Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 29, 2020

Join a startup incubator or accelerator. These organizations, like Y Combinator , are very popular these days, and are often associated with major universities, community development organizations, or even large companies. Variations on this theme include early licensing or white-labeling agreements. Solicit venture capital investors.

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Funding Startup Equity Examples 174

InfoChachkie

AUGUST 11, 2011

Investor in Twitter, Foursquare, DISQUS, and (by Naval’s own admission) “a lot of other companies you have never heard of”. 5) Rincon Venture Partners recently invested in The Resumator , which we identified via AngelList. When great companies really hit, all the investors want in and there isn’t enough room.

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Startup Software Review Summary Technical Review 273

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 25, 2012

In reality, only 3 out of 100 companies who apply are successful with Angels, and the success rate with VCs is even lower. For example, with any outside investment, you give up some ownership and control, and with bootstrapping your growth curve will likely be longer and more organic. Startup incubators. Friends and family.

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Technical Review Equity Incubator Venture Capital 103

Tech Coast Venture Network

APRIL 22, 2010

Virgina Lorimor There are several options for financing a start-up business that tend to follow a natural course in a business’ development: Personal Investment. In order to qualify, you have to have high net worth, a strong credit score and significant skin in the game. Looking forward to launching our new LA incubator soon!

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Startup Tech Coast Angels TCVN Incubator 124

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

Reuters TV Interview by Rhonda Schaffler Investing in entrepreneurs and startups is a fun but different world from investing in conventional stocks, bonds, and commodities. First of all, it’s more of an investment in people than in a business, since the startup is usually an idea barely half-baked when they need your money.

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Startup Invest Incubator Ideas 91

InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

Additionally, independent organizations, such as Pitchbook, compile annual lists of the number of VC-backed companies launched at US Universities. Thus, cast your research net beyond VC-backed companies to fully understand a school’s ability to foster viable businesses. Are funds available to invest in student businesses?

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Venture Capital Technical Review Class Patents 100

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 16, 2011

In reality, only 3 out of 100 companies who apply are successful with Angels, and the success rate with VCs is even lower. For example, with any outside investment, you give up some ownership and control, and with bootstrapping your growth curve will likely be longer and more organic. Startup incubators. Friends and family.

Startup 93

Startup Technical Review Equity Incubator 93

Xconomy

NOVEMBER 13, 2016

View the Slideshow A little more than a year ago, amid a resurgence in San Diego’s software sector, Xconomy identified a baker’s dozen of local tech companies to watch in 2016. The idea was to feature early stage companies in the region that have not attracted much attention or raised a substantial amount of startup capital.

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San Diego Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Startup 40

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Join a startup incubator or accelerator. These organizations, like Y Combinator , are very popular these days, and are often associated with major universities, community development organizations, or even large companies. Variations on this theme include early licensing or white-labeling agreements. Solicit venture capital investors.

Entrepreneur 96

Entrepreneur Startup Equity Funding 96

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 21, 2014

The Bitcoinference served as day 1 of 2 for 500 Startups’ “Commercism” series, with an official agenda that covered industry happenings, social dynamics, and a look into the investment environment. What is it Like to Raise Money for Bitcoin Companies? Adam Draper – Of Boost VC, an SF Incubator/Accelerator.

Startup 104

Startup Venture Capital Draper Invest 104

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 25, 2016

Join a startup incubator or accelerator. These organizations, like Y Combinator , are very popular these days, and are often associated with major universities, community development organizations, or even large companies. Variations on this theme include early licensing or white-labeling agreements. Solicit venture capital investors.

Funding 107

Funding Startup Equity Examples 107

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 12, 2014

Join a startup incubator or accelerator. These organizations, like Y Combinator , are very popular these days, and are often associated with major universities, community development organizations, or even large companies. Variations on this theme include early licensing or white-labeling agreements. Solicit venture capital investors.

Startup 113

Startup Entrepreneur Funding Equity 113

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 1, 2010

For example, with any outside investment, you give up some ownership and control, and with bootstrapping you growth curve will likely be longer and more organic. The advantage is no time and effort searching and preparing for the other alternatives, and you don’t have to encumber yourself or give up control of your company.

Funding 59

Funding Startup Technical Review Equity 59

InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Frugality was missing-in-action at many bubble-era Dot Bomb companies. In many cases, these companies were led by untested and unproven entrepreneurs who did not understand the importance of frugality. Fortunately, most people with this dysfunctional spending gene work at Big Dumb Companies and government agencies.

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Startup Pricing Entrepreneur Email 221

socalTECH

OCTOBER 14, 2011

The company is employing a network of documentary filmmakers and high quality, Hollywood production capability here in Los Angeles to produce small business videos in HD for the web and YouTube. Sam Rogoway: One thing we've done, and spent a lot of time on as a company, is cultivating a community of talented filmmakers.

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Networking Search Engine Optimization Product Startup 150

SoCal Delicious

OCTOBER 8, 2012

COMPANY FB COMPANY|FB. COMPANY GOOG COMPANY|GOOG. COMPANY YHOO COMPANY|YHOO. COMPANY MSFT COMPANY|MSFT. COMPANY TSLA COMPANY|TSLA. PIXELS IN PARADISE | Andrew Frame, founder of the Internet-telephone company Ooma, paid $5.5 Financial News. Professor Journal. SmartMoney.

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Los Angeles Software Review Technical Review Journal 44