Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 29, 2020

For example, professional investors put great priority on your previous experience in building a business, and they expect to own a portion of the business equity and control for the funds they do provide. Trade equity or services for startup help. Another common example is exchanging equity for legal and accounting support.

Funding 174

Funding Startup Equity Examples 174

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 23, 2021

Some advisors recommend that the best time for a startup is immediately after academic studies, or even earlier, but I find that real business experience, perhaps many years in business , is the best education on the realities of business, current tools, and processes. Do I rely on my own resources of seek investors?

Startup 159

Startup Satisfaction Entrepreneur Equity 159

Tech Coast Venture Network

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

TCVN, a nonprofit technology group, was founded in 1984 to educate and assist entrepreneurs and emerging growth companies in Orange County and to connect them with money, advice and other resources to help their businesses grow. Foley has founded or been an equity partner in several companies. He is currently CEO of PitchMeTV.

TCVN 113

TCVN Orange County Southern California News 113

SoCal Tech Calendar

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

If your company is positioned in a science, technology, or education field, you may be well poised for a government grant to validate your idea, develop your product, and grow your business. These grants do not require payback or equity in your company. What local resources can help you get started? How can you qualify?

Help 100

Help Outsource Development Research Education 100

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 31, 2022

Offer equity in future projects to people outside your business. Bring focus on your core competencies and expertise by educating and helping others, who can then return the favor by helping you or buying from you. If you are at the funding stage, try the new crowd-funding platforms or micro-capital investments.

Organization 126

Organization Social Media Examples Customer 126

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 10, 2018

For example, professional investors put great priority on your previous experience in building a business, and they expect to own a portion of the business equity and control for the funds they do provide. Trade equity or services for startup help. Another common example is exchanging equity for legal and accounting support.

Entrepreneur 96

Entrepreneur Startup Equity Funding 96

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 25, 2016

For example, professional investors put great priority on your previous experience in building a business, and they expect to own a portion of the business equity and control for the funds they do provide. Trade equity or services for startup help. Another common example is exchanging equity for legal and accounting support.

Funding 107

Funding Startup Equity Examples 107

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 2, 2019

The pervasive ability and need to communicate constantly and globally through the Internet and smartphones is incenting everyone to get more out of their own assets and time, and capitalize on the idle resources of others. Chefs are beginning to offer peer-to-peer dining platforms or cooperatives.

Commerce 98

Commerce Social Media Platform Class 98

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 12, 2014

For example, professional investors put great priority on your previous experience in building a business, and they expect to own a portion of the business equity and control for the funds they do provide. Trade equity or services for startup help. Another common example is exchanging equity for legal and accounting support.

Startup 113

Startup Entrepreneur Funding Equity 113

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

Bootstrapping allows you to maintain full control of your startup strategy, retain maximum equity, and avoid the time delay and energy spent to attract outside investors. The real value of a college education is in learning how to learn, since markets and business models are changing so fast.

Startup 72

Startup Entrepreneur Incubator Guide 72

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 8, 2015

The pervasive ability and need to communicate constantly and globally through the Internet and smartphones is incenting everyone to get more out of their own assets and time, and capitalize on the idle resources of others. Chefs are beginning to offer peer-to-peer dining platforms or cooperatives.

Entrepreneur 111

Entrepreneur Commerce Social Media Platform 111

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

Barter services and use equity to get things done for minimum cash. No matter how well-educated you are, and how certain you are that you understand all the nuances of a business area, it is a good idea to work in a similar business for a few months to get a feel for the market and observe the unwritten rules before taking the plunge.

Tips 102

Tips Help Startup Blogging 102

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 20, 2019

Offer equity in future projects to people outside your business. Bring focus on your core competencies and expertise by educating and helping others, who can then return the favor by helping you or buying from you. If you are at the funding stage, try the new crowd-funding platforms or micro-capital investments.

Organization 52

Organization Social Media Examples Customer 52

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 22, 2015

Offer equity in future projects to people outside your business. Bring focus on your core competencies and expertise by educating and helping others, who can then return the favor by helping you or buying from you. If you are at the funding stage, try the new crowd-funding platforms or micro-capital investments.

Startup 99

Startup Organization Social Media Customer 99

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 12, 2017

Offer equity in future projects to people outside your business. Bring focus on your core competencies and expertise by educating and helping others, who can then return the favor by helping you or buying from you. If you are at the funding stage, try the new crowd-funding platforms or micro-capital investments.

Organization 57

Organization Social Media Customer Custom 57

socalTECH

OCTOBER 27, 2011

K5Launch (www.k5launch.com) is modeled after the successful Y-Combinator and TechStars acceleration programs, and invests equity, provides mentors, and runs a three month program to get very early stage startups off the ground. However, the main benefit is the one-on-one assistance of entrepreneurs, and access to capital.

Orange County 192

Orange County Southern California Startup Class 192

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 15, 2016

Defy Ventures is a program that aims to educate people in prison to become better humans upon graduation. Defy teaches them personal finance like how to keep a checking account, the difference between debt and equity, what cashflow is and so forth. She was smart (she started her career in private equity!) They wanted to learn.

Writing 150

Writing Startup Design Training 150

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.

Company 257

Company Companies Startup Study 257

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 13, 2014

Offer equity in future projects to people outside your business. Bring focus on your core competencies and expertise by educating and helping others, who can then return the favor by helping you or buying from you. If you are at the funding stage, try the new crowd-funding platforms or micro-capital investments.

Organization 93

Organization Social Media Customer Custom 93

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 11, 2016

The pervasive ability and need to communicate constantly and globally through the Internet and smartphones is incenting everyone to get more out of their own assets and time, and capitalize on the idle resources of others. Chefs are beginning to offer peer-to-peer dining platforms or cooperatives.

Marketing 52

Marketing Commerce Social Media Entrepreneur 52

InfoChachkie

JUNE 27, 2011

One simple step parents can take to encourage their children to become creative and resourceful is to not give them an allowance, which is akin to a paycheck. As the story illustrates, entrepreneurs manifest their ideas by rallying a motivated team and supplying them with the necessary resources. No Paychecks.

Entrepreneur 270

Entrepreneur Startup Venture Capital Resource 270

Xconomy

MAY 30, 2016

Our wide-ranging conversation covered the progression of MIT’s entrepreneurship curriculum and campus resources , the rise of the Boston-Cambridge area as a high-tech industry powerhouse, the prospects for an MIT venture fund , the challenges for university tech transfer offices, the roots of today’s startup culture, and more.

Startup 67

Startup Compton Research Technology 67

InfoChachkie

MAY 16, 2011

Fallacy: The very fact that your company is smaller and has fewer resources is the reason you should draft all of your significant agreements. In addition to paying the consultant, you must invest time to educate them. Ask them to accept equity in exchange for all or a portion of their overall compensation.

Startup 242

Startup Outsource Development Outsource Sales 242

socalTECH

JANUARY 17, 2017

In emerging markets and the developing world, access to banking, capital, and financial resources is fare more difficult than here in the U.S., Shivani Siroya: I started out pretty traditionally in investment banking, doing equity research at UBS. How did you end up starting Tala?

Startup 100

Startup Santa Monica Customer Custom 100

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 2, 2011

This move is indicative of the possibility that the traditional ways of going about making a living through a college education, an entry-level position at a firm, and steady promotion through the ranks is a dead model. Businesses can be built on sweat equity. John is a veteran of over two decades in the advertising industry.

Startup 92

Startup Capital Blogging Ideas 92

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Mike has over 18 years of business development, marketing and management experience in businesses ranging from early stage start-ups to private equity and from mid-stage business to large turn-around operations. Mike Jones , Investor and Advisor Located In Los Angeles. Dinesh Ravishanker , CEO & Co-Founder at CallFire.

Tech Coast Angels 96

Tech Coast Angels Idealab Angel Startup 96

Berkonomics

APRIL 24, 2014

Another term , incubator , is increasingly being used to define real estate operations run by universities or private groups in which the principal added value is the reduced price or free rent and access to resources from the incubator’s sponsor. Are you a candidate for an accelerator? Raising money Surrounding yourself with talent'

Coach 250

Coach Seed Funding Summary Incubator 250

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 13, 2010

Making Decisions as a Resource Starved Dev Team. Entrepreneurism / Monetization business, education, MBA. . Entrepreneurism / Monetization community, education, marketing. . In this inspirational and educational interactive hybrid presentation, we will discuss what it takes. Equity vs. Debt: What's Best for My Startup.

Guide 69

Guide Startup Venture Capital Entrepreneur 69

SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 5, 2010

This continues my series of posts: Top 40 Startup Posts for August 2010 Top 30 Startup Posts for July 2010 Top 30 Startup Posts in June 2010 Top 29 Startup Posts May 2010 Startup CTO Top 30 Posts for April 16 Great Startup Posts from March Some great free resources listed this month that I thought were interesting. Let's recap. Yes we can!

Startup 191

Startup Product Technology Venture Capital 191

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 12, 2010

In the media NYC is “hot” right now yet having just spent 6 days in NY I heard many similar stories as I get in LA: not enough VC and hard to get great tech resources. Currently offers 3mm books to over 5,000 higher education institutions in the US. We discussed NY vs. Silicon Valley and NY vs. Boston. Online text book rental service.

Venture Capital 217

Venture Capital Capital Metrics Competition 217