Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 12, 2015

Every investor in your startup, even friends and family, normally expects a share of your company (equity), which means your return for all your effort goes down quickly. Of course, nothing is really free in the business world. Grants should never be seen as the only alternative to equity investors, or vice versa.

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OCTOBER 29, 2015

With the 2015 holiday shopping season now upon us, it’s “go time” for retailers across the country — an opportunity to put their carefully crafted holiday plans into action and deliver on their bottom-line expectations. The growing equity gives homeowners more economic self-assurance — and more freedom to shop. Focus On The Consumer.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 21, 2015

In fact, perhaps the most important model, equity crowdfunding for non-accredited investors, is still not legal in the U.S., With this model, a startup pre-sells their product early, at a cheaper price, in exchange for a pledge. Startup equity model. In Europe, other investors can buy equity, with platforms such as Seedrs.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2015

Five-year revenues, based on your volumes and prices, should penetrate at least 10 percent of the target market segment. Think about the valuation implications and equity you are willing to give up for each investment amount. Marty Zwilling First published on Entrepreneur.com on 8/28/2015. Neither extreme is good.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 7, 2015

Of course, these should never be in a customer pitch, but investors expect an overall strategy with specific budgets, milestones and metrics. Partnerships, distribution channels and pricing models should be included. “If Marty Zwilling First published on Entrepreneur.com on 7/29/2015.

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OCTOBER 29, 2015

Those loans are very mis-priced, in our opinion. Where there are lots of players focused on different types of equity, different types of investments, different types of debt, they're doing it in a very unfocused manner. Brett Crosby: We have been in invitation-only mode for all of 2015, and that's been growing and growing.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2016

But of course all of these things are intertwined. Obviously you need to be mentally flexible enough to spot if your instincts were wrong and a change of course is necessary. You don’t have unlimited equity to dole out. Know what you believe is important. Stick up for your principles – even if others cast doubts.

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