Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 4, 2022

Of course, we all realize that this approach will take longer, and could jeopardize both roles if not managed effectively. The most effective new way of funding startups is to use online sites, like Kickstarter , to request donations, pre-order, get a reward, or even give equity. Set expectations accordingly. Use crowd funding.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 6, 2019

Of course, we all realize that this approach will take longer, and could jeopardize both roles if not managed effectively. Nevertheless, it’s an option that doesn’t cost you equity. The hottest new way of funding startups is to use online sites, like Kickstarter , to request donations, pre-order, get a reward, or even give equity.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

Of course, not every entrepreneur wants to tackle this challenge. They need a large infusion from venture capitalists, private equity, bank loans, or mezzanine financing. Of course, that means a new level of risk, giving up some control, and a new business plan. Switch your attention from product development to sales.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 14, 2017

And of course we help with business development introductions and with fund raising events. Boards are not appointed to be founder-friendly lapdogs for the 1–3 founders who start companies and usually own the largest equity positions in the company. The administrative work we actually do at board meetings?

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 13, 2018

The most important advice I could give you before you set out in fund raising mode is to understand that fund-raising a sales & marketing process and needs to be managed. Somehow many first-time founders equate “sales” with something that is beneath them. In sales there are also three rules: Qualify, qualify, qualify.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 4, 2014

Of course it makes no sense to have great people management and a crappy product. ” Of course we all go into businesses expecting to be aligned with our co-founders but over time life changes. – while the other might want a quick sale and pocket some bucks while the tech market is hot. Equity for the future?

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 30, 2019

Of course, we all realize that this approach will take longer, and could jeopardize both roles if not managed effectively. The hottest new way of funding startups is to use online sites, like Kickstarter , to request donations, pre-order, get a reward, or even give equity. Nevertheless, it’s an option that doesn’t cost you equity.

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InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

Price – Doormen participated in the OGWT pro bono, in exchange for the psychic rewards associated with influencing the pop culture of their day. However, nominal equity grants are appropriate to reward your Advisors for their time and attention. sales, finance, product development, etc.). Commandos Need Not Apply .

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Startup Journal Course Equity 208

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 27, 2018

Of course, you wouldn’t include this data in your customer product pitch. Business model showing costs, pricing, and margins. Potential investors love to see gross margins in the fifty percent range or greater, with recurring revenue through subscriptions, follow-on sales, or services.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

Of course, not every entrepreneur wants to tackle this challenge. They need a large infusion from venture capitalists, private equity, bank loans, or mezzanine financing. Of course, that means a new level of risk, giving up some control, and a new business plan. Switch your attention from product development to sales.

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Startup Sales Metrics Entrepreneur 108

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Of course, not every entrepreneur wants to tackle this challenge. They need a large infusion from venture capitalists, private equity, bank loans, or mezzanine financing. Of course, that means a new level of risk, giving up some control, and a new business plan. Switch your attention from product development to sales.

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Startup Sales Metrics Guide 56

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 8, 2015

Of course, we all realize that this approach will take longer, and could jeopardize both roles if not managed effectively. Nevertheless, it’s an option that doesn’t cost you equity. The hottest new way of funding startups is to use online sites, like Kickstarter , to request donations, pre-order, get a reward, or even give equity.

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Entrepreneur Startup Technical Review Equity 105

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 3, 2013

Of course, not every entrepreneur wants to tackle this challenge. They need a large infusion from venture capitalists, private equity, bank loans, or mezzanine financing. Of course, that means a new level of risk, giving up some control, and a new business plan. Switch your attention from product development to sales.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 7, 2015

Customers may be attracted to your marketing message, but investors look harder at the startup team, seeking superior expertise in the key areas of growing a business, product domain, financial, marketing and sales. Specific elements of your marketing and sales plans. Projected revenues and expenses over the strategic period.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 14, 2012

But if you raise the money at the big price (or any price) please go in with the expectation that you are going to build a large, long-term business. You are either bought for stock or for equity. Raising a large round at whatever price will almost certainly take many potential buyers off the table. Think about it.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 14, 2014

Of course, we all realize that this approach will take longer, and could jeopardize both roles if not managed effectively. The hottest new way of funding startups is to use online sites, like Kickstarter , to request donations, pre-order, get a reward, or even give equity (coming soon). Set expectations accordingly. Use crowd funding.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 1, 2017

Of course, we all realize that this approach will take longer, and could jeopardize both roles if not managed effectively. The hottest new way of funding startups is to use online sites, like Kickstarter , to request donations, pre-order, get a reward, or even give equity. Nevertheless, it’s an option that doesn’t cost you equity.

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Develop Development Product Startup 70

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

Of course, we all realize that this approach will take longer, and could jeopardize both roles if not managed effectively. The hottest new way of funding startups is to use online sites, like Kickstarter , to request donations, pre-order, get a reward, or even give equity (coming soon). Set expectations accordingly. Use crowd funding.

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Startup Technical Review Equity Incubator 123

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

OPEC (the organization of petroleum exporting countries) is a cartel that was set up in the 1960′s and represents the interests of the 12 biggest oil producing countries in the world with the goal of increasing prices of oil, a good supplied in limited quantities to a world that had insatiable demand for the product.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 12, 2018

Of course, we all realize that this approach will take longer, and could jeopardize both roles if not managed effectively. Nevertheless, it’s an option that doesn’t cost you equity. The hottest new way of funding startups is to use online sites, like Kickstarter , to request donations, pre-order, get a reward, or even give equity.

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Startup Technical Review Equity Incubator 53

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

Good entrepreneurs can admit when their course of action was wrong and learn from it. Most of them are completely mundane such as choosing which: bank, office space, 1-year lease vs. 2-year lease, logo, URL, pricing structure or which VC. Your head of sales thinks she should fire somebody. They move the ball forward every day.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 16, 2010

So even within the “alternative class&# our LPs are looking at other asset investment choices such as distressed buyout funds, private equity or hedge funds. You don’t have to hire as many sales people because much can be sold online. Price MUST be in a certain range. VC will shrink. Oh yes it will.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

Of course, customers love free, but investors hate it. Even non-profits need money to scale, but their pitch should be to philanthropists, not equity investors. Sales projections are less than one percent market penetration. Not highlighting people is as deadly as not highlighting the solution.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

Gross margin (GM) is the amount of profit you make per sale of your product or service taking into account your total costs of selling that product or service. If you have a very low gross margin (10-30%) it can be very hard to build a large, scalable business because you need to make a lot of sales to cover your operating costs.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 14, 2016

But, of course, that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t try. When top tier investors compete for a piece of the action, the price can go up exponentially. Don’t be afraid to give up equity to get a small share of a very large pot. It helps to have a following of loyal advocates in the mainstream press.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 29, 2015

That includes e-commerce retailers, which continue to claim a growing slice of overall retail sales. Last year alone, online holiday sales rose 15% over 2013 figures, including increases of 32% on Thanksgiving, 26% on Black Friday, and 17% on Cyber Monday. Home values have been rising lately, and analysts expect that to continue.

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 4, 2015

Valuation is one of those ubiquitous words: at least when it comes to discussions around startups — and, of course, stock market multiples. Business valuations = the price of the company. Do you see the overlap with the factors that come into play for equity valuations? Recent equity sales i.e., comparables.

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IP Equity Examples Guide 40

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. Should entrepreneurs have convertible debt or priced equity? Of course not. Same thing.

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 16, 2018

The problem is that stakeholders, like marketing and sales, don’t know what the latest version of the roadmap is. Greathouse: Having run these groups, I know all about the inherent friction between sales and marketing with regard to lead quality, volume, etc., Of course there are risks. That causes friction internally.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2016

But of course all of these things are intertwined. But putting no time into anchoring your beliefs because you’re too busy executing sales, marketing, support, product & engineering is an easy recipe for leadership drift. You don’t have unlimited equity to dole out. We could all do better – I’m sure.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 6, 2014

My next pivot after writing down all the good stuff (which of course is actually usual to know) is to say, “Those are some great strengths and some of the reasons we liked Stacy so much, which is great to have confirmed by you. CFOs often know the other CFOs and same for heads of sales, marketing, tech, etc. You expected no less.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 21, 2010

You never got around to agreeing exact equity splits but you had many conversations about it. Forget to get around to setting up that Employee Stock Option Plan and want to be able to give the early guys their options at a low strike price? Oh, they didn’t cover that in your Stanford CS course? But make it competitive.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 2, 2011

Instead of following a proscribed course which may lead nowhere, entrepreneurial leaders such a Thiel are sparking a change in the way we think about success. Businesses can be built on sweat equity. Thiel is providing his mentees with capital to make their startups a reality. Being polite and doing diligent work costs you nothing.

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