The Startup Magazine

JULY 4, 2024

Managing Cash Flow Difficulties For start-ups, managing cash flow is a perennially talked about issue, with a run rate of operational cost often running ahead of the revenue generation, especially in the early days to stay afloat.

Bridge Financing 111

Bridge Financing Startup Finance Revenue 111

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2010

Often when startups who have raised venture capital need another round of financing they will turn to their existing investors to give them money before raising from outsiders. You get the bridge in place so you breathe a sigh of relief that you’re going to live to fight another day but suddenly you because overly cautious.

Startup 290

Startup Burn Rate Warrant Bankruptcy 290

David Teten

AUGUST 19, 2019

2018 also had the fewest number of angel-led financing rounds since before 2010. However, many industry experts question the accuracy of early-stage market data, given many startups are no longer filing their Form Ds. The First Ever Revenue-Based Financing Industry Report. Six Paths to Financing a SaaS Business.

Revenue 60

Revenue Term Sheet Founder Technical Review 60

Gust

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

The most successful serial entrepreneurs in the world may found three or four, perhaps even eight or ten venture-backed startups over the course of their careers. It should therefore come as no surprise that an asymmetry of information exists, mostly gleaned from experience, between founders and investors in a venture financing deal.

Finance 178

Finance Term Sheet Preferred Stock Bridge Financing 178

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

There are a million ways to do quick, easy, low-cost rounds with prices. But founders these days seem strangely unfocused on finance and on terms that could hurt them even though we fought to the death about these same terms 10 years ago. Startup Lessons' My colleague: Whoa. Thanks for asking. I hope these notes helped a bit.

Venture Capital 417

Venture Capital Liquidation Preference Valuation Term Sheet 417

The Startup Lawyer

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

Great news — your startup just got accepted to an incubator! But before your startup signs up and cashes that $[XX,000] check, your startup’s co-founders should sit down and evaluate the incubator’s offer. Pre-money valuations startups receive from incubators are typically low…really low.

Incubator 105

Incubator Pre-Money Valuation Option Pool Advisory Board 105

Up and Running

JUNE 25, 2014

Then on the planned side, I know many of you work with Palo Alto and BPlans on new business plans, obviously a startup. Sabrina: Scott, I’ll jump in right here to just mention to you that a few people have asked whether you’ll be, throughout, covering both startup and existing businesses. The third here for startups is the SBA.

Small Business 89

Small Business SBA Finance Bankruptcy 89