Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 14, 2014

That’s not an attractive statistic if you crave control and power. You have very little money, and you don’t want to give away your equity. Giving equity is realistic, but base it on contribution and role, with vesting after time and milestones. Recognize that the best people don’t work for free. The control and growth dilemma.

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Entrepreneur Statistics Equity Satisfaction 107

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 11, 2017

As an angel investor and business advisor on new ventures, I expect to see five-year financial projections from every entrepreneur. This should ideally be a “bottoms-up” commitment from your sales team, not your own optimistic guess. Check competitor numbers and industry average statistics to get you in the right range.

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Pricing Startup Entrepreneur Invest 57

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 19, 2017

That’s not an attractive statistic if you crave control and power. You have very little money, and you don’t want to give away your equity. Giving equity is realistic, but base it on contribution and role, with vesting after time and milestones. Recognize that the best people don’t work for free. The control and growth dilemma.

Entrepreneur 57

Entrepreneur USC Statistics Equity 57

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 19, 2013

That’s not an attractive statistic if you crave control and power. You have very little money, and you don’t want to give away your equity. Giving equity is realistic, but base it on contribution and role, with vesting after time and milestones. Recognize that the best people don’t work for free. The control and growth dilemma.

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Startup Entrepreneur Statistics Equity 98

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 29, 2018

According to statistics by Fundly , crowdfunding contributed $34 billion in funding last year around the world, including peer-to-peer lending. by either angel groups or VCs alone. In fact, there are many types of crowdfunding, including donations, reward, pre-orders, loans, and equity.

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Equity Entrepreneur Statistics Funding 72

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2016

We’re a national venture capital investment firm but with our roots firmly in Los Angeles. But putting no time into anchoring your beliefs because you’re too busy executing sales, marketing, support, product & engineering is an easy recipe for leadership drift. You don’t have unlimited equity to dole out.

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Startup Coach Course Invest 150

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 26, 2010

In case you think that all of these are employed by big companies, listen to these statistics: According to an article in U.S. 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? Angel Investor.

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Mentor Statistics High Tech Demand 75

socalTECH

MARCH 10, 2010

We spoke to Robin about the new startup, his executive team, as well as his angel investing activity here. If you have a good idea, a good marketplace with certain characteristics, every company needs technology, every company needs finance, sales, marketing, and operations--that's the hard part.

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