VC Cafe
OCTOBER 31, 2022
The top 20 tech billionaires globally have lost $480 billion on paper in the past year. This is largely due to several major stock market crashes and global economic uncertainties. As IVC reports: In Q1–Q3/2022, Israeli high-tech companies raised $12.3 Israeli tech review Q3 2022, IVC Online and Bank Leumi.
Startup Lessons Learned
DECEMBER 7, 2008
Its common to find a hacker at the heart of almost any successful technology company. When a startup encounters difficult technical problems, this is the guy you want solving them. As the company grows, hes the go-to person for almost everything technical, and so hes very much in demand. All is not lost, though.
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David Teten
JANUARY 13, 2015
Fundraising is always difficult for all founders; the median PE/VC fund sources and reviews 87 companies before investing in 1. That sales process is harder when strangers are biased against people like you. Technically yes. HURDLE #1: INDIVIDUAL BIAS AGAINST THE “OTHER”. Is that wrong? Does it hurt ‘anti-pattern’ entrepreneurs?
The Startup Toolkit
JANUARY 10, 2017
First, some examples: A buddy of mine had done the hard work of finding two excellent tech cofounders. Another friend was thrown for a loop when his cofounder not only quit, but then actively poached the entire tech team to work for his new agency. Investors can delay until you’re desperate and then ratchet the terms.
Duct Tape Marketing
NOVEMBER 18, 2021
Click on over and give us a review on iTunes, please! Success story features Q & A sessions with successful business leaders, keynote presentations, conversations on sales marketing. And then of course, who could forget the flux capacitor from the fictional piece of technology that allowed us to, time-travel why the word flux.
Tim Keane
JANUARY 12, 2010
It also assumes the entire value of the investment is captured for investors at a sale of the company in the time specified in the term-sheet. This results in a range of sale prices; in this example from $118.6MM to $21MM. Let’s start at the end. So, let’s assume here we have an 8% non-cumulative dividend.
Up and Running
MAY 13, 2015
Other links: The Time to Think About the 3D-Printed Future is Now (HBR), Space Station Builds 3D-Printed Ratchet Wrench (NASA), Shapeways.com (3D printing marketplace). Peter: Let’s go on to what I think most people not necessarily try to avoid, but maybe feel like is a little daunting, which is the sales and marketing section.
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