Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 22, 2020

They don’t realize that according to statistics from Startup.co , almost 60 percent are funded with personal savings and credit, and another 25 percent get their money from friends and family. Strong believers in your solution can be your best salesforce to find investors, and some of them may be open to investing as well.

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Funding Tips Startup Statistics 173

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

You need 5 percent or more of revenue for marketing, maybe more for ongoing development, and people costs will double as you add benefits, insurance, training, IT and new processes. Check competitor numbers and industry average statistics to get you in the right range. Calculate investment amounts and timing.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 26, 2010

San Diego-based IntraStage , a developer of quality management software for companies who design and manufacture electronic products, including statistical process control (SPC) and other testing and data analytics tools, has raised a round of angel funding. Other investors were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 19, 2022

Bigger organizations should invest in the new “big data” tools. For a hands-on guide in developing data-driven people strategies, I found some practical techniques in the classic book, “ The Data Driven Leader ,” by Jenny Dearborn and David Swanson. Failure to factor in new employee ‘time-to-performance’.

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Tool Statistics Entrepreneur Metrics 121

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 4, 2021

What most people don’t realize is, according to recent statistics , despite top positioning, only a quarter of sites selected comes from paid search. Other PPC experts will track your campaign from click to transaction, providing you with detailed reports on and return on investment (ROI). Tracking and performance reporting.

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PPC SEO Paid Search Search Engine Optimization 154

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 17, 2019

At Upfront, our partners have been fortunate enough to be part of 18 companies that have reached north of $1 billion and the average tenure of an investment that exits at this scale is more than 10 years. We have invested in every round and as a result our ownership has actually gone up over time.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

Manatt Venture Funds, which we dedicate a specific portion of our funds to targeted digital media investments, is also part of the Manatt Digital Media network. More interest and money invested in LA. No matter what we say, the statistics are what they are and invested capital in Silicon Valley still dwarfs Southern California.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 6, 2020

For example, Lyft and Uber were able to capitalize on the current ride-sharing trend worldwide by tracking statistics that indicated reduced interest in car ownership by millennials, lack of parking spaces, and auto ownership costs moving up rapidly. Focus on agility as the key skill your organization needs.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 16, 2017

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”). Rose, according to his latest book, “ Angel Investing.” Investing in startups is a numbers game.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 5, 2015

Seed-stage, meanwhil e, is technically that critical period when you need funding to do solution- and business-model development, to prove that your new product or service works, before you try to sell it to customers. Yet, they often provide similar small seed investments, similar to those of accelerators. A seed-stage “super angel.”

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Funding Venture Capital Startup Seed Funding 104

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

Of course, you might be able to pay yourself a salary from the investment, but this will be minimal and critically watched. Historical and current statistics still show the chances of failure on any given idea are better than even. Be able to learn from failure without embarrassment.

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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”). Rose, according to his recent book, “ Angel Investing.” Investing in startups is a numbers game.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 5, 2013

Despite the huge surge of content specifically being developed for the web--and for sites like YouTube--making that content profitable and sustainable continues to be an issue for content creators. We''d invested a lot of money in that, uploading clips to Youtube, and that went very well. That''s the statistics across the board.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

Bigger organizations should invest in the new “big data” tools. For a hands-on guide in developing data-driven people strategies, I found some practical techniques in the classic book, “ The Data Driven Leader ,” by Jenny Dearborn and David Swanson. Failure to factor in new employee ‘time-to-performance’.

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Metrics Tool Statistics Entrepreneur 98

InfoChachkie

AUGUST 29, 2011

A clear trend over the past 15-years is that many Silicon Valley venture capitalists enjoy investing within driving distance. As shown in the following chart, the overwhelming focus of investments during Q1 of 2011 was in later stage companies. LOCATION: I Wish They All Could Be California Companies. Nine Positions I Do Not Need.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 11, 2017

You need 5 percent or more of revenue for marketing, more for new development, and people costs will double as you add benefits, insurance, training, IT and processes. Check competitor numbers and industry average statistics to get you in the right range. Calculate cash-burn rate and investment timing.

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Pricing Startup Entrepreneur Invest 57

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 4, 2015

You need 5 percent or more of revenue for marketing, maybe more for ongoing development, and people costs will double as you add benefits, insurance, training, IT and new processes. Check competitor numbers and industry average statistics to get you in the right range. Calculate investment amounts and timing.

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Entrepreneur Startup Pricing Sales 102

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 9, 2015

One of the quickest ways to become an entrepreneur these days is to develop and publish a smartphone app. According to Tim Cook at Apple, there were over 9 million registered developers in 2014. Yet according to other statistics, vanishing few of these ever generate a significant profit.

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Startup Platform Pricing Netflix 98

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 1, 2011

The company itself has been an absolute monster in terms of business statistics and growth as we can see from these fun figures: The company has made roughly 15% profit from $597.5 And what exactly will this investment go to? million in revenue last year for a total of $90.6 million in profit.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 13, 2016

They don’t realize that according to statistics from Startup.co , almost 60 percent are funded with personal savings and credit, and another 25 percent get their money from friends and family. Strong believers in your solution can be your best salesforce to find investors, and some of them may be open to investing as well.

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Startup Entrepreneur Statistics Funding 61

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 18, 2019

I also see many successful entrepreneurs, including Richard Branson , who openly state, “I rely far more on gut instinct than researching huge amounts of statistics.” or “Apparently, my inner critic thinks that I shouldn’t be the one to do the investment pitch,” as you smile at its attempt to thwart you.

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Examples Tool Statistics Tips 81

SoCal CTO

MAY 21, 2012

Matching for Startups Having been involved in eHarmony from the start, Tony has naturally consulted with startups who are making matching a core aspect of their product including matching for social networks, careers, clothes, jobs, projects, college, tutoring services, doctors, service companies, investments, and many more.

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CTO Hire Startup Metrics eHarmony 175

socalTECH

MAY 30, 2019

What we saw with CareerArc, was there was already a tremendous amount of investment in the middle of the market, with all of these different services and products that went into taking care of an employee when they were hired until they were let go. I love watching people develop their careers, and I love breaking into markets.

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Content Social Network Coach Help 193

Tech.Co

JANUARY 9, 2018

Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) , where are these women to fill these positions? It is here that Arlington Economic Development (AED) has joined with CES 2018 and will host the Startup Arlington Lounge (booth #50463) at Eureka Park to showcase some of their top startups. We grew to nearby cities and counties and into Washington, DC.

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Artificial Inteligence Startup Product Cloud Computing 70

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2019

That’s an amazing statistic and reminded me of my family’s journey. You just finished your education so you know the value of investing in yourself and your knowledge. Develop your voice. Developing an audience gives you a bigger network, bigger knowledge and more power to get ahead. Sometimes asking alone isn’t enough.

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Pomona Startup Tips Networking 253

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 3, 2016

According to recent statistics from the International Business Innovation Association ( InBIA ), there are about 7,000 business incubators and accelerators worldwide, with over 90 percent being non-profit and focused on incubator programs for community economic development. Good facilities and support services are not enough.

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Incubator Startup Seed Funding Equity 58

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 10, 2017

Bigger organizations should invest in the new “big data” tools. For a hands-on guide in developing data-driven people strategies, I found some practical techniques in a new book, “ The Data Driven Leader ,” by Jenny Dearborn and David Swanson. Failure to factor in new employee ‘time-to-performance’.

Tool 53

Tool Entrepreneur Statistics Metrics 53

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

In developing countries, like China and India, the statistics are reversed. The reasons here are a lot more complex than the meltdown of key investment banks in the US a few years ago, so don’t expect a big recovery anytime soon. Startups going public are laid open to competitors and critics.

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Startup Report Entrepreneur Statistics 97

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 18, 2012

Right from the beginning, we also partnered with a young web development agency for development and technical consulting – they are now more than business partners, they are friends and part of the team. This includes statistics on articles and profiles. What inspired them to find it? Competition? Any strategic partnerships?

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socalTECH

AUGUST 29, 2013

They can then join the team, and work with the crowd to further develop the idea. We offer reward based crowdfunding and investment opportunities for accredited investors on our platform. If you look at the statistics, companies fail 47 percent of the time because of lack of insight and experience.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2016

We want to invest in early-stage technology enabled startup businesses – upfront in the funding cycle. In fact, 90% of our investments are either Seed or A-round investments (10% are B-round). We’re a national venture capital investment firm but with our roots firmly in Los Angeles. That’s healthy.

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Startup Coach Course Invest 150

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 3, 2012

or purely invest in established U.S. nationals, making it difficult for investing founders to reach requirements, as well an application checklist with no set amount. USCIS, when checking the application will compare the dollar amount with other investments in the industry in order to disprove marginal amounts. “The

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Technical Review Startup Offshore Entrepreneur 77

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 31, 2012

In addition, the statistics show that over half of new startups, perhaps as high as 75%, provide services only (no product). Another reality is that angel investors and venture capital groups almost never invest in a services-only company. In essence, you are the ultimate critical success factor for your business. Make it happen.

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Satisfaction Patents Outsource Development Services 91

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

That statistic alone shows that the U.S. Additionally, as smart home technology develops, automation devices are becoming greener and, subsequently, more affordable. While there will still be upfront expenses for smart technology, the eco-friendly perks of home automation make the investment cost-effective and beneficial.

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Technical Review Technology Mobile Statistics 40

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

But in the end we selected David Lin , a superstar who did 4 years at the technology investment banking firm Montgomery & Co and 4 years as Director of Strategy at the comparison shopping site PriceGrabber where he dealt with many operational issues. My first job after college was as a developer at Andersen Consulting.

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Startup Venture Capital Study Course 337

Xconomy

AUGUST 1, 2016

The most advanced of those therapies is a treatment developed by Carlsbad, CA-based Ionis Pharmaceuticals, and today that drug, known as nusinersen, took an important step forward. Nusinersen isn’t a cure for SMA, and several other companies are developing different types of therapies meant to attack the disease in one way or another.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

In addition, the statistics show that over half of new startups, perhaps as high as 75%, provide services only (no product). Another reality is that angel investors and venture capital groups almost never invest in a services-only company. In essence, you are the ultimate critical success factor for your business. Make it happen.

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Product Services Satisfaction Patents 91