ReadWriteStart

APRIL 26, 2011

The service is meant to help investors from all over the country - both accredited investors and what the company calls "sophisticated investors" - gain access to deal that they wouldn't ordinarily see. MicroVentures says it makes the process of fundraising easier for entrepreneurs too. Discuss.

Software Review 122

Software Review Accredited Investor Due Diligence Burn Rate 122

Scott Edward Walker

FEBRUARY 1, 2014

Mistake #5 : not doing your due diligence on potential investors (at 38:36). By the way, my favorite part of the video is when an entrepreneur (and former lawyer) walks in late to the workshop and acknowledges that she made the first three mistakes (at 33:14). Rule #1 : only sell “securities” to “accredited investors” – why? (i)

Software Review 111

Software Review Delaware Accredited Investor Due Diligence 111

Scott Edward Walker

FEBRUARY 1, 2014

I hope you enjoy it. Cheers, Scott [link] Below is my personal outline for the workshop. i) Rule 506 preempts State law, which means all you have to do is file a Form D and pay a filing fee; and (ii) no disclosure requirement/PPM Possible to sell to “friends and family” (e.g.,

Software Review 111

Software Review Delaware Accredited Investor Due Diligence 111

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 11, 2021

Entrepreneurs often put off the hassle and the cost of filing a patent until first funding. This will hold your place in the patent line for a year, and the costs and time for this filing are much less. Then you will only have pay tax on the increasing value of your shares when they are sold. Marty Zwilling.

Cost 363

Cost Non-Compete Accredited Investor Cofounder 363

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 26, 2020

As an advisor to many entrepreneurs, I still hear frequently the irrational exuberance that crowdfunding is the quick alternative for startups that are passed over by overly demanding angels or venture capital investors. Making something awesome will cost more than you expect.

Accredited Investor 378

Accredited Investor SEC Campaign Equity 378

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

With the advent and growth of crowdfunding over the past few years, many entrepreneurs have predicted the demise of those demanding angel investment groups and venture capital organizations. Have you ever wondered what professional startup investors think about all this? Investors cannot verify accountability or governance.

Equity 411

Equity Angel Groups Accredited Investor Due Diligence 411

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Most aspiring entrepreneurs look to their alma mater, or any university, as a source of classes that can help them, but neglect to think outside the box or take advantage of all the other resources to be found there. They have equipment and smart students that would otherwise cost you a fortune through an outside contract.

Arizona 276

Arizona Intellectual Property Accredited Investor Entrepreneur 276

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 2, 2011

Entrepreneurs often put off the hassle and the cost of filing a patent until first funding. This will hold your place in the patent line for a year, and the costs and time for this filing are much less. Then you will only have pay tax on the increasing value of your shares when they are sold. Marty Zwilling.

Non-Compete 246

Non-Compete Accredited Investor Entrepreneur Cofounder 246

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 16, 2012

The hard part for entrepreneurs is figuring out what it takes to play. Here is just a sampling of the latest terminology and lingo that I gleaned from Dave, and from some additional research on the Internet, that I think every entrepreneur should know, who may be looking for funding now, or down the road: Micro-VCs. Crowd funding.

Early Stage 253

Early Stage Finance Seed Stage Entrepreneur 253

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 30, 2020

Most aspiring entrepreneurs look to their alma mater, or any university, as a source of classes that can help them, but neglect to think outside the box or take advantage of all the other resources to be found there. They have equipment and smart students that would otherwise cost you a fortune through an outside contract.

Arizona 310

Arizona Intellectual Property Accredited Investor Dividend 310

Up and Running

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Startups have to deal with starting costs and ongoing businesses have to finance growth and working capital. So you do a lot of work before you get investors. The rare exception is a special case, in which investors know an entrepreneur well and are ready to invest in them at an early stage. The role of the business plan.

SBA 161

SBA Venture Capital Angel Investor Technical Review 161

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

As an advisor to many entrepreneurs, I still hear frequently the irrational exuberance that crowdfunding is the quick alternative for startups that are passed over by overly demanding angels or venture capital investors. Making something awesome will cost more than you expect.

Accredited Investor 252

Accredited Investor SEC Campaign Equity 252

Austin Startup

MARCH 15, 2021

While the Texas weather is preferable to New York City and the cost of living preferable to San Francisco, there are many more reasons that entrepreneurs are flocking to Texas. Thousands of entrepreneurs, programmers and designers gather day and night, in-person and online for meetups, classes and coworking.

Accredited Investor 106

Accredited Investor Texas San Antonio San Francisco 106

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 10, 2012

Entrepreneurs often put off the hassle and the cost of filing a patent until first funding. This will hold your place in the patent line for a year, and the costs and time for this filing are much less. Then you will only have pay tax on the increasing value of your shares when they are sold. Marty Zwilling.

Non-Compete 249

Non-Compete Accredited Investor Cofounder Startup 249

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 7, 2013

Entrepreneurs often put off the hassle and the cost of filing a patent until first funding. This will hold your place in the patent line for a year, and the costs and time for this filing are much less. entrepreneur startup legal shortcuts investor founder business' Marty Zwilling.

Non-Compete 235

Non-Compete Accredited Investor Startup Cofounder 235

Gust

JULY 8, 2012

The hard part for entrepreneurs is figuring out what it takes to play. Here is just a sampling of the latest terminology and lingo that I gleaned from Dave, and from some additional research on the Internet, that I think every entrepreneur should know, who may be looking for funding now, or down the road: Micro-VCs. Crowd funding.

Early Stage 177

Early Stage Finance Seed Stage Entrepreneur 177

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 6, 2023

With the advent and growth of crowdfunding over the past few years, many entrepreneurs have predicted the demise of angel investment groups and venture capital organizations. That’s not as high as the failure rate with professional investors, but it should convince entrepreneurs that crowdfunding is still no panacea for funding.

Angel Groups 201

Angel Groups Accredited Investor Due Diligence Equity 201

Hunter Walker

MARCH 10, 2025

For the investors it’s of course a disappointing outcome, but the failure is built into their model and they knew going in that ‘taking a zero’ was a potential ending – that’s why they’re ‘ accredited investors.’ Push for responsible growth and make sure patients are well-served.

Software 87

Software Cap Table Accredited Investor B2C 87

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2016

Most aspiring entrepreneurs look to their alma mater, or any university, as a source of classes that can help them, but neglect to think outside the box or take advantage of all the other resources to be found there. They have equipment and smart students that would otherwise cost you a fortune through an outside contract.

Intellectual Property 120

Intellectual Property Accredited Investor Entrepreneur Incubator 120

Scott Edward Walker

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

Indeed, the more stockholders a startup has, the greater the likelihood that a disgruntled stockholder will cause problems, including filing lawsuits. Second, having hundreds of stockholders is an administrative nightmare and will be time-consuming and costly.

SEC 111

SEC Accredited Investor Subscription Agreement Finder 111

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 16, 2015

Boy wearing Oculus Rift via Wikipedia As an advisor to many entrepreneurs, I still hear frequently the irrational exuberance that crowdfunding is the quick alternative for startups that are passed over by overly demanding angels or venture capital investors. Making something awesome will cost more than you expect.

Accredited Investor 120

Accredited Investor SEC Campaign Equity 120

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 20, 2016

With the advent and growth of crowdfunding over the past few years, many entrepreneurs have predicted the demise of those demanding angel investment groups and venture capital organizations. At least ten online portals are already gearing up to help regular people buy startup equity, without abiding by accredited investor rules.

Angel Groups 136

Angel Groups Accredited Investor Equity Due Diligence 136

Gust

JANUARY 22, 2014

At the moment, Gust for individual angels is only available to Accredited Investors who either (a) belong to an official angel group, venture fund or other organization that provides verification of their investor status, or (b) have already invested in (or been invited by) a startup using Gust for its investor relations communications.

Angel Investor 150

Angel Investor Angel Groups Accredited Investor Early Stage 150

VC Cafe

JULY 4, 2012

While they provide huge value to the ecosystem and increase the density of network amongst startup and angel investors, they don’t unlock new sources of funding and don’t face the barriers of equity crowdfunding when dealing with a large number of non-accredited investors. entrepreneur decides. Crowd Mission.

Equity 160

Equity Europe Due Diligence Startup 160

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 19, 2010

Entrepreneurs often put off the hassle and the cost of filing a patent until first funding. This will hold your place in the patent line for a year, and the costs and time for this filing are much less. Tags: legal mistakes entrepreneur startup business. Disclosing inventions before the patent application is filed.

Non-Compete 125

Non-Compete Accredited Investor Startup Cofounder 125

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 25, 2016

On the other hand, if you are a new entrepreneur, a well-written and complete business plan demonstrates that you understand the issues and have a real plan for execution. Outside investors bet more on the team than the solution. Investors are wary of startups with no intellectual property, even with a first-mover advantage.

Intellectual Property 120

Intellectual Property Accredited Investor Angel Investor Bootstrapping 120

Growthink Blog

MARCH 19, 2012

The result is that far too many entrepreneurs can't start or grow their ventures—and can't provide jobs and new products and services to spur our economy. The businesses would get access to tens of millions more potential investors, and could reach out to them at little or no cost through online outlets like Facebook.

Equity 88

Equity Securities and Exchange Commission Private Equity SEC 88

Scott Edward Walker

JANUARY 13, 2012

House of Representatives overwhelming passed the Entrepreneur Access to Capital Act , a crowdfunding bill which permits startups to offer and sell securities via crowdfunding sites like Kickstarter or social networking sites like Facebook. In early November, the U.S.

SEC 91

SEC Las Vegas Accredited Investor Aggregator 91

Gust

JANUARY 22, 2014

At the moment, Gust for individual angels is only available to Accredited Investors who either (a) belong to an official angel group, venture fund or other organization that provides verification of their investor status, or (b) have already invested in (or been invited by) a startup using Gust for its investor relations communications.

Angel Investor 89

Angel Investor Angel Groups Accredited Investor Early Stage 89

Berkonomics

APRIL 17, 2014

Entrepreneurs who can raise funds in more traditional ways from knowledgeable investors should still lean toward doing just that. But there are many businesses that just won’t appeal to professional or knowledgeable investors. Participants can raise funds without having to do a public offering, which is a costly undertaking.

CPA 83

CPA SEC Accredited Investor .Net 83

Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

entrepreneur” and by Forbes as “New York’s Archangel”, David is a former Inc. 500 CEO, serial entrepreneur and the founder of New York Angels. accredited investors in 1,000 angel groups and venture capital funds to. collaborate with over 250,000 entrepreneurs in 95 countries. Steve Jobs or Steve Wozniak?

Coder 75

Coder Accredited Investor New York Angel Financing 75

Hearpreneur

AUGUST 2, 2016

Business owners and entrepreneurs are flocking to a variety of platforms to help give their businesses a needed financial injection from the public. Crowdfunding can range from game developers raising money for an entire game to entrepreneurs finding enough backing to create their next exciting product.

Accredited Investor 48

Accredited Investor Non-Compete Vertical Acquisition 48

Venture Chronicles

MARCH 23, 2010

Over a 2 year period beginning with the date of visa issuance the entrepreneur has to create 5 full time jobs, raise an additional $1m in investment capital or generate $1m in revenue. It is not clear if the 5 required full time jobs also includes the founding entrepreneur(s). What happens is deportation.

Venture Capital 36

Venture Capital Accredited Investor Green Offshore 36

Ben's Blog

MAY 24, 2021

A recent study by Professors Michael Klausner and Michael Ohlrogge provides the most comprehensive view to date of the underlying financial behavior of SPAC investors and the after-market performance of SPACs through June 2020. Amend the Accredited Investor definition to expand its ranks.

SEC 36

SEC Accredited Investor IPO Technical Review 36

Berkonomics

AUGUST 3, 2023

When the need is high… For the rest of us, desiring to build large, valuable enterprises quickly, the need for outside capital is high on our list of requirements and even the source for some sleepless nights as we worry over the availability and cost of capital.

Private Equity 118

Private Equity Valuation Cap Table Accredited Investor 118

Berkonomics

JUNE 8, 2017

For the rest of us desiring to build large, valuable enterprises quickly, the need for outside capital is high on our list of requirements and even the source for some sleepless nights as we worry over the availability and cost of capital. composed of these investors and management. It’s an option, even though an expensive one.

Private Equity 106

Private Equity Valuation Cap Table Accredited Investor 106

Berkonomics

JANUARY 20, 2010

For the rest of us desiring to build large, valuable enterprises quickly, the need for outside capital is high on our list of requirements and even the source for some sleepless nights as we worry over the availability and cost of capital. Do not expect grand valuations of your enterprise from these professional angels.

Private Equity 69

Private Equity Valuation Cap Table Accredited Investor 69