socalTECH

AUGUST 6, 2019

Ian Chen is the co-founder and CEO of Discotech , a startup that offers up bottle service booking, discounted tickets and more to clubs and nightspots. Ian Chen: In my previous life, I was working in private equity in LA. That was, let's disrupt bottle service and VIP tables. Ian Chen: It's completely different.

Startup 113

Startup Equity Custom Customer 113

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

That’s why angel and equity investors are so sought after by entrepreneurs. These include food service, retail, consulting, work at home, and telemarketing. The default answer is that it probably won’t happen, because most banks just don’t make bank loans to startups. Pick a business domain that is squeaky clean. Marty Zwilling.

Startup 172

Startup Equity Sites Tips 172

socalTECH

JANUARY 24, 2011

San Diego-based Genoptix , a publicly held provider of laboratory services to the hematology and oncology market, said this morning that it is in a definitive merger agreement to be acquired by Novartis. per share of its stock, or $470M in equity, or approximately $330M in enterprise value. on Friday.

San Diego 157

San Diego Equity Pricing Capital 157

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

By definition?—?I’m The market definition has changed but what we do mostly hasn’t. that broadly covers decentralized applications and possibly even decentralized autonomous organizations (which could imply that in the future VCs need to be more focused on token value and monetization than equity ownership models?—?we’ll

Venture Capital 471

Venture Capital Writing Invest Pricing 471

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

According to my definition and Wikipedia , an entrepreneur is someone who builds a new business. Some people love to deliver services, where personal acumen is tested every day. There are always non-cash alternatives, such as recruiting partners with equity and bartering services.

Entrepreneur 124

Entrepreneur Mentor Ideas Writing 124

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 3, 2023

Shared business support services, including telephone answering, conference rooms, teleconferencing, administrative support, and a business mailing address. Direct seed funding, for a share of the equity, and introductions to investors. Mentoring and technical assistance from volunteer or paid experts.

Organization 92

Organization Incubator Startup Resource 92

Tech.Co

MARCH 25, 2022

By ensuring their value isn't bloated, the company will net its employees better equity over time. It uses a profit-sharing model, so retailers can earn a little more while giving Instacart a new revenue stream that it definitely needs. But the steep drop in valuation isn't exactly a great morale booster, either. Delivery Is Evolving.

Advertising 116

Advertising Tool .Net Google 116

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

In this context, I’m broadening the definition of partner from co-founder to “business partner.” If one of your core values is exceeding your customer expectations for quality and service, and your potential partner ascribes to the low cost, high profit mantra, a successful partnership is highly unlikely over the long-term.

Software Review 103

Software Review Equity CTO Hire Outsource Development 103

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

Shared business support services, including telephone answering, conference rooms, teleconferencing, administrative support, and a business mailing address. Direct seed funding, for a share of the equity, and introductions to investors. Mentoring and technical assistance from volunteer or paid experts.

Resource 159

Resource Startup Incubator Seed Funding 159

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 30, 2022

Early-stage entrepreneurs rightly keep their focus on creating an innovative product or service. By definition, second-stage ventures generally have 10 to 99 employees and/or $750,000 to $50 million in revenue, and see that as just the beginning. Very few startups are cash-rich enough to self-finance aggressive second-stage growth.

Sales 147

Sales Metrics Guide Startup 147

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. The reality is far different. Initial funding.

Incubator 146

Incubator Technical Review Entrepreneur Mentor 146

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 15, 2015

Angel investors and venture capitalists don’t make equity investments in non-profits. What options do they have available to them, since they can’t sell a share of the company (no equity investment)? There is no discussion of equity, or return on investment. Bartering services. Individual and institutional philanthropy.

Startup 100

Startup Angel Equity Technical Review 100

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 30, 2017

The “venture capital” model is the only option they know, where they feel they get no mercy, giving up equity and control. The basic categories include equity, straight debt, convertible debt, services, and agreements for future equity. Document the investment types you are willing to consider.

Technical Review 88

Technical Review Equity Capital Entrepreneur 88

Berkonomics

AUGUST 20, 2015

You may recall that earlier in this series, I explained the definition of an inciting incident, using the movie industry and its story telling as the model. It had refined its offerings to the point where its service was the clear market leader. It’s a short but excellent read… By David Steakley.

Equity 120

Equity Email Sales Invest 120

socalTECH

JANUARY 5, 2021

That is not to suggest we won't return to in person convenings when safe to do so but, we'll definitely move to a hybrid model using a thoughtful combination of the various approaches. He previously held C-level roles at Overture Services/Yahoo!, What was the biggest lesson you learned this year?

Southern California 202

Southern California SoCal Technical Review Startup 202

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 2, 2019

According to my definition and Wikipedia , an entrepreneur is someone who builds a new business. Some people love to deliver services, where personal acumen is tested every day. There are always non-cash alternatives, such as recruiting partners with equity and bartering services.

Entrepreneur 135

Entrepreneur Mentor Ideas Writing 135

SoCal CTO

MARCH 3, 2011

Of course, I provide part-time CTO services. If we were to engage in paid services with you, then issues about disclosure, confidentiality, work product, etc. will definitely be handled. I'm looking for free (equity only) development, should I contact you? See Equity-Only CTO and Equity-Only Developers for more on this.

CTO Hire 264

CTO Hire Startup Technical Review Development Team Review 264

SoCal CTO

MARCH 3, 2011

Of course, I provide part-time CTO services. If we were to engage in paid services with you, then issues about disclosure, confidentiality, work product, etc. will definitely be handled. I'm looking for free (equity only) development, should I contact you? See Equity-Only CTO and Equity-Only Developers for more on this.

CTO Hire 259

CTO Hire Startup Technical Review Development Team Review 259

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Angel investors and venture capitalists don’t make equity investments in nonprofit good causes. What options do they have available to them, since they can’t sell a share of the company (no equity investment)? There is no discussion of equity, or return on investment. Bartering services.

Angel 52

Angel Funding Equity Technical Review 52

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 25, 2022

You need to do the due diligence to make that decision before you sign away your equity. A co-founder who has different motivations, for example maximum profit versus great customer service, will likely undermine you, take a minimal role, or leave the business quickly. The same benefits also apply to a joint venture.

Technical Review 125

Technical Review Satisfaction Summary Startup 125

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 1, 2018

That’s why angel and equity investors are so sought after by entrepreneurs. These include food service, retail, consulting, work at home, and telemarketing. The default answer is that it probably won’t happen, because most banks just don’t make bank loans to startups. Pick a business domain that is squeaky clean. Marty Zwilling.

Funding 84

Funding Startup Equity Sites 84

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2018

Shared business support services, including telephone answering, conference rooms, teleconferencing, administrative support, and a business mailing address. Direct seed funding, for a share of the equity, and introductions to investors. Mentoring and technical assistance from volunteer or paid experts.

Incubator 87

Incubator Startup Resource Seed Funding 87

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 5, 2015

Seed-stage, meanwhil e, is technically that critical period when you need funding to do solution- and business-model development, to prove that your new product or service works, before you try to sell it to customers. These funders often offer convertible notes, rather than the traditional priced equity. A micro venture capital firm.

Funding 104

Funding Venture Capital Startup Seed Funding 104

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 29, 2015

Image via Pixabay.com Startups are usually so focused on selling more of their branded product or service to their own customer base (organic growth) that they don’t consider the more indirect methods (non-organic growth) of increasing revenue and market share. Fresh customer base. Economies of scale.

Organization 100

Organization Startup Competition IBM 100

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 24, 2017

According to my definition and Wikipedia , an entrepreneur is someone who builds a new business. Some people love to deliver services, where personal acumen is tested every day. There are always non-cash alternatives, such as recruiting partners with equity and bartering services.

Mentor 90

Mentor Entrepreneur Ideas Writing 90

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 17, 2016

Shared business support services, including telephone answering, conference rooms, teleconferencing, administrative support, and a business mailing address. Direct seed funding, for a share of the equity, and introductions to investors. Mentoring and technical assistance from volunteer or paid experts.

Incubator 106

Incubator Startup Help Resource 106

socalTECH

DECEMBER 12, 2013

Our services range from basically any platform service to enable an entrepreneur or developer or creative, to get online with a website, or do things like set up a blog. We saw early on that the cloud as we know it today--utility services, software, and so on--was an entry point to do that, including with hosting.

Software Review 238

Software Review Cloud Computing Technical Review Platform 238

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 15, 2012

What options do they have available to them, since they can’t sell a share of the company (no equity investment)? There is no discussion of equity, or return on investment. Bartering services. Bartering occurs when you exchange goods or services without exchanging money. Individual and institutional donations.

Technical Review 87

Technical Review Organization Equity Startup 87

Tech Coast Venture Network

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Over the years I’ve become very attuned to these words and have discovered that, depending on the circumstances and who is speaking, the definitions can be drastically different. • Investor – someone who contributes capital to the company for an equity stake. The meaning however, is very similar.

Startup 100

Startup Activity Blogging Equity 100

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

Early-stage entrepreneurs rightly keep their focus on creating an innovative product or service. By definition, second-stage ventures generally have 10 to 99 employees and/or $750,000 to $50 million in revenue, and see that as just the beginning. Very few startups are cash-rich enough to self-finance aggressive second-stage growth.

Startup 97

Startup Sales Metrics Guide 97

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 21, 2013

Startups are usually so focused on selling more of their branded product or service to their own customer base (organic growth) that they don’t consider the more indirect methods (non-organic growth) of increasing revenue and market share. Fresh customer base. Economies of scale.

Organization 97

Organization Competition Startup Acquisition 97

socalTECH

MARCH 19, 2014

Mark Faggiano: Taxjar is a software as a service for small businesses, to help them with their post transaction, sales tax compliance, which is everything that happens after sales tax is collected. As is inevitable when people do that, people ask you to expand your services. What is TaxJar? Mark Faggiano: Good question.

Sales 149

Sales Software Startup Commerce 149

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 3, 2011

What options do they have available to them, since they can’t sell a share of the company (no equity investment)? There is no discussion of equity, or return on investment. Bartering services. Bartering occurs when you exchange goods or services without exchanging money. Individual and institutional donations.

Funding 95

Funding Technical Review Organization Equity 95

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

The challenge a lot of those businesses have, is likely have built their sites and are using a lot of different software-as-a-service platforms. How we do hat, is we've built an analytics platform, Daasity, for data-as-a-service. A lot of those brands, on the e-commerce side, are becoming more data driven.

Startup 113

Startup Platform Commerce San Diego 113

socalTECH

MARCH 12, 2013

The company--which is in the business of operating a content delivery network (CDN) to accelerate the delivery of web graphics, multimedia, applications, and more to end users-- recently disclosed it more than doubled its revenues in 2012, and has grown to over 230 employees--all due to a huge amount of demand for CDN services by its customers.

CTO Hire 248

CTO Hire Content Networking Web 248

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 16, 2015

According to my definition and Wikipedia , an entrepreneur is someone who builds a new business. Some people love to deliver services, where personal acumen is tested every day. There are always non-cash alternatives, such as recruiting partners with equity and bartering services.

Entrepreneur 104

Entrepreneur Mentor Ideas Startup 104

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 17, 2012

Startups are usually so focused on selling more of their branded product or service to their own customer base (organic growth) that they don’t consider the more indirect methods (non-organic growth) of increasing revenue and market share. Fresh customer base. Economies of scale.

Entrepreneur 99

Entrepreneur Organization Startup Competition 99