Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 21, 2021

In my experience, here are some of the key elements of that “second-stage” of entrepreneurship: Move from small investors to major venture capital. That requires work and risk to comply with reporting requirements of the SEC, including the additional accounting and reporting processes.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

In my view, starting a new business has never been easier, and according to reports from the Kauffman Foundation , the numbers are here to show it. Before you bring on partners, develop intellectual property, raise capital, or generate revenues, you need to establish an official business entity.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 26, 2022

It’s up to you to constantly look for options inside and outside your own network, and be willing to make the adjustments to capitalize on them. Put it behind you by setting your own realistic metrics for success and happiness. The rewards, as reported by everyone who has been there, will still be well worth it.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 28, 2020

In my view, starting a new business has never been easier, and according to reports from the Kauffman Foundation , the numbers are here to show it. Before you bring on partners, develop intellectual property, raise capital, or generate revenues, you need to establish an official business entity.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 2, 2015

It freed up Ophir to grow out our sales organization, to work more closely with agencies, to innovate on product and to raise capital. It turns out that financial reporting (GAAP) doesn’t take into account the only thing that matters to startup survival – cashflow. The full financial details and metrics were in the deck.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

I have blogged about some of the downside consequences of the changes and the private information I have says the consequences are much worse than is reported in the press since few people publicly talk about. Does he blog about venture capital and try to advise entrepreneurs? Has written a book on venture capital. You betcha.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

Report Card. But the most important metric has been the deep and lasting relationships that have been built with startups and also between senior executives. MovieClips – Announces $7m funding from MK Capital, Shasta Ventures, First Round Capital, SoftTech, VC and Felicis Ventures. How has Launchpad LA done?

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socalTECH

MAY 17, 2019

Perspectium recently raised a funding round from TVC Capital. David Loo: Ultimately, at the C-level, the CIO requires data metrics and intelligence, in order to compete and make decisions and take actions to further a company's agenda. What is Perspectium? What specific problem were you seeing?

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 3, 2020

It’s up to you to constantly look for options inside and outside your own network, and be willing to make the adjustments to capitalize on them. Put it behind you by setting your own realistic metrics for success and happiness. The rewards, as reported by everyone who has been there, will still be well worth it.

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socalTECH

JULY 16, 2009

The CEO should have some sort of executive report up front that sets the table for what they want to accomplish in the meeting. On key metrics, send (continued). Tags: insights opinions armstrong clearstone venture capital. Here are my TOP 10 BOARD MEETING DOS AND DONTS FOR CEOS. Set the TONE.

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InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 9, 2013

A 2012 Dow Jones'' report entitled Women At The Wheel encompassed 15-years of data on venture-backed startups. Making access to capital easier for women founders is part of what inspires and motivates me to win big with Tradesy.". A version of this article previously appeared on The Wall Street Journal.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 23, 2013

The brother & sister founders (yes, brother and sister) of PromoJam used their knowledge of the social marketing industry to capitalize on a visible market opportunity by reinvesting into the company and expanding beyond client services. We’re talking real-time metrics here, ladies and gentlemen. PromoJam 2.0 PromoJam 2.0

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

Many observers of the venture capital industry have questioned whether its best days are behind it. The most recent report to weigh in on the troubles of the industry was produced by the esteemed Kauffman Foundation. The most successful of these businesses will still need venture capital to scale their businesses.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 1, 2010

And finally, Scott demonstrated his internal management tool for managing the metrics of his business. Company plans to use the capital to build out sales and marketing and r&d. -a led by Altos Ventures and Maverick Capital, with Larry Braitman. New capital to be used for international expansion and to challenge Skype.

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 16, 2018

Without taking a dime of outside capital, the company has achieved impressive success in a competitive, SaaS market segment, landing companies such as Nike, Intuit, NASA, AutoDesk and PBS. Greathouse: Did you decide to bootstrap the business from the start or did you initially plan to take in investor capital? I’ve been there.

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Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

So how do you use financial projections as valuation metrics when you know the odds of those being accurate predictors of the future are so very unreliable? There is a universal truth: fewer than one in a thousand start-ups meet or exceed their projected revenues in the periods planned.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 15, 2016

This has led VC & entrepreneur bloggers alike to similar conclusions: start raising capital early and be careful about having too high of a burn rate because that lessens the amount of runway you have until you need more cash. But the hardest question to actually answer is, “What is the right burn rate for your company?

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 31, 2014

According to several recent reports , job satisfaction for employees is at an all-time low. It’s up to you to constantly look for options inside and outside your own network, and be willing to make the adjustments to capitalize on them. Put it behind you by setting your own realistic metrics for success and happiness.

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Tech.Co

APRIL 30, 2018

Just across the Potomac river from our nation’s capital sits Arlington, Virginia, a beautiful city filled with bustling businesses, thriving tech startups , and an innovative vibe that is drawing founders to this growing region. . The team at Headai creates software bots to help automate everyday intellectual tasks. in Spring 2018.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 30, 2016

You need metrics to show dominant penetration of the relevant customer demographic, added value over existing media, and real customer testimonials of value. Every business model has to meet local licensing, taxing, and reporting requirements. Local businesses expect proof of value, not promises.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 7, 2015

According to several reliable reports , job satisfaction for employees is at an all-time low. It’s up to you to constantly look for options inside and outside your own network, and be willing to make the adjustments to capitalize on them. Put it behind you by setting your own realistic metrics for success and happiness.

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SoCal CTO

JANUARY 26, 2010

What metrics are going to be the key startup metrics and how do we get those metrics without too much cost? What existing systems will we leverage, what programming languages, software development methodologies, web application frameworks, revision control systems, etc.? What other kinds of systems will we likely need?

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 4, 2016

In my view, starting a new business has never been easier, and according to reports from the Kaufmann Foundation , the numbers are finally here to show it. Before you bring on partners, develop intellectual property, raise capital, or generate revenues, you need to establish an official business entity.

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 9, 2014

One would imagine with so much influence and potential capital flying in the packed room, the atmosphere must have felt thicker than a frenzied shark tank. He gave a glimpse into the 500 Startups program, including, but not limited to: Weekly roundup meetings with all hands to report wins and losses. ” Demo Day.

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 8, 2014

Throughout his company building career, he formed two bootstrapped companies, and a third that required significant capital. We take a moment to discuss the investing world at large as Chance clears up some misnomers and provides surprising tidbits: “Media sources love reporting on large, sexy startup deals. CrowdFundX.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 30, 2012

We make it trivial to quickly aggregate and monitor your key metrics in real-time! Bill founded Idealab to create and build successful businesses that capitalize on innovations in areas with significant growth opportunities, including the Internet. This way we keep the questions fresh and up to date with current events. Silver Sponsor.

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SoCal Delicious

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

First, let me recommend reading a previous blog, called omg I’m just a startup, I can’t do those fancy metrics. Once you create a small list of these queries, then you can start to formalize the ideas into specific metrics that you track daily. Step 5: Formal in-house reporting. How many reports should you generate?

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

I know that’s obvious but I find that many management teams aren’t disciplined about how they measure success (other than standard financial reporting?—?and Often board members themselves don’t do the work to say “what metrics would we like to see.” and even that can be “seat of the pants” sometimes). Sometimes they don’t even know.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 26, 2015

According to many reports , about half of startups fail in the first five years. Here are some key elements to look for and plan to capitalize on for the next iteration: A deeper level of understanding of the market. Write these down, and build a new plan which capitalizes on every insight.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2011

Still, my wife had seen a report that almost all sun blocks for kids had a chemical known to be dangerous to kids. EcoMom’s metrics improved throughout this process and that’s when I decided to invest. I found this out through my own experience as a father with two kids. EcoMom Makes a Breakthrough in its Search for Funding.

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