YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Competition from other startups and established incumbents, constraints on time and capital, and limited access to talent and technology resources are just a few of the hurdles nearly every first-time founder faces while trying to build a business. In the startup world, opportunities are fleeting, and obstacles are ubiquitous.

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Technical Review Due Diligence Early Stage Differentiation 140

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 14, 2011

But those same words could easily be applied to the Singapore-based technology entrepreneurs present at Techventure 2011. Just a bit of background – the high-tech start-up scene in Singapore is said to be growing healthily in recent years. Plans for more Singapore-based technology incubators. Singapore Innovation.

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Singapore Technical Review Technology Incubator 198

Up and Running

JULY 28, 2022

Intellectual property (IP) is anything created by the human intellect that’s protected by the law from unauthorized use by other people. Innovation can be a product, design, or a process of doing things to solve a technical problem. The right time for drafting a founders agreement is in the early stages of business.

Small Business 167

Small Business Intellectual Property Cofounder Software Review 167

ConversionXL

MARCH 17, 2021

At the time we were planning a workshop for B2B tech startups from the IMEC accelerator (Ghent, Belgium) and had a chance to interview many of the companies that had signed up. And while this was a good start, a significant position of these companies were early-stage startups. Sales cycle length increased. Content blindness.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 28, 2015

Craig Schmitz, a partner in the Technology Companies Group at law firm Godwin Proctor LLP who works on corporate, governance, board and fundraising issues, and Erika Fisher, an associate in the firm’s Business Law Department who deals with IP, fielded questions about the legal issues startups face. ” Intellectual Property.

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Convertible Security IP Technical Review Software Review 100

VC Cafe

JULY 21, 2022

It so confusing – on the one hand, there’s so much talk about the metaverse and its potential, and on the other hand, in the current stage we’re at, it’s hard to say what it exactly is (or isn’t). On that note, I recommend Joost van Dreunen’s review of Matthew Ball’s new book on the Metaverse.

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Forecast IP Mobile Acquisition 190

The Next Web

JUNE 8, 2014

The keys are maintaining capital efficiency, launching early versions to the SMB market and constantly applying customer development methods. However, we argue that in the long run, B2B companies can be more capital efficient than B2C companies, achieving maximum traction at minimal investment.

B2C 132

B2C B2B IP Technical Review 132

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 1, 2019

The best way to explain the “gap” in the Traction Gap Framework is to review the three phases that every startup must pass through in order to succeed. The reason is that as you reach each one, you dramatically increase the value of your startup by reducing market, technical, execution, and team risk. Mind the Traction Gap?

Cleveland 150

Cleveland Framework Marketing Early Stage 150

David Teten

JANUARY 19, 2021

Our categorization is not a technical one. Additionally, Flexible VC can accommodate all types of companies, not just asset-lite, tech-enabled companies.”. Seed-stage compatible: Like traditional equity VC investors, Flexible VCs accomodate early-stage investment risk within their portfolios better than a traditional RBI funder.

Cofounder 78

Cofounder Technical Review Equity Dividend 78

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 25, 2010

I talked about this in my social proof post where I gave some suggestions about how to get the early guys off of the fence. Most early-stage entrepreneurs who have worked with me (either as an angel or as a seed VC) know that I don’t rely at all on the social proof of other investors. When I’m in, I’m in.

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Finance Term Sheet Technical Review Warrant 286

Up and Running

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

Nearly all businesses, whether they are small or large, are comprised of intellectual property (IP) and trade secrets, which can serve as the foundation for commercial success. The World Intellectual Property Organization defines IP as, “creations of the mind,” which, depending on the business, can take many forms. Any type of design.

Intellectual Property 60

Intellectual Property Business Plan IP Early Stage 60

David Teten

FEBRUARY 26, 2012

The evening is sponsored by a Fortune 500 medical technology company. Please note that we expect our members to invest at least $25,000/year in early-stage investments, although there is no contractual commitment to do so. Review and agree to the HBS Angels terms and conditions at GUST: [link]. presenting companies.

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Technical Review New York Accredited Investor IP 128

David Teten

MARCH 14, 2018

The firm attracts deal flow by promising a decision (positive or negative) in under 2 weeks, with minimal paperwork and without repeating due diligence. For more on this, see The 9 Steps of Using Technology to Improve Investing in Private Companies. In this, they resembled many other professional services firms.

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Private Equity Venture Capital Equity Cofounder 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. When: Ideally, involve a startup lawyer as early as possible upon deciding to start a new venture. What is a startup really? Good stuff!

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IP Intellectual Property Equity Liquidity Event 114

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 29, 2016

Ironically, though, many early stage cyber security companies initially target their offerings to the Fortune 500 and look to move down market to SMBs much later in their product life-cycle – and, sometimes not at all. And this is certainly true in the cyber security sector.

Differentiation 100

Differentiation Security Intellectual Property Non-Compete 100

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

Plus, most early-stage M&A fails so this isn’t likely a good use of capital for a young company). So money spent should add equity value or create IP that eventually will. You technically have more gas left but you never know if some unexpected circumstance causes you to run out of gas.

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Burn Rate Balance Sheet .Net Valuation 383

Austin Startup

DECEMBER 17, 2017

The youngest of the litter has been busy tuning a very attractive general idea into a very specific and more IP-based product offering. But, credit is due to all these CEO’s for perseverance. Just realize that if you are going to play the tech startup game in any way other than as a tourist, dare I say you need “to be disturbed.” (Yes,

Silicon Valley 48

Silicon Valley Atlanta Software Review Early Stage 48

Scalable Startup

JANUARY 15, 2015

I’m a startup growth consultant who started a digital marketing + web development agency due to such high demand from my startup clients. Hire them 8 hours at a time and review daily by skype, g hangout. Jobs career early stage offshore Paris Software Development tom nora' web development projects. still have hope.

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Offshore Web Development Europe Web 20

Austin Startup

AUGUST 20, 2017

Early stage startups have to survive one day at a time and are often presented with limited choices of the moment that enable them to continue. There are many ways to measure technical skills and check work histories and achievements, but assessment of team chemistry is a high art form. Some products are very simple to message.

Technical Review 48

Technical Review Software Review Cap Table Securities and Exchange Commission 48

mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

All of this is according to Paul Graham, co-founder of the early-stage investment fund Ycombinator. We are coaching VCs and Angel Investors everyday who call us wanting to understand our Early Stage LPO versus late stage IPO approach to business. Companies like GrowPublic, Inc. Visit [link] / for more information.

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Angel Investor Venture Capital Social Media Technical Review 84

mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

All of this is according to Paul Graham, co-founder of the early-stage investment fund Ycombinator. We are coaching VCs and Angel Investors everyday who call us wanting to understand our Early Stage LPO versus late stage IPO approach to business. Companies like GrowPublic, Inc. Visit [link] / for more information.

Angel Investor 83

Angel Investor Venture Capital Social Media Technical Review 83

www.greenhornconnect.com

OCTOBER 3, 2011

1) You and your partners have developed IP critical to your business. Intellectual property is the most valuable asset most startups possess, so it is crucial that the startup, not the founders, own IP developed for the business. Dave Balter Tech Prom. 2) You’re hiring employees. All tags: Forex Brokers. in Forex Brokers.

IP 40

IP Intellectual Property Limited Liability Company Boston 40

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

You can subscribe to Smart Bear Live on iTunes (please review the podcast as well!) … and if you’d like to appear on a future episode of Smart Bear Live, send an email to Patrick.Foley@microsoft.com to schedule a recording with Jason. And please tweet your thanks to Software Promotions for sponsoring Smart Bear Live! Jason: Right.

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Cofounder Technical Review Chicago Technical Cofounder 199

Scalable Startup

MARCH 7, 2012

Investor groups are cutting out the management, bus dev, sales, and marketing professionals, trying to get raw, young engineering teams that have never negotiated a term sheet to give away their IP rights and equity for next to nothing. Some of these projects will produce amazing companies. Balance, humility, hard work.

Software Review 26

Software Review Technical Review Los Angeles Due Diligence 26

VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 2, 2019

When you start with an honest and diligent effort to determine the truth of your situation, the right decisions often become self-evident.” — Jim Collins , author of Good to Great. Benchmarks are typically specific to stage/business model/geo. Benchmarks for deep tech startups. What should our MRR growth be?

B2C 141

B2C Technical Review Startup Retention 141

The Next Web

JANUARY 24, 2014

Slowly but surely, however, we have a quietly emerging ‘ecosystem’ (as it is often called in tech lingo). So is the Dutch tech startup story sold short? But hedonistic pleasures aside, The Netherlands actually has a great foundation for tech entrepreneurship. Not in my view. A top-notch infrastructure.

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Netherlands Technical Review Stock Silicon Valley 143

infochachkie.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

At the early stages of your company’s life, you cannot rely on disinterested, hired guns to define your company’s key tasks. John is currently a partner at Rincon Venture Partners , a venture capital firm investing in early stage web-based businesses, and is a Co-Founder of RevUpNet , a performance-based online marketing agency.

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Equity Silicon Valley Cofounder PR 40

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

Seattle should be the envy of any non Silicon Valley tech community in the country. It really wouldn’t take much to turn a great technology ecosystem into a truly electric one. Chris Devore & Andy Sack have created Founder’s Coop with the goal of funding, incubating & launching more early-stage ventures in Seattle.

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Seattle Silicon Valley Technical Review Los Angeles 317

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Investment in training, adherence to process, global knowledge sharing systems, quality control / partner reviews and campus recruitment programs that attracted the right talent. The size of magazines seems to be expanding, marketing seems to be up and the number of tech announcements per day is dizzying.

Turkey 302

Turkey Differentiation IP Technical Review 302

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

We moved into the legal process and final due diligence in January and February of 2000. I’ve offered to fund an early stage company where I promised cash in bank in less than 30 days. If it’s a biz deal you might care about IP protection, revenue share, investment commitments to joint marketing – whatever.

Technical Review 301

Technical Review Term Sheet Due Diligence Venture Capital 301

Tim Keane

JANUARY 12, 2010

  A cumulative dividend can get to be very expensive and is not often a feature in early stage terms.   However, I assume that the proposed business solves a real problem that people are willing to pay for and that it may be lest costly, more efficient, and IP-protected. [5]

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Term Sheet Valuation Dividend Liquidation Preference 68

VC Cafe

JANUARY 24, 2012

The latest IVC report reveals that in 2011, 546 Israeli high-tech companies raised $2.14 Companies have shifted from producing pure technology to producing consumer products. Pure technology companies focus on IP, and need to compete with emerging markets, offering cheaper labor and potentially better economies of scale.

Technical Review 111

Technical Review IPO Seed Stage 111

maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

I have the knowledge in tech to implement it. If you’re looking for technical talent – go to the dev meetups. what are the most crucial steps to be taken by a new tech startup when outsourcing major part of the tech to IT firms or outsourcing “product development” eg new social media website project?

Technical Review 44

Technical Review Startup Cofounder Software Review 44

Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 15, 2020

Most people I think at least in the technology community know you as the inventor of Soylent and the company by the same name. It seemed like it was a field that was held back a lot mostly by people misunderstanding the technology or sloppy use of the technology. The technology is called, "Lateral flow assay."

Technical Review 68

Technical Review Software Review Finance Technology 68

VC Cafe

JANUARY 24, 2012

The latest IVC report reveals that in 2011, 546 Israeli high-tech companies raised $2.14 Companies have shifted from producing pure technology to producing consumer products. Pure technology companies focus on IP, and need to compete with emerging markets, offering cheaper labor and potentially better economies of scale.

Technical Review 60

Technical Review IPO Seed Stage 60

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

AUGUST 8, 2012

This is a long episode (1:20), but it’s a conversation that will resonate with a lot of early-stage startup founders. They want to try different messages and see which ones are working better, but that’s too much work or they’re not technical enough. There’s just stuff, and they’re not technical.

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API Software Review Hosting Technical Review 220

www.metamorphblog.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Make sure you own all the IP created during this trial period, and make no promises for later. Need to learn about IP, patents, etc.? Asking an IP lawyer, “Is my invention patentable?&# I will store and review again and again. I will store and review again and again. “Stealth Mode&# = FAIL. Love yammer.

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Founder Startup Cofounder Vesting 51