The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

RIAs utilize advanced strategies like mean-variance optimization to determine an ideal asset allocation based on a clients risk tolerance, investment objectives, and market conditions. RIAs leverage insights from behavioral finance to help clients identify common cognitive biases that may hinder sound investment decisions.

Securities and Exchange Commission 136

Securities and Exchange Commission Portfolio Finance Due Diligence 136

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 24, 2021

The Valley has obsessed with a quick up-and-to-right momentum story because we were thought to live in “winner take most” markets. But markets have changed and I think investors, founders and experienced executives who want to join later-stage startups can all benefit from playing the long game. It literally drove FOMO.

Venture Capital 363

Venture Capital LP Valuation Later Stage 363

VC Adventure

AUGUST 15, 2018

As is true today, there was a requirement that options be priced at or above the “fair market value” of the underlying stock (otherwise there would be tax consequences to the optionee and sometimes to the company as well). Similarly I assumed that later stage companies would also show a smaller gap. I was wrong.

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Valuation Common Stock Cap Table Software Review 48

Steve Blank

APRIL 11, 2018

And why funding from families and friends is a dominant source of financing for early-stage ventures (because friends and family know an entrepreneur’s ability better than any resume can convey). tax rate for individuals making over $100,000 was 70% and 90% (taxes on capital gains fluctuated between 20% and 25%.)

Entrepreneur 336

Entrepreneur Business Model Capital Gains Aggregator 336

K9 Ventures

MARCH 23, 2011

The convertible note was really intended as an instrument for a “bridge financing” – when an equity round was imminent, and likely to occur, but the company needed some money in between. In that case, it made good sense to have a debt instrument, where the note holder then converted into equity when the financing occurred.

Pre-Money Valuation 132

Pre-Money Valuation Valuation Equity Liquidation Preference 132

www.seriesseed.com

DECEMBER 9, 2012

Series Seed Financing Documents Blog.   That’s because there are not that many issues to negotiate in a simple equity financing. Have you had anyone from Canada use these documents for financing a Canadian (Quebec) entity? SeriesSeed.com. Blog Archives. « Step 2 (as opposed to version 1.1) | Main. 09/02/2010.

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Term Sheet Ratchet Dilution Equity 40

Scott Edward Walker

APRIL 9, 2012

Introduction We are in the golden age of seed financing. Venture capital funds, seed funds, super angels, angel groups, incubators, and “friends and family” are all playing the seed financing game and investing early in startups in an attempt to land the next Facebook. What is a Convertible Note? price the round).

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Preferred Stock Finance Common Stock Liquidation Preference 87

The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

The advantage of investing in stocks, bonds, and index funds is that you can take the money out at any time without penalties, but you will be subject to capital gains taxes if your investment has shown a profit. Don’t let yourself be fooled by investment gurus who claim to have winning formulas for success in the stock market.

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Stock Portfolio Matching Dividend 159

ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 28, 2022

This article will assist you in gaining a fundamental understanding of equity valuation, kinds of equity, and other related topics. The market regards equity as an ownership “share” in a corporation’s income revenue stream. Equities are market-linked investments that do not guarantee a fixed rate of return.

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Valuation Equity Warrant Common Stock 108

Growthink Blog

JUNE 18, 2014

This has mirrored a solid rise in the Public Stock Market, which despite its extremely Poor Long-Term Performance , is up 5.5% And as good as the news has been in the Housing and Stock markets, it pales in comparison to this Golden Age of technology and venture investing that we are currently experiencing. Year-over-Year increase.

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Accredited Investor Private Equity United States Valuation 78

K9 Ventures

OCTOBER 10, 2017

This post is intended to be a dynamic document, and I will attempt to update it from time to time with new questions that may arise or as financing trends evolve. Q: What amount of financing is considered Pre-Seed? Typically, Pre-Seed rounds are less than $1M in aggregate capital raised. Q: Define Pre-Seed?

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Seed Stage Finance Later Stage Equity 82

Up and Running

APRIL 29, 2014

For example, if you spent $2,000 on marketing services in December 2013 that weren’t actually delivered to your company until January 2014, you probably couldn’t claim those marketing services as an expense for the 2013 tax year. The last one here is your long-term capital gain. It’s the Medicare tax.

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.Net Capital Gains Distribution Puerto Rico 85

David Teten

AUGUST 20, 2019

The question I’m asking myself: should a new VC fund use Revenue-Based Investing, traditional equity VC, or possibly both (likely from two separate pools of capital)? Revenue-Based Investing (“RBI”) is a new form of VC financing, distinct from the preferred equity structure most VCs use. When It’s a Venture Capital Mark ”.

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Revenue SBIC Cofounder Venture Capital 60

K9 Ventures

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

if someone else were to go and sell Common Stock in the company, it wouldn’t be valued the same way, especially as there isn’t really a liquid market for it). The downside is that while the purchase of the Common Stock results in capital gains, the payment of the bonus, results in taxable income for the founder.

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Founder Common Stock Preferred Stock Stock 87

K9 Ventures

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

if someone else were to go and sell Common Stock in the company, it wouldn’t be valued the same way, especially as there isn’t really a liquid market for it). The downside is that while the purchase of the Common Stock results in capital gains, the payment of the bonus, results in taxable income for the founder.

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Founder Common Stock Preferred Stock Stock 84

www.payne.org

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

The re-heating of the venture funded tech market has pushed a heat up of the hiring market, and Im getting more calls from friends asking for help understanding startup stock (equity) offers. Owning the stock has a potentially significant tax advantage: it starts the timer for long-term capital gains. 3 Dilution.

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Equity Employee Vesting Preferred Stock 56

Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

DECEMBER 29, 2010

Despite not focusing on any new projects my finances stayed on track and I even managed to crack the half million mark in revenue that tax year for the second year running, meaning I had generated more than a million dollars online in 24 months. It’s simply not enough.

Programming 97

Programming Restful Internet Hiring 97

Pascal's View

SEPTEMBER 1, 2008

A decline in federal and university financing for research has dried up new ideas, she said. If start-up companies do find financing, she said, new regulations make it hard for them to grow, and the focus of investors on short-term performance discourages companies from taking risks.’ to stay in the U.S.

Silicon Valley 28

Silicon Valley America Venture Capital United States 28

Seeing Both Sides

FEBRUARY 22, 2009

In this article he opines: "I would have loved to have seen the stimulus package include a government-funded venture capital bank to help finance all the start-ups that are clearly not starting up today — in the clean-energy space they’re dying like flies — because of a lack of liquidity from traditional lending sources.".

Venture Capital 20

Venture Capital Capital Gains Massachusetts IPO 20

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 30, 2010

My original thinking from Oct ’09 was, while I didn’t (and still don’t) have a crystal ball I worried that: consumers were over-stretched with debt (and make up 77% of the economy), unemployment would continue to rise, which in turn would drive the stock market south and cut the rate of M&A activity and VC investment even further.

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Entrepreneur Technical Review Balance Sheet Government 298

The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Financial Readiness: Assessing Your Budget and Financing Options Before diving into the second home market, take a close look at your finances. Explore different financing options: Conventional loans: Most suitable for those with strong credit and a sizeable down payment. Image Credit 1. Image Credit 3.

Capital Gains 113

Capital Gains Finance Exit Strategy Community 113