YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

by Paul Towers, founder & CEO of Task Pigeon. For startup founders and CEO’s it’s also just as common to see them place too much focus on the amount of money raised, and the pre-money valuation, rather than the value that each investor can bring to the table. Plus, founders and entrepreneurs talk.

Pre-Money Valuation 187

Pre-Money Valuation Seed Stage IP Deal Flow 187

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 23, 2012

In a startup, that needs to be the founder or CEO, and that person has to be regularly and personally involved. Longer-term, enhanced product value begets superior company valuation through your organization’s intellectual property (IP) portfolio. This is an imperative. No risk, no innovation. Accountability.

Intellectual Property 247

Intellectual Property IP Valuation .Net 247

This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 19, 2010

The hilarious thing is that Yelp actually thinks it can beat Foursquare at its own game—and it is a game, one that founder Dennis Crowley has been thinking about for at least 8 years. Good luck hiring anyone innovative, too. Yelp missed its chance to exit at a nice valuation after six years of hard work.

Technical Review 68

Technical Review Venture Capital IP API 68

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 18, 2019

by Chris Grey, co-founder and COO of CapLinked. So founders, listen up: Before envisioning your new company as the next headline-making unicorn, consider all the hard work — and luck — it takes to even reach profitability. That way, founders can set reasonable, attainable goals for their team and their company.

Cofounder 127

Cofounder Startup Private Equity Equity 127

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 9, 2011

In a startup, that needs to be the founder or CEO, and that person has to be regularly and personally involved. Longer-term, enhanced product value begets superior company valuation through your organization’s intellectual property (IP) portfolio. This is an imperative. No risk, no innovation. Accountability.

Intellectual Property 234

Intellectual Property IP Valuation .Net 234

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 25, 2011

Early in a services business there is usually no profits as the company reinvests in hiring people to grow, but by $20 million in sales the company should at least be pulling in 10% profits (if not more) depending on how much is reinvested. You own the IP you create. That is $12 million in profits over 3 years. But it might not.

Silicon Valley 332

Silicon Valley IP Dividend Finance 332

VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 26, 2010

Very cool concept and I want to thank the founder Adil Mohammed for inviting me to take part in it. It’s nice to have protected IP, but that will mostly matter later on in the event of an acquisition. I’ve learned this first hand from Mark Gerson, the founder of Gerson Lehrman Group. Patented Technology?

Elevator Pitch 103

Elevator Pitch Incubator Technical Review Startup 103

www.paulgraham.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

And since a startup thatsucceeds ordinarily makes its founders rich, that implies gettingrich is doable too. A lot ofwould-be startup founders think the key to the whole process is theinitial idea, and from that point all you have to do is execute.Venture capitalists know better. Ideally you want between two and four founders.

Startup 105

Startup Cofounder Software Stock 105

Scott Edward Walker

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

Set-up vesting schedules for the founders (see post here ) and file 83(b) elections with the IRS (see #3 here ). Button-down IP ownership and assignment issues (see post here ). If you hire any employees, make sure you don’t misclassify them as an independent contractor or fail to pay them at least the minimum wage (see post here ).

Accredited Investor 111

Accredited Investor Stock Options Delaware Silicon Valley 111

www.currentlyobsessed.com

MAY 28, 2010

Valuation is an important aspect of VC deal terms, and a major determinant of your ultimate outcome. I unexpectedly found that it was more helpful to think about the company valuation as an output variable in the fund-raising equation. The net effect was more money raised, higher valuation and the same percentage of equity sold.

Valuation 42

Valuation Channel Pre-Money Valuation Term Sheet 42

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

.” Hackernews list of “Tools of the Trade” for startups - includes over 150 SaaS tools used by startups, and over 150 comments with interesting insights from founders. IP Location Tools. find/hire freelancers. hire low-cost international engineering talent. VWorker -Â find/hire freelancers.

Software Review 53

Software Review Technical Review Startup 53

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 15, 2010

In a startup, that needs to be the founder or CEO, and that person has to be regularly and personally involved. Longer-term, enhanced product value begets superior company valuation through your organization’s intellectual property (IP) portfolio. This is an imperative. No risk, no innovation. Accountability.

Intellectual Property 122

Intellectual Property IP Valuation .Net 122

Scott Edward Walker

OCTOBER 27, 2015

We charge a flat fee of $2,000, plus filing fees, for up to three co-founders and it includes unlimited phone calls and emails. Thus, founders never have to worry about picking-up the phone and asking their lawyers questions. Button-down IP ownership and assignment issues (see post here ).

Intellectual Property 40

Intellectual Property Accredited Investor Vesting Delaware 40

Business Plan Blog

DECEMBER 10, 2013

When raising pre-seed capital from friends, family, and founders (FFF) you’ll want to consider the milestones that Angel investors care about and be sure to raise enough capital to reach those milestones. Founding Team, Key Hires, Advisory Board. Product Development. Intellectual Property. Market Validation.

Angel Investor 55

Angel Investor Intellectual Property Seed Capital Advisory Board 55

Business Plan Blog

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

The use of your initial friends, family, and founders (FFF) capital should be directed towards achieving the milestones that will attract seed or angel investors (likewise, the use of your seed funding should be directed towards achieving the milestones that will attract Series A investors). Founding Team, Key Hires, Advisory Board.

Intellectual Property 55

Intellectual Property Advisory Board Startup Seed Capital 55

ReadWriteStart

MARCH 27, 2011

The idea is to build a hit that would make the founder(s) an appealing and quick talent acquisition (sometimes referred to as an acq-hire). Lastly, large companies that seek new talent will likely hire promising individuals through a small exit. This should also help valorize you in a acq-hire scenario. Create Buzz.

Lean 144

Lean Startup Agile Coder 144

Austin Startup

DECEMBER 10, 2017

Are we teaching founders more than they need to know? My friend is actually building his own house, down to hiring the day laborers and all the trades, procuring all the materials, and supervising every step of the process. Startup founders had better be in much more of a hurry than that.

Georgia 48

Georgia Startup Incubator Harvest 48

grasshopperherder.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

« Thanks but No Thanks – Things to Avoid When Recruiting Co-founders Why is Cyber Squatter a Bad Word? Some have been as co-founder, most have been as a consultant with the possibility of becoming an paid employee, “as soon as we close our funding round.” Valuations. I’m wrong all the time.

Sweat Equity 41

Sweat Equity Equity Cofounder Non-Compete 41