Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 21, 2015

In fact, perhaps the most important model, equity crowdfunding for non-accredited investors, is still not legal in the U.S., The crowd gets the satisfaction of helping, with minimal risk, and no expectation of any high return. Startup equity model. In Europe, other investors can buy equity, with platforms such as Seedrs.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

The newest equity model was passed into law in early 2012 via the JOBS Act , and still has no scheduled date for availability in the USA, waiting for the rules to be defined by the SEC: Startup equity crowd funding. Of course, this might also lead to investors, partners, and licensing opportunities. Rewards-based crowd funding.

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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. Even with private equity and private acquisition transactions, control stays internal to the principals. Public expectation of growth every quarter.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 25, 2012

The newest model was passed into law recently via the JOBS Act , and won’t even be available until the end of this year or maybe mid-2013 in the USA, while waiting for the rules to be finalized: Startup equity crowd funding. Of course, this might also lead to investors, partners, and licensing opportunities. Debt-based crowd funding.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 8, 2016

Most entrepreneurs never forget for a moment that having investors means owing money, even if they can legally argue that equity is not debt. Of course, this can be positive if you really need the help and experience in making key decisions. Many times friends and family have been broken by failed investments.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 2, 2011

If these challenges can’t be resolved by the existing team with “course corrections” or “pivots,” an investor will often bring in an experienced CEO to tackle the turnaround before or after bankruptcy. In this case, a private equity firm engaged me to assist in the purchase of a German software supplier.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 15, 2014

Even a small investor in the early days will take a large equity percentage, due to that pesky valuation challenge. Yet we all apply pressure to ourselves to do these things to our own satisfaction. Investor money brings so many additional pressures, that personal happiness and satisfaction can be completely jeopardized.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 23, 2017

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. Of course, finding the right people is never easy, just like creating an innovative new solution is not easy. It’s your success and satisfaction that’s really at stake.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 28, 2013

Even a small investor in the early days will take a large equity percentage, due to that pesky valuation challenge. Yet we all apply pressure to ourselves to do these things to our own satisfaction. Investor money brings so many additional pressures, that personal happiness and satisfaction can be completely jeopardized.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 22, 2017

Use this opportunity to validate their satisfaction and support for your company and your solution. Startup equity investments imply a long-term business relationship, lasting five years or longer. Of course, it’s always appropriate to concurrently and openly reverse the process on your potential investor.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 20, 2014

Of course, I’m sure entrepreneurs sense that many investors feel entitled to deals with no risk. Make sure they understand the sense of urgency to address customer satisfaction and market needs. “I Every company needs to promote equity among all employee levels, and relate benefit levels to profit levels.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 23, 2018

Most people get a tremendous satisfaction from helping others, but are equally afraid to offer without being asked. It’s typically well worthwhile to offer financial compensation, or a small equity ownership, to advisors in exchange for a written agreement on the “what” and “how” of their expected contribution.

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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. You get the personal satisfaction of making something out of almost nothing. Businesses can be built on sweat equity. You get to call the shots.

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InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 24, 2011

It may sound counterintuitive, but the greater constraint investors place on their financial resources during a downturn, the better your chances of success, given (of course) that your adVenture is able to either secure funding or generate adequate revenue from customers, as described below in reason #7 – Customer Dollars Taste Great.

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 16, 2018

We focus very much on finding employees who are a cultural fit and we share equity when appropriate. There can be quite a bit of satisfaction in that in itself. Of course there are risks. Semick: We’ve been lucky to recruit talented people that buy into the vision we have for the company. There’s financial risk.

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SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Equity-Only CTO and Equity-Only Developers - SoCal CTO , November 1, 2010 I had a recent email dialog with the founder of a company looking for a CTO for their startup. The United States is now a debtor nation to China and that the bill is about to come due. It may be that all the doomsayers are right. But I don’t think so. Keep going.

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