Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 17, 2023

It never hurts to start networking personally with all levels of investors early, but sending out teasers and business plans to every name you can find on the Internet is a waste of your time and theirs. This is the exit stage for the entrepreneur, and for all earlier investors. Future opportunity size doesn’t count in the early stages.

Angel Investor 313

Angel Investor Intellectual Property Investment Bankers Private Equity 313

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

The corporate entity lends itself best to the concept of “sharing” equity required by investors, and unincorporated entities don’t get funding. Reserve the company name on social networks to protect it. Define some intellectual property. File a patent and trademarks to show real intellectual property.

Intellectual Property 249

Intellectual Property Angel Investor Technical Review Elevator Pitch 249

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 18, 2020

With one of the many new tools , and a dose of sweat equity, you can create a website for almost nothing -- and you are on your way to success with ecommerce, your latest invention or personal services. Use your networking to get advice, but all jobs can be do-it-yourself. Use your equity for key executives and business partners.

Hockey Stick 423

Hockey Stick Bootstrapping Sweat Equity Intellectual Property 423

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Access to intellectual property and current research. Every startup needs to start their funding search looking for grants, with no equity dilution, as well as contests and foundations. Visit the university library for access to otherwise costly business reports. Get help with grant funding and incubator resources.

Arizona 276

Arizona Intellectual Property Accredited Investor Entrepreneur 276

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 17, 2011

Register some intellectual property. 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. Without revenue, your investors are largely limited to friends, family and fools.

Intellectual Property 253

Intellectual Property Sweat Equity CTO Hire Fractional CTO 253

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

The corporate entity lends itself best to the concept of “sharing” equity required by investors, and unincorporated entities don’t get funding. Reserve the company name on social networks to protect it. Define some intellectual property. File a patent and trademarks to show real intellectual property.

Angel Investor 224

Angel Investor Intellectual Property Technical Review Elevator Pitch 224

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 27, 2016

Investors like to see new intellectual property as a barrier to entry. It’s always likely that one or more of the team members are young or inexperienced, but every entrepreneur can attract a strong and balanced team, with the proper networking and the willingness to share equity early.

Technical Review 134

Technical Review Intellectual Property Due Diligence Angel Investor 134

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 27, 2010

Networked and connected. Successful entrepreneurs already have a visible network of trusted suppliers, potential customers, partners, and even investors. Values intellectual property. Convincingly presents a patent, trademark, or other “secret sauce” that can create equity value, not just current cash flow for the owners.

Angel Investor 241

Angel Investor Technical Review Intellectual Property Elevator Pitch 241

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 22, 2010

Register some intellectual property. 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. Without revenue, your investors are largely limited to friends, family and fools.

Intellectual Property 222

Intellectual Property Sweat Equity CTO Hire Fractional CTO 222

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 22, 2020

It never hurts to start networking personally with all levels of investors early, but sending out teasers and business plans to every name you can find on the Internet is a waste of your time and theirs. This is the exit stage for the entrepreneur, and for all earlier investors. Future opportunity size doesn’t count in the early stages.

Angel Investor 370

Angel Investor Intellectual Property Investment Bankers Private Equity 370

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Just because you want to start a business doesn’t mean you are entitled to outside equity, loans, or crowdfunding. Don’t forget to do continuous marketing and networking. Count on spending 50 to 75 percent of your time marketing and networking. Keep the initial scope within bootstrapping limits.

Intellectual Property 313

Intellectual Property Small Business Administration Bootstrapping Differentiation 313

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 30, 2020

Access to intellectual property and current research. Every startup needs to start their funding search looking for grants, with no equity dilution, as well as contests and foundations. Visit the university library for access to otherwise costly business reports. Get help with grant funding and incubator resources.

Arizona 310

Arizona Intellectual Property Accredited Investor Dividend 310

Steve Blank

APRIL 14, 2013

For the last 10 years China essentially closed its search, media and social network software market to foreign companies with the result that Google, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Dropbox, and 30,000 other websites were not accessible from China. Intellectual property protection is great on paper and “limited” in practice.

China 327

China Silicon Valley Non-Compete Intellectual Property 327

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

In order to get your invention and business off the ground, you will need to invest time and money on protecting your intellectual property , development, production and marketing. Network funding. You may also obtain funding through your personal network, including family and friends. Using personal resources.

Intellectual Property 113

Intellectual Property Non-disclosure Agreement Government Venture Capital 113

Gust

DECEMBER 1, 2011

Notice what is missing from this list of priorities: The company itself – that is, a business entity, most often a corporation , that will own the entire business (however defined), issue equity to founders, take investment capital , enter into contracts, make sales, pay employees and contractors, and so forth.

IP 114

IP Intellectual Property Equity Liquidity Event 114

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 6, 2012

Although Syracuse offers a heavy amount of help, students are able to maintain 100% equity in their companies, making this a valuable opportunity for entrepreneurial-minded Syracuse students. Current participants include Craftistas, CrowdRouser, and Flat Shoes Tattoos. This article was first posted in Best Colleges Online.

Incubator 202

Incubator New York City Boston Intellectual Property 202

www.mattbartus.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Equity for Consultants – Keep it Simple! posted Feb 3 in Equity , People issues. for every hour works, consultant accrues [hourly wage]in debt that will convert to equity in the next round). Is it atypical for founders to vest more than 25% of their equity after one year? Intellectual Property.

Equity 40

Equity Vesting Silicon Valley Intellectual Property 40

Steve Blank

APRIL 14, 2013

For the last 10 years China essentially closed its search, media and social network software market to foreign companies with the result that Google, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Dropbox, and 30,000 other websites were not accessible from China. Intellectual property protection is great on paper and “limited” in practice.

China 219

China Silicon Valley Non-Compete Intellectual Property 219

Duct Tape Marketing

JULY 27, 2023

Ben Young (02:28): So I, I'm sure a lot of small business owners and agency owners have had those requests where they're like, can you do some work for some equity? that will convert into equity down the road. And that might be in 1224 months and there may be some discounts associated with that, or other times it is on an equity basis.

Cofounder 56

Cofounder Artificial Inteligence New Zealand Analytics 56

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 19, 2018

It never hurts to start networking personally with all levels of investors early, but sending out teasers and business plans to every name you can find on the Internet is a waste of your time and theirs. This is the exit stage for the entrepreneur, and for all earlier investors. Future opportunity size doesn’t count in the early stages.

Angel Investor 184

Angel Investor Intellectual Property Investment Bankers Private Equity 184

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 24, 2012

But many entrepreneurs don’t realize that Angels are also extremely discerning in the projects that they will invest in, rejecting approximately 97% of the proposals submitted to them, according to the California Investment Network. Reserve the company name on social networks to protect it. Define some intellectual property.

Angel Investor 260

Angel Investor Intellectual Property Elevator Pitch Angel Groups 260

SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

Visible networking is turning into a really great opportunity to get to know people better, get to meet new people, and have some interesting conversations. In addition, I do a few consulting projects on the side, in the areas of product strategy, search engine optimization, and intellectual property.

Management 150

Management Product Entrepreneur Silicon Valley 150

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 18, 2013

Those at the other extreme don’t look up from the grindstone long enough to notice whether all their work is producing sweat equity or just sweat. Of course, never forget those ongoing perspiration items that seem to haunt you every day: Create intellectual property. Both are networks. Marketing is top priority.

Sweat Equity 251

Sweat Equity Intellectual Property Startup Viral 251

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 29, 2012

Those at the other extreme don’t look up from the grindstone long enough to notice whether all their work is producing sweat equity or just sweat. Of course, never forget those ongoing perspiration items that seem to haunt you every day: Create intellectual property. Both are networks. Marketing is top priority.

Sweat Equity 256

Sweat Equity Intellectual Property Entrepreneur Viral 256

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 6, 2016

With one of the new free tools and a dose of sweat equity, you can create a website for almost nothing -- and you are on your way to success with ecommerce, your latest invention or personal services. Use your networking to get advice, but all jobs can be do-it-yourself. Use your equity for key executives and business partners.

Bootstrapping 120

Bootstrapping Hockey Stick Sweat Equity Intellectual Property 120

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 4, 2014

It never hurts to start networking personally with all levels of investors early, but sending out teasers and business plans to every name you can find on the Internet is a waste of your time and theirs. This is the exit stage for the entrepreneur, and for all earlier investors. Future opportunity size doesn’t count in the early stages.

Angel Investor 232

Angel Investor Intellectual Property Investment Bankers Private Equity 232

www.reincubate.com

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

Hold responsibility for IT governance of platform & services, including telecommunications, networks, infrastructure, engineering, media, and architecture. Where appropriate, patent or secure intellectual property by other means. Prepare and test disaster recovery plans, and contribute to the broader business continuity plan.

Fractional CTO 40

Fractional CTO CTO Technical Review CTO Hire 40

Gust

DECEMBER 16, 2012

But many entrepreneurs don’t realize that Angels are also extremely discerning in the projects that they will invest in, rejecting approximately 97% of the proposals submitted to them, according to the California Investment Network. Reserve the company name on social networks to protect it. Define some intellectual property.

Angel Investor 179

Angel Investor Intellectual Property Elevator Pitch Angel Groups 179

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 22, 2012

Barter services and use equity to get things done for minimum cash. Create intellectual property. Reserve the same names on the leading social networks and blogs. Make every effort to do things “in house”, rather than rely on outside services, accountants, and law firms.

Intellectual Property 247

Intellectual Property Entrepreneur Social Network Naming 247

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

Barter services and use equity to get things done for minimum cash. Create intellectual property. Reserve the same names on the leading social networks and blogs. Make every effort to do things “in house”, rather than rely on outside services, accountants, and law firms.

Intellectual Property 257

Intellectual Property Startup Social Network Naming 257

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 13, 2016

It never hurts to start networking personally with all levels of investors early, but sending out teasers and business plans to every name you can find on the Internet is a waste of your time and theirs. This is the exit stage for the entrepreneur, and for all earlier investors. Future opportunity size doesn’t count in the early stages.

Matching 120

Matching Angel Investor Intellectual Property Investment Bankers 120

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2016

Access to intellectual property and current research. Every startup needs to start their funding search looking for grants, with no equity dilution, as well as contests and foundations. Visit the university library for access to otherwise costly business reports. Get help with grant funding and incubator resources.

Intellectual Property 120

Intellectual Property Accredited Investor Entrepreneur Incubator 120

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 17, 2011

Barter services and use equity to get things done for minimum cash. Create intellectual property. Reserve the same names on the leading social networks and blogs. Make every effort to do things “in house”, rather than rely on outside services, accountants, and law firms.

Intellectual Property 251

Intellectual Property Startup Social Network Naming 251

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 12, 2010

Those at the other extreme don’t look up from the grindstone long enough to notice whether all their work is producing sweat equity or just sweat. Of course, never forget those ongoing perspiration items that seem to haunt you every day: Create intellectual property. Both are networks. Marketing is top priority.

Sweat Equity 222

Sweat Equity Intellectual Property Viral Salary 222

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 17, 2019

We now serve many large clients like Dish Networks, Dignity Health, and U.S. Defensible IP When I’m asked by newer, younger VC partners for advice on our sector, one of the things I always emphasize is looking for companies who have built defensible intellectual property (IP).

IP 223

IP Intellectual Property IRR Cofounder 223

The Equity Kicker

MARCH 20, 2013

I think I’m right in saying that this is the first guest post we’ve ever had on The Equity Kicker and it’s from my partner Simon Cook who has a few things to say about the budget. Larger angel networks and funds should be empowered through the use of better EIS funds, which the current legislation does not enable easily.

Government 111

Government Intellectual Property Silicon Valley Equity 111

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 29, 2010

Barter services and use equity to get things done for minimum cash. Create intellectual property. Reserve the same names on the leading social networks and blogs. Make every effort to do things “in house”, rather than rely on outside services, accountants, and law firms.

Intellectual Property 230

Intellectual Property Startup Social Network Naming 230