Up and Running

AUGUST 7, 2018

If it were possible to stay a small business forever to cut significant costs from hiring new employees and equipment, everyone would be doing it. If the money isn’t there or the workload doesn’t warrant bringing in new employees, you should reconsider scaling. . Employees are constantly swamped. Leads keep coming.

Software Review 94

Software Review Warrant Demand Employee 94

The Startup Magazine

JUNE 1, 2023

As a founder, ask yourself – does your business actually warrant VC funding? There are startups out there that are valued at a billion dollars, but because of employee salaries, assets, etc. Now we’re no longer spending employee manpower on a service that wasn’t helping accelerate the right type of growth we need.

Early Stage 110

Early Stage Los Angeles Silicon Valley Cofounder 110

Up and Running

OCTOBER 7, 2014

You probably don’t have a big portion of your income that you can tuck away as savings, and you welcome opportunities to make your operations more cost-effective. Take a look at your and your employee’s calendars- how many hours per week are spent in meetings? Hire capable employees with little work experience.

South Africa 157

South Africa Software Review Green Technical Review 157

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 17, 2019

Improved operational efficiency/cost savings. When Is Spend on BI Not Warranted? Spend on BI is not automatically warranted; the value you’ll derive from BI depends on more than just the tools and tech you’re putting in place. Revenue growth. Increased competitive advantage. Enhanced customer service. The answer is likely no.

Artificial Inteligence 113

Artificial Inteligence Warrant Analytics Differentiation 113

Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 24, 2018

Tortoises can take more time on operations. Because a Blitzscaling startup is expecting to blow through employee #100 within 1–2 years after hitting employee 10. and ideally someone who knows how to scale the operation from a couple people in their team to a lot. but only about half of our employees are in Austin.

Warrant 48

Warrant Bootstrapping Framework Hiring 48

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

million and we seemed likely to raise another $40 million within the first 18 months of operations. I always say that it takes 18 months to un-train a big company employee from their bad habits when they join a startup. Even better if he/she can double as a VP Operations & HR. I was too much Accenture, not enough Startup.

Warrant 333

Warrant Germany France Cost 333

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 21, 2010

Forget to get around to setting up that Employee Stock Option Plan and want to be able to give the early guys their options at a low strike price? They usually ask for warrants (basically like a stock option) in exchange for taking a deferred fee. I always try operate on the “Fixed Fee +&# arrangement.

Southern California 318

Southern California Silicon Valley IP Stock Options 318

The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 9, 2020

It can go up to $250000, a lot of money for most people, which warrants outside funding sources. Besides looking for the right dental equipment, you need to look for employees to serve your customers. Some dentists have been operating with a valid license. Sometimes, the cost of starting up this business can be relatively high.

Warrant 187

Warrant Social Media Finance Business Plan 187

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 9, 2018

Business doesn’t always have to be a sober endeavor, but you wouldn’t want employees or customers to take advantage. Adopting a casual approach toward your operation doesn’t mean letting everything slide. Water damage to a ceiling might not seem urgent, but over time you’ll develop mold that can make you and your employees sick.

Warrant 187

Warrant Employee Customer Operations 187

OnlyOnce

JULY 28, 2011

As a chameleon has the same body but shows it differently as situations warrant, you can have a consistent management philosophy but show it differently when you are with different direct reports or teams. In short, I had five incredibly different people to manage with five incredibly different functions and team types/employees under them.

Management 79

Management Warrant Business Model Employee 79

David Teten

AUGUST 19, 2019

The average monthly operating expenses is $70,335. The mode purpose for funding is (in order of frequency) Sales, Marketing, Market Expansion, Product Development, and Hiring Employees. 30% have been operated by females, 70% have been operated by males. The average cash balance is $191,164. Growth support.

Revenue 60

Revenue Technical Review Software Review Equity 60

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 24, 2013

Include here articles of incorporation, bylaws, shareholder minutes, board minutes, state filings, stock ledger, copies of stock certificates, options and warrants, and copies of all securities law filings. In all cases, don’t forget permits, licenses, or registration forms required to operate the business under federal, state or local laws.

Intellectual Property 233

Intellectual Property SBA Warrant Stock 233

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 1, 2019

Perhaps you’d like to expand your business operations and will require more space in your office. Even if you end up using a storage unit for a few months, the benefit of having items out of the way and in a secure spot means that you can focus on other parts of the business, be it sales, marketing, or even hiring new employees.

Warrant 113

Warrant New York Security Stock 113

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 23, 2012

Include here articles of incorporation, bylaws, shareholder minutes, board minutes, state filings, stock ledger, copies of stock certificates, options and warrants, and copies of all securities law filings. In all cases, don’t forget permits, licenses, or registration forms required to operate the business under federal, state or local laws.

Intellectual Property 242

Intellectual Property SBA Warrant Startup 242

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Any CEO or entrepreneur who ever put off having a critical conversation or justified retaining a poor-performing employee has experienced their own “hidden growth killers” in action. Motivators, habits and beliefs operate similarly in the minds of your leadership team and every other person you employ. Next, don’t rush into decisions.

Green 194

Green Warrant Leadership Naming 194

crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 2, 2018

The less-than-stellar results many small businesses see from their in-house marketing efforts may be due to the fact that 58% of the small businesses using in-house help only assign 1-2 employees to handle their digital marketing. And , 35% of small businesses without a website feel their operation is too small to warrant a website.

Small Business 73

Small Business Software Review Social Media Marketing 73

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 15, 2016

Include here articles of incorporation, bylaws, shareholder minutes, board minutes, state filings, stock ledger, copies of stock certificates, options and warrants, and copies of all securities law filings. In all cases, don’t forget permits, licenses, or registration forms required to operate the business under federal, state or local laws.

Intellectual Property 120

Intellectual Property Startup SBA Warrant 120

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2010

If I’m interested I get to spend more time with them, if I’m not I don’t have to – A few companies per month come in that have fascinating business ideas that warrant my spending more time trying to understand their people, company, technology and market. Then I spent many years as a startup CEO.

Technical Review 312

Technical Review Due Diligence Spain Warrant 312

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 19, 2011

Include here articles of incorporation, bylaws, shareholder minutes, board minutes, state filings, stock ledger, copies of stock certificates, options and warrants, and copies of all securities law filings. In all cases, don’t forget permits, licenses, or registration forms required to operate the business under federal, state or local laws.

Intellectual Property 233

Intellectual Property SBA Warrant Stock 233

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 11, 2017

Their intellectual property that details their new product or service is exceedingly valuable and warrants the utmost in protection. The first priority in disaster planning should of course be the wellbeing of the employees, but protection of data should follow behind in terms of importance.

Small Business 157

Small Business Florida Cloud Los Angeles 157

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

Since then, he has expanded the custom manufacturing operation; it now takes up half of his factory. Does the economic model generate sufficient cash flow to pay all the costs and still provide a sufficient profit margin to warrant taking the risks? What do your employees think?

Warrant 202

Warrant Demand Revenue Restful 202

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 24, 2016

Customers highly prefer dealing with people that they can relate to as opposed to operator #101 from a call center or an automated voice service. Photos of employees, for example, put a face to the name which makes the service more personal. · Next-Level Interaction.

Social Media 100

Social Media Media Customer Warrant 100

Gust

JULY 5, 2012

Investors are putting their money behind an entrepreneur and his/her particular vision, team, and operating skills. Instead, they clearly help Google to recruit and retain some of the very best employees around (just ask anyone in New York or Mountain View.). While that may sound simplistic, it’s actually accurate.

Warrant 127

Warrant Startup New York Cost 127

Haystack

DECEMBER 30, 2018

The next two years could be epic for tech IPOs and the Bay Area specifically — the combined market caps of the pipeline, even taken with a discount, total in the hundreds of billions, with many of the key shareholders (as investors and employees) residing in the Bay Area. How will they price Lyft (operating just in the U.S.)

Lock-up Period 103

Lock-up Period IPO New York Warrant 103

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 14, 2010

Include here articles of incorporation, bylaws, shareholder minutes, board minutes, state filings, stock ledger, copies of stock certificates, options and warrants, and copies of all securities law filings. In all cases, don’t forget permits, licenses, or registration forms required to operate the business under federal, state or local laws.

Cost 120

Cost Intellectual Property SBA Warrant 120

Up and Running

JUNE 13, 2013

And when an increasing workload doesn’t quite warrant taking on an additional full-employee, outsourcing can be an effective and financially viable solution. To avoid the necessity of work being modified and improved upon, be specific with regards to the tasks you’re assigning an external employee.

Small Business 86

Small Business Offshore Warrant Security 86

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2010

the loan converts at 15-20% discout to the new money coming in) or your investor will get “warrant coverage&# which is similar to an employee stock option in that it gives the investor the right but not the obligation to invest in your company in the future at a defined priced. But piers are often counter productive.

Startup 290

Startup Burn Rate Warrant Bankruptcy 290

Austin Startup

AUGUST 20, 2017

Startups often hand out shares, options, and warrants for employees and for contractors rendering needed services. Your business works as intended if you can attract customers that fit into the context of your operation. Many founders assume employees will just figure out how their jobs work and do what needs to be done next.

Technical Review 48

Technical Review Software Review Cap Table Securities and Exchange Commission 48

Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 21, 2013

During Techstars 2013 Boulder Demo Day, led by Managing Director Luke Beatty – who skillfully took the baton from Nicole Glaros – it occurred to me that reflection is now warranted. Traditional metrics of employees and annual revenues won’t capture Techstars’ most important impacts. The first Techstars class matriculated in 2007.

Colorado 141

Colorado Seattle Silicon Valley Warrant 141

www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Office and Operations. Employee Benefits. Jumpstart wasnt much at the time, just four employees working from home offices. But as Arizona Bay grew--it now has 40 employees and more than a dozen clients--Graham began to worry that he was missing out. Growth Strategies. Legal Issues. Industries. Basic Accounting.

Arizona 40

Arizona Equity Iowa Venture Capital 40

David Teten

MARCH 24, 2011

will help to keep our virtual operation running smoothly. As a separate topic: Adam commented that he got negative feedback from some investors on Founder Institute’s warrants in his company. By the nature of angel networks, that will be challenging.

New York 122

New York Warrant Angel Groups Architecture 122

Gust

DECEMBER 8, 2011

Determine the allocation of equity among co-founders, early employees or other service providers, and future contributors as applicable, as well as the vesting schedule , if any, that will apply. Form a legal entity to operate the business (we’ll use a Delaware corporation as an example for Newco). Offer letters for employees.

Intellectual Property 139

Intellectual Property Non-disclosure Agreement Delaware Stock 139

Up and Running

MAY 21, 2015

Mr. Wonderful, by contrast typically makes his investment in the form of Debt Securities With Warrants. That’s because preferred shares operate under a completely separate set of rules (which will be defined in the investment documents) than your shares. That’s called a traditional equity investment.

Covenant 60

Covenant Liquidation Preference Ratchet Dilution 60

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 16, 2012

But the articles out there still warrant reading all the same, and anyone involved in planning and managing teams of all types might want to keep some of their pointers in mind when hoping to accomplish a specific goal. Cohen made note of this phenomenon, but neither they nor other researchers understand exactly why or how it even operates.

Arizona 168

Arizona Miami Warrant Retention 168

ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 28, 2022

Warrants are a kind of equity that are often attached to a corporate bond issuance or preferred stock to make the transaction more appealing to investors. It is possible to participate in a company’s capital gains (losses) without purchasing its common stock if the owner of a warrant holds it for a lengthy period of time.

Valuation 108

Valuation Equity Warrant Common Stock 108

David Teten

OCTOBER 1, 2015

portfolio operator VCs, e.g., Andreessen Horowitz, ff Venture Capital, First Round Capital, Google Ventures. intrapreneurs, e.g., the employee of GE who is tasked with launching a new business. In those cases, the incentives for the founders and early employees are extraordinarily hard to align long term.

Software Developers 60

Software Developers Software Development Software Review Technical Cofounder 60

The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 24, 2024

Leverage Open-Source Software In the intricate tapestry of startup operations, software solutions often play a pivotal role. Implement Energy-Efficient Practices As startups navigate the intricate maze of operational expenses, energy costs emerge as a significant line item that warrants careful consideration.

Cost 133

Cost Startup Open Source Warrant 133