Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 6, 2019

According to a well-researched Motly Fool report, the challenge is very real, since around half of all businesses fail in the first five years. Nevertheless, it’s an option that doesn’t cost you equity. Now the price is closer to $100, if you are willing to do the work yourself. Solicit funds from friends and family.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 22, 2018

Our research revealed a saturation level causing unprecedented challenges, starting with exorbitant housing prices and runaway operating costs that accelerate a startup’s “burn rate”—its monthly spending.

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TechCrunch LA

JUNE 18, 2022

This week, we saw the interconnectedness of major institutions as crypto lending protocol Celsius stuttered and brought down Ethereum prices with it as investors feared a price collapse brought on by reportedly over-leveraged players like 3 Arrows Capital. debt, equity, derivatives) or sectors (e.g.,

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 30, 2019

The problem is that professional investors (angels and venture capitalists) want a proven business model before they invest, ready to scale, rather than the more risky research and development efforts. The positives are that you give up no equity, and these apply to the early startup stages, but they do take time and much effort to win.

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InfoChachkie

JULY 11, 2011

By combining our equity investment with a tranche of venture debt, the company has avoided a larger equity round, which would have significantly diluted the Founders’ ownership share. Dollar Blend – Many venture debt lenders require that their funds be accompanied by an equity investment, generally from legitimate venture capitalists.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 1, 2017

The problem is that professional investors (angels and venture capitalists) want a proven business model before they invest, ready to scale, rather than the more risky research and development efforts. The positives are that you give up no equity, and these apply to the early startup stages, but they do take time and much effort to win.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 8, 2015

The problem is that professional investors (angels and venture capital) want a proven business model before they invest, ready to scale, rather than the more risky research and development efforts. Nevertheless, it’s an option that doesn’t cost you equity. Now the price is closer to $100, if you are willing to do the work yourself.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 25, 2019

For example, one of the first decisions that most of you entrepreneurs face is how much equity to give to early investors, co-founders, and key new hires. The most common mistakes their research has identified include the following: Focusing totally on your own interests (self-centered). Negotiating as merely haggling over the price.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 14, 2014

The problem is that professional investors (Angels and Venture Capital) want a proven business model before they invest, ready to scale, rather than the more risky research and development efforts. The positives are that you give up no equity, and these apply to the early startup stages, but they do take time and much effort to win.

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Xconomy

MAY 17, 2019

During his tenure as FDA commissioner, Scott Gottlieb often spoke about generics as a market force that could help tame climbing drug prices. Generic drugs are supposed to give consumers more choices and a counterweight to more costly branded medications. But such tools only work when companies play fair.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

The problem is that professional investors (Angels and Venture Capital) want a proven business model before they invest, ready to scale, rather than the more risky research and development efforts. The positives are that you give up no equity, and these apply to the early startup stages, but they do take time and much effort to win.

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socalTECH

JUNE 17, 2009

We allow them to post their requests, with the highest price posting for shares at the top of the list for buyers, and the reverse for sellers. That makes it easy, so that when someone comes to a page and wants to transact in shares, they can see what the most attractive bid and ask prices are. He's also a member of our board.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2010

Michael is a very accomplished corporate executive in his own right having run Sega Gameworks and helped IPO EuroDisney as well as having been on the founding team of DreamWorks SKG (where he helped them raise their first $900 million in equity). They can also help raise larger rounds of capital and often at higher prices.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 30, 2012

Look how the Japanese entered the auto industry, or how McDonalds imitated White Castle, or how Wal-Mart “perfected” the low-price high-volume approach. Market research is more meaningful if there is already a market and real customers. Of course, you still have to do your homework and market research. Easier to find investors.

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Xconomy

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

A Chinese researcher, He Jiankui, claimed he helped bring to life two genetically engineered babies, twin girls with a gene disabled to make them immune to HIV infection. This was one of those weeks when the world seemed to slip into a new era with no going back.

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Below, you’ll find the rest of the founder reviews, the full interview and more details like their pricing and fee structures. This article is part of our ongoing series covering the early-stage startup lawyers who founders love to work with, based on this survey (which we’re keeping open for more recommendations) and our own research.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 12, 2018

Nevertheless, it’s an option that doesn’t cost you equity. The hottest new way of funding startups is to use online sites, like Kickstarter , to request donations, pre-order, get a reward, or even give equity. Now the price is closer to $100, if you are willing to do the work yourself. Solicit funds from friends and family.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 26, 2011

Look how the Japanese entered the auto industry, or how McDonalds imitated White Castle, or how Wal-Mart “perfected” the low-price high-volume approach. Market research is more meaningful if there is already a market and real customers. Of course, you still have to do your homework and market research. Easier to find investors.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 9, 2014

You need to research the possibilities in a new landscape but your personal research has been well, a bit fruitless. are reflected in their stable of on-demand, hourly paid consultants and freelancers for a number of business roles: Market Research. Marketing & Branding. Investor Decks. Due Diligence. Training Materials.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 24, 2015

I saw a few friends politely suggesting that “now was a great stock buying opportunity” meaning that given the stock market is off by 10% it was a great chance to buy and lock in presumably low prices before the market rises again. I’m not so sure. And I said so publicly. If the markets fall this will become pervasive.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 1, 2012

If you are simply interested in making money in the app space …then your first step is to start researching what kind of application you are interested in making. Niche apps can usually demand a higher price point because there isn’t much competition out there. Do Your Research. Having competition isn’t a bad thing.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 16, 2015

Expect to be diluted by 20-25% with each equity round. Be careful how you price this. They’re typically issued at a 10-20% discount to equity depending on the timeframe; higher range is for longer timeframes. Think of it as a business development process and plan for your raise to take up to 6 months. Funding Vehicles.

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Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

MedCrypt, a healthtech cybersecurity startup founded near San Diego, has raised $750,000 in a seed financing round led by Safeguard Scientifics (NYSE: SFE ), a private equity fund in suburban Philadelphia that invests in healthcare, fintech, and digital media. Jude’s stock price. Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 13, 2012

Data from accredited market research groups like Forrester or Gartner is required for credibility. Describe your market penetration strategy, sales channels, pricing, and strategic partnerships. Quantify existing skin-in-the-game, by insiders and outsiders, including sweat equity and capital. Marketing, sales, and partners.

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Xconomy

JUNE 3, 2016

A company official told Xconomy the drug would be priced in line with standard of care enzyme replacement therapy, which costs around $300,000 per patient, per year. The drug has a list price of $69,350 per patient, per year. —Jazz Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: JAZZ ) agreed to pay $1.5

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 13, 2011

Data from accredited market research groups like Forrester or Gartner is required for credibility. Describe your market penetration strategy, sales channels, pricing, and strategic partnerships. Quantify existing skin-in-the-game, by insiders and outsiders, including sweat equity and capital. Marketing, sales, and partners.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 13, 2018

The A’s are the firms you’re going to work hardest to research, hardest to find high-quality introductions to and make the most effort to engage with. Sometimes I encourage teams to create new analysis on cohorts, future revenue projections, competitor reviews, pricing studies, etc. If in high school you got a 3.6 Same with VC.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 22, 2010

Data from accredited market research groups like Forrester or Gartner is required for credibility. Describe your market penetration strategy, sales channels, pricing, and strategic partnerships. Quantify existing skin-in-the-game, by insiders and outsiders, including sweat equity and capital. Marketing, sales, and partners.

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SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Equity-Only CTO and Equity-Only Developers - SoCal CTO , November 1, 2010 I had a recent email dialog with the founder of a company looking for a CTO for their startup. Research in Motion (RIM). The United States is now a debtor nation to China and that the bill is about to come due. It may be that all the doomsayers are right.

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 13, 2010

Entrepreneurism / Monetization Customers, research, startups. . Entrepreneurism / Monetization Customer, marketing, research. . Name Your Price: Influencing Customer's Purchasing Decisions. Understanding the effect of perceived discounts, multiple product levels, price anchoring, and other. Nate Bolt, Bolt | Peters.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2010

Research this market by doing market sizing, looking at existing products, talking to customers and deciding how you will make money. Either this thing has legs and will grow fast and we’ll raise at a very large price or we’re going to ‘fail fast’ &# Me, “What? What about the money you raised?

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