Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 21, 2023

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. Most provide free resources to startups, including office facilities and consulting, but many provide seed funding as well.

Startup 106

Startup Capital Equity Funding 106

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 2, 2022

Angels are typically high net worth individuals who are investing their own money, for a wide range of motives. Use personal networking. If you impress the angel, it will likely make her at least an archangel (advocate) when it comes to funding. By definition, an angel investor is not an “institutional investor.”

Invest 153

Invest Angel .Net Startup 153

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 25, 2016

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. Most provide free resources to startups, including office facilities and consulting, but many provide seed funding as well.

Funding 107

Funding Startup Equity Examples 107

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 6, 2022

This requires a simple signature that you have a net worth of at least $1M or have made at least $200K each year for the last two years. Don’t be fooled by thinking that dating sites are hot, so you should invest in the next startup you see in that realm. Fund an entrepreneur you know and trust.

Startup 120

Startup Invest Equity Incubator 120

Berkonomics

DECEMBER 17, 2020

In most cases, these applicants for equity funding must be rooted in technology to apply to this limited discussion. There is an exemption from the requirements that these investors be accredited with net worth or income minimums to qualify legally to invest in your company. Angel investment groups or funds.

Equity 156

Equity Technical Review Class Organization 156

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 12, 2014

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. Most provide free resources to startups, including office facilities and consulting, but many provide seed funding as well.

Startup 113

Startup Entrepreneur Funding Equity 113

TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 18, 2019

Launched by the music and cultural impresario with more hustle than hustle and his business partner Jason Geder, the new collaborative investment strategy focused on tech startups will allow high net worth individuals to participate in deals. Jay-Z has a new venture fund and a Silicon Valley partner. Calvin Broadus Jr.

Invest 187

Invest Los Angeles Resource Venture Capital 187

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

In one year of Airbnb Tracy netted more than $28,000. Tracy is knowledgeable enough to talk tech and swap design & product stories with other founders, but she realized early that networking amongst this group and reading and writing in their journals would not bring her more customers. So her wedding story had a happy ending.

Startup 363

Startup Entrepreneur SEO Venture Capital 363

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 27, 2013

Angels are typically high net worth individuals who are investing their own money, for a wide range of motives. Use personal networking. If you impress the angel, it will likely make her at least an archangel (advocate) when it comes to funding. entrepreneur startup angel funding match Paul Graham business'

Angel 101

Angel Funding Startup Invest 101

socalTECH

MARCH 2, 2011

John Ellis: PurePhoto is a social commerce network, for buying, sharing, and selling original photographic art. Finally, I decided it was time to remove the safety net, and had an idea of my own to pursue, so I started by own company. There are obviously also site for sharing photos, as well. How is the company funded?

Westlake Village 164

Westlake Village Yahoo Commerce Social Network 164

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 14, 2019

AngelList has featured over 3 million businesses for potential investors in a format that is, effectively, a social network for entrepreneurs and angels. In addition, they serve as a jobs available site for 24,000 startups. USA Angel Investment Network. Keiretsu Forum. Angel Capital Association (ACA).

Angel 96

Angel Keiretsu Invest Networking 96

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

Most entrepreneurs have found by now one or more of the many popular crowdfunding sites , and have the name and contact information for at least one of the big venture capital firms. Each has met legal securities minimums for net worth and professionalism, to reduce the risk to entrepreneurs. Most share expertise as well as money.

Angel 106

Angel Startup Venture Capital Seed Funding 106

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 23, 2013

The fitness professional network develops business tools that make it easier for fitness professionals to run their businesses and keep their clients engaged between training sessions. Advertising revenue is generated from each site visitor, paid or otherwise. Have you raised any funding yet? What is your business model?

Social Network 92

Social Network Networking Training Summary 92

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 27, 2019

Angels are typically high net worth individuals who are investing their own money, for a wide range of motives. Use personal networking. If you impress the angel, it will likely make her at least an archangel (advocate) when it comes to funding. By definition, an angel investor is not an “institutional investor.”

Angel 99

Angel Startup Invest .Net 99

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

This requires a simple signature that you have a net worth of at least $1M or have made at least $200K each year for the last two years. Don’t be fooled by thinking that social networks are hot, so you should invest in the next startup you see in that realm. Fund an entrepreneur you know and trust.

Invest 89

Invest Entrepreneur Startup Equity 89

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 10, 2018

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. Most provide free resources to startups, including office facilities and consulting, but many provide seed funding as well.

Entrepreneur 96

Entrepreneur Startup Equity Funding 96

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 10, 2013

In the early days (20 years ago), most new e-commerce sites cost a million dollars to set up. Personalize a simple web site. Publish the site and now you are in business. But don’t be fooled into expecting people to flock to your site after you tell a few friends. Then there are full-featured software sites like Facebook.

Sites 78

Sites Commerce Startup Tool 78

socalTECH

MARCH 3, 2011

One of those he mentioned was Hark (www.hark.com), an online site which allows users to find and share sound bites and audio clips from movies and elsewhere. So, we spun up the site, and got it up and going in the middle of 2008, and it just took off, particularly right after the elections. How is the company funded and backed?

Redpoint 201

Redpoint Startup Content .Net 201

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 14, 2014

In the early days (20 years ago), most new e-commerce sites, for example, cost a million dollars to set up. Personalize a simple web site. Publish the site and now you are in business. But, don’t be fooled into expecting people to flock to your site after you tell a few friends. The cost of entry has never been lower.

Startup 100

Startup Commerce Sites Blogging 100

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2017

This requires a simple signature that you have a net worth of at least $1M or have made at least $200K each year for the last two years. Don’t be fooled by thinking that social networks are hot, so you should invest in the next startup you see in that realm. Fund an entrepreneur you know and trust.

Invest 73

Invest Startup Equity Incubator 73

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 11, 2017

AngelList has featured over 3 million businesses for potential investors in a format that is, effectively, a social network for entrepreneurs and angels. In addition, they serve as a jobs available site for 24,000 startups. USA Angel Investment Network. Keiretsu Forum. Angel Capital Association (ACA).

Angel 67

Angel Keiretsu Invest Networking 67

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

In the early days (20 years ago), most new e-commerce sites cost a million dollars to set up. Personalize a simple web site. Publish the site and now you are in business. But don’t be fooled into expecting people to flock to your site after you tell a few friends. Then there are full-featured software sites like Facebook.

Commerce 99

Commerce Startup Sites Tool 99

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

Last week, Los Angeles-based FastPay (www.fastpaypartners.com) announced a round of funding and its services for providing advanced payment to online publishers, application developers, and game developers. One is Victor Coleman, founder of Arden Realty, and the other is John Glaser, a successful hedge fund manager. READ MORE>>.

Advertising 133

Advertising .Net Startup Funding 133

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

This requires a simple signature that you have a net worth of at least $1M or have made at least $200K each year for the last two years. Don’t be fooled by thinking that social networks are hot, so you should invest in the next startup you see in that realm. Fund an entrepreneur you know and trust.

Entrepreneur 102

Entrepreneur Startup Invest Incubator 102

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 27, 2017

A while back, I outlined “ 10 Tried-And-True Strategies For Funding New Ventures ” for startups, listing angel investors as alternative six. Angels are typically high net worth individuals who are investing their own money, for a wide range of motives. Use personal networking. The hardest part is making something people want.”

Angel 63

Angel Invest .Net Funding 63

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 18, 2009

Last week, Altadena-based AdventureLink (www.adventurelink.com) announced that it raised a Series A funding round, for the firm's adventure travel reservation network. The round came from Anthem Venture Partners and the Mail Room Fund. Why did you decide to startup up another travel site? Talk about your VoIP network?

Web 100

Web Altadena Sites Activity 100

socalTECH

MAY 30, 2012

One way is getting funding from your potential customers. Wil--who has previously been involved in such starutps as Affordit, GotCast, GoBig Network, and several others--sat down with us to talk about his new startup. Wil Schroter: We're a crowd-funding platform for startups. So can people list companies yet on your site?

Startup 223

Startup Equity Venture Capital Ideas 223

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

In the early days (20 years ago), most new e-commerce sites cost a million dollars to set up. Personalize a simple web site. Publish the site and now you are in business. But don’t be fooled into expecting people to flock to your site after you tell a few friends. Then there are full-featured software sites like Facebook.

Commerce 88

Commerce Startup Sites Tool 88

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

This requires a simple signature that you have a net worth of at least $1M or have made at least $200K each year for the last two years. Don’t be fooled by thinking that social networks are hot, so you should invest in the next startup you see in that realm. Fund an entrepreneur you know and trust.

Startup 87

Startup Invest Incubator Ideas 87

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 7, 2014

Your company name and Internet domain name should probably be the same, so check out your preferred names with your State Incorporation site, Network Solutions for the domain name, and the U.S. This may sound obvious, but a miss here will cost you dearly. Patent Office for Trademarks. Favor common suffixes. Don''t box yourself in.

Google 117

Google Custom Customer Sample 117

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

This requires a simple signature that you have a net worth of at least $1M or have made at least $200K each year for the last two years. Don’t be fooled by thinking that social networks are hot, so you should invest in the next startup you see in that realm. Fund an entrepreneur you know and trust.

Startup 91

Startup Invest Incubator Ideas 91

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 23, 2011

Angels are typically high net worth individuals who are investing their own money, for a wide range of motives. Use personal networking. If you impress the angel, it will likely make her at least an archangel (advocate) when it comes to funding. By definition, an angel investor is not an “institutional investor.”

Angel 97

Angel Startup Invest .Net 97

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

Angels are typically high net worth individuals who are investing their own money, for a wide range of motives. Use personal networking. If you impress the angel, it will likely make her at least an archangel (advocate) when it comes to funding. By definition, an angel investor is not an “institutional investor.”

Angel 98

Angel Invest .Net Startup 98

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 30, 2013

Your company name and Internet domain name should probably be the same, so check out your preferred names with your State Incorporation site, Network Solutions for the domain name, and the U.S. This may sound obvious, but a miss here will cost you dearly. Patent Office for Trademarks. Favor common suffixes. Don't box yourself in.

Startup 104

Startup Google Custom Customer 104

socalTECH

OCTOBER 7, 2009

For this morning's interview, we sat down and talked with Nick Desai , CEO of Global Fitness Media , which runs FitOrbit (www.fitorbit.com), an online site looking to help users put together a fitness and connect with fitness trainers. For those who haven't visited your site, what is FitOrbit? Thanks for talking with us.

Media 168

Media Pricing Sites Training 168

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 27, 2010

A while back, I outlined “ Ten Top Funding Sources for Startups ” for startups, listing angel investors as alternative #6. Angels are typically high net worth individuals who are investing their own money, for a wide range of motives. Use personal networking. The hardest part is making something people want.”

Angel 91

Angel Tips Invest .Net 91

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 13, 2011

Your company name and Internet domain name should probably be the same, so check out your preferred names with your State Incorporation site, Network Solutions for the domain name, and the U.S. This may sound obvious, but a miss here will cost you dearly. Patent Office for Trademarks. Favor common suffixes. Don't box yourself in.

Company 108

Company Companies Google Custom 108