Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

Unfortunately, we read far more poorly written business plans at Main Street than good ones. Entrepreneurs tend to write business plans that are difficult to read, heavy on technology, and give little thought to the business model and commercialization strategy. Participation.

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Intellectual Property Balance Sheet Phoenix Arizona 265

VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Everyone moved to earlier stage – part of the decline in late stage investing is the ‘baggage’ of companies that previously raised money at inflated valuations that they would struggle to justify in today’s market. That’s yet another reason for micro funds to move earlier in the fundraising timeline.

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Valuation Software Review Generative AI Technical Review 186

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 26, 2013

It’s higher risk, but higher return, to pick the big winners early, before Angels have set unreasonable valuations and restrictive terms. More sources of funding for early-stage startups may drive up valuations on these deals, which will lower the returns for the Angels and super-Angels willing to do these deals.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 7, 2013

The market and venture capitalists are looking for business, but with a continuing focus on proven business models. Here are some key action items that may give your business some visibility: Start with an investment-grade business plan. To make this work, you will need an initial valuation of at least $5M.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

It doesn’t prove your business model of pricing, distribution, and support. Intellectual property is a large element of most early-stage company valuations, and this value determines what percent of the company an investor will expect to get for his money. Get a real customer and real revenue.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

MARCH 21, 2017

It was said that Facebook drastically overpaid (a billion dollars for a company with fanatical users but zero revenue) but also that that Instagram was stupid to sell so early (because after more “inevitable” growth it would be worth much more, and would “inevitably” be bought or go public at that larger valuation).

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 1, 2011

Of course, monetization of search became one of the best business models in the history of business. After AltaVista, Mike spent a year doing business development for USA Networks ( now IAC – Interactive Corp ). Part 2/3 of Interview: Mike Joins Quigo as CEO, Sells it to Aol for $340 Million [ Minutes: 13 – 30 ].

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

It’s higher risk, but higher return, to pick the big winners early, before angels have set unreasonable valuations and restrictive terms. More sources of funding for early-stage startups may drive up valuations on these deals, which will lower the returns for the angels and super-angels willing to do these deals.

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Technical Review Early Stage Venture Capital Startup 215

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 31, 2012

It doesn’t prove your business model of pricing, distribution, and support. Intellectual property is a large element of most early-stage company valuations, and this value determines what percent of the company an investor will expect to get for his money. Get a real customer and real revenue.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 17, 2011

It doesn’t prove your business model of pricing, distribution, and support. Intellectual property is a large element of most early-stage company valuations, and this value determines what percent of the company an investor will expect to get for his money. Get a real customer and real revenue.

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Intellectual Property Sweat Equity Fractional CTO CTO Hire 253

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 3, 2011

Some non-profit entrepreneurs think they can skip the whole plan, rather than just the sections on valuation, equity offered, and exit strategy.

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Angel Investor Technical Review Exit Strategy Equity 238

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 8, 2019

Some nonprofit entrepreneurs think they can skip the whole plan, rather than just the sections on valuation, equity offered, and exit strategy.

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Equity Angel Investor Technical Review Exit Strategy 235

Steve Blank

MAY 9, 2017

Continuous innovation requires the imagination and courage to challenge the initial hypotheses of your current business model (channel, cost, customers, products, supply chain, etc.) Their need to get into high-profile deals has driven late-stage valuations into unicorn territory. The founders.

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 11, 2023

Analysts perform a valuation of the company in question before the beginning of any round of funding. The management of a company, its established track record, the size of the market, and the level of risk all play a role in determining a company’s valuation. What is the Evaluation of the Funding?

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

It should answer every question an investor or associate might ask, including current valuation, funding needed, and exit strategy. Finalize your financial model. Like the business plan, a financial model is required as much for your own use as to impress angel investors. This is called “validating the business model.”

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Intellectual Property Angel Investor Technical Review Elevator Pitch 249

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 22, 2010

It doesn’t prove your business model of pricing, distribution, and support. Intellectual property is a large element of most early-stage company valuations, and this value determines what percent of the company an investor will expect to get for his money. Get a real customer and real revenue.

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Intellectual Property Sweat Equity Fractional CTO CTO Hire 222

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

Yes, it’s true that FOMO (fear of missing out) is driving some irrational behavior and valuations amongst uber competitive deals and well-financed VCs. The mobile world brings enormous business opportunities and changes to business models that were unthinkable when VCs made investments ten years ago that produced the last decade of results.

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Venture Capital Technical Review LP Mobile 347

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 15, 2012

Some non-profit entrepreneurs think they can skip the whole plan, rather than just the sections on valuation, equity offered, and exit strategy.

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Angel Investor Technical Review Exit Strategy Equity 218

The Startup Magazine

MAY 27, 2020

Although developments are slow and should continue to be that way thanks to the current global health issues, regulators around the world are expected to show an increasing interest in cryptocurrencies and regulatory actions are already having an impact on crypto valuations.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 1, 2020

In very few specific cases, depending on the nature of the business, the business model might demand a considerable gestation period or extensive research and development. For these businesses, it is imperative to get funding from the start without which the company cannot be set up. Bridge or exit stage.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 13, 2013

Some non-profit entrepreneurs think they can skip the whole plan, rather than just the sections on valuation, equity offered, and exit strategy.

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Equity Angel Investor Technical Review Exit Strategy 207

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

Underwriters realized that as long as the public was happy snapping up shares, they could make huge profits on the inflated valuations (regardless of whether or not the company should have ever been public.) The valuations for acquisitions were nothing like the Internet bubble, but there was a path to liquidity, difficult as it was.

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Silicon Valley IPO Technical Review Venture Capital 237

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

It should answer every question an investor or associate might ask, including current valuation, funding needed, and exit strategy. Finalize your financial model. Like the business plan, a financial model is required as much for your own use as to impress angel investors. This is called “validating the business model.”

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Angel Investor Intellectual Property Technical Review Elevator Pitch 224

The Startup Magazine

MARCH 14, 2022

It is here that the groundwork is laid and the business model developed. A business plan is drawn up to attract investors and partners. The legalities of starting the business are addressed to create a structure for attracting funding. The journey commences by finding a solution for an everyday problem.

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Technical Review Due Diligence India Startup 167

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2010

If I’m interested I get to spend more time with them, if I’m not I don’t have to – A few companies per month come in that have fascinating business ideas that warrant my spending more time trying to understand their people, company, technology and market.

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Technical Review Due Diligence Spain Warrant 312

The Next Web

DECEMBER 30, 2012

How to identify and engage the first customers for your product, and how to gather, evaluate and use their feedback to make your product, marketing and business model far stronger. Raising money for a startup from an angel investor : Learn pre-money and post-money valuations are.

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Artificial Inteligence Founder Private Equity Ruby 156

VC Cafe

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Mature startups with proven business models and the potential to reach the public markets within a few years will be the safest place to park any new venture capital that comes into the ecosystem. Tiger, Softbank and other crossover funds are slowing down significantly and valuations overall are down significantly.

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Founder Technical Review Down Round Liquidation Preference 173

Agile VC

JANUARY 13, 2016

Was this simply a shift in sentiment among the tech & business media? A realignment of valuations by late stage investors? But growth dried up (due to competitive pressures, changes in business model, etc) and today Zynga has a market cap of $2.2B What happened? The beginning of a tech downturn?

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Technical Review .Net Revenue Software Review 157

VC Cafe

AUGUST 4, 2022

The VC markets have contracted almost overnight and last round’s valuations may no longer hold. You can’t change the market, but you can change how you respond to it – is it time to test a change in business model? This is an incredibly tough time to a lot of founders. Focus on what you can change.

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Founder Aggregator Startup Valuation 158

Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

That’s because obtaining a pre-money valuation for a concept level technology company in excess of $1 million is difficult, particularly for a startup founder without a proven track record. By contrast, obtaining a pre-money valuation of $5 million for a business with a new viable product and even very minimal sales is somewhat reasonable.

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Private Equity Pre-Money Valuation Equity Startup 94

The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

As an investor, these experiences have honed my ability to see beyond spreadsheets and valuations, to the core of what makes businesses thrive: the people, the vision, and the relentless pursuit of excellence. The goal is to transform dormant or underutilized assets into active capital that supports your business.

Technical Review 158

Technical Review Due Diligence Bankruptcy Intellectual Property 158

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 6, 2010

Some non-profit entrepreneurs think they can skip the whole plan, rather than just the sections on valuation, equity offered, and exit strategy.

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Angel Investor Technical Review Exit Strategy Equity 143

Lightspeed Venture Partners

OCTOBER 7, 2012

That’s why most entrepreneurs do not make a specific ask on valuation, but wait to hear offers from investors. As Cuban pointed out, this is a “down round” Zomm is seeking $2M for 10% of the company, implying an $18M pre money valuation today. The last company was a bit of a puzzler.

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Technical Review Technical Cofounder Valuation Pre-Money Valuation 110

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 2, 2011

Because of this, I've always tried to stay up-to-speed on how early-stage investors look at valuation of companies. Think about how you can prove your business model with an MVP. Bill Payne is an expert on how early-stage investors should look at valuation. What are they really looking for? is a requirement.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Some nonprofit entrepreneurs think they can skip the whole plan, rather than just the sections on valuation, equity offered, and exit strategy.

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Angel Investor Equity Technical Review Exit Strategy 132

Steve Blank

MARCH 17, 2020

But next the question is, ‘What happens to my business?”. The questions every startup or small business CEO needs to ask now are: What’s my Burn Rate and Runway? What does your new business model look like? What does my business model look like now? Is this a three-month, one-year or a three-year problem?

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 8, 2012

Entrepreneurs should always conduct their own historical research to better understand the context of their idea, the likelihood of the venture’s success, and to determine the value of a market or a business model. Academics review one another’s work.

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Software Review Entrepreneur Incubator Valuation 112