Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 8, 2015

Every startup founder loves to prompt for questions from investors and potential key team members about their vision, and the huge opportunity that can be had with their disruptive technology. Most founders like to talk about their many months or years of sweat-equity , but cash invested is a stronger commitment. Marty Zwilling.

Technical Review 103

Technical Review Invest Startup Patents 103

InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

Tech entrepreneurs' consternation with MBAs does not rise to the level of loathing. Rather, entrepreneurs' frustrations are often due to an incongruence between an MBA's expectations versus the value they can deliver to a startup. As I stated in my Quora answer, "hate" is the wrong word. Startups Need Execution, Not Administration.

Entrepreneur 279

Entrepreneur Technical Review Case Study Class 279

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

Natalie has pulled together a program, including training, hearing from traditional venture capitalists and GPs who speak about their experience and how they work through deal flow, all the way through impact investing. We have a few innovations we provide, such as being able to do high quality, due diligence for virtually no cost.

Angel 276

Angel Invest Mentor Technical Review 276

Berkonomics

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Let’s take a few minutes to examine the kind of equity financing available to small or early stage businesses. In most cases, these applicants for equity funding must be rooted in technology to apply to this limited discussion. The post When should you go for equity financing? Friends and family investors. Accelerators.

Equity 156

Equity Technical Review Class Organization 156

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 10, 2016

Every startup founder loves to prompt for questions from investors and potential key team members about their vision, and the huge opportunity that can be had with their disruptive technology. Most founders like to talk about their many months or years of sweat-equity , but cash invested is a stronger commitment.

Startup 57

Startup Technical Review Invest Patents 57

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 9, 2014

Due Diligence. Training Materials. Raj was the business guy, but my background was in tech and startups. Professional brands like Bain, Barclays, Deloitte, Booz Allen Hamilton; MBA/academia like Columbia, Harvard, Wharton, etc. Marketing & Branding. Investor Decks. Financial Models.

Outsource Development 105

Outsource Development Software Review Technical Review Outsource 105

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 23, 2017

They don’t realize that these only increase their workload, due to training and management, rather than offloading real work. Of course, the right ones cost may you equity, but a small percentage of a big business is worth far more to you than a large chunk of nothing. Don’t repeat the mistakes of others.

Help 66

Help Startup Course Technical Review 66

InfoChachkie

JUNE 25, 2009

Yet, despite his exceptional courtroom theatrics, you would be foolhardy to hire good old Johnnie to review your software cross-licensing agreement. Some startup attorneys will accept a portion of their initial fees in the form of equity. Bill Review – Believe it or not, lawyers and their staff are human (insert “gasp” here).

Technical Advisors 124

Technical Advisors Technical Review IP Patents 124

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

In mentoring, we match experienced angel investors with, what I like to call them, “angels-in-training” so they can share the lessons learned. The women in the program commit $5,000 and invest as a group of woman in a social venture in exchange for equity. The third component is practice. I am a huge believer in “learn-by-doing”.

Mentor 84

Mentor Invest Entrepreneur Startup 84

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 27, 2021

By way of a definition, a business or startup incubator is a company, university, or other organization which provides resources to nurture young companies, usually for a share of the equity, hoping to capitalize on their success, or at least strengthen the local economy. Expert mentoring and training. Facilities support.

Incubator 146

Incubator Technical Review Entrepreneur Mentor 146

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 30, 2014

By way of a definition, a business or startup incubator is a company, university, or other organization which provides resources to nurture young companies, usually for a share of the equity, hoping to capitalize on their success, or at least strengthen the local economy. Expert mentoring and training. Facilities support.

Incubator 103

Incubator Entrepreneur Technical Review Mentor 103

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 2, 2013

By way of a definition, a business or startup incubator is a company, university, or other organization which provides resources to nurture young companies, usually for a share of the equity, hoping to capitalize on their success, or at least strengthen the local economy. Expert mentoring and training. Facilities support.

Incubator 115

Incubator Help Startup Technical Review 115

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 9, 2011

Let’s review all of our existing investments. I show charts on housing, structural unemployment, home equity re-financings that we spent meaning less spending power post crash, new housing sales, debt-to-income ratios, public-sector job problems that will cause crises in cities and states across the US. We need some visibility.

Marketing 305

Marketing Venture Capital Funding Technical Review 305