technical Review 67

Technical Review Founder Due Diligence Early Stage 67

YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Whether you’re setting up your sales strategy for the very first time, or updating your current document, here’s our top pointers for developing a clear and well-rounded plan that will help drive your business’ growth. Determine Your Objectives. Research the Market. Managing and Monitoring.

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Sales Argentina Technical Review B2B 113

David Teten

AUGUST 19, 2019

Though RBI will displace some traditional equity VC, its much bigger impact will be to expand the pool of capital available for early-stage entrepreneurs. . However, only recently have early-stage companies started to use this model at any scale. . So what is Revenue Based Investing? Indie.VC’s template term sheet.

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Revenue Term Sheet Founder Technical Review 60

Gust

DECEMBER 1, 2011

When meeting with early stage entrepreneurs for the first time, after reviewing a demo or hearing their pitch, I often ask them to articulate what they’re most focused on building. In next week’s post, I will get into specific documents. What is a startup really? Founders now have more options, which is a double-edged sword.

IP 114

IP Intellectual Property Equity Liquidity Event 114

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

Here are some tips which will signal traction and fundability to investors, as well as to your team: Document your business plan. Intellectual property is a large element of most early-stage company valuations, and this value determines what percent of the company an investor will expect to get for his money.

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Intellectual Property Entrepreneur Sweat Equity CTO Hire 281