Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2021

Those at the other extreme don’t look up from the grindstone long enough to notice whether all their work is producing sweat equity or just sweat. There is nothing more inspiring than seeing the results of your mentoring and leadership. Starting a business may be fun, but it’s not easy. Your solution fills a real market need.

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Startup Patents Competition Social Network 160

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 14, 2023

Of course, their answer is that the second intends to get to market faster, but every engine has limits regardless the fuel applied. As a mentor to many entrepreneurs and startups, here are my best recommendations for keeping the burn rate low, planning ahead and maintaining credibility with investors: Manage cash flow personally every day.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 20, 2020

Yet as I mentor entrepreneurs around the country, it still seems to be one of the least understood approaches to startup funding, with more myths than accredited angels and professional venture capital investors combined. Startup equity model. In Europe, other investors can buy equity, with platforms such as Seedrs. In the U.S.,

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 23, 2021

Thus, in my role as mentor to young entrepreneurs, I always recommend that you first take a hard look at your own values and priorities, before jumping into any new startup, as the founder, or even as a side hustle. Of course, if you wait for the perfect time, you may never start. Timing is critical for every startup.

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socalTECH

APRIL 10, 2018

Most of our mentors are people who have been successful entrepreneurs and investors, who have been there, and understand how to get a company to the next sage. We charge zero, and take no equity, and really there are very small operational costs for us to support startups. We want teams willing to take advice from mentors.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 5, 2023

Of course, if you want to be in that number, or you want that number to go up, you have to know how to locate potential investors who fit your profile, requirements, and expectations. There is a good chance that business advisors and mentors also have access to investment capital, or know someone who does.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 12, 2020

If you need help at this stage, look for a local university teaching online courses on entrepreneurship , or how to build a business plan. Usually these will not give you money, but will provide inexpensive expert mentoring and office services. Sometimes these will ask for 5%-15% of your equity for their support services.

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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. Of course you need to discount any investor competitive positioning, but local investment group leaders will quickly tell you the strengths and terms of active investors in your area.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 22, 2020

Of course, if you want to be in that number, or you want that number to go up, you have to know how to locate potential investors who fit your profile, requirements, and expectations. There is a good chance that business advisors and mentors also have access to investment capital, or know someone who does.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 19, 2020

Of course, their answer is that the second intends to get to market faster, but every engine has limits regardless the fuel applied. As a mentor to many entrepreneurs and startups, here are my best recommendations for keeping the burn rate low, planning ahead and maintaining credibility with investors: Manage cash flow personally every day.

Search Engine Optimization 124

Search Engine Optimization Outsource Development Social Media Equity 124

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 10, 2018

One of the most frequent questions I get as a mentor to entrepreneurs is “How do I find the money to start my business?” Of course, every alternative has advantages and disadvantages, so any given one may not be available or attractive to you. Trade equity or services for startup help. Pitch your needs to friends and family.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 23, 2018

The best way to do this in business is to proactively ask someone to be your mentor. The most successful business executives build one or more two-way mentoring relationships with peers. For example, Bill Gates has a long-standing mentor relationship with Warren Buffett. The advisor needs to see your requests as sincere.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 25, 2016

One of the most frequent questions I get as a mentor to entrepreneurs is “How do I find the money to start my business?” Of course, every alternative has advantages and disadvantages, so any given one may not be available or attractive to you. Trade equity or services for startup help. Pitch your needs to friends and family.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 21, 2015

Yet as I mentor entrepreneurs around the country, it still seems to be one of the least understood approaches to startup funding, with more myths than accredited angels and professional venture capital investors combined. Startup equity model. In Europe, other investors can buy equity, with platforms such as Seedrs. In the U.S.,

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socalTECH

APRIL 13, 2021

Dave Eastman: For one thing, although we're not completely unique in this, is we don't take equity. Those companies tend to be around for longer than one year, because of course our faculty are not working on those things full time, they're continuing to teach classes. How are you different from other startup incubators, etc?

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 29, 2018

Of course, their answer is that the second intends to get to market faster, but every engine has limits regardless the fuel applied. As a mentor to many entrepreneurs and startups, here are my best recommendations for keeping the burn rate low, planning ahead and maintaining credibility with investors: Manage cash flow personally every day.

Startup 89

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 28, 2018

If you need help at this stage, look for a local university teaching online courses on entrepreneurship , or how to build a business plan. Usually these will not give you money, but will provide inexpensive expert mentoring and office services. Sometimes these will ask for 5%-15% of your equity for their support services.

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Tech Coast Venture Network

APRIL 22, 2010

Virgina Lorimor There are several options for financing a start-up business that tend to follow a natural course in a business’ development: Personal Investment. Often, this also involves a HELOC (Home Equity Line of Credit) if you’re a home owner with equity. Remember, help is only a mentor away.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 12, 2014

One of the most frequent questions I get as a mentor to entrepreneurs is “How do I find the money to start my business?” Of course, every alternative has advantages and disadvantages, so any given one may not be available or attractive to you. Trade equity or services for startup help. Pitch your needs to friends and family.

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Startup Entrepreneur Funding Equity 113

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 3, 2015

In reality, this option is a nightmare that can bump you out of the driver seat, dilute your equity and create a business entity you can’t control. As an advisor and mentor to startups, I try to make sure entrepreneurs understand both the pros and cons of an IPO as an exit strategy.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

Of course, their answer is that the second intends to get to market faster, but every engine has limits regardless the fuel applied. As a mentor to many entrepreneurs and startups, here are my best recommendations for keeping the burn rate low, planning ahead and maintaining credibility with investors: Manage cash flow personally every day.

Startup 108

Startup Search Engine Optimization Outsource Development Social Media 108

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

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. Of course you need to discount any investor competitive positioning, but local investment group leaders will quickly tell you the strengths and terms of active investors in your area.

Technical Review 103

Technical Review Innocal Offshore Entrepreneur 103

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 27, 2016

If you need help at this stage, look for a local university teaching online courses on entrepreneurship , or how to build a business plan. Usually these will not give you money, but will provide inexpensive expert mentoring and office services. Sometimes these will ask for 5%-15% of your equity for their support services.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 27, 2016

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. Of course you need to discount any investor competitive positioning, but local investment group leaders will quickly tell you the strengths and terms of active investors in your area.

Technical Review 63

Technical Review Innocal Offshore Entrepreneur 63

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 5, 2014

Of course, their answer is that the second intends to get to market faster, but every engine has limits regardless the fuel applied. As a mentor to many entrepreneurs and startups, here are my best recommendations for keeping the burn rate low, planning ahead and maintaining credibility with investors: Manage cashflow personally every day.

Entrepreneur 105

Entrepreneur Search Engine Optimization Outsource Development Social Media 105

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 17, 2012

I would gladly part with equity (actually, I have) to work with people like her on deals. See there are tons of people who play the role of mentor in their own capacity. When everything went up-and-to-the-right of course they loved their VCs. And she doesn’t always charge what she should.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 23, 2017

As an advisor to startups, and a mentor to many aspiring entrepreneurs, I’m still surprised at the number who are determined to go it alone. Of course, the right ones cost may you equity, but a small percentage of a big business is worth far more to you than a large chunk of nothing.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 18, 2013

Those at the other extreme don’t look up from the grindstone long enough to notice whether all their work is producing sweat equity or just sweat. There is nothing more inspiring than seeing the results of your mentoring and leadership. Starting a business may be fun, but it’s not easy. Your solution fills a real market need.

Startup 100

Startup Patents Competition Social Network 100

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 29, 2012

Those at the other extreme don’t look up from the grindstone long enough to notice whether all their work is producing sweat equity or just sweat. There is nothing more inspiring than seeing the results of your mentoring and leadership. Starting a business may be fun, but it’s not easy. Your solution fills a real market need.

Entrepreneur 102

Entrepreneur Patents Startup Ideas 102

Xconomy

MAY 30, 2016

And we started to do it more officially, take some equity in the companies, allow the faculty to have equity—but still have exclusive licenses. Just about nothing, one or two courses— Ed Roberts had one—on entrepreneurship. And so we got our act together, we got our policies together, very conservatively.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 2, 2011

I was thinking back to a few previous “insider baseball&# blog debates that raged for several weeks: AngelGate (aka Bin38 secret cabal), convertible debt vs. equity, bubble vs. not, and now the AngelList discussion. They could chat about it with their peers or mentors. Should entrepreneurs have convertible debt or priced equity?

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 28, 2017

Retain maximum equity by requesting minimal funding. Of course, you shouldn’t give away ownership, but squeezing yourself to failure, benefits no one. Advisors and mentors enhance the learning and effectiveness of even the best business leaders. Moderate business conflict is constructive and should be embraced.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 13, 2016

Of course, if you want to be in that number, or you want that number to go up, you have to know how to locate potential investors who fit your profile, requirements, and expectations. There is a good chance that business advisors and mentors also have access to investment capital, or know someone who does.

Startup 61

Startup Entrepreneur Statistics Funding 61

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 11, 2012

Here is the inverse, sometimes called reverse due diligence, describing what you should do to validate your investor before signing up for an equity partnership. Of course, you need to listen for biases, but local angel group leaders can quickly tell you who the bad angels and good angels are, and what kind of terms they typically demand.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 12, 2010

Those at the other extreme don’t look up from the grindstone long enough to notice whether all their work is producing sweat equity or just sweat. There is nothing more inspiring than seeing the results of your mentoring and leadership. Starting a business may be fun, but it’s not easy. Your solution fills a real market need.

Startup 88

Startup Patents Competition Social Network 88

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Here is the inverse, sometimes called reverse due diligence, describing what you should do to validate your investor before signing up for an equity partnership. Of course, you need to listen for biases, but local angel group leaders can quickly tell you who the bad angels and good angels are, and what kind of terms they typically demand.

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Offshore Entrepreneur Invest Social Network 89

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 27, 2021

By way of a definition, a business or startup incubator is a company, university, or other organization which provides resources to nurture young companies, usually for a share of the equity, hoping to capitalize on their success, or at least strengthen the local economy. Expert mentoring and training. Peer support. Facilities support.

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