Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 9, 2019

With the advent and popularity of crowdfunding platforms, including Kickstarter and IndieGoGo , as a winning alternative for funding your new venture, I find that many aspiring entrepreneurs are confused about the need to ever seek a professional angel investor. Consider the need for multiple rounds of funding.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2018

the most counter-intuitive fund-raising advice you’ll ever get I’m about to offer you some fund-raising advice that flies directly in the face of what most conventional wisdom will tell you. Let me start out with my premise: “Data rooms are where fund-raising processes go to die.” against a broad range of similar companies.

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socalTECH

JUNE 25, 2014

The move puts the company''s focused squarely on its Los Angeles operations. The sale netted the company $20M, which it will use to fund its U.S. Moviepilot''s web site focuses on film recommendations, film discovery, and the company also helps studios with social media campaigns. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 25, 2016

For example, professional investors put great priority on your previous experience in building a business, and they expect to own a portion of the business equity and control for the funds they do provide. Trade equity or services for startup help. Another common example is exchanging equity for legal and accounting support.

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TechCrunch LA

JULY 24, 2019

Postmates’ cooler-inspired autonomous delivery robot, which will roll out commercially in Los Angeles later this year, will rely on lidar sensors from Ouster, a burgeoning two-year-old startup that recently raised $60 million in equity and debt funding. Waymo will initially target robotics, security and agricultural technology.

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

The Facebook parent-company saw its stock price get bludgeoned after a bad earnings report showcased that Apple’s ad-blocking changes are shaving billions off its books and the company’s crown jewel — the Facebook platform — has stopped growing and actually shrank this quarter.

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Berkonomics

JUNE 8, 2017

[Email readers, continue here…] Bootstrapping: This term describes your ability to start a business with little investment and grow it using internally-generated funds. In return, the accelerator often invests $25,000 to $100,000 in the young enterprise and takes from five to ten percent of the equity in return.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 12, 2014

For example, professional investors put great priority on your previous experience in building a business, and they expect to own a portion of the business equity and control for the funds they do provide. Trade equity or services for startup help. Another common example is exchanging equity for legal and accounting support.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 9, 2014

Entrepreneurs who require funding for their startup have long counted on self-accredited high net worth individuals (“angels”) to fill their needs, after friends and family, and before they qualify for institutional investments (“VCs”). I just don’t see it happening any time soon. billion collected in 2012.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 23, 2013

When someone asks me for the best way to fund a startup, I always say bootstrap it, meaning fund it yourself and grow organically. Bootstrapping avoids all the cost, pain, and distractions of finding angels or VCs, and allows you to keep control and all your hard-earned equity for yourself. Take little to no net profit.

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TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Today, a startup that is doing this in the specific area of distressed property is announcing a round of growth funding to ramp up its team and expand its business. The funding is being led by QED Investors; Founders Fund, Susa Ventures, Navitas Capital, and Prudence Holdings also participated. million Series A also led by QED.

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socalTECH

MAY 30, 2012

One way is getting funding from your potential customers. That's the idea behind a new startup, Fundable , headed by serial entrepreneur Wil Schroter , which allows you to use rewards -- product, company schwag, an even equity -- as a tool to get your startup to the next stage. Why did you decide to launch Fundable?

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InfoChachkie

JULY 11, 2011

In the past, venture debt was often viewed as a funding vehicle of last resort. The nature of the company’s business model requires it to fund certain costs before it is paid by its customers. Thus, even though the company is cash flow positive, its growth is constrained by the amount of payables it can fund.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 8, 2010

Morgan Stanley, UBS Investment Bank, Allen & Company LLC, Jefferies & Company, Stifel Nicolaus Weisel, RBC Capital Markets, Pacific Crest Securities, Raine Securities, and JMP Securities. According to Demand's IPO filing, the firm had a net loss of $6.00M on revenues of $114.0M in the first six months of 2010.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 10, 2018

For example, professional investors put great priority on your previous experience in building a business, and they expect to own a portion of the business equity and control for the funds they do provide. Trade equity or services for startup help. Another common example is exchanging equity for legal and accounting support.

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 18, 2019

Launched by the music and cultural impresario with more hustle than hustle and his business partner Jason Geder, the new collaborative investment strategy focused on tech startups will allow high net worth individuals to participate in deals. Jay-Z has a new venture fund and a Silicon Valley partner.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 1, 2010

Self-funding from your savings is the preferred source of cash for your startup – if you have it. 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. Just don’t quit your day job before your new company is producing revenue.

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Tech Coast Venture Network

APRIL 22, 2010

Often, this also involves a HELOC (Home Equity Line of Credit) if you’re a home owner with equity. In order to qualify, you have to have high net worth, a strong credit score and significant skin in the game. Understand how to value you company (more to come in a future blog!) Traditional Bank Loans.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 5, 2015

Entrepreneurs who require funding for their startup have long counted on self-accredited high net worth individuals (“angels”) to fill their needs, after friends and family, and before they qualify for institutional investments (“VCs”). I just don’t see it happening any time soon. Neither does David S. billion collected in 2014.

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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. Self-funding is the preferred source of cash for your startup – if you can do it. Just don’t quit your day job before your new company is producing revenue. Friends and family. Loans or line-of-credit.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 14, 2015

I wish all of them well and feel confident that anybody employed at one of the most innovative companies of the past 10 years will land on his or her feet. You can read it in VCs discussions about hedge fund managers, activist investors or the need to have dual-share voting structures. So what can we learn from this?

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Berkonomics

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Let’s take a few minutes to examine the kind of equity financing available to small or early stage businesses. In most cases, these applicants for equity funding must be rooted in technology to apply to this limited discussion. Angel investment groups or funds. Your expectations regarding time to funding and more.

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socalTECH

APRIL 13, 2020

Our interview today is with Greg Martin , co-founder of LiquidStock (www.liquidstock.com), an investment fund which offers up a way for employees of private companies to exercise their stock options before an IPO or acquisition. Greg Martin: I raised a fund called LiquidStock, with three partners. Tell us what you're up to now?

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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. Self-funding is the preferred source of cash for your startup – if you can do it. Just don’t quit your day job before your new company is producing revenue. Friends and family. Loans or line-of-credit.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 16, 2010

The VC industry grew dramatically as a result of the Internet bubble - Before the Internet bubble the people who invested in VC funds (called LPs or Limited Partners) put about $50 billion into the industry and by 2001 this had grown precipitously to around $250 billion. So the people who invest in VC funds have two problems.

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Berkonomics

JANUARY 20, 2010

Bootstrapping: This term describes your ability to start a business with little investment and grow it using internally-generated funds. Venture capital comes with a cost, and there are no bargains for the company when taking such an investment. There is a lot to say about retaining control.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

Last week, Los Angeles-based FastPay (www.fastpaypartners.com) announced a round of funding and its services for providing advanced payment to online publishers, application developers, and game developers. We spoke with Jed Simon the firm's CEO and founder, about the company. Where are you in terms of company launch?

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

When someone asks me for the best way to fund a startup, I always say bootstrap it, meaning fund it yourself and grow organically. Bootstrapping avoids all the cost, pain, and distractions of finding angels or VCs, and allows you to keep control and all your hard-earned equity for yourself. Take little to no net profit.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 16, 2016

Whether you are talking to peers, competitors or investors, you as an active entrepreneur will be judged on your familiarity with today’s startup and funding jargon. People are even talking about “decacorns" -- investable companies with net worth now exceeding $10 billion -- like Dropbox and Pinterest. Sweat equity.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 7, 2013

CapLinked also netted in new customers such as Thomson Reuters, Sun Capital, and Equity Partners, NextView Ventures and crowd-funding service AI Verified which will take advantage of its iPad compatibility, bulk uploading, and reporting tools. According to Eric M.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 25, 2011

It’s nearly impossible to get a services company financed by VCs. And stop effing around trying to create a product company.&#. It would not be a big stretch to image a well run service business like this making 15-25% net profit margins. You’re a small fish. Why Shouldn’t Most Services Businesses Raise VC?

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InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Future funding should be discretionary to propel prospective growth, not a matter of survival. 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. Living Below Your Means.

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Tech Coast Venture Network

MARCH 9, 2011

Investors and entrepreneurs who won at the fundraising game during and after the Great Recession offer advice on landing equity money. Meet angels via the entrepreneurs they’ve funded. “Most have a strong desire to mentor and help build companies.” By Monica Mehta. million in 2010. Be coachable.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 26, 2010

When someone asks me for the best way to fund a startup, I always say bootstrap it, meaning fund it yourself and grow organically. Bootstrapping avoids all the cost, pain, and distractions of finding angels or VCs, and allows you to keep control and all your hard-earned equity for yourself. Take little to no net profit.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 17, 2016

Cash is king when it comes to the financial management of a growing company, so diligence is required. No matter how small your company is today, there are more moving financial parts than you can manage dynamically in your head. On the other side, your new customers expect a free trial period.

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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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Berkonomics

APRIL 17, 2014

Simply stated crowd funding or crowdfunding is the raising of capital in small amounts, from a broad base of investors. It’s similar to microfinance, but for the most part using equity instead of a low-interest loan. Participants can raise funds without having to do a public offering, which is a costly undertaking.

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