Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 22, 2023

A question I get from time to time is “Can I ever expect any backing from my bank for a great opportunity?” The first thing to remember is that banks only do loans – they generally don’t do equity investments like angels and venture capitalists (and vice versa). Bankers do not contribute equity. Money from other sources.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 27, 2020

A question I get from time to time is “Can I ever expect any backing from my bank for a great opportunity?” The first thing to remember is that banks only do loans – they don’t do equity investments like angels and venture capitalists (and vice versa). Bankers do not contribute equity. Money from other sources.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 11, 2023

That’s why all those so-called million dollar ideas I hear about as an investor don’t get me excited, and entrepreneurs find that working twenty hours a day often generates nothing more than sweat, instead of the desired sweat equity. Surprisingly, word-of-mouth and viral efforts require more work and a larger budget than you would expect.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 16, 2020

That’s why all those so-called million dollar ideas I hear about as an investor don’t get me excited, and entrepreneurs find that working twenty hours a day often generates nothing more than sweat, instead of the desired sweat equity. Surprisingly, word-of-mouth and viral efforts require more work and a larger budget than you would expect.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

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. It doesn’t take long to sense someone’s real commitment, or vision and desired outcome of a joint project.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

A question I get all the time is “Can I ever expect any backing from my bank for a great opportunity?” The first thing to remember is that banks only do loans – they don’t do equity investments like angels and venture capitalists (and vice versa). Bankers do not contribute equity. entrepreneur startup equity bank loan'

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InfoChachkie

MAY 16, 2011

1) Expect Independent Channel Sales Reps To Perform Missionary Sales. Ask them to accept equity in exchange for all or a portion of their overall compensation. In Beware The Consultant , I describe how you can structure such equity-based relationships. If I were you, I would be thinking, ‘Great, but where was the love last week?

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