Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Consider convertible debt Before diving into a seed round, you may want to consider convertible debt over equity financing. You benefit from the capital and investors benefit from a nice discount at conversion, usually in the range of 20 percent. The right investors can fill two gaps, the money gap and the knowledge gap.

Strategic Investors 49

Strategic Investors Austin Angel Investor Bootstrapping 49

Seeing Both Sides

AUGUST 28, 2017

Put aside the frauds and hucksters — time and transparency will cause them to shake out — and obviously not every business model is a fit for an ICO. The hope is that the early stage investors select companies that have a business model that takes advantage of the growth in the community and the ecosystem around it.

Early Stage 20

Early Stage Equity Venture Capital Government 20

Seeing Both Sides

AUGUST 28, 2017

Put aside the frauds and hucksters — time and transparency will cause them to shake out — and obviously not every business model is a fit for an ICO. The hope is that the early stage investors select companies that have a business model that takes advantage of the growth in the community and the ecosystem around it.

Early Stage 20

Early Stage Equity Venture Capital Government 20

BeyondVC

OCTOBER 11, 2007

This is the point where you have built a nice service or product, gotten a number of users, but have not really monetized it or created a scalable business model that can drive profits. Once you take in the money, it requires a ton of hard work to build a team, continue to innovate, and refine your business model.

Net Present Value 78

Net Present Value Strategic Investors Early Stage Revenue 78

BeyondVC

OCTOBER 11, 2007

This is the point where you have built a nice service or product, gotten a number of users, but have not really monetized it or created a scalable business model that can drive profits. Once you take in the money, it requires a ton of hard work to build a team, continue to innovate, and refine your business model.

Net Present Value 60

Net Present Value Strategic Investors Early Stage Revenue 60

VC Cafe

APRIL 15, 2024

Initially, many publishers were slow to recognize the internet’s impact on their business model as distribution and the classifieds and ad worlds split – or what Ben Thompson calls the “ Great Unbundling ”. The creation of content, but especially the sharing of content became a zero cost game.

Generative AI 142

Generative AI Media Artificial Inteligence Vertical 142