Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

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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OCTOBER 10, 2018

Of course, every alternative has advantages and disadvantages, so any given one may not be available or attractive to you. 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.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 26, 2019

This usually means not taking money from equity investors, since investors want fast growth, high profits, and an exit event, to allow investments to be recouped. Of course, even lifestyle entrepreneurs want to be happy, and want their business to be “successful.” Under all of these, net income flows easily into your personal income.

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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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Tech Coast Venture Network

APRIL 22, 2010

Virgina Lorimor There are several options for financing a start-up business that tend to follow a natural course in a business’ development: Personal Investment. Often, this also involves a HELOC (Home Equity Line of Credit) if you’re a home owner with equity. This is where all entrepreneurs have to start.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 21, 2017

This usually means not taking money from equity investors, since investors want fast growth, high profits, and an exit event, to allow investments to be recouped. Of course, even lifestyle entrepreneurs want to be happy, and want their business to be “successful.” Under all of these, net income flows easily into your personal income.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 1, 2010

Of course, there are pros and cons to each of these. Self-funding from your savings is the preferred source of cash for your startup – if you have it. After bootstrapping, friends and family are the most common funding sources for early-stage startups. Related sources include local business development agencies. Angel investors.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 25, 2012

Of course, every approach has pros and cons. Self-funding is the preferred source of cash for your startup – if you can do it. After bootstrapping, friends and family are the most common funding sources for early-stage startups. If you don't know any “high net worth” individuals, use your advisors to find them.

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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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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 16, 2011

Of course, every approach has pros and cons. Self-funding is the preferred source of cash for your startup – if you can do it. After bootstrapping, friends and family are the most common funding sources for early-stage startups. If you don't know any “high net worth” individuals, use your advisors to find them.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 17, 2016

Of course, you can’t predict everything, but writing down what you know will identify existing problems sooner, and allow other team members to help. One way to defer some of these costs, as outlined by ProOpinion , is to provide alternative compensation methods (equity or compensation based) to your new employees.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 16, 2022

This is another very popular website for raising equity or debt investments for startups. ACA member angel groups represent a wealth of accredited investors and are funding approximately 800 new companies each year, and managing an ongoing portfolio of more than 5,000 companies throughout North America.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

This is another very popular website for raising equity or debt investments for startups. ACA member Angel groups represent more than 10,000 accredited investors and are funding approximately 800 new companies each year and managing an ongoing portfolio of more than 5,000 companies throughout North America. Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 14, 2019

This is another very popular website for raising equity or debt investments for startups. ACA member angel groups represent a wealth of accredited investors and are funding approximately 800 new companies each year, and managing an ongoing portfolio of more than 5,000 companies throughout North America.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 20, 2013

It boasts more than 1,000 member-managed groups and VCs, with 40,000 investors, and over 1,800 startups funded in the last 12 months. This is another very popular website for raising equity or debt investments for startups. ACA membership includes more than 160 angel groups and 20 affiliate organizations across North America.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 8, 2013

How can you beat finding someone who has been there and done that, able to mentor Gen-Y, has lots of connections to people in your industry, and is often willing to work for equity alone? Of course, there are other positions were Boomers are sometimes not the best fit: Leading-edge technology architects, designers, consultants, and engineers.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 11, 2017

This is another very popular website for raising equity or debt investments for startups. ACA member angel groups represent more than 10,000 accredited investors and are funding approximately 800 new companies each year, and managing an ongoing portfolio of more than 5,000 companies throughout North America. and Dave McClure.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 10, 2013

This usually means not taking money from equity investors, since investors want fast growth, high profits, and an exit event, to allow investments to be recouped. Of course, even lifestyle entrepreneurs want to be happy, and want their business to be “successful.” Under all of these, net income flows easily into your personal income.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

This usually means not taking money from equity investors, since investors want fast growth, high profits, and an exit event, to allow investments to be recouped. Of course, even lifestyle entrepreneurs want to be happy, and want their business to be “successful.” Under all of these, net income flows easily into your personal income.

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