Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 21, 2010

If you’re a startup and you don’t have a close relationship with a few law firms you’re really missing one of the most important relationships that any entrepreneur can have. I write about some of the lessons in my post on Startup Mistakes. I know that people have an allergy to lawyers out of fear of being screwed.

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View from Seed

APRIL 30, 2015

There’s been a lot of digital ink spilled around the various types of capital available to startups today. As a startup grows, venture debt becomes a viable option to continue that growth. Glen is an active contributor to the local tech ecosystem and well-versed in how and when startups can use venture debt to their advantage.

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The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 26, 2020

If there are many warrant issues, take note. The post Merger and Acquisition Due Diligence Checklist appeared first on The Startup Magazine. In particular, pay close attention to the revenues from these customers. Look at the customer concentration. Also, the satisfaction of customers is important. Look at it.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 11, 2009

This is part of my ongoing series Startup Advice. Many startup companies hire advisory boards. When they’re first approached it sounds exciting to be involved with a startup and if they’re offered free shares – why not? Frankly, they don’t have enough skin in the game to warrant the time & energy.

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The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

In cases where the circumstances are contrary to the claimed reason, it warrants further investigation as potential friendly fraud. The post How to Manage Friendly Fraud Chargebacks appeared first on The Startup Magazine. Every chargeback features a reason code that can help you determine whether or not friendly fraud is involved.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 25, 2015

Startups in a world of massive markets can be confusing. And for f**k sakes please don’t use cumulative numbers to make yourself feel great unless they’re warranted. Startup Lessons' Success for many is ephemeral. ” If you didn’t read it I recommend it. Not vanity metrics.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 25, 2010

Having re-read it, I believe his real premise instead is, “Fixed-size, multi-investor angel rounds are such a bad idea for startups that one wonders why things were ever done that way.&#. Either would be fine with startups, so long as they can easily change their valuation. When I’m in, I’m in. rings true to me.

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Austin Startup

JULY 15, 2019

You’ll interact with every VC in Texas and those from Silicon Valley who are investing in Texas and every startup CEO who gets funded. We invest in startups that get funded by all of the top venture capitalists in Texas and Silicon Valley. Capital Factory has been the most active early stage tech investor in Texas since 2013.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 13, 2014

In this case it warrants a personal email (or better yet a phone call) from you and a Herculean effort to reschedule the meeting. Startup Lessons' The day of the meeting - It better be a great freakin’ reason like travel problems, you’re sick or there’s some burning issue you can’t avoid.

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The Startup Magazine

JUNE 1, 2023

By Daniel Sokolovksy, Co-Founder and CEO, WARP and Troy Lester, Co-Founder and CRO, WARP The dissolution of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) was more than just a bank collapse, it was a reality check for both startups and the VCs that fund them. So what does an early-stage company do to avoid the doom and gloom plaguing the world of startups?

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 28, 2018

He or she wants to know how long the money you will raise will last and whether this is long enough to warrant taking a risk on funding you. Conversely many VCs believe that constraining cash can often lead to increases in creative solutions at a startup. This is a red flag for VCs.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 2, 2022

But the customer is worth more and the target approach of ABM is warranted. Something like data analytics platform Plausible , on the other hand, is a simple product designed for startups, freelancers, and bloggers. If so, even a small deal may warrant a targeted approach. ABM makes sense. Strategic importance of clients.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 18, 2010

We will be selecting 10 startup companies to participate. He was able to speak with a successful entrepreneur who told him how to restructure the debt (essentially by increasing their warrant coverage) and that was enough to seal the deal. When we started I told everybody we would run the organization as a startup itself.

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Southern California Los Angeles Technical Review Covenant 259

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 28, 2012

Fred Wilson wrote two posts in 2010 that were very influential with the startup community. I know that they really impacted an entire cohort of startups because every company that was coming to pitch me businesses was (is) saying, “I’m a ‘mobile first’ company.” The titles were: Mobile First, Web Second.

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Mobile Web Software Review San Francisco 334

Feld Thoughts

JULY 12, 2018

Over the past 25 years, I’ve invested in many startups that sell products to large enterprises. As the startups (or the category) become visible, they inevitably attract the attention of industry analysts, who write reports on the categories and the startups as part of the industry analysts’ business.

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The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Due to this value, legal controls on the sale, purchase, and maintenance of real property are numerous and real estate legal help is warranted for business real estate transactions. The post Legal – How Real Estate Lawyers Support Business Clients appeared first on The Startup Magazine.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Tuesday, September 30, 2008 What does a startup CTO actually do? But I dont think most startups really have a need for someone to do that on a full time basis. But I think in a lean startup, the development methodology is too important to be considered "just management." I dont think so.

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www.mattbartus.com

DECEMBER 9, 2012

Perspectives on issues affecting founders, startups and investors from a veteran startup lawyer in Silicon Valley. One possibility is to negotiate a higher valuation and offer warrants (i.e., Warrants. -. In order to exercise the warrants, the VC will need to pay an extra $666,667 into the company (i.e.,

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 27, 2013

I respect Rob a lot and the fact that he is willing to take feedback when warranted gives his great credibility. Startup Advice' One of us usually calls back a couple of hours later to say they were sorry. Or they now see the other persons’s perspective. Rob is driven to learn. And improve.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 12, 2014

If you’re a technology startup you need to excel at product, of course. While many tech startups do this intuitively (say, SnapChat thinking it would be much better if our photos out partying disappeared) it still happens. Startup Advice' It’s worth a quick read. My argument is pretty simple.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 6, 2018

The online space is important for competitive business advantage so you’ll want your startup business website to consistently get included in a search engine’s top ten results so that your potential customers can more easily find you online. So how can you successfully convert your website’s visitors into customers of your startup business?

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 20, 2018

Not all changes warrant a new business name. For more about naming a company, be sure to read 10 Tips for Naming Your Startup or Small Business. #1 . #2 Your Name No Longer Reflects Your Business. Businesses grow and change over time. Some business names are adaptable enough to survive this growth. Others are not. But, some do.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 27, 2020

Establishing a startup business is very exciting and fulfilling. It prevents you from running into legal issues that could hurt or even kill your startup. The right legal documents are necessary and non-negotiable in a startup as they are an indication that your business is legitimate. Get to know about startup insurance.

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Intellectual Property Entrepreneur Warrant Naming 179

ithacaVC

NOVEMBER 12, 2011

Below I refer to this fair risk incentive as the “reward” The article I just read, however, argues strongly that the convertible debt holder, and, more importantly, the new Series A investors, would be better off if the convertible debt had warrant coverage instead of a conversion discount. Here is the article.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 14, 2020

The panels are usually warranted to last for about 25 years. The post How Businesses Can Be Sustainable And Profitable appeared first on The Startup Magazine. According to the University of Maryville, businesses who adopt solar energy are finding the panels have paid for themselves in savings in five to seven years.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

It’s a great topic, his post is well written and given that he’s going through it right now in his startup it’s worth reading his point of view on the topic. Startups often make this mistake. Like everything, I screwed this up in my first startup. I was too much Accenture, not enough Startup.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 3, 2010

There is a telltale sign of an inexperienced startup entrepreneur. As a startup you shouldn’t focus on buying other companies until you’ve figured out your own business. As a startup you shouldn’t focus on buying other companies until you’ve figured out your own business. Tags: Startup Advice.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

But when they’re being naughty an “I’ll buy you ice cream if you’re good&# approach doesn’t work and isn’t warranted. Tags: Startup Advice. I try to be a “light&# daddy. Not with a yell. Certainly never with violence. And I know how hard the team involved works.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 2, 2014

I didn’t really feel a strong benefit and/or maybe my condition isn’t severe enough to warrant it. Startup Lessons' For me this is 99.9% natural remedies of less sugar & carbs, more coping mechanisms and trying to get enough sleep. I did try Adderall and it wasn’t for me. ’ Good luck. ” I write.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 11, 2022

Holders of the DIGau token will potentially be receiving distributions and warrants to purchase other minerals tokens at a discount. The post Stephen Braverman: An Entrepreneur Success Story appeared first on The Startup Magazine.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 24, 2018

Most startup-lore is focused on lightning fast growth or striking out, but what about slow-growth businesses? along with the contributions of dozens if not hundreds of founders, entrepreneurs and investors, to build out the canon for the startup. There’s no one-true-path-to-glory in startup land. How do we make payroll?

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 23, 2012

I’ve noticed a great tendency among startup founders to ignore the essentials of business accounting in the early stages of their startup. Sloppy documentation and reporting of these expenses is an open invitation to an IRS audit, which is the last thing you need or can afford during the busy startup period. Corporate records.

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Intellectual Property SBA Warrant Startup 242

Up and Running

APRIL 22, 2020

They often require that you’ve been in business for a couple of years, or, when do they lend to new companies or startups, they generally expect the owners to have experience in the industry. Many startups are small, local businesses with hopes of eventually rapidly scaling—but they’re still establishing a track record.

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SBA Forecast Software Review Business Plan 139

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2016

We also look for a cultural fit with Upfront, which includes the gravitas to deal with executives and founders at the startups we back as well as the other board members. This latter bit is very important to us and very hard to achieve.

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Agile VC

OCTOBER 23, 2012

The same is not true for venture capital of course, since the underlying startups VCs invest in aren’t publicly selling their equity. Startup outcomes are a power law distribution rather than a standard distribution. Even if you’re top decile for your vintage year (e.g.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 15, 2016

I’ve noticed a great tendency among startup founders to ignore the essentials of business accounting in the early stages of their startup. Sloppy documentation and reporting of these expenses is an open invitation to an IRS audit, which is the last thing you need or can afford during the busy startup period. Corporate records.

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Intellectual Property Startup SBA Warrant 120

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 30, 2017

Founders often believe that splitting the equity pie with you is not warranted. Founders always believe their ventures are worth at least an order of magnitude more than people with money do. They think that the money guys don’t get it. Some people thrive in the details. This isn’t because they are bad.

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