Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

With the current volatile economy, as an active startup mentor, I’m seeing a new surge of entrepreneurs and startups, with the commensurate scramble for funding. This approach is thus not viable for entrepreneurs already out of money. Increased jeopardy and less fun for the entrepreneur. Yet reverse mergers are not all bad.

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Funding Summary Entrepreneur Acquisition 104

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 9, 2021

Once an entrepreneur, always an entrepreneur. Although many won’t admit it, true entrepreneurs can’t wait to exit their current startup, and build a new and better one with their next great idea. The best sale or acquisition is a gradual one, where the acquirer gets to know you through formal and informal relationships.

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Startup Entrepreneur Metrics Acquisition 173

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 26, 2020

Yet I believe the trend will continue at least flat as entrepreneurs become more aware of other considerations that make the IPO route less and less attractive. You better have lined up a major international expansion, some major acquisition candidates, or a wealth of unfilled orders. New stockholders will expect to see rapid growth.

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Startup Technical Review Acquisition Study 127

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 21, 2017

Being called a lifestyle entrepreneur should be a point of pride, not an insult. Of course, even lifestyle entrepreneurs want to be happy, and want their business to be “successful.” Of course, that doesn’t dilute the owner’s equity, but it may well limit you to organic growth, versus international rollouts and acquisition options.

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Entrepreneur Startup Equity Course 69

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 3, 2015

The visibility of Google, Facebook and a few others continues to propagate the myth that the ultimate objective of every entrepreneur should be to take their startups public via an initial public offering at the earliest opportunity. Even with private equity and private acquisition transactions, control stays internal to the principals.

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 16, 2018

Greathouse: Your collective experiences have clearly made bootstrapping a viable option for you, more so than might be the case for a typical, younger entrepreneur who needs more direction, doesn’t have cash discipline, etc. It was a viable option for us. Metrics related to customer acquisition, lifetime value and churn.

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Venture Capital Entrepreneur Santa Barbara SaaS 115

Berkonomics

MAY 27, 2021

They protect the company by overseeing the expenditure of company money for expansion, acquisitions, purchases of large assets, hiring of senior management and more. Often, a board meeting is entirely devoted to issues of growth, with members chiming in to help the CEO with marketing issues or customer acquisition.

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Resource Acquisition Class Help 156

Xconomy

JANUARY 7, 2020

When a group of scientists from Amira Pharmaceuticals wanted to start a new biotech after the company’s 2011 acquisition by Bristol-Myers Squibb , Celgene provided seed funding. Eventually Celgene kicked in $35 million more for a research collaboration, an equity stake, and an exclusive option to acquire the startup, PharmAkea Therapeutics.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 8, 2019

With the current strong economy, as an active startup mentor, I’m seeing a new surge of entrepreneurs and startups, with the commensurate scramble for funding. This approach is thus not viable for entrepreneurs already out of money. Increased jeopardy and less fun for the entrepreneur. Being a public company isn’t cheap or easy.

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Summary Startup Entrepreneur Funding 121

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 15, 2021

When an entrepreneur first incorporates a business, they may find themselves the proud owner of 10 million shares of common stock, commonly called founder’s shares. Startup owners need to assume a three to five year wait for a liquidity event, such as acquisition or going public, before they can cash out. In the U.S.,

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Startup Entrepreneur Acquisition Demand 119

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 29, 2022

In the old days, every entrepreneur planned on taking their startup public, and making it big. Smart entrepreneurs are now starting to look at this option again, as well as the challenges of running a public company. Marty Zwilling.

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Berkonomics

JUNE 29, 2017

If you have been following our recent insights, you’ll be up to speed knowing that professional investors negotiate tough terms, from provisions of control over asset acquisition, eventual sale of the company, future investments, forced co-sale when others attempt to sell their shares and more. Trust works both ways.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 26, 2010

Non-organic growth would include OEM relationships, finding strategic partners, “coopetition,” as well as acquisitions. Even mergers and acquisitions (M&A) came early. Entrepreneurs, while partnering with or acquiring a new business, must check for compatibility and strategic fit. Marty Zwilling.

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Acquisition Startup Organization Competition 85

InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 9, 2010

Your opinion of entrepreneurs is likely rooted in your understanding (or lack thereof) of the source of wealth. In all of my startups, every employee owned a portion of the pie factory via Option Grants and thus we all were motivated to build a company that created the tastiest pies we could make. free weekly Infochachkie articles!

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InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 27, 2010

Entrepreneurs who experience promising initial success also play a similar game. The company was approached by a Big Dumb Company (BDC) who made a nominal acquisition offer within months of the company’s founding. As described in What The Heck Are My Stock Options Worth? , Total options granted to employees.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 15, 2021

With the pace of change ever escalating, entrepreneurs today can’t afford to acquire talent through traditional hiring alone, and need to revise the perception that “talent” is only full-time office employees. workers now say they would start looking for another job if they aren’t offered remote options. More than 40% of U.S.

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Demand Training Outsource Development Organization 143

InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 27, 2010

Entrepreneurs who experience promising initial success also play a similar game. The company was approached by a Big Dumb Company (BDC) who made a nominal acquisition offer within months of the company’s founding. As described in What The Heck Are My Stock Options Worth? , Total options granted to employees.

Entrepreneur 124

Entrepreneur Acquisition Pricing .Net 124

socalTECH

DECEMBER 27, 2018

Editor's note: All this week, and into the start of next year, we'll be featuring reflections on 2018 from notable investors, entrepreneurs, and others from Southern California's technology community. Over the last four years, I watched numerous entrepreneurs raise equity. You'll be able to browse all of those contributions here.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 17, 2012

Non-organic growth would include OEM relationships, finding strategic partners, “coopetition,” as well as acquisitions. Even mergers and acquisitions (M&A) came early. Entrepreneurs, while partnering with or acquiring a new business, must check for compatibility and strategic fit.

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Entrepreneur Organization Startup Competition 99

InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 9, 2010

Your opinion of entrepreneurs is likely rooted in your understanding (or lack thereof) of the source of wealth. In all of my startups, every employee owned a portion of the pie factory via Option Grants and thus we all were motivated to build a company that created the tastiest pies we could make. free weekly Infochachkie articles!

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Entrepreneur Class Los Angeles Organization 173

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

Many entrepreneurs still dream of “going public,” making billions of dollars, and playing with the big boys. They don’t realize that this option would likely be their worst nightmare, since it costs millions for the road show, usually dilutes your equity to a tiny fraction, and takes away all your entrepreneurial control.

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Entrepreneur Startup Report Summary 95

Berkonomics

APRIL 4, 2019

On the other side, entrepreneurs and CEO’s usually have a natural fear of giving too much information to us investors after the initial investment is received. Shareholders may vote on other issues during the year by written consent, including acquisitions, stock issuance, changes to the articles of incorporation and bylaws, and more.

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Class Course Report Competition 120

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 5, 2011

Many entrepreneurs still dream of “going public,” making billions of dollars, and playing with the big boys. They don’t realize that this option would likely be their worst nightmare, since it costs millions for the road show, usually dilutes your equity to a tiny fraction, and takes away all your entrepreneurial control.

Startup 94

Startup Entrepreneur Report Summary 94

InfoChachkie

MAY 9, 2011

This series describes how entrepreneurs can craft company-changing agreements with BDCs, while avoiding Kiss of Death contract provisions. Entrepreneurs should never agree to the following provisions when negotiating with a BDC, no matter how lucrative the potential relationship. Kiss of Death ConTraps.

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Outsource Development Entrepreneur Press Technical Review 170

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 6, 2014

With the recent apparent successes of several startups in taking their company public (initial public offering) and raising billions of dollars, I’m hearing a groundswell of enthusiasm from new entrepreneurs to follow in their footsteps to fund their companies and become billionaires overnight. Analysts want escalating profits.

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Startup Entrepreneur Activity Acquisition 94

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 13, 2018

With the current strong economy, as an active startup mentor, I’m seeing a new surge of entrepreneurs and startups, with the commensurate scramble for funding. This approach is not for entrepreneurs already out of money. Increased jeopardy and less fun for the entrepreneur. Being a public company isn’t cheap or easy.

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Summary Startup Entrepreneur Funding 79

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

The other option in the dating space was to hire a traditional, matchmaking company. Constance Curtis: I have been a successful entrepreneur for the past thirteen years. What's the biggest lesson you've learned, as an entrepreneur? Make sure you can find them, acquire them, and know your customer acquisition costs.

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Startup Entrepreneur Southern California Netflix 203

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 26, 2018

Yet I believe the trend will continue flat as entrepreneurs become more aware of other considerations that make the IPO route less and less attractive. You better have lined up a major international expansion, some major acquisition candidates, or a wealth of unfilled orders. New stockholders will expect to see rapid growth.

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Acquisition Study Marketing Startup 51

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 2, 2014

So I Tweeted that the next morning: “When the consequences of “being right” are not great enough sometimes graciousness & conceding is a better option” Yes. What about when an acquisition takes place? They are great entrepreneurs and let’s just make sure we work with them in the future.”

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Venture Capital Course Startup Examples 346

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 15, 2015

With the uptick in the economy, as an active startup mentor, I’m seeing a new surge of entrepreneurs and startups, with the commensurate scramble for funding. This approach is not for entrepreneurs already out of money. Increased jeopardy and less fun for the entrepreneur. Being a public company isn’t cheap or easy.

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Funding Summary Startup Entrepreneur 102

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 3, 2014

With the uptick in the economy, as an active startup mentor, I’m seeing a new surge of entrepreneurs and startups, with the commensurate scramble for funding. This approach is not for entrepreneurs already out of money. Increased jeopardy and less fun for the entrepreneur. Being a public company isn’t cheap or easy.

Funding 98

Funding Startup Entrepreneur Summary 98

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

Once an entrepreneur, always an entrepreneur. Although many won’t admit it, true entrepreneurs can’t wait to exit their current startup, and build a new and better one with their next great idea. The best sale or acquisition is a gradual one, where the acquirer gets to know you through formal and informal relationships.

Startup 98

Startup Entrepreneur Metrics Acquisition 98

TechCrunch LA

APRIL 16, 2019

Additionally, Bartasi says they are in the process of closing an acquisition in Los Angeles that will result in Kindbody’s first permanent clinic in the city. Bartasi said Kindbody makes all the options clear to its patients. Soon, the company will expand to include mental health, nutrition and gynecological services.

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Mobile Pricing Social Network Los Angeles 167

InfoChachkie

MAY 9, 2011

This series describes how entrepreneurs can craft company-changing agreements with BDCs, while avoiding Kiss of Death contract provisions. Entrepreneurs should never agree to the following provisions when negotiating with a BDC, no matter how lucrative the potential relationship. Kiss of Death ConTraps.

Outsource Development 124

Outsource Development Entrepreneur Press Technical Review 124

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 18, 2015

When an entrepreneur first incorporates his or her business, he or she may find him or herself the proud owner of 10 million shares of common stock, commonly called founder’s shares. Startup owners need to assume a three to five year wait for a liquidity event, such as acquisition or going public, before they can cash out. In the U.S.,

Startup 99

Startup Entrepreneur Acquisition Demand 99

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 7, 2016

Yet I believe the trend will continue down as entrepreneurs become more aware of other considerations that make the IPO route less and less attractive. You better have lined up a major international expansion, some major acquisition candidates, or a wealth of unfilled orders. New stockholders will expect to see rapid growth.

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Company Companies Acquisition Entrepreneur 55

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 14, 2013

For a long time now, startup founders who couldn’t raise round of funding had to boot strap it all the way or simply give up on their ventures for lack of a better exit option. ” Better Exit Option. Quitting Is An Option. Exitround is also meant to enlighten founders on the entire acquisition process.

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Technical Review Startup Acquisition Education 68