The Quigley Report

MARCH 4, 2008

Early stage VCs typically say that the ebbs and flows of the stock market don't effect the valuations they pay in start up financings. So to some extent, entrepreneurs and VCs can comfortably ignore the chaos of currency fluctuations, interest rate changes and other macro finanicial shifts. That may be true. And guess what?

Startup 40

Startup Slides Marketing Clearstone 40

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 11, 2013

Every startup founder I know talks about the chaos of their business, which they usually attribute to that burst of growth that is required to get to positive cash flow. I “second the message” that chaos never subsides, from a couple of successful entrepreneurs, Clate Mask and Scott Martineau, in their book “ Conquer the Chaos.”

Entrepreneur 105

Entrepreneur Slides IP Technology 105

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

In my work with many entrepreneurs and investors, I also see and support the strong movement to this business model, which can be characterized by the following attributes she outlines: Deliver value to the greater community, as well as customers and insiders. The days of mass production and commodity pricing as an asset are gone.

Commerce 109

Commerce Customer Slides Custom 109

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 30, 2018

I agree they certainly apply to the great entrepreneurs I have known. They are ready to pay the price. They never think they have "arrived"—because they know that once they think that, they'll start sliding back to the place from which they came. You need to think about how they apply to you.

Entrepreneur 99

Entrepreneur Training Slides Pricing 99

socalTECH

APRIL 26, 2017

Eugene Cho is CEO of San Diego-based Echo Laboratories (www.discover-echo.com), a startup which is developing a new kind of microscope. The startup is backed by the Tech Coast Angels and Dolby Ventures. One, is an upright, traditional looking microscopes, where you look at glass slides. How did you start the company?

Tech Coast Angels 124

Tech Coast Angels Startup Sales Slides 124

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 23, 2014

Every startup founder I know talks about the chaos of their business, which they usually attribute to that burst of growth that is required to get to positive cash flow. I “second the message” that chaos never subsides, from a couple of successful entrepreneurs, Clate Mask and Scott Martineau, in their book “ Conquer the Chaos.”

Startup 100

Startup Slides Entrepreneur IP 100

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 13, 2016

Entrepreneurs who are looking to attract investors need to develop and pitch a plan -- preferably written -- that answers every potential investor question about your startup before it is asked. Name the three top ones, and present your sustainable advantage as well as barriers to entry for new startups.

Invest 108

Invest Startup Slides Equity 108

socalTECH

APRIL 26, 2017

Eugene Cho is CEO of San Diego-based Echo (www.discover-echo.com), a startup which is developing a new kind of microscope. The startup is backed by the Tech Coast Angels and Dolby Ventures. One, is an upright, traditional looking microscopes, where you look at glass slides. How did you start the company?

Tech Coast Angels 100

Tech Coast Angels Startup Sales Slides 100

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 4, 2016

I agree they certainly apply to the great entrepreneurs I have known. They are ready to pay the price. They never think they have "arrived"—because they know that once they think that, they'll start sliding back to the place from which they came. You need to think about how they apply to you.

Entrepreneur 105

Entrepreneur Training Slides Pricing 105

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Based on my experience and data from the field, over seventy-five percent of new startups fail, even with venture backing. Thus, I’m more impressed with entrepreneurs who ask me to review their implementation plan, rather than listen again to their idea. The number is much higher for those who choose to go it alone, without help.

Ideas 94

Ideas Slides Technical Review Patents 94

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 4, 2016

.” There are a lot of data points that one can observer to get a sense of the venture capital markets – both LP fundings into venture and VC financings of startups. They point to some widely known facts: financings & valuations are up massively over the past 7 years and non-VC money has entered the system.

Venture Capital 150

Venture Capital Startup Course Marketing 150

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 7, 2015

When pitching to investors, entrepreneurs always seem to start with a customer pitch, then add a slide or two about the business. In reality, they need a separate pitch about the business, carrying over only a slide or two about the solution. First to market” is not sustainable by a startup.

Product 103

Product Slides Customer Custom 103

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 9, 2014

As our first time covering a 500 Startups demo day , we could only imagine the stratospheric levels of stress our Batch 8 founders must have gone through to get on stage and present their progress from their last four months of startup bootcamp. In true 500 Startups fashion, Demo Day had an almost cathartic feel.

Startup 111

Startup Mobile Commerce Education 111

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 23, 2013

I have long advised startup companies that if you don’t control your messaging somebody else will and your potential customers will form impressions of you shaped by somebody else or by nobody at all. My starting salary was $27,000. I can’t make this up. I have published many of these PR Tips before. ” F**k.

Technical Advisors 385

Technical Advisors Marketing Startup Venture Capital 385

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 22, 2011

Every startup founder I know talks about the chaos of their business, which they usually attribute to that burst of growth that is required to get to positive cash flow. I second the message that chaos never subsides, from a couple of successful entrepreneurs, Clate Mask and Scott Martineau, in their book “ Conquer the Chaos.”

Entrepreneur 95

Entrepreneur Slides IP Competition 95

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Rarer still is the startup CEO who can make the transition effectively on their own. Unwillingness to devolve power is the bane of many management teams at startup companies. I see the problem directly at many startups I know. We moved toward more standardized pricing (e.g. We moved toward more standardized pricing (e.g.

Pricing 296

Pricing Sales Startup Customer 296

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 14, 2014

In their passion and excitement about a new product or service, entrepreneurs tend to continually narrow the scope of potential competitors, and often claim to have no direct competitors. First to market, for example, is not normally a sustainable advantage for startups. Startup team with experience and connections is this domain.

Competition 93

Competition Startup Patents Slides 93

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 12, 2010

In the technology world there are a few websites that most startups track to keep up with the latest financings, acquisitions, product announcements and gossip: BusinessInsider, TechCrunch, Mashable, GigaOm, etc. Specifically we talked about Slide having gotten a $550 million valuation before being sold to Google for $182 million.

Venture Capital 232

Venture Capital Slides Seed Funding Google 232

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 23, 2014

Lower costs to start a business (95% reduction), many more companies created & funded by angels / seed. Note the full presentation deck with additional slides can be found on SlideShare here or you can simply scroll through it at the bottom of this post.]. The “big boom” in startup financing started around March 2009?—?more

Venture Capital 398

Venture Capital Technical Review Startup Seed Funding 398

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 10, 2021

In my work with many entrepreneurs and investors, I also see and support the strong movement to this business model, which can be characterized by the following attributes she outlines: Deliver value to the greater community, as well as customers and insiders. The days of mass production and commodity pricing as an asset are gone.

Custom 140

Custom Customer Slides Commerce 140

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

The startup, which launched this week, is hoping to find both travelers and hosts who don't want to deal with long term plans, and who can respond immediately to finding and offering up a place to stay for the night. I did that for three hours, and decided, I guess I am up, and looked around to find another place to stay.

Startup 100

Startup Los Angeles Mobile Pricing 100

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 16, 2015

This seems like an obvious question but you need to be clear why you’re looking to raise in order to come up with an effective game plan and determine your best funding option. And when it comes to timing, wait until you’ve come up with a working prototype and developed your product before you seek external funding. Funding Vehicles.

Startup 40

Startup Venture Capital Equity Funding 40

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 12, 2011

I agree they certainly apply to the great entrepreneurs I have known. They are ready to pay the price. They never think they have "arrived"—because they know that once they think that, they'll start sliding back to the place from which they came. You need to think about how they apply to you.

Entrepreneur 122

Entrepreneur Training Slides Pricing 122

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 24, 2012

I agree they certainly apply to the great entrepreneurs I have known. They are ready to pay the price. They never think they have "arrived"—because they know that once they think that, they'll start sliding back to the place from which they came. You need to think about how they apply to you.

Entrepreneur 106

Entrepreneur Training Slides Pricing 106

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 17, 2021

I agree they certainly apply to the great entrepreneurs I have known. They are ready to pay the price. They never think they have "arrived"—because they know that once they think that, they'll start sliding back to the place from which they came. You need to think about how they apply to you. They find their passion.

Training 121

Training Slides Pricing Entrepreneur 121

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 27, 2018

I’m still amazed at how many technical entrepreneurs don’t have a business pitch, and offer me their product pitch or product spec instead. Certainly a slide or two needs to carry over describing the product and features at a high level. Business model showing costs, pricing, and margins.

Product 58

Product Slides Entrepreneur Invest 58

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 19, 2010

Every startup founder I know talks about the chaos of his business, which he usually attributes to that burst of growth that is required to get to positive cashflow. I second the message from a couple of successful entrepreneurs, Clate Mask and Scott Martineau, in their book “ Conquer the Chaos ” that chaos never subsides.

Startup 57

Startup Slides IP Entrepreneur 57

socalTECH

JUNE 16, 2010

My partner and I, Cliff Elion, have a patent pending neck technology, which enables the guitar to be made at a very accessible price point, and also have probably more functionality and connectivity than any device in history. When we started discussing the idea behind the company, Guitar Hero and Rock Band were the talk of the town.

Orange County 244

Orange County Startup Slides Paramount 244

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

We set our sites on our IPO price and then worked back to our current valuation and showed potential employees what we thought they could earn (with all legal caveats) if the company was successful. The most complexity the more angst the more options end up working against your intent if you think about them the way I do.

Startup 294

Startup Venture Capital Sales Slides 294

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 2, 2015

I love the enthusiasm, the boundless energy and the sense of possibility that comes from having an idea that hasn’t yet been beat up in the marketplace of competing ideas, customer contracts, VC skepticism, jaded journalists or fickle consumers who are on the The New, New Thing. Great startups have budgets.

Outsource Development 150

Outsource Development Metrics Startup Sales 150

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 1, 2010

Many firms do it in a way that can be more detrimental to entrepreneurs. Future investors will also look at whether your angels “re-upped&# if you hit a bump in the road. VentureHacks laid out the debate in a truly awesome interview & PowerPoint slides if you really want an in-depth understanding of the issue.

Seed Funding 298

Seed Funding Funding Venture Capital GRP Partners 298

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 25, 2013

I agree they certainly apply to the great entrepreneurs I have known. They are ready to pay the price. They never think they have "arrived"—because they know that once they think that, they''ll start sliding back to the place from which they came. You need to think about how they apply to you. Marty Zwilling.

Training 101

Training Slides Entrepreneur Pricing 101

InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

We don't have day rates, but I can let you slide this time if you just want to check it out." As soon as we were airborne, I asked Kelly if he could hook me up with a Mai Tai. Always start with a friendly, sincere smile. Without hesitating, he gladly knocked 20% off the price. will often be rewarded with a Bro deal.

Class 100

Class Southern California Startup Slides 100

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 6, 2010

But in my experience as an entrepreneur and now spending my time amongst investors I can generalize that almost all VC investments in early stage technology & Internet investments come down to just four key factors. This post was prompted by an email exchange I had with a young entrepreneur. I was interested in learning more.

Startup 360

Startup Venture Capital Invest Slides 360

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 2, 2015

In my work with many entrepreneurs and investors, I also see and support the strong movement to this new business model, which can be characterized by the following attributes she outlines: Deliver value to the greater community, as well as customers and insiders. The days of mass production and commodity pricing as an asset are gone.

Custom 55

Custom Customer Slides Commerce 55

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 25, 2009

This involves a person who leads a PowerPoint presentation in which the presenter feels more comfortable racing through pre-practiced slides and rattling off charts & bullet points than having a discussion. The VC might have tried a few times to prompt a discussion and you didn’t take the queue but in stead reverted back to slides.

Venture Capital 275

Venture Capital Sales Slides Startup 275

SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

I continue to collect great content that is the intersection of startups, products, online and technology. Equity-Only CTO and Equity-Only Developers - SoCal CTO , November 1, 2010 I had a recent email dialog with the founder of a company looking for a CTO for their startup. Was it a Startup Founder Developer Gap ?

Technical Review 175

Technical Review Startup Product Technology 175