Berkonomics

JULY 16, 2020

Growing companies usually require more working capital during their periods of rapid growth. In past insights we have calculated the amount of additional capital needed for a business as it grows, and the additional capital required is often surprisingly large. It may not be equity. The banks need to be convinced.

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socalTECH

MAY 9, 2012

EdenIQ , the spinout of San Diego-based Altra Biofuels , the developer of biofuels processing technology, has scored $30M in new venture capital funding, the company said today. Both KPCB and Angeleno Group are also investors in Altra Biofuels. EdenIQ is based in Visalia. READ MORE>>.

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InfoChachkie

MAY 6, 2013

Jim Andelman, my Partner at Rincon Venture Partners , aptly describes the genesis of the Series A crunch, stating that: "Over the next 12-to-18 months, a lot of good companies that have been Seed financed are going to have a tough time raising a Series . There is a similar Darwinian aspect to venture capital investing.

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Berkonomics

JUNE 8, 2017

The subject of raising money is critical to many businesses and a passing option to others, depending upon the capital efficiency of the enterprise. But few businesses grow into the sweet spot of $20 million to $30 million in worth to an ultimate buyer without the injection of outside capital.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 5, 2022

By moving away from the “influencer house” model, Collab Crew can also expand to include more BIPOC creators and entrepreneurs in the Georgia capital. Because Triller withheld pay, some creators said they lost their homes and fell into debt — yet Triller still plans to go public via IPO in the fall, the report noted.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

The firm said the round, the first institutional funding for the firm, was made up of $14M in equity, $5M in mezzanine debt, and a $5M revolving line of credit. The equity funding came from Psilos Group, along with Capital Resource Partners, which also provided mezzanine debt to the firm.

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

Because of the rapid pace with which Venture Capitalists review investment opportunities, they must employ pattern matching techniques which include identifying common fundraising deal breakers. Surprisingly, most venture investments do not break down over valuation. A version of this article previously appeared on Forbes.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 2, 2019

The pervasive ability and need to communicate constantly and globally through the Internet and smartphones is incenting everyone to get more out of their own assets and time, and capitalize on the idle resources of others. With crowdfunding, entrepreneurs and artists no longer need to wait for family money or venture capital.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 9, 2013

Add unemployment to debt. Student debt alone in the US is now $1 trillion, which $100 billion being added / year. If your closet is full of clothes and your credit card is full of debt – of course you’re going to trade clothes with other people rather than only buying new stuff. Will this Trend Last?

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2010

Often when startups who have raised venture capital need another round of financing they will turn to their existing investors to give them money before raising from outsiders. It starts as a debt instrument (e.g. a loan) that is later converted to equity at the time of the next financing.

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 10, 2017

Many of the start-ups my various angel funds have financed died a slow death, not because of poor concept but because of poor execution, wasting fixed overhead and draining the financial resources from the company coffers. Not long after, the company was sold in a “fire sale” amounting to slightly less than the debt on the books.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2018

I have seen this in cases where a fight would take the CEO’s time & attention away from important business dealings or where the cost of not settling is huge (as in, inability to raise more capital until the dispute is resolved). My scarcest resource was time and it was important to put my time against the most productive activities.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 8, 2015

The pervasive ability and need to communicate constantly and globally through the Internet and smartphones is incenting everyone to get more out of their own assets and time, and capitalize on the idle resources of others. With crowdfunding, entrepreneurs and artists no longer need to wait for family money or venture capital.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 25, 2012

Many people are afraid to tap into debt sources because they don't want to be burdened with the debt if the startup fails. These resources would likely include office space, consulting, and even a cash investment. Venture capital. Startup incubators. Angel investors.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 21, 2020

It may not seem fair, but passion and commitment alone are not enough to make your startup successful – every business needs critical resources and favorable location-specific conditions. Many of you are convinced that it’s all about finding investors, but my experience indicates that the critical resources needed go far beyond money.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 16, 2011

Many people are afraid to tap into debt sources because they don't want to be burdened with the debt if the startup fails. These resources would likely include office space, consulting, and even a cash investment. Venture capital. Startup incubators. Angel investors.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 14, 2017

As a starting point the board is intended to have legal and financial responsibilities to a few key constituencies: shareholders, debt holders, creditors, employees, government and major parties with whom the business operates. Those seldom get reported. ICOs certainly have a place in startup financing.

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Berkonomics

JANUARY 20, 2010

This post will be perhaps a bit longer than usual, but certainly of great interest for those with interest in or have need for more capital… This stage is critical to many businesses and a passing option to others, depending upon the capital efficiency of the enterprise. For you who fit that description, nice work.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 11, 2016

The pervasive ability and need to communicate constantly and globally through the Internet and smartphones is incenting everyone to get more out of their own assets and time, and capitalize on the idle resources of others. With crowdfunding, entrepreneurs and artists no longer need to wait for family money or venture capital.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 2, 2015

Clearly the founders and senior executives of a company are the most valuable resources and their time should be maximized on the most valuable tasks. It freed up Ophir to grow out our sales organization, to work more closely with agencies, to innovate on product and to raise capital.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

Grants start as small a few thousand dollars, but can provide millions of dollars in capital to new ventures. That is time and resource that you must add to the million other high-priority startup tasks. But the situation is more critical now, with venture capital flat or down, and Angels still in short supply.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 19, 2014

Grants start as small a few thousand dollars, but can provide millions of dollars in capital to new ventures. That is time and resource that you must add to the million other high-priority startup tasks. An advanced search tool is provided to search for a grant by eligibility, by issuing agency, or category.

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Berkonomics

MARCH 30, 2010

Many of the start-ups my various angel funds have financed died a slow death, not because of poor concept but because of poor execution, wasting fixed overhead and draining the final resources from the company coffers. . Not long after, the company was sold in a “fire sale” amounting to slightly less than the debt on the books.

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Tech Coast Venture Network

APRIL 21, 2010

In this way you don’t have to worry about debt as you try and get your business off the ground; you can focus on revenue increasing tasks. It's ironic that the best businesses did not spend a fortune in franchise fees, hire a huge staff, or even start with venture capital funds. Global Human Resources Outsourcing.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 1, 2010

Many people are afraid to tap into debt sources because they don't want to be burdened with the debt if the startup fails. These resources would likely include office space, consulting, and even a cash investment. Venture capital. Startup incubators. Angel investors.

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InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

In the case of the US Federal Government, the steps a company must traverse to become approved by the Government Services Administration can take years and cost a small fortune of precious startup capital – time and money most startups simply cannot afford. It is downright criminal to lose a hard-fought sale because of crony capitalism.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 17, 2018

One thing that comes with being a venture capitalist is you see hundreds and hundreds of businesses. Founder focus is the single most important resource that needs to be spent wisely  —  @msuster 9/ Don't spend undue time at conferences. Usually a terrible idea as runway extension.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 12, 2010

We had a special edition of This Week in Venture Capital this week shooting out of the Next New Networks offices in New York. Our guest was Mo Koyfman of Spark Capital. The Spark Capital website (it’s one of my favorites). Current round: $10mm in Series B by Norwest (lead), Storm Ventures and Adams Capital.

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 13, 2010

Publicity and positive word-of-mouth can help grow your start-up into a successful venture. Jason Cohen, Capital Thought. Making Decisions as a Resource Starved Dev Team. Your Interactive Life Venture starts much earlier than the Ideation Phase (3). Get your votes in quick because it all end on Friday, August 27 th !

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 15, 2010

Next Wednesday we’ll have Dana Settle of Greycroft Partners, a New York / LA early-stage venture capital fund. We discussed in the video why they don’t price this money but give it as convertible debt) they don’t make announcements to the market. They also avoid Reg D. YOu should check it out.

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SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

Shivani Siroya is the CEO and Founder of InVenture , which helps to expand small businesses around the world by providing access to growth capital and business tracking tools via the Internet and mobile technology. Goodreads raised a Series A round of funding from True Ventures in the summer of 2009. Andrew Loos co-founded Attack!

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

There is all sorts of advice on the Internet about how to raise capital. I’ve raised money as a “hot company” and I’ve raised capital when no one would return my phone calls. As with any sales campaign you need to: Qualify your buyers early so you focus your scarce resources on people likely to buy your product.

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