TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

“What was cool about our financial management product was that we were trying to use Dave as a replacement for their current bank,” says Jason Wilk, Dave’s co-founder and chief executive. Dave’s products and services have a few advantages for customers that are just getting started on the path to financial security.

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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. They might decide to delay new product features or upgrading technology infrastructure.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

seed and they are writing $1.25m of it you can expect them to require a board seat) The competitive landscape (If you have several sources of capital you can likely politely decline the board request or can grant them a seat but ask for it to be “common appointed” and those revokable if you need in the future). But it’s quite rare.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 12, 2013

We caught up with CEO Simon Anderson to learn more about the big debt funding round and how it came about, the complexities of providing founder liquidity in a bootstrapped company--and how the company is looking to use those funds to take the company to the next level. So, for us, competition is good.

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Berkonomics

JUNE 8, 2017

Certainly, bootstrapping is a preferred method of funding growth if it does not hold back the speed of growth or hobble the quality of product or service to the extent that better-funded competitors can overtake the business. Venture, private equity and more: Here we lump a large number investor classes into one.

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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. And what we think about Sequoia’s website , First Round Capital’s and True Ventures (we both like to copy stuff from True). Current round: $10mm in Series B by Norwest (lead), Storm Ventures and Adams Capital.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 5, 2011

You’re unlikely to want to make this sort of investment with the product or the market not yet validated. while acknowledging that San Fran deals are often higher valuations due to increased competition amongst investors. I should also point out that while they had built their products they had limited market traction.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

million led by GRP Partners, with participation from Baroda Ventures, Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments (BDMI), Daher Capital, Double M Capital, Karlin Ventures, Clark Landry, Andy Rankin, and Launchpad LA. The product integrates with Salesforce, Twitter, Zendesk and many other popular SaaS products.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 16, 2015

And when it comes to timing, wait until you’ve come up with a working prototype and developed your product before you seek external funding. There’s plenty of capital out there, but there’s also a lot of competition for startup funding. This can be a great way to test your product and get customer feedback. Convertible debt.

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InfoChachkie

MAY 22, 2012

However, the greater degree you can sequentially follow these steps and maintain your discussions with each venture capitalist (VC) at relatively the same stage, the sooner you can spend less time in the company of investors and get back to running your business. Unfortunately, your fundraising efforts will be less linear. Prep Steps.

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InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

Mitigating Downside – Unlike the private sector, in which many buyers are focused on gaining a competitive advantage, the fear of loss is often the primary criteria motivating politicians and their appointees. This startup financing tactic is discussed at length in Venture Debt. Lethargy Can Be Your Friend.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 2, 2013

Also, don’t expect investor enthusiasm for your gambling site, porn site, gaming, or debt collection business. No sustainable competitive advantage. Don’t expect a straight answer on your rejection reason from most Angels or venture capital people. These include food service, retail, consulting, work at home, and telemarketing.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 1, 2012

Also, don’t expect investor enthusiasm for your gambling site, porn site, gaming, or debt collection business. No sustainable competitive advantage. Don’t expect a straight answer on your rejection reason from most angels or venture capital people. These include food service, retail, consulting, work at home, and telemarketing.

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Berkonomics

JANUARY 20, 2010

Certainly bootstrapping is a preferred method of funding growth if it does not hold back the speed of growth or hobble the quality of product or service to the extent that better-funded competitors can overtake the business. Venture capital comes with a cost, and there are no bargains for the company when taking such an investment.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2011

But this mania to not miss out on the next big thing is driving some investors to pay growth-equity prices for traditional market risk (as in, they’re paying up before it is clear there is product / market fit). In any given year there are about 50 venture-backed companies or so that are bought for $100 million or more.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 11, 2011

Also, don’t expect investor enthusiasm for your gambling site, porn site, gaming, or debt collection business. No sustainable competitive advantage. Don’t expect a straight answer on your rejection reason from most angels or venture capital people. These include food service, retail, consulting, work at home, and telemarketing.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

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. ” These are people with whom there is a likely match for your product or service. Others that are experts in this field include Matt Harris at Village Ventures and Jim Robinson at RRE.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 23, 2010

Also, don’t expect investor enthusiasm for your gambling site, porn site, gaming, or debt collection business. No sustainable competitive advantage. Don’t expect a straight answer on your rejection reason from most angels or venture capital people. Tags: angel investor fundable viable venture capital business.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

StartupDemo is an opportunity for early stage startups to showcase their new products and/or services. Allen Morgan , Mayfield Ventures. We facilitate the most productive business-to-consumer relationship with a pioneering solution that finally makes proactive information updates useful. Be sure to tune in at 5:30pm PT.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

Allen Morgan , Mayfield Ventures. We facilitate the most productive business-to-consumer relationship with a pioneering solution that finally makes proactive information updates useful. Neerg is an ecommerce store and community where consumers and merchants can "be and buy green" products and connect with like minded individuals.

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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. Bootstrapping process, product development, Prototyping. . Have you ever had an idea for a great product, but thought any of the following: "I don't have en. Bootstrapping development, minimum viable product, startups. .

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SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

August was a slow month in terms of traffic and I was away for a lot of the month, but there were some really great posts at the intersection of startups, technology, product and being a Startup CTO. Product Friday: Monetizing Content is a Product Problem - This is going to be BIG. m the f%*kin’ boss.”. Same goes for television.

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