Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 30, 2022

According to one study a decade ago, only 45% of founders plan to exit after stage one, and my guess is that less than half the remainder survive the next stage in their own company. They need a large infusion from venture capitalists, private equity, bank loans, or mezzanine financing. There is no free lunch.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 16, 2020

Yet insiders will tell you that both studied and valued the people interactions of prior leaders, and built very loyal relationships with many people who were key to their success. The message here is not to use the public personas of leaders and entrepreneurs as the model for building and maintaining your business relationships.

Oracle 124

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socalTECH

JULY 9, 2019

On the medical device side, we're looking to be growth equity, like a company on a 510K pathway. Chris Bostick: Before joining OCV, I was at a postdoc at Columbia, studying genetic epilepsies and invitro and in-vivo models for translational medicine. Chris Bostick: We want to see really validated proof-of-concept work. Just keep at it.

Venture Capital 113

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 10, 2019

In a famous Harvard study of 212 new ventures a few years ago, USC professor Noam Wasserman found that half the founders were no longer at the helm after three years, and over time 80% were forced out. You have very little money, and you don’t want to give away your equity. Recognize that the best people don’t work for free.

Startup 97

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 21, 2017

More recently, the desire for extra income has become the key driver in new startups, according to a 2015 study. This usually means not taking money from equity investors, since investors want fast growth, high profits, and an exit event, to allow investments to be recouped. It seems that more people are focused on money today.

Entrepreneur 69

Entrepreneur Startup Equity Course 69

Xconomy

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

It asked leading Xconomists the question: What should students be studying now to prepare for 10 years from now? This dedicated portion of our website, featuring its own home page, will bring together all articles about education and edtech from across our 11-market network. Agtech and Food, and Cybersecurity.

Education 40

Education Newsletter Training High Tech 40

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

According to one study a while back, only 45% of founders plan to exit after stage one, and my guess is that less than half the remainder survive the next stage in their own company. They need a large infusion from venture capitalists, private equity, bank loans, or mezzanine financing. There is no free lunch.

Startup 97

Startup Sales Metrics Guide 97

Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

This channel of our website, with its own home page, will feature all articles about these subjects and related topics from across our 11-market network. Xconomy editors around our network will be contributing to the new channel. and Cybersecurity. Today we have three articles to kick off our coverage.

Newsletter 40

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 14, 2014

In a famous study of 212 new ventures a few years ago, Harvard professor Noam Wasserman found that half the Founders were no longer at the helm after three years, and over time 80% were forced out. You have very little money, and you don’t want to give away your equity. The dilemma is that these goals are usually mutually exclusive.

Entrepreneur 107

Entrepreneur Statistics Equity Satisfaction 107

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 19, 2017

In a famous Harvard study of 212 new ventures a few years ago, USC professor Noam Wasserman found that half the founders were no longer at the helm after three years, and over time 80% were forced out. You have very little money, and you don’t want to give away your equity. Recognize that the best people don’t work for free.

Entrepreneur 57

Entrepreneur USC Statistics Equity 57

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 19, 2014

A grant is not an equity investment, so the entrepreneur doesn’t have to give up a stake in the company either. They need you, since grants associated with commercializing products are favored over ones allocated simply for academic study and papers. Extend your networking. Pursue grants and investors in parallel.

Startup 97

Startup High Tech Research Funding 97

socalTECH

MAY 25, 2016

There's also a great network effect happening in the area of industry clouds, and network capitalism, which is not just marketing poof. That network effect is a subtle but has a powerful effect with all this new technology. Each and everyone is creating their own equity scenario. That's a sea change.

Southern California 113

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 19, 2013

In a famous study of 212 new ventures a few years ago, Harvard professor Noam Wasserman found that half the Founders were no longer at the helm after three years, and over time 80% were forced out. You have very little money, and you don’t want to give away your equity. The dilemma is that these goals are usually mutually exclusive.

Startup 98

Startup Entrepreneur Statistics Equity 98

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

According to one study a while back, only 45% of founders plan to exit after stage one, and my guess is that less than half the remainder survive the next stage in their own company. They need a large infusion from venture capitalists, private equity, bank loans, or mezzanine financing. There is no free lunch.

Startup 108

Startup Sales Metrics Entrepreneur 108

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 22, 2016

Yet insiders will tell you that both studied and valued the people interactions of prior leaders, and built very loyal relationships with many people who were key to their success. The message here is not to use the public personas of leaders and entrepreneurs as the model for building and maintaining your business relationships.

Entrepreneur 56

Entrepreneur Oracle Outsource Development Mentor 56

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

According to one study a while back, only 45% of founders plan to exit after stage one, and my guess is that less than half the remainder survive the next stage in their own company. They need a large infusion from venture capitalists, private equity, bank loans, or mezzanine financing. There is no free lunch.

Startup 56

Startup Sales Metrics Guide 56

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 3, 2013

According to one study , only 45% of Founders plan to exit after stage one, and my guess is that less than half the remainder survive the next stage in their own company. They need a large infusion from venture capitalists, private equity, bank loans, or mezzanine financing. There is no free lunch. Install a real board of directors.

Sales 96

Sales Metrics Startup Entrepreneur 96

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 2, 2011

A grant is not an equity investment, so the entrepreneur doesn’t have to give up a stake in the company either. They need you, since grants associated with commercializing products are favored over ones allocated simply for academic study and papers. Extend your networking. Pursue grants and investors in parallel.

High Tech 88

High Tech Startup Research Entrepreneur 88

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 7, 2010

Keynote: Jordan Rohan, Managing Director of Equity Research, Internet and Digital Media, Thomas Weisel Partners 9:30am: Keynote Panel: The State of Mobile: The Economics Of Critical Mass? Dave Gwozdz, CEO of Mojiva will highlight some findings of this recent study called "State of the Industry in Mobile."

Mobile 40

Mobile Media Case Study Advertising 40

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 3, 2015

It’s been a fascinating sociology study starting with the first panel of all female executives I heard during a conference on the Santa Monica Pier all the way up until now. They have PR and distribution through key partnerships that leverage their brands into markets they want by simply sharing equity. Novel concept.

Conference 40

Conference Entertainment Startup Digital Hollywood 40

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 13, 2010

Social Networks and Citizen Commerce: Reinventing Ecommerce. Ben Huh, Cheezburger Network. Walter Knapp, Lijit Networks (www.lijit.com). Entrepreneurism / Monetization freemium, monetization, networks. . Entrepreneurism / Monetization Facebook, social commerce, Social Networking. . Jules Pieri, Daily Grommet.

Guide 69

Guide Startup Venture Capital Entrepreneur 69

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

When an entrepreneur takes on investors who take equity (i.e. The board is where large equity investors get their representation. you can build that with your personal peer network. Feel free to study CBS or Weinstein Company to find out what happens when you have crony independents on a board. Sound controversial?

Startup 187

Startup Writing Venture Capital Oracle 187

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

Mark made a fortune by being early in Local Area Networking, streaming and then High Definition video so perhaps it’s worth listening. After years of watching Shark Tank it’s heartening to hear them make comments like, “I don’t know why he gave up so much equity? Here is the full YouTube interview. Gotta love great role models.

Artificial Inteligence 105

Artificial Inteligence Study Press Netflix 105

SoCal CTO

JANUARY 5, 2011

Both Sides of the Table , July 22, 2010 An updated Digital Trends presentation - Jeff Hilimire , June 2, 2010 I do what I hate - Jessica Mah , January 7, 2010 Startup Equity Allocation - charliecrystle.com , January 11, 2010 When good investment decisions end up backing more women CEOs: Conversation with Cameron Lester at Azure Capital.

Startup 378

Startup Venture Capital Blogging CTO Coach 378

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 10, 2013

Since 2008, the desire for profits has trumped passion in 54 percent of new startups, according to a more recent study. This usually means not taking money from equity investors, since investors want fast growth, high profits, and an exit event, to allow investments to be recouped. There is no free lunch for money.

Startup 92

Startup Entrepreneur Equity Course 92

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

Since 2008, the desire for profits has trumped passion in 54 percent of new startups, according to a recent study. This usually means not taking money from equity investors, since investors want fast growth, high profits, and an exit event, to allow investments to be recouped. Startup funding comes from personal savings and family.

Entrepreneur 96

Entrepreneur Startup Equity Course 96