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Arif Bhalwani, CEO of Third Eye Capital, on the ‘Golden Age’ of the Private Credit Market

The Startup Magazine

TEC is one of Canada’s largest and most experienced private credit firms, specializing in providing asset-based capital solutions to companies that are underserved or overlooked by traditional sources of financing, primarily banks. The firm has made more than $4.5

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Why Entrepreneurs Must Learn to Love Paperwork  

The Startup Magazine

For startups established as an LLC, the operating agreement is the original blueprint that specifies how the company will be run and which members (partners) hold which responsibilities, among other concerns such as profit-sharing. Protect your intellectual property. You must abide by your operating agreement.

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How I Got the Monkey Off My Back – Today Was a Good Day

Both Sides of the Table

It turns out it actually takes time to build a high-growth business with differentiated intellectual property and roll out large, enterprise-class marketing solutions. Helping companies get to next financing round successfully: I was just beginning this phase in Sept 2010 and said so. 5 years ago. Since then?

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7 Keys To Strategic Partnerships That Profit Everyone

Startup Professionals Musings

Strategic partnerships in this context can take the form of joint ventures, intellectual property licensing, outsourcing agreements, or even cooperative research. Both partners must not forget they are still competitors. Sometimes you have to put aside the emotion and the passion, and just look at what is best for your business.

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Why Lean May Save Your Life – The I-Corps @ NIH

Steve Blank

We assumed that for commercial hypotheses (clinical utility, who the customer is, data and quality of data, how reimbursement works, what parts of the product are valuable, roles of partners, etc.) clinical utility, customer, quality of data, reimbursement, what parts of the product are valuable, roles of CRO’s , and partners, etc.,)

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9 Business Model Components For New Business Funding

Startup Professionals Musings

The canvas is a visual chart with elements describing your value proposition, structure, finances, and customers, to help companies identify and align business activities. These normally include people, tangible property, intellectual property, and cash flow requirements. Key partners. Key resources.

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These 8 Disciplines Define A Fundable Entrepreneur

Startup Professionals Musings

Find a partner and core team early to supplement your expertise. If your strength is technology, find a co-founder who has a comparable strength in business, finance or marketing. Register some intellectual property to provide a barrier to entry. Very few individuals have the skills and energy to build a startup alone.