YoungUpstarts

MARCH 14, 2018

Before hiring an adviser, consider checking registration with applicable governmental agencies (SEC, CFTC, state securities board). Searching the adviser on BrokerCheck. Similarly, the CFTC has opined that cryptocurrencies are commodities. Google the adviser.

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SEC Non-Compete Security Framework 127

Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 28, 2010

In the early fall of 2009, as kaChing prepared for its marketplace launch, the management team showed the app—which included real time market data, SEC-grade accounting, analytics, compliance and customer management tools—to a number of investment pros to get feedback and endorsements.

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San Francisco Lean Continuous Deployment SEC 158

The Startup Magazine

JUNE 26, 2020

SEC Regulations. Make no mistake, securities laws are terribly complex and understanding exactly what you are obligated to so will require a professional lawyer, not a fee Google searches. These complicated agreements need to be drafted by an attorney. But now you know the basics. The post What Can a Startup Lawyer Help With?

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Intellectual Property Startup SEC Stock Options 150

David Teten

FEBRUARY 26, 2012

HBSANY members are required to be accredited investors (per SEC regulations) and are expected to agree to the terms of the HBSANY Membership Agreement. In an environment that includes over a thousand medical journals with content that is increasingly complex and fragmented, physicians have grown tired of searching for relevant news.

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Technical Review New York Accredited Investor IP 128

Gust

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

As a native of Silicon Valley , I’ve witnessed the creative destruction of wave after wave of innovation as nearby corporate campuses repopulated themselves : From defense contractors to data centers , computer mainframe manufacturers to Internet search engines.

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Silicon Valley San Francisco Intellectual Property Accredited Investor 187

Feld Thoughts

MARCH 14, 2018

When I first heard the phrase “ ICO ” three or four years ago, my immediate thought was something like “that’s just an invitation to the SEC to regulate that. Knowing the SEC would move very slowly, I didn’t pay much attention.

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Advertising SEC Private Equity Equity 86

ConversionXL

MARCH 2, 2016

How do people view search results? The answer to this questions brings great insight to those trying to make money on search marketing, whether SEO or PPC. There have been a few eye-tracking and mouse-tracking studies done on search behavior in the past. How Did Users View Google Search Results in the Past?

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Feld Thoughts

DECEMBER 29, 2011

When you do a financing, you file something called a Form D with the SEC. Once you’ve filed your Form D, the data is available on Edgar with a simple search. There are other ways to get it as well since there are plenty of services that republish Edgar data with a better UI for searching. ” Next.

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Finance SEC Term Sheet Acquisition 133

Women Entrepreneurs Can

JANUARY 11, 2022

Boost Your Search Engine Optimization Strategy. Simply defined, search engine optimization is a process that increases your website traffic, brand recognition, and brand presence. Mastering it can boost your rankings in Search Engine related queries. Mastering it can boost your rankings in Search Engine related queries.

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Social Media SEO SEC Audience 59

Agile VC

MARCH 13, 2012

property over the years, but certainly frequented not just search but also News, Yahoo! Are they, were they, and the SEC were when a few brave souls were warning about Madoff to deaf ears? My partner @ LeeHower looks back: [link] 5 days ago Search. I remember when Yahoo! I didn’t use every Yahoo! Mail, Sports, etc.

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This is going to be BIG.

OCTOBER 5, 2012

Thanks to the SEC, you don't know who's actually fundraising, what kind of performance they have, and you'll never get reached by their marketing. Angellist, Gust, etc all made searching for and comparing deals much easier. The whole thing is setup to fail.

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ConversionXL

MARCH 3, 2016

If you go into Google Analytics without the right questions in mind, you’ll get lost after hours of unguided searching. What this report will tell you: This report lets you analyze paid search performance against goal conversions by search engine, which is incredibly powerful if you advertise often and across multiple engines.

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Analytics Customer PPC Metrics 48

Growthink Blog

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

The key to the JOBS Act is this: it opens up more possibilities in equity funding without the tedious requirements to register your funding as a public offering with the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC). This was predicated on the SEC writing the crowdfunding regulations by December 31 2012 like they were supposed to.

Equity 74

Equity Securities and Exchange Commission SEC Accredited Investor 74

thebarefootvc

DECEMBER 18, 2020

A global pandemic and recession has put quantitative easing on turbocharge in 2020, leading to near zero interest rates and significant dollar decline, which has led to a search for higher yield as well as an inflation hedge. Later in the day US crypto exchange Coinbase filed a confidential S1 with the SEC to go public.

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SEC Valuation Institutional Investors Global 45

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 15, 2010

What are “Reg D” filings with the SEC and why does this make it harder to stay in stealth mode? But when the finally convert the debt to equity the round gets filed with the SEC and thus journalists often pick up on it. It’s worth clicking on the link and reading the very short recommendations given by all of us.

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Stealth SEC Advertising Accredited Investor 285

Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 6, 2020

Once we saw this evidence, we thought, "Wait a sec, we can actually do something about it." Eric Ries : So, it's an unbelievably complicated and large search base. Alpha Lee : It's an unbelievably complicated search base. Eric Ries : Talk a little bit about how this used to be done pre-machine learning.

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Artificial Inteligence Open Source Cofounder Design 60

Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 29, 2010

<30 sec) Write your local newspaper & tell them you support the Startup Visa Act Call your senators & let them know you support Startup Visa legislation Add the Startup Visa Widget to your blog or website Follow the #startupvisa hash tag on Twitter and voice your support Contribute to Startup Visa so we can spread the word!

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San Francisco Video DC Continuous Deployment 143

Andrew Payne

APRIL 26, 2011

In that spirit, SEC filings are a great source of entrepreneurial case studies, and recently I’ve been reading about Demand Media. The most visible property is eHow (acquired in 2006), which you’ve likely seen in search results. Their risk for Google search algorithm changes has been well-reported.

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Demand Media SEC Algorithm 49

YoungUpstarts

JULY 6, 2017

In order to become an angel investor, one must have a net worth of at least $1 million, an annual income of $200,000 and be accredited by the SEC. That is, improving products or services rather than spend time and resources on a search for investors. By self-financing, you can maintain control of your startup.

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Syndicate Syndication Software Review Angel Investor 127

finance.fortune.cnn.com

AUGUST 21, 2012

SEC issues first whistleblower award. Job Search. Or maybe that theyre holding on longer, hoping to time a big hit that could help the fund move from red to black. Sign up for Dans daily email newsletter on deals and deal-makers: GetTermSheet.com. Posted in: Venture Capital. Join the Conversation. Most Popular. Think fast! Sales jobs.

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Naming Term Sheet Private Equity Equity 49

BeyondVC

JULY 20, 2006

The report from this survey will provide in-depth analyses on nearly 100 financial statement and productivity ratios — detail far beyond that available in annual reports or SEC filings. These include R&D, sales and marketing, legal, revenue per employee and inventory turnover, among others.

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Software SEC Affiliate Early Stage 60

Reid Hoffman

AUGUST 17, 2021

Greylock investor Sridhar Ramaswamy , who co-founded search engine startup Neeva , says it’s more important for startups to think about creating a product that is useful and resonates with people before worrying about whether a large incumbent is doing it. And I want to dive deeper into Neeva for a sec, you’ve already referenced it.

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Cofounder Differentiation Search Advertising 69

Reid Hoffman

AUGUST 17, 2021

Greylock investor Sridhar Ramaswamy , who co-founded search engine startup Neeva , says it’s more important for startups to think about creating a product that is useful and resonates with people before worrying about whether a large incumbent is doing it. And I want to dive deeper into Neeva for a sec, you’ve already referenced it.

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Cofounder Differentiation Search Advertising 69

Software By Rob

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

Let’s hit the Google AdWords Keyword Tool and find out how many people are searching for our key marketing term. Mistake #2: Using the Default Match Type Next, enter your term and hit “search.&# “Oh man, 27,100 people per month search for antidisestablishmentarianism. “ But hold on a sec.

Marketing 64

Marketing Software Review Matching Bootstrapping 64

VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

According to sources, Kenshoo has been growing 300-400% year over year and it is expanding its activities to include Display Advertising management as well as social network advertising campaigns, in addition to its core market of search text ads. from undisclosed investors as it emerged from this SEC filing. calcalist ].

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Software Review Venture Capital Technical Review SEM 138

www.mattbartus.com

DECEMBER 9, 2012

Search site Archive Select Month November 2012 (1). 25 comments since March 31, 2010 Five questions that startups should ask a pro. 24 comments since April 19, 2010 How to pump up your VC valuation 23 comments since February 9, 2010 Startup Attorneys, Law and Legal Issues: I am founding a startup. listing five questions that startu.

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Warrant Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Term Sheet 40

ConversionXL

JUNE 26, 2017

ask only simple easy questions – that should be clear in the first 5 sec.). ” Search for the connection between insights and data. CRO needs to more customer centric (20% Customers use voice search). Screenshot testing/ first click testing ( Chalkmark , Usabilla ). To test for immediate clarity, use Five Second Test.

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Analytics Sweden Metrics Estonia 85

Occam's Razor

MAY 19, 2014

Now you might see 60 secs and 5 PVV, 150 secs and 20 PVV, 98 secs and 5 PVV. Bonus: For later reading, when you are attempting to be an analysis.ninja , see this post: Excellent Analytics Tip #25: Decrapify Search, Social Compound Metrics ]. What's the immediate adjacent contextual metric we can use? What happened?

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Metrics Analytics SEC Acquisition 159

David Teten

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

It might appear that origination is becoming much easier because of new tools like AngelList and the SEC moving toward adoption of rules that will allow equity based crowdfunding. Just do a search online and the VC’s job is done! However, as a VC, we have the opposite problem: how do we find companies in which to invest?

Private Equity 114

Private Equity Venture Capital Technical Review Equity 114

www.paulgraham.com

APRIL 28, 2010

The SEC defines an "accredited investor" as someone with over amillion dollars in liquid assets or an income of over $200,000 ayear. Stage 2: Angel Round While writing the prototype, the group has been traversing theirnetwork of friends in search of angel investors. In an IPO, it might not merely addexpense, but change the outcome.

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Technical Review Startup Software Review Angel Investor 76

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

Then we eroded toward the opposite: a cozy government-industrial complex that can't tie its own shoes (Katrina response, Iraq administration, SEC/Madoff, general regulatory bloat). The US was once known as a free market democracy that could make the trains run on time. Each requires the step before it.

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DC Washington San Francisco SBIR 90

Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

JUNE 19, 2010

I discovered blogging because I was told it was great for search engine rankings. For example, you’ve probably done searches in Google to find what websites rank well for the search terms you want to bring leads to your business. You could find websites that currently rank well for certain phrases and make an offer to buy.

Technical Review 76

Technical Review Software Review Prospectus Audience 76

Ben's Blog

MAY 24, 2021

The former are often institutional shareholders who can earn rates of return as high as 11% for “loaning” money to the SPAC in search of its target. The SEC’s Director of the Division of Corporate Finance recently provided some guidance raising questions about the extent of PSLRA coverage.

SEC 36

SEC Accredited Investor IPO Technical Review 36

Pascal's View

OCTOBER 22, 2009

That’s why I have urged the SEC to undertake a comprehensive “ground up” review of a broad range of market structure issues before more piecemeal changes occur. The search for best execution by broker-dealers should not be subject to temptation from the highest bidders.

Equity 28

Equity Securities and Exchange Commission Delaware Technical Review 28

VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 14, 2010

4G/ LTE (Long Term Evolution) -the fourth generation of networks, enabling faster downloading in 4G phones (100 megabit per second compared to today’s 21 megabit/sec in 3G phones). Green: low-energy consuming phones and products for using the mobile as an energy monitoring device in the house.

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Mobile IP SMS Networking 109

ConversionXL

APRIL 4, 2012

Better search. Search is crucial to e-commerce. Around half of the visitors navigate ecommerce sites using search. For search-centric sites like Amazon, the number is probably way higher. Use auto-suggest search that shows products as you type. Another thing: sec. People need to find products, and quick.

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eCommerce Conversion Software Review Technical Review 134

www.quora.com

JANUARY 16, 2011

Quora Home About Login Sign Up Add Question Before adding a question, search for it above. With declining span of attention, unless something appeals in first 20 secs, people move onto something diff (generally, because there are so many choices). continue) What is the best way to leverage all the talent in your startup team?

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Technical Review Startup CTO Hire Cofounder 51