SoCal CTO

MAY 13, 2014

A little while ago, I suggested that Every Web/Mobile Startup Should Have a Technical Advisor. But, advisors, coaches, and mentors can often fill the bill. For me, if I can help you within a couple hours Free Startup CTO Consulting Sessions , I’m happy to do that and I don’t expect compensation or equity for that.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2018

The buyer is shopping for equity in startups and the seller is looking for cash in exchange for equity and shared governing control of his or her company. I hired a sales coach named Kai Krickle who helped me figure out how to close more deals. For starters you have to realize that fund-raising is a sales process.

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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. The post When should you go for equity financing? Friends and family investors. Venture farms.

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Berkonomics

APRIL 3, 2014

There are three classes of equity investors for early stage businesses that we have not yet considered. The European Business Angel Network (EBAN), and similar organizations in other countries including Canada, all have web sites with directories of angel groups that are local to you.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 16, 2012

In the last year, there has been a resurgence of interest, some say a bubble, by both angels and VCs, in a pre-Series A kicker to identify promising startups with seed funding, before major equity has been given away. This is a concept coined (and trademarked) by Eric Ries a few years ago, primarily for software and web applications.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2011

In the last year, there has been a resurgence of interest, some say a bubble, by both angels and VCs, in a pre-Series A kicker to identify promising startups with seed funding, before major equity has been given away. This is a concept coined (and trademarked) by Eric Ries a couple of years ago, primarily for software and web applications.

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

In the beginning, when there is nothing, it’s easy to make promises or throw around equity. Social is not a hype movement; it is part of the web’s DNA. Data, social and location are all becoming foundational to the web. The other thing would be to be CLEAR on legal structures, partnerships, etc… to the degree you can.

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