Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2018

The buyer is shopping for equity in startups and the seller is looking for cash in exchange for equity and shared governing control of his or her company. I often send the introduction email and then a second email to the reference to say, “This reference is really important to me.

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Funding Venture Capital Startup Email 336

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 17, 2011

I usually judge people’s reactions not by the comments section of my post (where people are a little bit more polite so you get selective bias) but by the private emails I get. Dilute your cash, equity or both. In summary, tons of early-stage M&A is driven by only one thing: CEO ego. Naturally some didn’t.

Startup 292

Startup CTO Hire Sales Email 292

SoCal CTO

MARCH 3, 2011

This overview (executive summary) needs to include: Product and Business What is the product? You will get a response via email to schedule a time to talk. I'm looking for free (equity only) development, should I contact you? See Equity-Only CTO and Equity-Only Developers for more on this. How Does it Work?

CTO Hire 264

CTO Hire Startup Technical Review Development Team Review 264

SoCal CTO

MARCH 3, 2011

This overview (executive summary) needs to include: Product and Business What is the product? You will get a response via email to schedule a time to talk. I'm looking for free (equity only) development, should I contact you? See Equity-Only CTO and Equity-Only Developers for more on this. How Does it Work?

CTO Hire 259

CTO Hire Startup Technical Review Development Team Review 259

socalTECH

JUNE 21, 2013

Instead of equity, the company is aimed at profiting profitable small businesses with business debt funding from investors, to help those businesses grow and get to the next level. Why did you decide to focus on debt, not equity? Ethan Senturia: If you''re a company, you can come to our site, give us a call, or shoot us an email.

Startup 247

Startup Software Review Entrepreneur Equity 247

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 6, 2016

With one of the new free tools and a dose of sweat equity, you can create a website for almost nothing -- and you are on your way to success with ecommerce, your latest invention or personal services. Use multiple social-media channels, blogging, email and voicemail to build the same image and responsiveness as larger competitors.

Social Media 60

Social Media Startup Equity Entrepreneur 60

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

Bootstrapping avoids all the cost, pain, and distractions of finding angels or VCs, and allows you to keep control and all your hard-earned equity for yourself. All you need is a blog, Twitter, email, some business card stock, and a little creativity. Don’t think about the exit.

Organization 111

Organization Startup Summary Entrepreneur 111

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 28, 2018

It’s true that some later-stage private equity firms like to fund “roll ups” (a company that acquires many related companies in it sector), but this is seldom the domain of VCs. Note: If you enjoy or are learning from this series please subscribe by entering your email below?—?it Summary Raising money is a daunting process.

Venture Capital 247

Venture Capital Capital Funding Demand 247

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 13, 2018

The surest sign a fund-raising process has stalled is when you aren’t getting follow-up meetings or hearing from the VC or hearing from friends that they got a phone call or email asking about you. they told you it was a great meeting but then they don’t respond to emails) DO NOT ASSUME it means they’re not engaged. Sometimes?—?best

Venture Capital 332

Venture Capital Funding Startup Sales 332

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 31, 2012

I got an email recently from my friend & fellow VC, Jeff Bussgang from Flybridge Capital Partners in Boston. Sales people aren’t always motivated only by cash – especially in early-stage business you need to focus on equity because cash won’t be plentiful. In Summary.

Startup 319

Startup Sales Course Competition 319

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 19, 2011

Or read the quick, informative summary below the image! Here’s a summary of our interview. o On 1/11/05 his daughter was born at 8AM, at 6 PM email showing first million dollar rev day for the company and 8 PM term sheet from Experian to buy the company – all on the same day! He told them it was now or never.

Acquisition 304

Acquisition Startup Custom Customer 304

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 26, 2010

Bootstrapping avoids all the cost, pain, and distractions of finding angels or VCs, and allows you to keep control and all your hard-earned equity for yourself. All you need is a blog, Twitter, email, some business card stock, and a little creativity. Don’t think about the exit.

Tips 96

Tips Startup Summary Entrepreneur 96

Berkonomics

APRIL 24, 2014

Often I see executive summaries from entrepreneurs who have never managed any form of business, or even managed employees in their past life, and who don’t know the first thing about business formation and managing for growth. I used to tell them to find a partner with knowledge in business creation and management.

Coach 250

Coach Seed Funding Summary Incubator 250

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 13, 2018

Do your homework on opportunity, competitors, financial projections, funding required, and hook investors the first time you can with an executive summary and ten-slide pitch. The old cold call or broadcast email to anyone who has “investor” in their bio just doesn’t work. Offer a realistic equity percentage to generate interest.

Startup 56

Startup Equity Funding Slides 56

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2011

If I’m not mistaken, I may have been the first person to send out an angel “personal intro&# email on AngelList through their new platform when it launched or at least I was one of the first few. But before I sent it I had made 10 private phone calls, sent emails & built support. It worked like a charm.

Startup 292

Startup Venture Capital Blogging Summary 292

InfoChachkie

JUNE 27, 2011

Plot Summary. As you accomplish each milestone, send the VC a brief email update. In addition, the larger the potential opportunity, the more likely you and your team will retain a meaningful equity stake as your venture matures. Brown’s version of this oft-told tale, three soldiers enter a small town during a time of war.

Entrepreneur 270

Entrepreneur Startup Venture Capital Resource 270