Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 30, 2017

The “venture capital” model is the only option they know, where they feel they get no mercy, giving up equity and control. I just finished a new book, “ Raise Capital on Your Own Terms: How to Fund Your Business Without Selling Your Soul ,” by Jenny Kassan, who has been in the business for over 20 years as an attorney and fund raiser.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Yet every entrepreneur I meet wants to talk about the idea, and rarely mentions the team. Thus I was happily surprised when I found the classic book, “ The Tech Entrepreneur’s Survival Guide ,” by Bernd Schoner, PhD, and cofounder of ThingMagic, which leans heavily on the people side of the equation. The industry veteran.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 5, 2023

I saw a good summary of the most effective ways to source prospective investors in a classic book, “ The Art of Startup Fundraising ,” by Alejandro Cremades, who has been there and done that, both as an entrepreneur and an investor. It clearly identifies potential investors who meet your profile, and provides contact information.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 11, 2023

I was reminded of a number of these by a classic book, “ The Thing About Work: Showing Up and Other Important Matters ,” by Richard A. If your list of results includes all the meetings you attended and all the phone calls you made, it’s time to ask yourself “What did I really do today?” Businesses only move forward on results.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 22, 2020

I saw a good summary of the most effective ways to source prospective investors in a classic book, “ The Art of Startup Fundraising ,” by Alejandro Cremades, who has been there and done that, both as an entrepreneur and an investor. It clearly identifies potential investors who meet your profile, and provides contact information.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 30, 2022

In his classic book, “ Second Stage Entrepreneurship ,” Daniel J. They need a large infusion from venture capitalists, private equity, bank loans, or mezzanine financing. Second-stage growth usually requires a formal sales model, an experienced and disciplined sales team, and a well-defined process to meet your new goals and demands.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 2, 2021

I like the summary of the competitive reality in a new book, “ Rethinking Competitive Advantage: New Rules for the Digital Age ,” by Ram Charan, who relates a wealth of current experience from global clients: Customers expect a personalized experience. You need to be part of a larger ecosystem. These tolerate negative cash flows for growth.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

I was reminded of a number of these by a classic book, “ The Thing About Work: Showing Up and Other Important Matters ,” by Richard A. If your list of results includes all the meetings you attended and all the phone calls you made, it’s time to ask yourself “What did I really do today?” Businesses only move forward on results.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

Yet every entrepreneur I meet wants to talk about the idea, and rarely mentions the team. Thus I was happily surprised when I found the classic book, “ The Tech Entrepreneur’s Survival Guide ,” by Bernd Schoner, PhD, and cofounder of ThingMagic, which leans heavily on the people side of the equation. The industry veteran.

Technical Advisors 123

Technical Advisors Outsource Development Startup High Tech 123

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

People I meet who think they have all the answers usually fail at leadership. Successful entrepreneur leaders, including Bill Gates and Elon Musk , are noted for taking deep dives into new technologies, and reading new books every week, to stretch their minds, even though they already have a range of knowledge far beyond their peers.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 31, 2020

The new principles of engagement, as well as the dysfunctions of the old, are well illustrated in the insightful classic book, “ Why Are There Snowblowers in Miami? ” He speaks from a wealth of personal experience in private equity, as well as top executive positions at American Express, Sears, and Citigroup. by Steven D.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Justine and I have included venture capitalists and people focused on debt equity, crowdfunding, and all kinds of different sources for raising money at our upcoming conference. You've got to do your research, and take the time so you're not meeting with investors who never invest in your sector. You have to grow your network.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 2, 2019

This sharing economy is rapidly becoming the new business of sharing, with major winners already including Airbnb (rooms), Uber (rides), and Chegg (books). These days, accessible starts with being visibly listed online, in lieu of the now old-fashioned rental sites and swap-meets. Assets need to move in a community of engaged users.

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Berkonomics

MAY 26, 2010

I’ve read and reread the book a number of times and find myself using the techniques often in many areas of my life. If these weekly nuggets are providing a bit of insight for you or your associates, then purchase a copy of BERKONOMICS in book form, with 101 of these insights organized from startup through liquidity event.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 20, 2016

According to statistics , between 69 and 89 percent of projects, depending on the platform, do not meet their monetary goal and have to return anything they do collect. At least ten online portals are already gearing up to help regular people buy startup equity, without abiding by accredited investor rules.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 2, 2011

Mostly during the day I’m in meetings or doing work. I’m sitting at my computer now at 9.00pm writing this – which is an hour earlier than I normally write (there are about 8 women at my kitchen table having a book club (aka excuse to drink wine & gossip so I’m locked in another room writing. I enjoy that.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

How our VC Firms Like Ours Organizing to Meet the Challenges? He also wrote this excellent book on the Venture Capital industry that I highly recommend ? If we wanted to we could have sold > 2x the fund easily in the secondary markets with significant upside remaining. That never would have happened 10 years ago.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 8, 2019

The details of these considerations are outlined in a classic book, “ The Board Book ,” by Board expert and founder of The Board Institute, Susan F. How much are you willing to spend on your board? Also expect that much more of your time will be required to sustain a Board of Directors.

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 27, 2015

He has written numerous books and articles for entrepreneurs and investors, and was the publisher and editor-in-chief of Venture Magazine. Email readers, continue here…] Now, when first meeting with an entrepreneur, I ask simply, “Is the business being formed as a Keeper or a Flipper?”

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

She created and launched an overall brand and a swim collection , then came the book deal ( “This is Not a Fashion Story: Taking Chances, Breaking Rules, and Being a Boss in the Big City” is expected out May 2020). million Series A led by Puma Private Equity, a U.K.-focused The business has attracted about $4.5

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 16, 2015

I just finished a new book, “ A Crowdfunder’s Strategy Guide ,” by Jamey Stegmaier, one of the biggest thought leaders on crowdfunding, and who has also run seven successful Kickstarter projects, that together have raised more than a million dollars. Of course, if the campaign does not meet or exceed the funding objective, you get nothing.

Startup 53

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 8, 2015

This new sharing economy is rapidly becoming the new business of sharing, with major winners already including Airbnb (rooms), Uber (rides), and Chegg (books). These days, accessible starts with being visibly listed online, in lieu of the now old-fashioned rental sites and swap-meets.

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Berkonomics

OCTOBER 15, 2015

Do take loans from sophisticated investors only after you have tried everything to get them to purchase equity and always with clear wording on automatic loan extension if you are making progress but need additional time to meet the full set of goals.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 14, 2018

The new principles of engagement, as well as the dysfunctions of the old, are well illustrated in the insightful classic book, “ Why Are There Snowblowers in Miami? ” He speaks from a wealth of personal experience in private equity, as well as top executive positions at American Express, Sears, and Citigroup. by Steven D.

Social Media 96

Social Media Metrics Customer Custom 96

InfoChachkie

JUNE 27, 2011

Thus, my goal is to highlight a few books, games and other activities parents can share with their children. In addition to eliminating your children’s allowance, there are a number of books which reinforce entrepreneurial messages. Meet with potential VCs, and make it clear that you are not currently seeking funding.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

In his classic book, “ Second Stage Entrepreneurship ,” Daniel J. They need a large infusion from venture capitalists, private equity, bank loans, or mezzanine financing. Second-stage growth usually requires a formal sales model, an experienced and disciplined sales team, and a well-defined process to meet your new goals and demands.

Startup 97

Startup Sales Metrics Guide 97

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2015

Yet every entrepreneur I meet wants to talk about the idea, and rarely mentions the team. Thus I was happy to see a recent book, “ The Tech Entrepreneur’s Survival Guide ,” by Bernd Schoner, PhD, and cofounder of ThingMagic, which leans heavily on the people side of the equation. The industry veteran.

Technical Advisors 105

Technical Advisors Outsource Development Startup High Tech 105

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 24, 2015

How and why this is true was brought home to me a while back in the classic book, “ It’s Not About You: A Little Story About What Matters Most in Business ,” by Bob Burg and John David Mann. You know how to bootstrap a business, build it from nothing, and burn sweat-equity for long hours to push your dreams to reality.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 11, 2010

One of the meetings I had (organized by my good friend Jeff Yolen ) was with New Atlantic Ventures held the at the CIC, aka the Cambridge Innovation Center (no prizes for guessing where it’s located). In this space you don’t have a pre-assigned space but rather book space like a hotel.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

The new principles of engagement, as well as the dysfunctions of the old, are well illustrated in a new book, “ Why Are There Snowblowers in Miami? ” He speaks from a wealth of personal experience in private equity, as well as top executive positions at American Express, Sears, and Citigroup. by Steven D.

Social Media 99

Social Media Metrics Customer Custom 99

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 3, 2017

The details of these considerations are outlined in a classic book, “ The Board Book ,” by Board expert and founder of The Board Institute, Susan F. How much are you willing to spend on your board? Also expect that much more of your time will be required to sustain a Board of Directors.

Allegis 69

Allegis Startup Entrepreneur Acquisition 69

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 18, 2018

Yet every entrepreneur I meet wants to talk about the idea, and rarely mentions the team. Thus I was happily surprised when I found the classic book, “ The Tech Entrepreneur’s Survival Guide ,” by Bernd Schoner, PhD, and cofounder of ThingMagic, which leans heavily on the people side of the equation. The industry veteran.

Technical Advisors 57

Technical Advisors Startup Outsource Development High Tech 57

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

I just finished the latest version of a great book on how to do this, “ Work Less, Do More: The 7-Day Productivity Makeover ,” by time management expert Dr. Jan Yager. Incorporate your business today, register intellectual property, document partner equity agreements, and meet real customers. Rest makes you more productive.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 11, 2014

Yet every entrepreneur I meet wants to talk about the idea, and rarely mentions the team. Thus I was happy to see a new book, “ The Tech Entrepreneur’s Survival Guide ,” by Bernd Schoner, PhD, and cofounder of ThingMagic, which leans heavily on the people side of the equation. The industry veteran.

Technical Advisors 98

Technical Advisors Startup Outsource Development High Tech 98

SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 5, 2010

Great content again in September that meets at the intersection of startups, technology, product and being a Startup CTO. previously explained that it usually requires some equity, but here is some more step by step practical advice. CompStudy 2008 Report on Equity and Cash Compensation at Technology Startups. Let's recap.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

I was reminded of a number of these by a recent book, “ The Thing About Work: Showing Up and Other Important Matters ,” by Richard A. If your list of results includes all the meetings you attended and all the phone calls you made, it’s time to ask yourself “What did I really do today?” Businesses only move forward on results.

Startup 93

Startup Writing Entrepreneur Screening 93

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 20, 2014

How and why this is true was brought home to me a while back in the book, “ It''s Not About You: A Little Story About What Matters Most in Business ,” by Bob Burg and John David Mann. You know how to bootstrap a business, build it from nothing, and burn sweat-equity for long hours to push your dreams to reality. Marty Zwilling.

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