socalTECH

JULY 12, 2012

The article said that Time Warner, Microsoft, Chinese gaming firm Tencent, as well as a number of private equity firms have been approached about the sale. Reuters, citing five sources "close to the situation," said that the firm is looking for bidders on Activision. Vivendi owns 60 percent of Activision Blizzard. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

JUNE 17, 2020

New investors in the company included Valor Equity Partners and Razi Ventures, who joined Union Square Ventures, Upfront Ventures, Hearst Ventures, Pritzker Group Venture Capitla and DJI. .” The new round, which closed in May, was a slight down round, according to people familiar with the company’s business.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 1, 2022

With all that said, here are some “rule of thumb” guidelines on what might be a reasonable offer, as summarized from a classic article by Guy Kawasaki , and based on discussions I hear rattling around the investor community. Advisory Board Member, 1% Senior Engineer,3 -.7% 7% Product Manager,2 -.3% 7% Product Manager,2 -.3%

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 20, 2020

According to a recent article on Thrinacia , there are now aver 600 crowdfunding platforms in existence, currently estimated to add more than $89 billion to the economy at a compound growth rate of 17% from 2019 to 2022. Startup equity model. In Europe, other investors can buy equity, with platforms such as Seedrs. In the U.S.,

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

billion transaction by Vista Equity Partners. Investors have taken a run at the spa market in the past, with company’s like MindBody valued at over $1 billion for its software services. Indeed, that company was taken private two years ago in a $1.9

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 4, 2022

According to my experience and this Motley Fool article from a few years ago, the challenge is very real, with around half of all new businesses no longer existing after five years. The most effective new way of funding startups is to use online sites, like Kickstarter , to request donations, pre-order, get a reward, or even give equity.

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Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Some form “B” corporations to codify their vision into the articles of incorporation. Companies living on the edge or losing money often cannot make those vital promises, affecting its reputation, security and equity value. This certainly seems a satisfactory way to “do well by doing good” or serving the needs of others.

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InfoChachkie

JULY 11, 2011

Startup blogger and venture capitalist extraordinaire Fred Wilson recently published a great article on Venture Debt, which I strongly suggest you review HERE. By combining our equity investment with a tranche of venture debt, the company has avoided a larger equity round, which would have significantly diluted the Founders’ ownership share.

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Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Mom wrote books and articles from her college days until she could no longer see the keyboard. My immediate family members were entrepreneurs from as far back as I can trace. Dad was a jeweler, then a furniture store owner. One grandfather owned and maintained his apartment houses. The other was a grocer, then a jeweler.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 12, 2012

a smaller reduction in the investors equity holdings). Read the full article at A Primer On Anti-Dilution. Anti-dilution protection ensures that in the event of a down round (i.e. Continued.). READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

MAY 26, 2010

For today's Insights and Opinions piece, we have an article from Lee Weinberg , an attorney, entrepreneur, and angel investor here in Los Angeles, who takes a contrary view on how stock options are granted in the technology world. Do broadly-based equity and option plans actually do that? We all know how that turned out. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 11, 2020

Taking on equity investors to fund your company is much like getting married – it is a long-term relationship that has to work at all levels. Check for positive or negative news articles, press releases, relationships, and support of community organizations. Do research on investor visibility via Google and social media.

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SoCal CTO

APRIL 25, 2017

If they had read either of the above articles or the 10 other on my blog, then they would have sent me something else. The way they expressed it "technical co-founder" is code for find someone who will work as an Equity Only Developer. Homework I don't think that this founder has looked at my blog or my background.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Venture capitalists (VCs) have long been seen as the top of the pyramid for startup funding sources, but in fact angel investors now fund over twice as many companies, according to a classic Crunchbase article. It’s the right way to get money without giving up too much equity or control of your business.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 6, 2023

In any case, before the process starts on your startup, you should be doing your own reverse due diligence on the investor, as outlined in this article I published a while back. Startup equity investments imply a long-term business relationship, lasting an average of five years.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 25, 2019

If you enjoy this newsletter, be sure to check out TechCrunch’s venture-focused podcast, Equity. Takeaways from KubeCon; the latest on Kubernetes and cloud-native development . Why startups need to be careful about export licenses and the Huawei ban.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 3, 2023

Direct seed funding, for a share of the equity, and introductions to investors. Another good online approach is a simple Internet search for articles like the “ The top 40 startup accelerators and incubators in North America in 2023 ” But don’t expect incubators to magically convert your pre-hatched idea into a successful company.

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InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

A version of this article previously appeared in Forbes. If you haven''t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly JohnGreathouse.com articles! If you haven''t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly JohnGreathouse.com articles! You can watch a 12-minute excerpt from my conversation with Adeo below.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 12, 2012

Okay, so now you have it narrowed down and have determined that you need: Part-Time CTO or Technology Advisor to help guide you and close a bit of the Startup Founder Developer Gap , and Equity-Only Cofounder Developer - the first real developer that will work for equity and produce the bulk of the application. Go to user groups.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

Direct seed funding, for a share of the equity, and introductions to investors. Another good online approach is a simple Internet search for articles like the “ The top 40 startup accelerators and incubators in North America in 2020 ” But don’t expect incubators to magically convert your pre-hatched idea into a successful company.

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

“ The EIRs will receive a small stipend and equity in the business, Barber said. . “We’re starting with a blank sheet of paper and building teams in partnership with entrepreneurs and in partnership with corporate partners who will bring their perspective and their IP.

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

A version of this article previously appeared on Forbes. If you haven't already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles! Someone on Quora recently asked me to answer the following question: Why Do Digital Entrepreneurs Hate MBAs? As I stated in my Quora answer, "hate" is the wrong word.

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InfoChachkie

APRIL 4, 2016

A version of this article previously appeared Forbes. If you haven't already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly JohnGreathouse.com articles! One way for a supplier or strategic partner to prove their belief is to accept equity in lieu of cash. I wish I had thought of that.”. He was a true rock star of his day.

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InfoChachkie

APRIL 4, 2016

A version of this article previously appeared Forbes. If you haven't already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly JohnGreathouse.com articles! One way for a supplier or strategic partner to prove their belief is to accept equity in lieu of cash. I wish I had thought of that.”. He was a true rock star of his day.

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Startup Equity Ideas Entrepreneur 100

socalTECH

AUGUST 8, 2010

The firm's major stockholders are Oak Investment Partners, Spectrum Equity, W Capital Partners, Goldman Sachs & Co., According to Demand's IPO filing, the firm had a net loss of $6.00M on revenues of $114.0M in the first six months of 2010. For the year ended December 31, 2009, the firm had a net loss of $21.9M on revenues of $198.45M.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 30, 2019

According to my experience and a this Motley Fool article, the challenge is very real, with around half of all new businesses no longer existing after five years. The hottest new way of funding startups is to use online sites, like Kickstarter , to request donations, pre-order, get a reward, or even give equity. Use crowd funding.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 20, 2009

Trilegiant Corporation , (who is owned by Avis Budget Group (yes, that Avis & Budget), in turn owned by the private equity group Apollo Management ) does business as PrivacyGuard and has engaged in the most unethical of business practices I have come across in years. See this article talking about previous class action lawsuits.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 21, 2015

According to articles on Entrepreneur last year, there are now almost 1,000 crowdfunding platforms in existence, currently estimated to add more than $65 billion and 270,000 jobs to the economy. In fact, perhaps the most important model, equity crowdfunding for non-accredited investors, is still not legal in the U.S., In the U.S.,

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 24, 2021

In any case, before the process starts on your startup, you should be doing your own reverse due diligence on the investor, as outlined in this article I published a while back. Startup equity investments imply a long-term business relationship, lasting an average of five years.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

In fact, according to a classic article on Fundable , and other statistics, friends and family are still the major funding source for new ventures, investing over $60 billion annually, more than all professional sources combined. Be prepared with a formal agreement and a thank you. Review with an attorney to make sure the terms are fair.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

Professionals maintain that there is plenty of money and equity for qualified startups, and funding marginal startups via any source will only make more people unhappy. But safely seeking equity investments from the crowd via the Jobs Act of 2012 is problematic and has still not been defined.

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Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

This channel of our website, with its own home page, will feature all articles about these subjects and related topics from across our 11-market network. Today we have three articles to kick off our coverage. and Cybersecurity. Xconomy editors around our network will be contributing to the new channel.

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

This article is part of our ongoing series covering the early-stage startup lawyers who founders love to work with, based on this survey (which we’re keeping open for more recommendations) and our own research. ‘Hey, are there skeletons in the closet? Because if there are…’ ”. The Interview.

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InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 7, 2013

A version of this article previously appeared in The Wall Street Journal. If you haven''t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly JohnGreathouse.com articles! If you haven''t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly JohnGreathouse.com articles! Parsing The Confusion.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Jennifer Schwab, the founder and CEO of Entity, has built the business since 2016 on virtually no outside funding, but said that this latest financing is a precursor to the company working on its first, more traditional VC-led equity round.

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InfoChachkie

APRIL 24, 2012

Article first published as Why A Prominent Start-up Executive Wants You to Get Fired and Fail on Technorati. With over 700 customers, OptionEase has become the leading enterprise class SaaS solution for stock option and equity compensation tracking and compliance. free weekly Infochachkie articles! 5000 conference.

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TechCrunch LA

JULY 24, 2019

before moving over to Bain for consulting and finally settling in to a job at Bain Capital investing in the firm’s San Francisco-based private equity shop. Bullock initially worked at the investment bank, Allen & Co., Anderson remained at Bain Consulting until Bullock pulled him away to start Cann.

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