Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

Here someone who is not a registered financial broker contacts you on the Internet, tells you about all the people they know with money, then turns around to ask for a “retainer” or fee to cover their time and efforts. No real investor or venture capital firm asks for money from the company they are intending to invest in.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Sponsor experiments and measure like new investments. Experiments on future ideas should be measured like investments, and judged on longer-term potential, allowed to iterate, and focused on learning and adapting quickly. Invest more energy in the “horse you can control.” Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 7, 2023

Here are some guidelines that will help you with the right answers, not only in closing your next investment, but in planning when and how much money to ask for: Investors are most interested in helping you scale the business. Startups whose marketing budget is trivial lose credibility and most likely the investment.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 15, 2017

Keep your updates short and to the point or they run the risk of not being read and also don’t waste your time on too long of updates. Once you prepare the deck each department that contributed slides feels compelled to get it’s half hour of time presenting their progress. If you took away actions — follow up. It happens.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 15, 2011

In the past I’ve given some tips for handling meetings effectively, covering topics like: - How not to let your meeting go down a rat hole ; - Dealing with the elephant in the room ; - Dealing with skeletons in your closet ; - How to make meetings discussions, not “pitches&#. - No fancy builds (i.e. So, there you have it.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 22, 2020

Many savvy entrepreneurs are able to convince high-potential customers that investing early in a high-value solution, perhaps through an advance on royalties, is in their best interest. Strong believers in your solution can be your best salesforce to find investors, and some of them may be open to investing as well. Marty Zwilling.

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InfoChachkie

MARCH 1, 2012

Article first published as Five Business Tips From The Beatles on Technorati. As any long-time reader of this humble blog knows, I am an ardent Beatles fan. In the list below, I have compiled some of my favorite lessons from Come Together , combined them with a few of my own Beatles inspired startup tips. What’s Your B7?

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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). The short answer is that some banks will help, if you do your homework.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 4, 2022

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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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Since the beginning of the year, three companies have been acquired by special purpose acquisition vehicles and are on a path to go public, while a third has raised tens of millions from some of the biggest names in private equity investing for its own path to commercial viability.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 8, 2020

I’m not proposing that anyone promise things that they don’t intend to deliver, but it’s time that founders switch to start selling their product before they build it, rather than believing the old adage of “if we build it, they will come.” Entrepreneurs who wait to be found are destined to spend a lot of time alone.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 6, 2020

If this is your first time, hello; I’m glad you’re with us. Please reach out and email me at kirsten.korosec@techcrunch.com to share thoughts, opinions or tips or send a direct message to @kirstenkorosec. These times have sparked a host of new ideas. That’s what you’re reading now. A novel rewards program.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 27, 2013

Spend time building investor relationship long before you raise money. . By spending more time educating your board on your business you get more valuable advice from them. In his spare time he raised nearly $30 million. Each of your angels or seed investors may have 20-30 investments. ” His argument is as follows.

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Southern California Edison Blog

JULY 31, 2020

Bandwidth and network traffic issues are usually caused when your organization has too many devices or too many users on the same network at the same time. To best determine current bandwidth use, companies should take note of peak network usage throughout the week including days and times with high traffic. 1] [link]. [1] 1] [link].

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 27, 2020

Here are some key principles that I recommend to keep you on a track to maximum business results in the shortest period of time, in the unstructured world of startups: Don’t do “easy” tasks before “challenging” ones. You may see this as a quick way to shorten your task list, but it usually means that important things don’t get done on time.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 22, 2010

Journalists don’t know enough about your company before the show, don’t have time for proper research, and you will be competing for their time afterward with 49+ other companies that want them to write about you. - Don’t put in the time to getting coverage until your product rocks. Total waste.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 13, 2019

If you want people to invest in your idea, then my best advice is first write a business plan, and keep it simple. The one-page Oprah plan is a good executive summary, but it’s not enough to get the investment. Don't confuse your business plan with a doctoral thesis or the back of a napkin. Polish the overall look and feel.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

Entrepreneurs that are not listening, not engaging, and not changing are destined to be left behind even in the best of times. Maybe it’s time to find the real strength of your team by giving top performers additional new responsibilities, and rotating the lower performers out. It’s time to take a hard look at your own business.

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socalTECH

MARCH 28, 2019

We spoke with Meredith Finn a new Partner at March Capital--who headed up that the Rise of the Female Entrepreneur sessions this year--to hear more about her perspectives on investments, what the Rise of the Female Entrepeneur was all about, March's interests in artificial intelligence and more. What's your role at March Capital?

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InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Some people are internally focused, and if they reach critical mass, they can tip the whole company.”. Additionally, startups are constantly evolving and it is not unusual for them to be restructured several times before they reach maturity. Because of his grounding as an investment banker, Jeff appreciated the value of hard data.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

As an advisor to young entrepreneurs, I find that many are a bit naïve about how the investment process really works. Even with that, you should expect your first seed investment from friends, family, or business associates, who know your capabilities and believe in you more than the idea. Get started first on your own time and money.

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Tech Coast Venture Network

MARCH 9, 2011

After years of cloudy skies in Startupland, the sun is peeking out, and investors are tipping their toes back into the wading pool. To help you get a jump-start with fundraising, I’ve gathered tips from active early-stage investors and entrepreneurs who managed to beat the odds by raising capital during and after the Great Recession.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2013

Investors don’t invest in services startups. Here are some pragmatic tips on how to make your startup more scalable and investable: If you need investors, start with a scalable idea. These are more likely scalable and investable. Just because all your buddies think an idea is cool, that doesn’t mean it is scalable.

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TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 15, 2021

The concierge service is part of AvantStay’s strategy of complementing its rentals with as many amenities as guests might have in high-end hotels — and among its tech investment plans, it wants to continue extending the services that can be offered on it. “It has always lagged hotels by a wide margin. .

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Here are some of the key specifics for credibility and acceptance as you create and use these metrics: Itemize investment levels from you, insiders, and family. Professional investors expect traction discussions to begin with the size of your own investment, in money and time, plus support received from friends and family.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 25, 2019

Remember, you can send me tips, suggestions and feedback to kate.clark@techcrunch.com or on Twitter @KateClarkTweets. Y Combinator, the popular accelerator program and investment firm announced this week that it has promoted longtime partner Geoff Ralston to president. More changes at Y Combinator. Fundraising. Startup capital.

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 8, 2013

Do whatever you can to find a contact — even if it’s many times removed. Beyond round, you also want to identify those VC firms that specialize in your area, with the caveat that you don’t want any investors who have recently invested in companies who are competitors in your space. There is a way out of this cycle. Target Connectors.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

I’m not talking about gossip or negative information, but positive insights that will help you spend your time to the best advantage in your career. As an angel investor, I learned this the hard way, and now I’m a believer that smart investors invest in people with the right relationships, not just ideas and skills.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 15, 2022

The Motional partnership was originally announced in December and marks the first time Uber is partnering with an AV fleet provider, as well as the first time Motional is trying its hand at autonomous delivery. Uber said that if a customer decides to tip a Serve robot, they’ll be reimbursed.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 9, 2017

Most social media outlets don’t require a subscription charge, but they certainly always require an investment, sometimes large, in people, in technology, your reputation, and your time. Spend your time and money on other platforms. Return-On-Investment metrics are not new, but the tools are different. Marty Zwilling.

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Tech.Co

MAY 22, 2018

Ultimately they underestimate how many times they are going to have to get to a ‘yes’ and many quit before they reach that number.”. “Remember people invest first because they like you and second because they like your idea,” said Flake. I would advise trying not to get into an argument with an investor. APPLY HERE.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 22, 2010

Things that make it investment-grade for outside investors will also benefit you, since you are the ultimate investor. Explain in terms your mother could understand, and quantify the “cost-of-pain” in dollars or time. Investors invest in people - not just ideas. There are two problems with this assertion. Executive team.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 29, 2013

If your company is early stage and has a valuation under $1M, don’t ask for a $5M investment. The investor would be buying your company five times over, and he doesn’t want it. Angel investment groups usually won’t consider a request over $1M, while venture capitalists won’t look at anything under $2M. Investment terms.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 7, 2013

I never saw it go out with a “tip @techmeme” on Twitter. The three must reads for me daily are: The NY Times, TechMeme & Media Redefined. Sometimes I just scan and other times it serves as a launching-off point for me to digest the daily news. But then people threw up on me all the time. I should know.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 22, 2012

Demand Media said the channel is the fourth time it has worked with Gannett, and is the third collaboration it has created with AZCentral.com. Demand Media said it will have more than 25 content channels live by the end of the calendar year, where it will provide everything form automotive advice to investment tips to users.

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InfoChachkie

AUGUST 15, 2011

Tony eventually passed the button business to his younger brother, when it became too tedious and time consuming. He invested $800 of his button profits to purchase a classified ad in Boys’ Life magazine. Based on his button making success, Tony assumed he was, “the invincible king of mail order.”

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 23, 2014

I’ve done that 20 times so I gave her my quick feedback on terms. My basic philosophy is that almost anybody can build a network by investing time in it. But time has a funny way of slipping past us all and you’d be surprised how quickly 5 years passes. Maybe 50 if you really invest time and effort.

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