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5 Tips For New Entrepreneurs Needing Investor Funding

Startup Professionals Musings

People cite sources like this Inc.com article “ 5 Reasons Why You Don't Need a Business Plan ,” or my own blog discussion on this subject, “ Situations Where A Business Plan Does Not Add Value.” Net out the problem and your solution in the first 30 seconds. Successful startups are all about the right people with the right stuff.

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What is the Right Burn Rate at a Startup Company?

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Gross Burn vs. Net Burn. Burn rate in case you don’t know is the amount of money a company is either spending (gross) or losing (net) per month. (it Net burn is the amount of money you are losing per month. I often see companies burning $100,000 per month (net) looking to raise $6-8 million.

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What is the Right Burn Rate for your Startup?

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That is, how much should your company be willing to lose in cash every month as you make investments in staff and equipment that funds technology, sales, marketing and management. The Basics The starting point — the 101 — is knowing the difference between gross burn and net burn. You start from the basics, which is if you raise $2.5

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United Dwelling is one startup building something to solve California’s housing crisis

TechCrunch LA

These are companies like the recent Y Combinator graduates Homestead and Rent the Backyard and United Dwelling, which has just raised $10 million in funding from investors including Lightspeed Venture Partners and Alpha Edison. Modative isn’t the only partner from the Los Angeles community that United Dwelling has brought on board.

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Demand Media Files For IPO

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According to Demand's IPO filing, the firm had a net loss of $6.00M on revenues of $114.0M For the year ended December 31, 2009, the firm had a net loss of $21.9M The filing indicates that the total venture capital funding by Demand Media now totals $373.75M, across four rounds of funding. in the first six months of 2010.

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Three Factors Which Intoxicate Venture Capitalists - Why Your Startup Will (Probably) Not Raise Venture Capital Funding

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If you haven’t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles! The Three Enthralling Factors Of Venture Funding. Naval Ravikant, Co-Founder of AngelList and Venture Hacks, details a variety of factors that influence your chances of raising venture funding in this informative interview.

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Is Venture Capital A Path To Riches?

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A version of this article previously appeared in Forbes. If you haven't already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly JohnGreathouse.com articles! There’s no question that many VCs (especially those who manage large funds), are underworked and overpaid. Who makes more money, entrepreneurs or venture capitalists?